NO REJECTING AND DENOUNCING FOR WYCLEF In addition to guest appearances by Paul Simon and Norah Jones, Wyclef Jean’s new album features some violin-playing from Louis Farrakhan. There goes Wyclef’s chance of ever becoming president.

Two of the people pictured above are really fond of Louis Farrakhan. Can you guess which two? Since we all know that Obama both denounces and rejects the controversial minister, the answer’s pretty easy.

Erykah Badu “salutes” Farrakhan in a song on her new album, New Amerykah, and went so far as to praise the Nation of Islam leader, who Obama, among many others, denounced (and rejected) for his anti-Semitic comments, during a press conference in Israel last month. ‘She paid tribute to him in [her song] “Me,” she says, “because everyone else is afraid to, because everyone’s ganged up on him and he’s blackballed in this country.”‘

So are you saying you just support Farrakhan, Badu? Or do you support and accept him?

RUSSERT: Are you suggesting Senator Obama is not standing on principle?

CLINTON: No. I’m just saying that you asked specifically if he would reject it. And there’s a difference between denouncing and rejecting. And I think when it comes to this sort of, you know, inflammatory — I have no doubt that everything that Barack just said is absolutely sincere. But I just think, we’ve got to be even stronger. We cannot let anyone in any way say these things because of the implications that they have, which can be so far reaching.

OBAMA: Tim, I have to say I don’t see a difference between denouncing and rejecting. There’s no formal offer of help from Minister Farrakhan that would involve me rejecting it. But if the word “reject” Senator Clinton feels is stronger than the word “denounce,” then I’m happy to concede the point, and I would reject and denounce.

Now that this is settled, let’s move on with our day.

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