Obama

I read the article below about Farrakhan endorsing Obama and I shuddered. Obama has amazed me since the first time I saw him. He is such a powerful, charismatic man (unlike Hillary who makes me want to go screaming in the opposite direction.) If I didn't disavow most everything he stands for--I'd vote for him! But seriously, what does he really believe? Those that adore him such as Farrakhan believe he will bring about great change. But, what kind of change is it? And how are his followers being "transformed"? I tend to think this goes beyond mere politics...

A Spry Farrakhan Sings Obama's Praises

Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:00 PM

In his first major public address since a cancer crisis, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the "hope of the entire world" that the U.S. will change for the better.

The 74-year-old Farrakhan, addressing an estimated crowd of 20,000 people at the annual Saviours' Day celebration, never outrightly endorsed Obama but spent most of the nearly two-hour speech praising the Illinois senator.

"This young man is the hope of the entire world that America will change and be made better," he said. "This young man is capturing audiences of black and brown and red and yellow. If you look at Barack Obama's audiences and look at the effect of his words, those people are being transformed." Read more (it's not long...)