https://freerepublic.com/tag/onenessofspirit/ en-us Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:51:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129188/posts "President-elect Obama has energized all segments of the depressed, downtrodden, rejected and despised," he said in a 90-minute speech at Mosque Maryam on the city's South Side. "Now it is up to us to take the new energy that he has given us ... and channel that energy into making ourselves better." Dressed in intricately decorated red and gold robes and a matching fez, the once-ailing 75-year-old leader spoke to more than 1,000 followers in an address called "America's New Beginning: President-elect Barack Obama." Farrakhan, who said Obama draws a "oneness of spirit" from all people, admitted he stayed quiet... AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129188/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:51:30 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129065/posts 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... News.Com.Au https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129065/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:50:49 GMT