Who is Obama’s endorser Louis Farrakhan ?

Farrakhan Praises Obama as ‘Hope of Entire World’ – You Decide 08! 

- via FOX NEWS

Source: http://www.adl.org/special_reports/farrakhan_own_words2/farrakhan_own_words.asp

 “For nearly 30 years, Louis Farrakhan has marked himself a notable figure on the extremist scene by making hateful statements targeting Jews, whites and homosexuals.Farrakhan’s bigoted and anti-Semitic rhetoric has included statements calling whites “blue eyed devils” and Jews “bloodsuckers” that controlled the slave trade, the government, the media and various Black individuals and organizations. In 2006, he blamed Jews and Israel for the war in Iraq, for controlling Hollywood and for promoting what he considers immorality during his February Saviours’ Day address in Chicago.In a 2007 interview with Arabic-language television news network Al Jazeera, Farrakhan accused Jews of anti-Semitism, charging that “The real anti-Semites are those who came out of Europe and settled in Palestine, and now they call themselves the true Jews, when in fact, they converted to Judaism.”  

“White people are potential humans…they haven’t evolved yet.” Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/18/00 According to a journalist’s account, “Farrakhan called ‘the white man’ the ‘anti-Christ’ to rousing applause.”  Jackson, MS, 9/19/97, Clarion-Ledger, 9/21/97 

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http://volokh.com/posts/1200396783.shtml By David Bernstein, January 15, 2008 at 6:33am Cohen on Obama’s Church and Farrakhan:

The issue is quickly hitting the mainstream, as the Washington Post’s Richard Cohen has a column today that starts: Barack Obama is a member of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama’s spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright’s daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said “truly epitomized greatness.” That man is Louis Farrakhan….Rev. Wright’s praise for Farrakhan is precisely based on Farrakhan’s racist demagoguery, what Rev. Wright calls Farrakhan’s “astounding and eyeopening” analysis of the “racial ills of this nation,” a “perspective” that is “helpful and honest.” Such as “White people are potential humans – they haven’t evolved yet”? Or “they [the Jews] are the greatest controllers of black minds, black intelligence.”

UPDATE: An interesting angle that I noticed perusing some related commentary. Rev. Wright is obviously a smart, savvy individual. He knows that many of his views are controversial, and told the NY Times last year that he understood he could cause some problems for Obama. So why have his magazine honor Farrakhan, and why be quoted praising Farrakhan, in the middle of Obama’s campaign for president? Odd.

FURTHER UPDATE: Here’s the video created to honor Farrakhan at the Trumpet Gala. After a clip of Farrakhan discussing his willingness to die for “truth,” The narrator explains that Farrakhan is being honored for his commitment to truth, education, and leadership. Thanks for ruining my breakfast… ”

Mr Obama keeps this type of company? 

Birds of a feather, Flock Together

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