Nobody Thinks it Odd that Louis Farrakhan Endorses Obama?

Published earlier (reprinted here)

Sorry folks, but I'm going to go on record here by publicly admitting that I am not voting for Barack Obama for President.

My reasons go beyond Obama's limited experience and his negligible voting record and his extreme views on abortion, all of which are valid reasons for most conservatives and/or Republicans and/or Independents to not vote for him. My reasons have to do with the following:

A friend sent me a You Tube video clip of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaking to a large congregation. This very short clip represents Farrakan's concluding statements of a longer sermon, which I also listened to. I've provided links to both the short and the longer versions below. The gist of this clip is this: Farrakhan, speaking this past February on "Nation of Islam Savior's Day 2008," believes that Barack Obama is a type of messiah and concludes, "When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking."

There's been little mention in the mainstream media about Louis Farrakhan--who is a well-known anti-semite and racist--and his support for Barack Obama. All the recent talk in the media has been on William Ayers,Tony Rezko, and Jeremiah Wright. These associations are questionable in their own right, and many commentators believe that John McCain's recent emphasis on these associations is relevant--contrary to Obama's insistence, reiterated by most newspapers, that these are character smears and attacks using "guilt by association" (I've included a link to a good article published in today's San Diego Union-Tribune about this issue).

However, Farrakhan's endorsement of Obama and his belief that Obama is a precursor of the Nation of Islam's "messiah" elevates this issue to a new and disturbing level. Maybe Obama doesn't see himself as a messiah figure in a literal sense. But the fact that the Nation of Islam leader does should be publicized. Millions and millions of people--perhaps some of you--support Barack Obama because he "sounds presidential," or because they hope he'll rescue them from the financial crisis, or because they believe he cares more about the "little guy" on Main Street or because they don't like Sarah Palin or because Obama is African American (I read somewhere that 95% of African Americans will cast their votes for Obama...and Obama would have us believe this election is not about race?). These people need to know what Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam believes and preaches about their candidate before they cast their vote so at the very least, they will see the man behind the mask and know who they're voting for.

It's highly unlikely the mainstream media will scrutinize and publicize this story. But that doesn't mean that the information isn't relevant, newsworthy, and important. Barack Obama has tapped into the immense power of the Internet. It's how he has been able to out-spend John McCain 8 to 1. But we have access to the Internet, too. Let's use it.

Updated (June 13, 2015): Links to the videos are apparently no longer available on YouTube. But this article from WorldNet Daily published in 2008 contains an embedded link to a portion of Farrakhan's speech.

Here is Louis Farrakhan's biography, posted on the Nation of Islam website:

Here is some general background information from Wikipedia about Nation of Islam

Here's Charles Krauthammer's commentary, "Obama's Character is a Legitimate Issue" (U-T San Diego, October 10, 2008)