Obama Has Another Farrakhan Problem (and a New Preacher Problem)
By Chicagoan on June 3, 2008 at 7:15 AM in Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago politics, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam, Religion
Barack Obama has a Farrakhan problem — and YET ANOTHER PREACHER PROBLEM. Here is a screenshot of his website’s Faith page:
DNC Member and Illinois superdelegate Rev. Willie Barrow is a LONGTIME, dear friend of Barack Obama. She is a member of his Faith Outreach Team. Barrow has known Obama for many years, and she has met his children and his wife. Obama, according to Barrow, also attended many of her broadcasts.
Rev. Willie Barrow is also a close friend of Louis Farrakhan, anti-Semitic leader of the controversial Nation of Islam. In fact, Barrow shares many of Farrakhan’s viewpoints. She is also an unapologetic defender of the anti-Semitic and homophobic Nation of Islam leader. But she is also a member of Obama’s Faith Outreach Team. This raises questions about Obama’s faith and about his campaign’s choice of leadership. Should a President have close Farrakhan allies on his campaign’s leadership team? Does Obama’s Faith Outreach involve anti-Semitism and homophobia? Is this another actor in the Donnie McClurkin, Reverend “God Damn America” Jeremiah Wright, Reverend Moss, Reverend Meeks and Father Pfleger show of freaks from inner city Chicago?
Barrow is a staunch Farrakhan ally. In 2006 she condemned four members who resigned from the Illinois state Hate Crimes Commission she chairs. The four members who resigned are Jewish, and all four resigned as a result of Governor Blagojevich’s refusal to remove Sister Claudette Muhammad, Minister of Protocal of the hateful National of Islam, from the Hate Crimes Commission. Serving with a Farrakhan ally on a Hate Crimes Board was impossible for the four members.
All four commissioners who have resigned are Jewish. They include Lonnie Nasatir of the Anti-Defamation League, Richard Hirschhaut of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Illinois State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), and Howard Kaplan of the Jewish Federation.
Michael Kotzin, also of the Jewish Federation, said the trigger was Farrakhan’s speech last Sunday referring to “wicked Jews” whom he accused of running Hollywood, controlling Congress and destroying America.
“(Farrakhan is) just using traditional bigotry, traditional anti-Semitism,” Kotzin said, “and we have sadly learned the impact of those kinds of words, what’s followed from those kinds of words through the centuries.”
Kotzin added, “The bulk of our community feels in our guts what’s going on and what this kind of language, what hate language is all about and how dangerous and damaging it can be.”.
Their reasons seem justified. How can one serve on a Hate Crimes Commission with someone who serves as Minister of Protocol for an organization that issues anti-Semitic hate speech on a regular basis?
Obama ally and Faith Advisor Rev. Barrow did not care. She thought someone who aids and abets Farrakhan’s anti-Semitic hate speech should serve on a Hate Crimes Commission.
At a Black Women’s Expo event, Barrow had little sympathy for the four members of the Hate Crimes Commission she chairs, all of whom resigned this week because Gov. Rod Blagojevich refused to kick Sister Claudette Muhammad off the panel.
Muhammad serves as minister of protocol for Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam.
“Not only should (Muhammad) continue to serve on the commission, but, I think those that resigned because they disagree, what have they done to bring about an agreement?” Barrow said.
According to Barrow, victims of hate speech should “bring about an agreement[.]” They need to learn to tolerate the hate speech of Farrakhan. They need to accept that hate speech will be condoned by a Hate Crimes Commission that allows members of the National of Islam to serve. Barrow had no sympathy for Jews who were offended by anti-Semitic speech.
Barrow defends Farrakhan, because Barrow shares many of his spiritual and political views. According to an interview Chicago reporters had with Farrakhan after his “Prayer for Peace for the New Century and Millennium” on December 22, 1999, he met with Barrow in order to discuss the Nation of Islam’s program.
For first address to our community and the world on February 24-27, I will tell you where we are going and it will give you insight into what changes Allah (God) has made and is making in me. We will be dealing with family. As Mother Reverend Willie Barrow said in a meeting with us yesterday, in conclusion, it is not that we are as divided as we think we are.
Obama ally and advisor Barrow joined hands with the anti-Semitic leader in 1999, choosing not to separate herself from the divisive, controversial anti-Semite who regularly issues hate speech against Jews and other communities. Barrow collaborates with the anti-Semite, which may explain why seven years later she had no sympathy for Jews who did not think it was appropriate for a Farrakhan ally to serve on a Hate Crimes Commission.
Obama ally and advisor Rev. Barrow has deep and lasting ties to Farrakhan. She is quoted in a 1985 article of the Washington Post saying the following:
“I love my brother, Minister Louis Farrakhan. The devil don’t like it, Chicago don’t like it, the world don’t like it, but we love it.”
Obama ally and advisor Barrow, member of Obama’s Faith Outreach Committee, approves of the following anti-Semitic and homophobic speech:
Obama ally and advisor Barrow believes people who work for Farrakhan should serve on Hate Crimes Commissions, even if Chicago don’t like it and the “devil” don’t like it. Is this change we should believe in? Are these the types of people Obama would appoint to his cabinet or to the bench?
This is more bad judgment of Obama. He has deep ties to the Nation of Islam, and his allies are defenders of anti-Semite and raging homophobe Farrakhan.
Barrow is a superdelegate from Illinois, and she will not surprisingly cast her vote for Obama. She should not serve on the Faith Outreach Committee. A defender of Farrakhan, an anti-Semite and homophobe who issues hate speech on a regular basis, she does not represent what is positive about America. Even the “devil don’t like it.”
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UPDATE: WE OWE an acknowledgement to Sultan Knish for his ORIGINAL research into this story. His findings at his excellent blog have been essential to this report.
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When you go to the Obama website (which I’m pretty sure that Typhensentra didn’t bother to do ….) here are her comments:
real man. He is a Christian, husband and father. I remember he would consistently attend our Saturday morning broadcasts with his two little girls long before I ever met his wife Michelle. Universal healthcare, employment and education are the primary issues for me. Our children are not going to school and not graduating. The state is closing schools and opening jails. I think that people of faith have to broaden their ministries outside the walls of the church. Anyone can sing in the choir or serve on the deacon board but how many know the level of unemployment in their community or the number of people losing their homes?
I am just wondering where she gets her information from. States don’t close schools, school boards vote to close schools due to lack of attendance. Her riff is one more example of people refusing to take responsibility for their own actions. Pretty sad stuff there.
And in IL, this is due to men like Rezko, through guys like Obama, stealing taxpayer monies to enrich themselves, and their cronies.
Last I read, vital government services concerned with the long term care of disabled veterans had been affected, hospital beds remaining empty because money isn’t available to fund staffing.
Send money!
I did yesterday. And I tried to call Senator Levin’s office, but no answer [I live in Michigan]. I live in Michigan, and Fitzpatrick is a super delegate, too. I called Senator Levin’s office to inquire regarding any requirements or restrictions applying to super delegates, but no answer. Are there any?
are u a idiot lack of attendace u are stupid u must not know local politics. U need to open up washington post and look as DC schools
“are u a idiot lack of attendace u are stupid u must not know local politics. U need to open up washington post and look as DC schools”
Here’s the same comment without stupid and idiotic grammer…
“Are you an idiot? Lack of attendance? Are you studip? You must know local politics. You need to open The Washington Post and look at the DC schools.”
It still sounds stupid and idiotic. -Wb
(grammar not grammer)
well you are a good example of someone with no schooling and no class either.
beebop — The agenda is anti-Israel. Obama’s entire Foreign Policy team is anti-Isreal. The trolls are from Palestine. Everybody Obama knows is a muslim or an America hater. This is why Hillary Clinton continues to stay in this race. The Clinton’s know what Obama is.
Why hasn’t Obama apologized for going to Farrakhan’s Million Man March?
Because Obama and Wright were the primary organizers of that march.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/04/wright-obama-helped-organize-march-with.html
He’ll be doing that soon enough after the Republicans get done with him.
Excuse me, but you’d be wise to let that go. Most black men in a America went or supported the Million Man March. Even blacks who Don’t support Obama. This march was about other things and not Farrakahn’s usual politics.
All I’m saying is I’d leave the Million Man March out of it. You’ll defeat your core argument with regard to Obama and his connection to Farrakahn which is about more than that march.
mimi — I respectfully disagree. Do you think Farahkan set up that Million man march to help his people? This was done to get recruits. He has now relaunched The Black Panther Party–a very dangerous group. Wright’s church is also said to have done good things for its members. However, this is a cabal of hate and no amount of good works can cover this up.
Obama helped him setup the million man march, along with Wright and Jesse Jackson. The Nation of Islam has been lying to and using the black community for years now, they have fueled the hatred towards whites, America, and jews, and with the dangers that Israel faces right now and us being stretched thin, it would be reckless to have a President who has been groomed with those beliefs and has a very close connection to them.
He needs an ocean liner rather than a bus.
He could use a train and add more cars as needed.
Fits right in with the sexism too. We all should remember the image Time Magazine used in April of Hillary bound by her hands and feet on train tracks.
Toooooooot Tooooooooooooooooot. DNC and obamarats aboard for the last ride to nowhere.
The rest of us can assume the position.
The whole thing has been railroaded so it fits well.
They come to my house to tell ME to assume that position and it won’t happen before I empty my clip and my dog has a snack.
Glad we’re on the same side.
Sick!
Oblahma and his gang of degenerates want to turn this country into a third world welfare nation.
That’s what happens when government corruption predominates, whether it’s Chicago, or Syria.
A little corruption is a BAD thing.
your “tell” was “welfare nation”. You are a Republican. Apparently you don’t know about Obama’s service programs.
Obama’s service programs?
The money goes right back to Obama cronies.
It’s the Chicago way…
LOL
Yeah he’s been very helpful. He got 100 million for Rezko to ‘restore’ apartment buildings that never got restored. Then he turned off the heat while Obama did nothing. He’s a real helper, Obama is.
And don’t forget Obama’s selfless charity in helping the needy crook appropriate the various billions of dollars in retirement funds paid into by IL public service employees.
I wonder if Obama will put Rezko in charge of privatizing social security?
First he has to beat a conviction for embezzlement of public funds. That might hurt senate confirmation…
Hmm, back to the chalk board…
LOL.
I mean, if the wealthy wannabes, and “leaders” of this country think putting a Tony Rezko or an OBama in charge of social security is a good thing, well, god bless’em, and more power to them…
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Elite, my ass, Seamus.
It doesn’t even work if the goal is to DESTROY social security….
Huh? I’m a Democrat and Hillary supporter. Want screenshots of my donation emails to Hillary for proof? Say the word OSAMABOT.
bella — with our women in burkas. This is the agenda — Thank you Pelosi and Dean for helping to give Obama the nomination.
Obama condones every radical the hates white people and/or American democracy. If this was any other country in the world , Obama would already have us in a civil war just like his cousin in Kenya.
Hey Irish! I’m a garlic nose! I don’t know any garlic noses who will vote for Barky. Do you know any Irishmen who will be voting for him? I mean they hate your ass as much as they hate mine!
This hate, ugliness, and divisiveness has some similarities to a civil war.
There hasn’t been this much divisiveness in this country since the Civil War. At least, under Bush, it was mostly the administration against the majority of the people. Everyone I know hated him. Maybe because I’m from NE, but I felt I could safely trash Bush with anyone, without them being offended. Now some of my friends are not my friends any more. And Obama supporters have become so nasty.
typical — speaking of his cousin Odinga. Odinga is coming to see Obama in July. Odinga’s tribe tried to overthrow the sitting President of Kenya and after he cut off a few heads they put him in the government.
lmfao
Perhaps Oblahblah is bringing Odingo over to deal with the Hillary supporters in the same way.
Nothing like a line of severed heads on spears to promote your vision of democracy to the masses.
Damn, It just never stops!
HEY TROLLS!
Michelle just threw you under the bus.
“Don’t trust bloggers or someone else’s opinion, because people lie.”
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/02/news/local/16-obama.txt
She had to be talking about you, she’s paying you to lie.
What if she means us?
We’d be devastated, Michelle Obama the last word and arbiter of moral truths.
You’re kidding, right?
Well that would bring a smile to my face. For a cheating, racist,and affirmative action receiptiant like Michelle O’Angry to have the gall to call me a liar makes me laugh.
Notice the quote from the 18 year old. The Youth Movement has been entranced. Just like McGovern. Oh, and one more thing. THe George McGovern campaign registered more youth than any candidate since. That includes barky. All those baby boomers. Look how well it worked out for him.
Hillary is going to stay in through the Convention. I am so proud of her for that — Hillary or McCain–There is no option. I will never forgive the Democratic Party for what they have done to us.
hey troll!
she was trying to get in front of the tape scandal trying to defend herself already. She will have ruined Barky’s chances, so she will have to assume the position under the bus.
I wouldn’t want to ride on the bus with MEchelle Obama.
Doubt has been cast on Larry Johnson’s reporting the existence of a video of Michelle Obama using “whitey” while sitting with Farrakhan. Only a few minutes ago, the aide of a senior contact in the Democratic party emailed me - that a politician accross the political isle, has verified having viewed the video with Karl Rove. I was told that the release will devastate the Obama campaign. All GOP needs now is DNC to nominate Obama as the Presidential Candidate. If that happens, my contact tells that the video will be released first days of October.
Unless I, along with a few others, am the victim of some massive disinformation campaign, the tape clearly exist. Maybe someone should ask Rove. He can’t legally deny it outright.
http://www.stop-obama.org/
Always take everything anyone says with a grian of salt. But having said that, Larry is an analyst, CIA trained, and it shows in his writing, and thinking. No matter his agenda, his credibility is his currency. I respect political differences, but “covert” buffoons, playing operative, ala K** and others shilling for Obama, or McCain, are laughable.
The blogger boys strive to write complex paragraphs, and even those are a ghost, written by some unthinking mediocrity, paid by a thrid rate PR company, contracted by Obama’s campaign.
It shows.
This cannot run the US government.
Larry is no lightweight and the trolls that are hitting this blog know it. He would never say this if he weren’t sure. In addition, there have been people on TV who have also verified its existence. It’s just too darned bad Hillary doesn’t have it. Or does she?
Harp — the tape exists. If the Republicans wait until October it may be too late. Obama now has a cult following and he has them pumped. Ploof said he can make one phone call and get 10,000 demonstrators to Denver.
I think the DNC know he is toast, but they are afraid of losing the AA vote for the future.
funny thing they are losing the rest of the democratic base. i guess that doesn’t count with them. when they come begging for money, shut them out.
Harp — there was a meeting with undecided SD’s yesterday to get them on board Obama’s bandwagon and they wouldn’t declare. I find it interesting that they are holding back. Would have been nice for that Big Mouth Pelosi to hold back too. Wonder if she will resign–when it comes out that she tried to push Obama into the nomination.
they’ll have to carry nancy kicking and screaming out of the house and yank the speakers’s gavel out of her hands is what i think. that woman with her permanent pop eye stare makes me think one word. (degranged)
I wish those 10,000 demonstrators good luck with the Patriot Act.
Is this a plan to keep Bush/Cheney in office?
mimi — I didn;t think about that but now that you mention it…..lol
Those demonstrators better be peaceful and respect the law - the Patriot Act has rid us of our National Guard, now replaced by the brutal mercenaries of Blackwater - and they don’t play nice (as they’re not beholden to ANY laws).
…
You wrote “Rev. Brown” a few times when you meant to write “Rev Barrow” in the copy…
Likely automatic spell checker.
I hate when that happens!
Larry
michelle things that people lie on the blogs. yesterday in billings.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/02/news/local/16-obama.txt
but most important, read the comments …. almost no readers believe her. nice try
Geeze, another page scrubbing for Obama’s site coming up! Pretty soon that page will be blank! But not before the Republicans capture a screen shot!
Has THIS been discussed??
Were you watching at 6:25 when Democratic strategist Bob Beckel dropped a bomb on us? He said he’d heard through his political pipeline that a big shoe was about to drop on the Obama campaign. It has something to do with Michelle Obama. Beckel wouldn’t say anything more other than this explosive story may happen tomorrow. Do you think the GOP has something up its sleeve that could blow up Obama’s campaign? If so, when do you think they’ll unleash it?
FNC
Please take a look at yesterday’s posts addressing Michelle Obama’s “Whitey” video problem.
Yes. This is from Freerepublic
If any of you had the opportunity to watch Fox & FRiends this morning, you probably saw Bob Beckel being interviewed about todays political events.
Towards the end of the interview he announced to the Fox & FRiends hosts that he has been told by numerous people,(enough and in a way that convinced him) that a bombshell will be dropping tomorrow about Michele Obama.
The Friends turned white and asked what it might be…was it worse than a college thesis? Bob said—Oh yes, in a BIG way. He said that the Repubs were behind it and it was dumb because it meant that Mrs. Clinton would be the nominee.
So the die is cast, IMHO Hillary will suspend her campaign within the next 24 hours and then the bomb will drop, leaving the Republics to take the blame.
Beckel said that this will make Hillary the candidate. Whatever is on that tape (if it is a tape)it must be a beaut.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025253/posts
The GOP are always all about making the Democrats look stupid. This tape isn’t going to come out until the DNC thugs and superdelegates crown O’bummer the nominee.
Then the A bomb will drop. The GOP turned in a matter of weeks and began salivating over possibly running against stinky BO.
I will relish the image of the asshats like Donna Brazile crying in their donkey cups. They never learn. Pack your bags. All you whiteys are going to be blamed and thrown under the bus.
Bella who the H wants to be on their bus anyhow? That should make for an interesting party. Black Liberation Theology African Americans, Old hippies who never got off the bong, Nation of Islam, domestic terrorists and radical Marxists. That should get them plenty of elected slots, right?
Oh, and Children. I forgot to mention Children.
Don’t forget the dorky Kos Kid Klub members that never leave their mother’s basements. Not even to clean their poop chair buckets. EWWWW
The Republicans want to wait for Obama to declare himself the nominee–for the ultimate embarrassment to the Democratic Party.
Pfleger exclusive interview at
http://www.suntimes.com
the reporter calls him on knowing Obama for 20 years.
he’s actually stupid enough to say that he thought the feed was
not on, that things need to be whispered now.
funny, I thought the problem is the things you think and say.
sexist,racist pig.
Well I guess he gets to decide that all by himself. It all kind of falls into the category of “She asked for it,” eh?
I would LOVE to know how that church sends spends it’s money, it’s charity ostensibly for the poor.
I would also LOVE to know more about Farrakhan’s financial dealings with Qaddafi, and other middle eastern terror group leaders, and financiers.
And personally, it’s not THAT much of a stretch to think some of this money ends up supporting groups who are fighting American men and women, our soldiers, in Iraq, and elsewhere.
I’d be really mad.
I hope someone is investigating, and I’m sure, they are…
Hillay supporters: this amazing video is Terry on Morning Joe yesterday.
Susan or Larry: You might want to embed this video and start a thread!
Terry explains what the campaign will be doing this week and you will like it!
That was great to see,
Thanks!
Share that link with anyone who might be falling for the Obama/MSM propaganda! Hillary ain’t no quitter!
I never click on anything to do with NBC but since it was you who linked it and it was Terry on Morning Joe I did and BOY, that was GREAT!
Terry is sure a happy man for the Presumed Loser!
Hillary has been SO positive and giving off great vibes of success and strength all along it is surely what motivates Terry too… and all of us!
GO HILLARY!
love the shirt and the bottle! Thanks Puerto Rico!
Terry is something else, isn’t he? I have never seen that guy down, ever. That was a fun video!
Like I said, for the most part, Latinos will never vote for Barky. They resent the way black people have treated them like unwelcomed competition, so to speak. You might say they have the same complaint that AAs have about white people. Funny how things come right back atcha.
Ok, visiting BO’s site made me ill. As a woman who has struggled to get ordained by the Church, it was distressing on the one hand to see how many fundamentalist pastors support BO (!) and how many far-left liberal pastors support Bo in order to assuage their liberal guilt. Very narcissistic compilation there… Found that part of BO’s site to be desperate, pathetic — and not sure what he really hopes to accomplish through it. Prove what a unifier he is? Of what? Nuts?
Some tattoo artist could make a killing making tire marks across the bodies of all the people BHo will have to throw under the bus before November!
the Rebugs and others already have an archive of all the windows from the Obama’s site. it is a work in progress, like 1984 when things r updated and changed daily with additions and scrubs.
I hear the republicans play a “futures” game on which week the New Black Panters site will be put back up over at Barky’s place. Up. Down. Up. Down.
too funny for words. i’ll wager the week that barfy is nominated.
Is Rev. Meeks destined to go under the Obama bus?
Click the link to read the rest of the article.
it seems sister barrow will joining us under the bus. sister, we have jewish voters here so play nice!
From Associated Press this morning - “Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said Tuesday that once Obama gets the majority of convention delegates, ‘I think Hillary Clinton will congratulate him and call him the nominee.’”
Still trying to keep voter turnout down troll?
“convention delegates” meaning at the convention. The MSM is taking that out of context. He did say “convention delegates.”
Nice try troll but no cigar.
This video shows what is really happening.
Hillary is not conceding this week. Also click here if you need more proof.
There appears to be two or more “open minds” here and I apologize if this one is not the troll one. Thanks!
You are in Clinton Country. We KNOW how open your mind is.
Your use of quotations marks is a lie, that is NOT what he said at all. Get the “IF” “NUMBERS” words in there and take out a few too… you obamarat.
Karma is just around the bend. Do the right thing.
John Fund just said on the Laura Inghram show that a tape my hit this week about Michelle Obama.
Probably from a Rainbow Operation Push rountable featuring Farakkhan, Fund said Beckel said on Fox. Fund from the WSJ said that the words are a bit ambiguous but that it won’t be helpful to Obama.
Now, I’m starting to believe about this tape. Fund corrects Babin and says that Hillary may win one of the states tonight. He thinks that Hillary will wait a few more days, and will warn the SD that the Repubs will chew up Obama.
Makes total sense to me. Killer oppo research involves looking at hours and hours of tape, including those of the most obscure events. The Republicans can pay the best people in the business. Most people would think “Rainbow Operation Push” - nah, I won’t look at that one. Nothing to see.
Aha a fellow PUMA out for a stroll.
question Arabella, since there is tape out there somewhere why doesn’t the Clinton campaign have it? Or do they and know that if they use it the Obamacrats will have one of their patented conniption fits and media will parrot Obamacratic talking points like they did the RFK fauxoutrage?
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