I hope Rendell doesn't denounce Farrakhan. I sure won't.

[sampsonblk]

Louis Farrakhan has value, just like everyone else. So does Rev Wright. I take the good with the bad. But this denouncing shit needs to end right now.

Hell, GW Bush should be forced to denounce himself, Rove and everyone else in his sick, treasonous administration. Instead, we are over here shooting ourselves in the foot with this bullshit.

[Ian David]

1. I liked Calypso Louie's music. But since then, his career has gone downhill.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. If Farrakhan were white he'd have a show on CNN.

Just saying.

[DesertFlower]

3. farrakhan is a racist.

how dare he say judaism is a gutter religion?

[NC_Nurse]

5. He and Hagee should get together. They can take turns dissing other

religions.

[DesertFlower]

6. i agree. nt.

[ProSense]

10. There are people who disagree with you

Video: Father Pfleger defends Obama's Rev. Wright (and Farrakhan)

Million Man March participant Maya Angelou:

Martin Luther King, Jr. had a lot of religious leaders who marched with him. Is that a difference between those times and these? Do you believe we have the type of religious leaders that we need today?

Maya Angelou: It is of particular interest to see the men who have been important in our struggle; that is, when one looks at Dr. King, a preacher; and Andrew Young, a preacher; and Jesse Jackson, a preacher; and Malcolm X, a preacher; or Louis Farrakhan, a preacher, to see that as a people we tend to be religious, whether we are following Buddha, or in some cases are black Jews or Muslims or Christians or Shintoists for that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr. always said human beings are more alike than we are unalike.

You mentioned Louis Farrakhan. He has been a very strong advocate of individual responsibility, but he has been a very controversial figure as well. How do you interpret his role?

Maya Angelou: Mr. Farrakhan has offended a lot of people. I understand that. But I am not his apologist, nor the person to interpret him. I think he is very good at interpreting himself. I think that we talk about being Americans and we take it awfully lightly. We forget because probably none of us has lived in another country where, if you said something that the government didn't agree with, you could be shot at dawn. We take being American for granted. Since Louis Farrakhan is an American, he has the right to say what he thinks to be true. What I would encourage young men and women to do is find that speaker who really speaks to your heart. Try to find two or three who speak to your needs and whose melody you can hum, and listen to that speaker. I do believe that people are controversial as long as their statements shake and maybe question the status quo. Martin Luther King, Jr. was controversial, you must know that. And certainly Malcolm X remained, until he died, a controversial figure. Nobody is going to be all things to all people. You must know that going in.

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And while everyone is still pretending Wright (who is no Farrakhan or Pat Robertson) is a pariah, the media is running an ad featuring Al Sharpton and Robertson:

Views concerning feminism, homosexuality, abortion and liberalism

Robertson is opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage.<5><6>

He has described feminism as a "socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."<7> Many of Robertson's views mirror those of the evangelical activist Jerry Falwell, who made frequent appearances on The 700 Club. He agreed with Falwell when Falwell stated<8> that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were caused by "pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, lesbians, the American Civil Liberties Union and the People For the American Way."

After public outcry regarding the dialog, which was conducted via television monitor and took place only days after the attacks, Robertson claimed that his earpiece was malfunctioning, and that he was unaware of what he was agreeing with at the time.

On the June 8, 1998 edition of his show, Robertson denounced Orlando, Florida and Disney World for allowing a privately sponsored "Gay Days" weekend. Robertson stated that the acceptance of homosexuality could result in hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, terrorist bombings and "possibly a meteor."<9> The resulting outcry prompted Robertson to return to the topic on June 24, where he quoted the Book of Revelation to support his claims.

While discussing the Mark Foley scandal on the October 5, 2006 broadcast of the show, Robertson condemned Foley saying he "does what gay people do".<10>

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[DesertFlower]

11. and that's just fine. we're all

entitled to our opinion.

[Occam Bandage]

4. Rendell is white. He won't have to.

[stillcool]

8. Different strokes for different folks.

[stillcool]

7. Right....

A white man applauds Farrakhan for all the good work he's done. Hooray!! A black man gets accused of being "un-American" because the very same man gives him an unsolicited endorsement. Mrs. Clinton demands that Senator Obama denounce, renounce, condemn and reject the very same man her good buddy praises. Why?

[Irishonly]

9. I Have Given Up

I know it's politics but it seems to me an unsolicited endorsement does not invite snarking. McSame's solicited an endorsement for Hagee. We should be more concerned about that.

[stillcool]

14. There is too much rancid water...

under this Primary bridge. Huge swaths of the population have been angered and hurt. It's so sad.

[Ken Burch]

12. If Farrakhan really wanted to help Obama, he'd endorse HRC in PA.

It's Farrakhan's fault that Jesse Jackson's presidential prospects were crushed.

Farrakhan is a right-wing Republican politically, and he's never been on the side of anybody's freedom movement.

[demokatgurrl]

13. And why should he- has Farrakhan endorsed Rendell?? n/t

[ProSense]

15. Farrakhan is free to endorse whomever he wants to. Hillary needs to denounce and reject Rendell

From the recent debate:

SENATOR CLINTON: Well, I think, in addition to the questions about Reverend Wright and what he said and when he said it, and for whatever reason he might have said these things, there were so many different variations on the explanations that we heard. And it is something that I think deserves further exploration, because clearly what we've got to figure out is how we're going to bring people together in a way that overcomes the anger, overcomes the divisiveness and whatever bitterness there may be out there.

It is clear that, as leaders, we have a choice who we associate with and who we apparently give some kind of seal of approval to. And I think that it wasn't only the specific remarks, but some of the relationships with Reverend Farrakhan, with giving the church bulletin over to the leader of Hamas to put a message in. You know, these are problems, and they raise questions in people's minds.

And so this is a legitimate area, as everything is when we run for office, for people to be exploring and trying to find answers.

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Or Rendell has to denounce and reject Farrakhan.

Her rules!