McCain: Voters Want Me To Bring Up Obama Hamas Smear

CNN's Political Ticker:

John McCain on Friday defended his charge that the terrorist organization Hamas is rooting for Barack Obama to win the presidency -- and said voters were welcome to discuss whether his age should be a factor in the fall campaign.

A Hamas official told an interviewer last month that the group approved of Obama's candidacy. Friday, McCain said the group's opinion is relevant -- despite Obama's characterization of that opinion as a "smear."

"It's very obvious to everyone that Senator Obama shares nothing of the values or goals of Hamas, which is a terrorist organization," McCain said. "But it's also fact that a spokesperson from Hamas said that he approves of Obama's candidacy. I think that's of interest to the American people."

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Comments

[smurrayesq]

A friend of mine in PA received a "push-poll" telephone call this weekend. The call presented negative statements about Barack Obama relating to Obama having the support of Hamas and Rev. Wright. The call concluded with asking my friend what he liked about McCain.
So much for McCain running a positive campaign. Of course, I'm sure McCain will claim that he knows nothing about it and someone is just doing this on his behalf.

[newshawk14]

Amazing, and he doesn't understand why people refer to him as McLame.

[JoeBlough]

Mommy - Grampa is lying again. Tell him to lay off of the stool softners.

[dumboldfarmer]

Wow! Did Joe Lieberman tell you to say that?

[iBgood]

Typical rethug. Always pointing the finger at someone else. What is wrong with these idiots. They truly do drink the same kool-aid and they are a cult.

[coinier]

no,we don't want to hear your remarks about hamas.u don't even know if hamas is shiite or sunni.ask lieberman.your a former pow,turned traitor,and murderer of over 4000 american lives.go to hell!

[Manx]

I'll bet Osama Bin Laden wants McCain to win. McCain wants to occupy Iraq indefinitely, which is just what OBL wants. It would be a tremendous boost for Al Qaeda recruitments.

[bigironal25]

Just how many voters would that be "Crash"? All 23 of them?

[helonias]

DO voters want you to bring up your wife's habit of forging stolen scripts for percs?

[helonias]

Thats right, my friend

[Shozen]

Poor McCain. He's wallowed in the mud so long he thinks he's clean when it dries, cracks, and flakes.

[Maifmart]

Don't know about bearings, but McCain's losing McMarbles. Even with Lieberman attached at the hip to whisper Israel's Middle East position in his ear, he still confuses Shia and Sunni, claims Iran training al-Qaida, etc.

Age like race is another issue nobody wants to talk about, but another Alzheimer president is a more likely concern than an epitome of the American melting pot turning into Malcolm X.

[newzzzjunkie]

Is McCain clear on who Hamas is? I know the Shite/Suni thing has him baffled.

He's just another dirty, old time Washington politician who has a sugar Momma with a hidden tax return.....

Obama '08

[noamjunior]

McCaion is totally correct on this one
the losers that will vote for MCain want, no need, McCain to keep up these irrelevant scare tactics to convince themselves that America needs 4 more years of republic-con-ism

[neocon43]

I guess that is why Obamas church supports Hamas.I forgot Obama was not in the pew that Sunday.

[paganmist]

Don't you ever get tired of these kinds of comments?

[coinier]

your dumber than a box of rocks.you shake it up,over and over,and keep looking inside to find it's still just a box of rocks.you support murderers of our own troops,in iraq.mainly bush/cheney/rumsfeld,with all the support of clinton and mccain.

[humbug]

Sen. McCain throws some gasoline on a small and meaningless flame "Because (he says) I think thats of interest to the American people." Then, he offers his belief that Sen. Obama's loyalty is sound. Is it that Sen. McCain doesn't know the difference between the words "interest" and "relevance?" No, he's just as ingenuous as his pal George Bush.

Bah!

Humbug