Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan hails Obama win [moved by the "oneness of spirit"......]

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Nation of Islam leader Farrakhan hails Obama win

From correspondents in Chicago

Agence France-Presse

November 10, 2008 10:36am

LOUIS Farrakhan, the controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, has hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warns his victory will stir racial animosity.

Mr Farrakhan, 75, said Senator Obama's presidential candidacy had excited the nation in a way not seen since Robert Kennedy ran for the White House in 1968, and that he had been moved by the "oneness of spirit" he saw among voters, particularly on election night in Chicago.

But he said the country remained "divided and polarised", and he warned that the president-elect faced a daunting task as the nation faces one of the most troubled periods in its history.

Many of the voters that backed Republican Senator John McCain "were older Americans and most reside below the Mason-Dixon line where racial attitudes and traditions die hard", he said in a reference to the American South.

"We can change laws, but it's difficult to change attitudes," he told a congregation of about 1200 people at Mosque Maryam on Chicago's south side.

He cited news reports that gun sales had surged since Senator Obama's electoral victory, and told of how fights reportedly broke out in some schools, with white students chanting "white power", while blacks students chanted "black power".

"I'm sure that many of our people have unfortunately lost their lives because of the absolute hatred that is manifested now that one of our own has risen to such a high office," he told the crowd at the national headquarters of the Nation of Islam.

Mr Farrakhan is the leader of the religious group which rose to national prominence under Malcolm X during the civil rights movement.

[al baby]

And this is where Mr. Obama will get his 22 thousand strong put whitey in his place Army

[hometoroost]

He still hates whitey though.

[Lilpug15]

Yup - the divide has everything to do w/ race - not the corruption, fraud, beliefs and assocations of Obama. The majority of counties went red amont more than just the southern states. Most would not have a problem with electing a man or woman of color if they were actually qualified and lived by some code of ethics and had morality and character.

[humblegunner]

And this is where Mr. Obama will get his 22 thousand strong put whitey in his place Army

You is a cracker.

[americanophile]

"as the nation faces one of the most troubled periods in its history"...don't you get tired of hearing this line? That Obama is faced with nearly insurmountable challenges, "not since FDR"..."not since Lincoln"...gimme a break. He's got lower unemployment and lower inflation than Reagan had to deal with, Bush has won the Iraq war, he's got a rubber stamp Congress, and he has the entire media establishment and the whole world as his cheering section.

[al baby]

Saltine baby

[al baby]

Most would not have a problem with electing a man or woman of color if they were actually qualified and lived by some code of ethics and had morality and character.

Obama is a gray just like an alien dosnt belong here

[manc]

no surprise he is happy along with black panthers, Iran, Chavez, Putin, North Korea Qaddafi(Sp) Hamas

when will he along with the black panthers going to the white house along with their rap and hip hop thugs

will the oval room be a hip hop party, use the desk for a DJ

[JoeDetweiler]

Sounds to me like Farrakhan has got one of them thar Krissy Mathews Tingles. Why am I so not surprised?

[Salamander]

[Paved Paradise]

Oh, I see the “oneness of spirit alright;” I’m just a little worried it’s the spirit who fell like a star from heaven...

[TheConservativeParty]

Wrong Calypso Louie, I am not old and from the South. Try young and from the Midwest. I voted against ZeroBama only because he is a socialist. Hey Louie, isn’t that the Mother Ship coming to take you home?