What Does Obama Owe Farrakhan, Exactly?

Pretty sad that so many people seem afraid to really go after Obama on his relationship with Farrakhan. As I recently pointed out here, along with terrorist William Ayres, Obama and Farrakhan are neighbors and the latter's thugs apparently safeguard his Chicago neighborhood.

screen cap on that from post above. Debate video below.

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[Yoda]

Flee Obama the Jews will.

[seekeronos]

"--- Pretty sad that so many people seems afraid to really go after Obama on his relationship with Farrakhan. ---"

While a certain level of "white guilt" or fear of flipping the race card might play into this, fron this footage, it appears that BHO is refuting Minster Farrakhan's views (and not necessarily his support nor that of the Nation of Islam).

It would have done much better for him however, to have outright stated (in answer to Russert's question) that he unequivocally "repudiates, refutes, and rejects the support of both Farrakhan and the NoI (Nation of Islam) because of their hateful, racist, anti-Semitic views".

Of course, that might have ill-results for him and his family if his bid fails and he finds himself back in Chicago in an unguarded moment with a few NoI "disciples" with weapons and evil intentions.

Something like that as opposed to his weaselly dancing around with words

[seekeronos]

... ooops, pushed the button too soon:

"Something like that as opposed to his weaselly dancing around with words might have helped dispel any surmising of his crypto-Islamism".

[IslamoLlama]

If Barack Obama doesn't give Louis Farrakan the finger, in public, during a church service, on Sunday, in full view of three different news agencies shooting live footage, I won't be convinced that he's not secretly planning an American Holocaust.

Meanwhile, John McCain gets a free pass on his political relationship with lobbyist Vicky Iseman - a woman he was cheek-to-jowel with in his 2000 election bid - because the man's just got too much integrity to be questioned (particularly when those questions come from the NYT).

Makes sense to me.

Seriously, what is your hang-up with Farakkan? If Obama was from New York, would you still be trying to connect the dots or would he suddenly be intimately linked to Al Sharpton because the two guys shared a zip code and once ordered the same flavor of ice cream sundae?

[Worst President Ever]

"Pretty sad that so many people seem afraid to really go after Obama on his relationship with Farrakhan."

What relationship? Are there any pictures of the two together? Any speeches where Obama endorese Farrakhan's positions? Because the only thing I've heard Obama say is:

"I decry racism and anti-Semitism in every form and strongly condemn the anti-Semitic statements made by Minister Farrakhan..."

He also denounced and rejected Farrakhan in last night's debate.

[WAHOO WILLIE]

"Seriously, what is your hang-up with Farakkan?"

Well LLama it will probably still be hard for you to understand but some of us are offended by Calypso Louie's anti-semite, anti-white rhetoric.That is why we are glad to hear Obie say: "I decry racism and anti-Semitism in every form and strongly condemn the anti-Semitic statements made by Minister Farrakhan..." Being Louie's "neighbor" and getting his endorsement is slightly different than being "linked to Al Sharpton because the two guys shared a zip code" Since I personally have some respect for Sharpton and NONE for Farrakhan, Sharpton's support would bea non-issue with me.

[IslamoLlama]

Which would make a great deal of sense, if not for the fact that Farrakhan didn't receive an endorsement from Obama, he gave the endorsement too Obama. And he happened to live in the same subdivision when they were in Chicago.

If my neighbor down the block says, "Hey IslamoLlama, I really like you and support you for City Council" then turns around and kicks a baby, I'd like to think this doesn't disqualify me from a council position. Obama has no control over who Farrakhan endorses. He's publicly decried Farrakhan's anti-Israeli stance. And he's accepted no money from the man.

So how, pray tell, does Obama still remain "linked" to Farrakhan? And, while we're on the subject of rather embarrassing endorsements, where was this deep concern over Antisemitism when McCain was kissing the skirt of Jerry "The Anti-Christ will be Jewish" Falwell? Or when Bush was swinging by Bob Jones University to pick up large bags full of money?

Real antisemitism is putting your own political gain first, and Jewish concerns dead last. In that sense, Republicans have been frighteningly consistent.

[WAHOO WILLIE]

LLama I wish you'd come to the river keeper banquet with me tomorrow night. It'd be sooo fun. You have to jump someone else about "links". I merely said that I dont want Obie and Louie connected in any way and said why. However, if you would be so kind as to be a wee bit less vague about Jerry Or BJU and the kind of rhetoric Louie spouts I would waste time reading.I really don't need anything you could link to beagainst either of your examples. Again, real reasons, not something my professor told me to think. I see where you go wrong though. It's in your rather twisted definitioin of anti-semitism. But pray tell, is it the evill repugnicans whos support of Israel by sales of arms and outright physical defense that has "ruined our reputation all over the world" or is it not? Here's a little known fact....when they use teh term "American policy in the Mid-East", they mean our arms support to Israel and if we would let the "Palestines" turn it into a sheet of glass everything would be fine.

[Worst President Ever]

They aren't connected in any way. If you have evidence they're talking to each other, meeting, planning, whatever, then post it.

[WAHOO WILLIE]

WPE maybe if you read what I posted to MyLLama AGAIN you may understand it.
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There are people who go after Obama and Farrakhan, you can find their work at www.stop-obama.org