Obama at the Million Man March with Louis Farrakhan [December 8, 1995]
Source: Chicago Reader December 8, 1995
Lots of readers emailed about this one, an article from 1995 in the Chicago Reader that confirms Barack Obama did take part in Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man March—in his own words: Chicago Reader: What Makes Obama Run?
Obama took time off from attending campaign coffees to attend October’s Million Man March in Washington, D.C. His experiences there only reinforced his reasons for jumping into politics.
“What I saw was a powerful demonstration of an impulse and need for African-American men to come together to recognize each other and affirm our rightful place in the society,” he said. “There was a profound sense that African-American men were ready to make a commitment to bring about change in our communities and lives.”
“But what was lacking among march organizers was a positive agenda, a coherent agenda for change. Without this agenda a lot of this energy is going to dissipate. Just as holding hands and singing ‘We shall overcome’ is not going to do it, exhorting youth to have pride in their race, give up drugs and crime, is not going to do it if we can’t find jobs and futures for the 50 percent of black youth who are unemployed, underemployed, and full of bitterness and rage.” …
“This doesn’t suggest that the need to look inward emphasized by the march isn’t important, and that these African-American tribal affinities aren’t legitimate. These are mean, cruel times, exemplified by a ‘lock ‘em up, take no prisoners’ mentality that dominates the Republican-led Congress. Historically, African-Americans have turned inward and towards black nationalism whenever they have a sense, as we do now, that the mainstream has rebuffed us, and that white Americans couldn’t care less about the profound problems African-Americans are facing.”
“But cursing out white folks is not going to get the job done. Anti-Semitic and anti-Asian statements are not going to lift us up. We’ve got some hard nuts-and-bolts organizing and planning to do. We’ve got communities to build.”
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/archive/barackobama/
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Barack Obama is unelectable in the general election election. If the MSM had vetted him 4 months ago, Hillary could have clinched the nomination on Super Tuesday. This web site is doing what the MSM would not do - vetting Barack Obama.
Voters should scrutinize the personal choices of a candidate which can influence his perception of the world and events taking place in the world.
Reality Check - in the general election Right Wing Groups would inextricably link Barack Obama to Anti-American, Anti-White, Anti-Catholic, and Anti-Semitic Groups in order to discredit him and to impart fear in many Americans.
They could start by distributing copies of Rev. Wright’s “Greatest Hits!” For those voters who have not seen and heard ‘Black Liberation Theology’ emphatically and proudly ranted, that’s all the convincing they’ll need. They will be running, not walking, to the nearest polling place to vote for Sen. McCain.
Other voters, in the spirit of being objective, will need more convincing. They might receive something in the mail that looks something like this.
“Who Are Barack Obama’s Close Associates?”
Barack Obama - 20 years of ‘Black Liberation Theology’ - Spiritual Adviser/Mentor Rev. Jeremiah Wright - (Wright’s Mentor) James Cone - ‘Black Theology and Black Power’ - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan - Lifetime Achievement Award - ‘Hamas Terror Manifesto’ published in 7/22/2007 Bulletin of Trinity United Church of Christ - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya - Rashid Khalidi - Tony Rezko - William Ayers - ‘Black Liberation Theology’ - If You Don’t Believe It - Leave It!
Why did Barack Obama choose a spiritual adviser/mentor who taught ‘Black Liberation Theology?’ ‘Black Liberation Theology’ teaches an Anti-White Ideology.
Why did Barack Obama listen to ‘Black Liberation Theology’ for 20 years and give significant amounts of money to support the preaching of ‘Black Liberation Theology?’
Why did Barack Obama expose his daughters to the Anti-White Ideology taught in ‘Black Liberation Theology?’
Why didn’t Barack Obama choose a spiritual adviser/mentor who agrees with the teaching of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.? Rev. King warned against “drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
Shouldn’t Barack Obama work to change the Anti-American, Anti-White, Anti-Catholic, and Anti-Semitic preaching in his own church before he has the audacity to hope for anyone’s vote?
Americans deserve answers to those questions.
Barack Obama, no free pass. Not this time.
The article, which has recent comments on, should be sent to the New York Times.