[photo cred: AP]The head of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, gave Barack Obama an unexpected and unwelcome nod at the NOI's annual "Saviours' Day" celebration in Chicago. Farrakhan, who has been accused of homophobia and anti-semitism, said this in reference to Obama:
The Obama campaign released a statement which read "Senator Obama has been clear in his objections to Minister Farrakhan's past pronouncements and has not solicited the minister's support." Obama himself has publicly decried Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam as radical and intolerant.
The Nation of Islam is classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an active US hate group.
Why do I get the feeling the fear-mongering GOP noise machine will use this as ammunition against Senator Obama in concert with those Muslim rumors. Aye Dios Mio!
"This young man is the hope of the entire world that America will change and be made better.... This young man is capturing audiences of black and brown and red and yellow. If you look at Barack Obama's audiences and look at the effect of his words, those people are being transformed."
"A black man with a white mother became a savior to us [referring to NOI's founder Wallace Fard Muhammad].... A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall."
The Obama campaign released a statement which read "Senator Obama has been clear in his objections to Minister Farrakhan's past pronouncements and has not solicited the minister's support." Obama himself has publicly decried Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam as radical and intolerant.
The Nation of Islam is classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an active US hate group.
Why do I get the feeling the fear-mongering GOP noise machine will use this as ammunition against Senator Obama in concert with those Muslim rumors. Aye Dios Mio!
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