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McCain Defends Campaign E-Mail Linking Obama To Hamas
So much for John McCain's promise of a "civil" campaign. In a conference call with bloggers today, McCain defended his campaign's fundraising e-mail declaring that Hamas wants Barack Obama to win.
"All I can tell you Jennifer [Rubin] is that I think it's very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States," McCain said. "So apparently has Danny Ortega and several others. I think that people should understand that I will be Hamas's worst nightmare ... If Senator Obama is favored by Hamas I think people can make judgments accordingly."
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Comments (59)
The media response? Crickets. They are convinced McCain is a hero who can do nothing but run a respectful campaign.
April 25, 2008 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
I think Osama bin Laden wants McCain to win, so that the U.S. will stay in Iraq and Afghanistan forever. Same reason he released a tape in 2004, just before the Bush-Kerry election.
April 25, 2008 1:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
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April 25, 2008 6:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gee, this isn't a tried and true Republican campaign tactic or anything.
I can't wait for the debates between Obama and Himmary.
That is going to be worth the price of admission. I hope Himmary turns beet red, starts foaming at the mouth and takes a swing at Obama.
He's capable of it.
April 25, 2008 12:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
HOW COME HE NEVER FARC(ing) MENTIONS US !!
We're for Barry TOO but no one even mentions us EVER! Is FARC not so much to you stinkin gringos?
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=289786626246641&kw=Obama,FARC
(WARNING: Tena, when you copy and paste this into your browser address window do not have any liquids in your mouth)
Fed Up In Columbia
Raul Reyes corpse
April 25, 2008 12:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe b/c this is total BS?
Note that the original source doesn't have any link to Obama whatsoever, just spreading BS. I could go to Colombia and tell them that Obama is going to win (since, well, he is) and that he doesn't support the free trade agreement (since, well, he doesn't). I don't know what his stance is on Plan Colombia, but I could tell them anything.
April 25, 2008 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
YOU MEAN THE IBD LIED ! OMG NOT THEM TOO!!
Frankly I never thought much of their stock picks anyway. But this story has to be true because it fit's so nicely in my hate. Just let me have this one...PLEASE!
Thank you!
S. Hannity
April 25, 2008 4:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Anyone ever notice those Newsmax sites and IBD editorials have all sorts of investing sponsors? Without laughing, as this country slips further into recession, let's consider for a moment where this "information" comes from. People beholden to others with money.
You seriously have GOT to be kidding me, Stimpy.
April 26, 2008 9:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
It'll be fun watch McCain lose his last few shreds of decency as the campaign wears on. I watch this with a little bit of sadness. I registered as a Republican in 2000 to vote for McCain in the primaries. Had he won then, and still held to his semi-sane economic views, I would still be a Republican. Funny how I have to thank Bush for my becoming a Democrat.
April 25, 2008 12:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
the one and only thing that Bush has done right in his entire stinking life is to turn my 6th generation Republican husband into a straight ticket Democrat.
And he talked his mother, who just cannot bring herself to vote for a Democrat, into staying home and not voting. She's 86 - it's the responsible thing to do.
Although, she's making pro-Obama noises lately!
April 25, 2008 12:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
I agree. I don't a Kerry presidency would have resulted in a Democratic Congress in 2006. The Republicans had to screw up on unprecedented level, and be the only ones to blame, for us to get control of the legislative branch.
I think the greatest damage Bush has wrought (politically), has been to turn voters under 30 into Democrats (or leaners) in overwhelming numbers. If we can hold onto this youth bloc till they turn 30, they're extremely likely to remain Democrats for life. Plus, by making Republicans more reliant on the homophobic/racist/dominionist segment, that allows Democrats to move further to the left without ceding much ground.
April 25, 2008 12:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Boy that's the truth - and it's tricky business holding on to young voters because they respond best to extremism of one form or another, IMO.
I think that's one reason so many went over to the far right - that and a reaction by the generation against the one before it.
If your parents are liberal and you want to rebel - you become a Rush Limbaugh ditto head.
April 25, 2008 12:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
TWISTED LITTLE FREAKS
The fact your children listen to me instead of Hanah Montana is a social phenomena rooted deeply in the "mommy made me wear panties to baseball practice" complex brought on by waspy menopausal nasaly red diaper doper babies of which you are the source from which they spawn!
At least that's how I see it.
R. Limbaugh
April 25, 2008 1:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Trolls, stop hating America and the Clintons.
It is disgusting.
Clinton/Clark because they love America.
God bless America!
April 25, 2008 12:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
I love the paradox in this comment.
April 25, 2008 12:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Clearly "AngryVet" is a Kool-Aid drinking, America Hater...I mean, what is that, your America haters uniform you're wearing? Oh, those are U.S. military fatigues? My bad.
April 25, 2008 1:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Priceless.
April 26, 2008 9:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
"either you're with us or you're with the terrorists"
April 25, 2008 12:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm pretty sure OBL has an auto-donation to the Bush campaign taken out of every paycheck. He's hoping for Jenna in 2016.
April 25, 2008 12:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
i saw a bumper sticker the other day that said : "Al Qaeda for Kerry-Edwards"
so this isn't exactly a new or original tactic by the slimeball republicans.
i'm just surprised its McCain and not Hillary Clinton pushing this line.
April 25, 2008 12:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
This does sound like something Hillary would do.
April 25, 2008 12:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I definitely, like McCain more than I like Hillary. While I'd ever vote for John McCain v.2008 over Hillary, I'd vote for John McCain v.2000 over Hillary in a heartbeat. A Republican who denounces the religious nutbags, would be 'ok' if Roe wasn't overturned and believed that Bush's tax cuts were morally reprehensible? That Republican has my vote.
April 25, 2008 12:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who did the polling of Hamas? And when is their primary?
April 25, 2008 12:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
GOTALIFE!!!
It is good to see you back! I see that part of the $10M Clinton bilked from the less educated Demo(N)crats since Rick Santorum's home state gave Her Royale Crownship the nod . . . has gone to paying your back invoices.
Clinton is not going to win . . . WINce maybe but not win. If we can't point to Clinton's insanely self-absorbed foibles and follies, there would not be anything worthwhile to note about the juggernaut journey into hell.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. One of the two Republican-lites running for the Democratic nomination will win.
April 25, 2008 12:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes McCain is Hamas's worst nightmare.... what is he going to do? Bomb the shit out of them and cause WWIII or something?
I bet Nazi's and the KKK wants McCain to win as well so i guess that means.... exactly jack shit.
April 25, 2008 12:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
"This is great news for Hillary."
idiotic
Corporate America''s Dream TeamApril 25, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
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April 25, 2008 12:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Meantime, Hamas is offering to recognize Israel and Israel won't come to the table because they say Hamas is only saying it to give them time to regroup. Hopeless, hopeless, hopeless.
April 25, 2008 12:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Here is Obama's path to victory?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120907808767143137.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
No intellectual honesty, just cherry picking old polls.
April 25, 2008 12:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
How about this Osama Bin Laden has put a video out that he supports McCain.
McCain is go for business, it gives his cause more energy to fight knowing that McCain will fight to the death expending blood an treasure at will until he destroys the very democracy and freedom he claims he loves
Osama wants McCain.....!
April 25, 2008 12:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
ahhh, soooo predictable...
and who didn't see this coming?
Oh My...
This could really damage Obama's electibility factor!
McCain: "I will be Hamas's worst nightmare ..." . At night, in his darkened house far from the view of the public, this idiot chases roaches with a chainsaw.
This guy is his own worst enemy, unless Rove is advising him. Sure sounds like Rove.
April 25, 2008 12:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
rove is advising him.
April 25, 2008 1:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotalife's been cat cheesing for too long.
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April 25, 2008 12:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
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April 25, 2008 1:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Repress much?
April 25, 2008 1:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
REPRESS MUCH?
Only my white guilt for which I shall pay for in contrition capital by supporting a candidate who promises "Change" and "Hope", both of which have no meaning but oddly makes me nostalgic for Eisenhower.
thanks!
G. McGovern
April 25, 2008 1:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
You can run away from your offensive homophobic remarks, but you can't hide.
April 25, 2008 1:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'M NOT HIDING I'M CRINGING!
It's not gay's I resent it's gay's with so much resentment I resent. Hell if that's homophobic then I guess I'm the gayest homophobic going. By the way what's homophobic?
Thanks dude
Ted Nugent
April 25, 2008 4:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain: America's worst nightmare
April 25, 2008 12:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain: Ahmadinejad's best friend. (He only stays in power as long as the threat of U.S. bombing grows.)
April 25, 2008 1:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hell, McCain was most Republicans' oft-stated worst nightmare until about 2 months ago...
April 25, 2008 3:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wonder if Joe Lieberman has anything to do with this, or did McCain come up with this on his own?
April 25, 2008 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain actually said at first that "Ham and Cheese" want Barack to win...Lieberman quickly leaned in and whispered in McCain's ear, "HAMAS, not Ham and Cheese!"
April 25, 2008 1:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sure, John, but what everyone wants to know is, who does al Qaeda in Iran want elected?
April 25, 2008 1:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Moose49:
I'm giving you full credit for the initial insight that surely will launch a winning retort from Obama. He'll soon be saying, Al Queda wanted George Bush for president and is for McCain, because they create the conditions for massive Al Queda recruiting. McCain's "100 years in Iraq" policy equals a million Al Queda recruits and a 20 percent increase in the likelyhood some of our cities will be attack again.
April 25, 2008 1:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank you and of course you are absolutely right that Bush has been and McSame would be the best recruiters al Qaeda could ever dream of.
However, what I was trying to do was remind people of McCain's continued inability to distinguish between Sunnis and Shiites, and his repeated error of saying that Iran has been helping al Qaeda. McCain's utter (willful?) ignorance was brought home again the other day when al Qaeda attacked Iran for spreading the myth that Israel was responsible for 9/11 because Shiites would never give Sunnis proper credit for their atrocities.
April 25, 2008 1:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama should run an ad highlighting the fact that under the leadership of McCain's friends, George W., Condi et al, terrorism attacks worldwide have gone up dramatically and Hamas has significantly increased its stranglehold on political and military power within the Palestinian territories.
April 25, 2008 1:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
YOUR ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION BUT NOT YOUR FACTS
Although "terrorism" is up in grimey third world dust specs, here at home shoplifting is down in Deluth and public drunkeness has subsided substantially since Toyota built the factory here in Huntsville.
Get your pinko facts straight jihad johnny!
Sincerely
Tommy Franks, Retired General
April 25, 2008 1:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Where have I heard that before? Worst nightmare - like he voted to be Bin Laden's worst nightmare? He voted to invade Iraq - where Bin Laden wasn't!!! I hear Bin Laden's quakin'in his boots.
McSame full cr*p.
April 25, 2008 2:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think The Middle East could use a break on "worst nightmares"
April 25, 2008 2:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Is Obama, Nancy Kerrigan?
Outside of the idea that Hillary is still in this nearly unwinnable race just so she can set herself up for a 2012 election (which is unlikely being that shes pissing off a good part of the base that wouldn't vote for her in 2012), another idea came to me for why she's kneecapping Obama.
The one issue that McCain and Hillary have in common is a proven track record to support Israel and be hawkish on Iran. Although Obama has significant support of the Jewish community and has been pretty Pro-Israel, the Pro-Israel lobby is still concerned that he may be somewhat sympathetic to Palestinians (ala the LA Times article), and his loyalty to Israel hasn't been proven through multiple years in government. So is Hillary kneecapping Obama for the Pro-Israel lobby, because McCain would be able to attack Obama in the eyes of Republicans, but he wouldn't be able to in the eyes of Dems ....
April 25, 2008 2:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know we're all supposed to be shocked and terrified if any people McCain doesn't like express any acceptance of Obama, but . . . Personally, if our enemies think there is someone who they think they might be able to work out a peace agreement with, I think that's probably better then McCain running bare chested through the jungle yelling kill the buggers. I'm not at all convinced that the way to heal the world is to kill 'em all. Last week during a speech in New Mexico, Mikhail Gorbachev said that the United States seems to want war with the whole world and he expressed hope for different leadership to come with the new president. Guess what, it will be more of the same if it's John McCain. I'm not willing to have endless war with McCain. Thank you for your brave service John, but no more war so no presidency.
April 25, 2008 2:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
Noun - terrorism - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear.
So in effect mcslime is saying there will be violence if Obama becomes President. Isn't he in fact using the threat of violence to affect the election.
Isn't he in fact a terrorist in saying this?
April 25, 2008 2:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think it would be a pretty tough call for who Hamas wants to win this election. On one hand, Obama is more likely to pursue an equitable peace settlement, since he won't be beholden to people who want Israel to expand to bring about Armageddon. And thanks in part to the Bushies, Hamas is in charge of the Palestinian government so they would reap the rewards of movement toward peace.
On the other hand, the Bushies' blundering and warmongering have vastly improved Hamas' position, and McCain's rhetoric promises more of the same, so they might continue to gain power. Hmmm...
April 25, 2008 2:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
April 25, 2008 6:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
TPM headlines are spinning this as McCain "tying" or "linking" Hamas to Obama. That's hogwash. McCain's email simply notes the FACT that Hamas is endorsing Obama. Could one of you Obamabots please get a download from the mother spaceship, and tell me exactly what is so evil about McCain simply stating a fact? I'd really like to know.
April 25, 2008 6:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCitizen: "Could one of you Obamabots please ... tell me exactly what is so evil about McCain simply stating a fact? I'd really like to know."
McCitizen, I hear you. See if you can get your I.Q. up to the level of moron, and I'll give it a shot. Wouldn't be worth the effort before then, would it, mate?
April 25, 2008 8:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Come on.
No one has done more for Hamas than Barack Obama.
April 25, 2008 6:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain's tone is mean spirited and condesending. Most American's find this very off-putting. I think this will backfire on McCain. This also shows what a loose cannon McCain really is. It makes his personality a campaign issue and images of him engaging Sen. Grassley in a shoving match can't be far behind. The straight talk express ran into the ditch on the very first turn.
April 26, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink