Título: Louis Farrakhan
Seção: Former support for Barack Obama
Background: Louis Farrakhan Sr. (born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933), formerly known as Louis X, is an American religious leader, black nationalist, activist, and social commentator. He is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam (NOI) and served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by longtime NOI leader Elijah Muhammad as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam. After Warith Deen Muhammad disbanded the NOI and started the orthodox Islamic group American Society of Muslims, Farrakhan started rebuilding the NOI.

Conteúdo: In 2008, Farrakhan publicly criticized the United States and supported then-Senator Barack Obama who was campaigning at the time to become the president of the United States of America. Farrakhan and Obama had met at least once before.  The Obama campaign quickly responded to convey his distance from the minister. "Senator Obama has been clear in his objections to Farrakhan's past pronouncements and has not solicited the minister's support," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. Obama "rejected and denounced" Farrakhan's support during an NBC presidential candidate debate.  Conservative internet sites such as World Net Daily reported that during his February 24, 2008, "Saviours' Day" speech Farrakhan had called Obama "the Messiah". What Farrakhan actually said is "Sen. Obama is not the Messiah for sure, but anytime, he gives you a sign of uniting races, ethnic groups, ideologies, religions and makes people feel a sense of oneness, that's not necessarily Satan's work, that is I believe the work of God."  Following the 2008 presidential election, Farrakhan explained, during a BET television interview, that he was "careful" never to endorse Obama during his campaign. "I talked about him--but, in very beautiful and glowing terms, stopping short of endorsing him. And unfortunately, or fortunately, however we look at it, the media said I 'endorsed' him, so he renounced my so-called endorsement and support. But that didn't stop me from supporting him."  As of 2012, Farrakhan no longer s

user: how did he support Barack Obama?

assistant: Farrakhan publicly criticized the United States and supported then-Senator Barack Obama

user: Had he met Obama?

assistant: Farrakhan and Obama had met at least once before.

user: How did Obama feel about his support?

assistant: The Obama campaign quickly responded to convey his distance from the minister.

user: How did he endorse obama to the people?

assistant: Net Daily reported that during his February 24, 2008, "Saviours' Day" speech Farrakhan had called Obama "the Messiah".

user: what else is interesting about his support for Obama?

assistant: Farrakhan explained, during a BET television interview, that he was "careful" never to endorse Obama during his campaign. "

user: What did he say he was doing instead if not endorsing?

assistant: "I talked about him--but, in very beautiful and glowing terms, stopping short of endorsing him.

user: who did he then support?

assistant: As of 2012, Farrakhan no longer supports Obama, whom he has since called the "first Jewish president",