Farrakhan hails Obama's win, warns of racial tensions

Breitbart ^ | 11/10/08 | staff

[pissant]

Louis Farrakhan, controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, on Sunday hailed US president-elect Barack Obama as an extraordinary leader but warned his victory would stir up racial animosity.

Farrakhan, 75, said that 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 polarized," and he warned that the president-elect faced a daunting task in taking the reins of the nation during 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 1,200 people at Mosque Maryam on Chicago's South Side.

He cited news reports that gun sales had surged since 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."

[pissant]

Calypso Louie crawls out from under the rock to decry racism and praise the Marxist stooge.

[Republic of Texas]

They have reached the mountaintop, racism is over. Let us not speak of it again.

[GaryLee1990]

These guys make their living playing the race card. They don't want racism to die because their followers are putting the cash into the plate that is passed around every Sunday.

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[concerned about politics]

Obama's presidential candidacy had excited the nation in a way not seen since Robert Kennedy ran for the White House in 1968,

That's a lie. Reagan swept the entire nation. Today, he's one of the most beloved presidents of all time. Oboma doesn't even come close!

[softwarecreator]

Funny how these guys are suddenly coming out of the woodwork, isn't it? Where were they before the election? The local Detroit "news" station even did a piece on Reverend Wright's hailing of OBH's victory and how it doesn't really change the race issue in America. I never saw them do a piece on him, or even mention his name, before Nov. 4th. Now he's a racial leader.

Gotta keep the race-bating alive or a lot of people will lose big chunks of money they earn by stirring up the locals against "the man". There's lots of $$$ in racial hatred for some folks.

[Army Air Corps]

Precisely why the race pimp are not as happy as one would think. In the minds of sheeple, racism fianally took a dirtnap last week. Louie is worried that he won’t be able to bamboozle as usual. He needs to find a new angle...a new hustle.

[concerned about politics]

They don't want racism to die because their followers are putting the cash into the plate that is passed around every Sunday.

Oh yeah. Calypso Louie, Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson all got rich of the race card. If racism dies, so does their back accounts. No more stretch limousines for those guys.

[softwarecreator]

One person (white male) in my office was burning with anger after Bambi’s win. He was outraged because the election only served to prove that almost half the people in the country are ignorant racists. He expected Bambi to win by at least 75% of the voters and was beside himself with fury when it didn’t happen.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Obama’s presidential candidacy had excited the nation in a way not seen since Robert Kennedy ran for the White House in 1968..”

I wonder what goes thru the Kennedy brain cells (only a small sampling would be needed) given that Ayers’ book is dedicated to Sirhan Sirhan.

[softwarecreator]

I wonder what goes thru the Kennedy brain cells

Alcohol, usually.

[weston]

But he said {he hopes} the country remained "divided and polarized,"

...there, fixed it

[SlowBoat407]

When the only tool you have is accusations of racism, every problem resembles... racism.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Did you point out to him the hypocrisy of his thinking? That HE was a racist?

[softwarecreator]

Did you point out to him the hypocrisy of his thinking? That HE was a racist?

We all know only white (and non-Obama supporters) can be racist. Just ask Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Louie Farrakhan, Reverend Wright ....

[Huskrrrr]

Back to the “Mothership” Louis, your time is over.

[b4its2late]

All this crap is going to get old and lead to reparations.

[Wonderama Mama]

Robert Kennedy was screaming on the Huffington Post the night of Sarah Palin's acceptance speech because he was convinced she allegedly and knowingly quoted Westbrook Pegler, ("we grow good people in small towns") some guy from the 60's who wanted Kennedy dead.

I thought it was a bit of a stretch. This however is pretty clear, but I'm sure Kennedy wants that big job at the EPA or whatever so he'll keep his mouth shut on this.

[Force of Truth]

Far-a-con and Obuma would be out of jobs if it were not for racial tension. That must the phony baloney oneness of spirit(an evil spirit) jackass is referring to.

[pray4liberty]

I wonder what goes thru the Kennedy brain cells (only a small sampling would be needed) given that Ayers’ book is dedicated to Sirhan Sirhan.

Ethel Kennedy endorsed Obama....wonder what she thinks of someone who endorsed her husband's murderer!

[JeepInMazar]

Barack Obama attended an Islamic school growing up in Indonesia and his father was a Muslim.

Obama's experience within Islam as a boy should give him a unique perspective into Islam unlike any other U.S. President.

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