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Sympathy for Farrakhan [A must read from conservative black journalist]
The Washington Dispatch ^ | 10/21/02 | Patrick Rooney

Posted on 10/21/2002 12:45:11 PM PDT by 1bigdictator

Sympathy for Farrakhan

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive commentary by Patrick Rooney

Oct 21, 2002

When I saw the tanks in Tianamen Square in China, Chinese rolling over their own, I knew that this was being planned against you, here in America. --Louis Farrakhan, Speech to Salem Baptist Church, Harlem October 16, 2002 The dishonorable Louis Farrakhan was at it again last week, speaking at a Christian church (Salem Baptist church) in Harlem, telling the faithful that President George W. Bush is “Satanic”, and that American blacks are being set up for slaughter, among other choice rantings. Days before, the Detroit City Council hosted Farrakhan there, where he remarked that President Bush is more of a threat to world peace than Saddam Hussein!

All I can say is “shame!”—shame on this wild ass of a man; shame on a “Christian” church for letting him defile their place of worship; shame on the Detroit City Council; and shame on any American who continues to associate with this snake. Believe me, you will all get what you deserve. Unfortunately, the fallout from your senselessness may reach the innocent.

The black community is so lost right now: In Arkansas, the amoral Bill Clinton is inducted into the state’s black “Hall of Fame”; shakedown artist/adulterer Jesse Jackson still enjoys a fair measure of respectability; Al Sharpton is running for President; and Louis Farrakhan is allowed into a Christian church to spew his venom. The rot in the black community is evident at the spiritual top—the black churches. They are typically hotbeds of racist, socialistic/humanistic teachings which fail to rebuke, and instead coddle their growing and increasingly female flocks.

Therefore it is of little surprise that a black Christian church would host Farrakhan-- spiritually, they’re the same.

Watching Farrakhan speak to Salem Baptist church last week, I saw unquestionably another potential Hitler. And in the faces of the audience, I saw angry, sad, weakened human beings who were like so many sheep being devoured and controlled by an ambitious, desperate wolf.

Make no mistake about it, Farrakhan, in all his fiery evil oratory, is back. Some guilty of wishful thinking had thought he’d mellowed. What he had done was cleverly repackage himself into a more inclusive demagogue. This, coupled with his reported prostate cancer surgery and recovery in 2000, had quieted him down for a bit. Apparently he has now calculated that, with Bush set to take out Farrakhan’s spiritual brother Saddam Hussein, time is short and so Farrakhan must rally the troops. Therefore the mask, and the gloves, are off.

The sad truth is that the black community, with the notable exception of Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson of BOND (who long ago went on record calling Farrakhan another Hitler) and a few others, refuses to speak out against Farrakhan. This is tragic. The white community in contrast has its Farrakhan in David Duke, but Duke and his ilk have long since been discredited by mainstream whites. No other community in America tolerates this kind of overt racism and sedition from its leaders.

Even more critical to Farrakhan’s widespread support are those of other races who have taken pains to work with him, even though they fundamentally disagree with his racist positions. From what I’ve seen, they have the misguided notion that they may convert him. Every once in a while Farrakhan feigns a softening of heart, and this is enough to convince them that they’re having the desired effect on him. What these people do not realize, is that in seeking to convert the devil, they are instead giving credibility to the devil.

An example of this is October of 2000’s “Million Family March”, which was created to play off of the success of Farrakhan’s “Million Man March”, but yet be less racist. The “kinder, gentler Jew hater” was unveiled. This event did succeed in gaining Farrakhan some additional support in non-black communities, and that is a tragedy.

As President George W. Bush prepares the nation for a necessary assault on Saddam Hussein, Farrakhan has been increasingly nervous. He recently visited Baghdad and was quoted as saying that American Muslims were praying for Iraq’s victory. Once upon a time, in a saner world, this kind of behavior was referred to as treason. Louis Farrakhan should have never been allowed to reenter the United States. But President Bush is not willing to risk the kind of political fallout he’d suffer for taking that action.

So what do we have here, what are our options? Seeing as Farrakhan isn’t going to be deported any time soon, it is critical that his credibility is not falsely propped up by do-gooders. We know what he is. We must expose and shun evil—that is our charge. We must not give evil any hint of refuge.

The Nation of Islam, together with other malcontents of all races, constitutes a very real threat to the security and survival of the United States of America. It’s time we understood that we are in a war of survival—and stop singing Kumbaya with Hitler.

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Patrick Rooney is the Director of Special Projects at BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family By Rebuilding the Man.”

For more information, please visit www.bondinfo.org , call 1-800-411-BOND (2663), or write to patrick@bondinfo.org.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: farrakhan
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1 posted on 10/21/2002 12:45:12 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: 1bigdictator; mhking
Please pass along.
2 posted on 10/21/2002 12:45:53 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: rdb3; Khepera; elwoodp; MAKnight; condolinda; mafree; Trueblackman; FRlurker; Teacher317; ...
Black conservative ping

If you want on (or off) of my black conservative ping list, please let me know via FREEPmail. (And no, you don't have to be black to be on the list!)

Extra warning: this is a high-volume ping list.

3 posted on 10/21/2002 12:48:00 PM PDT by mhking
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To: 1bigdictator; Shermy; Yehuda; Alouette; dennisw; veronica; backhoe
A great response to Farrakhan.
4 posted on 10/21/2002 12:54:27 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: 1bigdictator; mhking
Great read, although the title is misleading. The title makes it sound as if the author is giving his sympathy to Farrakhan, but this is not the case (thankfully).
5 posted on 10/21/2002 12:57:00 PM PDT by rdb3
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To: 1bigdictator
Being from the Detroit area,it doesn't surprise me that the city council hosted this pig. Many are leftovers from the Coleman Young administration & like him are 100% racist(I know,blacks can't be racist).
6 posted on 10/21/2002 12:57:09 PM PDT by Far Right Of Left
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To: rdb3
I always thought the Stones' Sympathy for the Devil had a better beat and was easier to dance to, anyway.
7 posted on 10/21/2002 12:59:58 PM PDT by Poohbah
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To: 1bigdictator
Calyspso ipso facto Louie morphs into the 'Trojan Horse'
The 'Moderate Muslim'
8 posted on 10/21/2002 1:00:17 PM PDT by joesnuffy
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To: rdb3
I agree... it would not have been my choice for a title... I hope FReepers will read it so as not to be mislead.
9 posted on 10/21/2002 1:00:40 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: Poohbah
I always thought the Stones' Sympathy for the Devil had a better beat and was easier to dance to, anyway.

There you go, Pooh. Being irreverent as always.

You're right and I agree, by the way... ;-)

10 posted on 10/21/2002 1:07:12 PM PDT by rdb3
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To: 1bigdictator
Farrakhan is a spy for the CIA. He is very clever to hide his espionage by the outrageous things he says and does.

For those of you who are familiar with Vonnegut's "Mother Night" you'll understand.
11 posted on 10/21/2002 1:23:06 PM PDT by killermosquito
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To: killermosquito
I haven't read "Mother Night" but I am familiar with his other works... I hope you are basing your opinion on more than that title.
12 posted on 10/21/2002 1:25:16 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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To: killermosquito
Aha! So, that explains it.

(If I remember from Mother Night, the lead character was a popular anti-Semitic (sp?) radio personality in WWII Germany who claims later to have been a spy for the Allied Forces).
13 posted on 10/21/2002 1:33:41 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: 1bigdictator
I have no sympathy for Farrakhan. Neither do I really believe he is a spy for the CIA. But if one of his followers were to believe such a thing perhaps he may experience at the hands of his followers what Malcolm X may have experienced from him.
14 posted on 10/21/2002 1:49:18 PM PDT by killermosquito
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To: Tired of Taxes
Probably my favorite book from Vonnegut. If you are a fan, I'm a member of his "karras." I enjoy his writing but his politics is scary.
15 posted on 10/21/2002 1:55:59 PM PDT by killermosquito
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To: killermosquito
"Mother Night" was one of my favorite books, too. I have some other books by Vonnegut, but I never read them. (They collect dust on my shelf). I agree with you about his politics, as far as I am familiar with them, that is.
16 posted on 10/21/2002 2:20:17 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Vic3O3
ping
He's baaack. Why can't the "sniper" do something truely useful....
17 posted on 10/21/2002 2:41:34 PM PDT by cavtrooper21
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To: 1bigdictator
all that would have to be done to discredit farrakhan is to get video and audio of some of the racist/anti jewish things he's said over the last 15 years and put them on tv so that everyone sees it. The news media must of course fail to do this though because the news media is what it is.
18 posted on 10/21/2002 2:47:11 PM PDT by Red Jones
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To: 1bigdictator
The one error in an otherwise great read:

No other community in America tolerates this kind of overt racism and sedition from its leaders.

The author clearly is not familiar with the Hispanic Community, which has failed to alienate those who call for the secession of the southwest to form a hispanic homeland.

19 posted on 10/21/2002 2:54:02 PM PDT by sharktrager
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To: sharktrager; Red Jones; cavtrooper21
The best part is where he exclaims: "shame on this wild ass of a man", it's the most poetic insult I have heard in a long time... I conjure up an image of a kicking jack ass w/ the head of Farrakhan on it.

This journalist will be going places if the networks care to recognize his talents.

20 posted on 10/21/2002 2:59:12 PM PDT by 1bigdictator
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