Obama adviser cuts ties over Hamas link

Who is kidding who?

Barack Obama has ties to Louis Farrakhan through the "good reverend" Wright.

A Syrian Billionaire by the name of "Auchi"... Hammas supporter?

Does anyone remember Tony "the bagman" Rezko?

Obama is "in bed" with these guys ... Give me a break! PUL-EESE!

What's the problem? Hamas has endorsed Obama.

Good preview of Obama's State Department. Can a pro-Israel voter go Democrat in November?

The Republicans should better forget about this as ammunition. One would need to be a retorted and confused, conspiration-theory kind of mind, to even think of this as a cue to a possible link or mutual sympathy bewteen Obama and Hamas. If such slander took place, a lot more people would be deflected from Republicans than from Obama.

It's like the criticisms raised after Wright's comments. One cannot accept Rev. Wright being defined as antiamerican, which is pure nonsense, and second, one cannot accept Wright's purported ideas to define Obama's feelings and ideas about anything. Wright may talk about far-fetched nightmares regarding AIDS (same way as others who ar white, BTW). He may blame his country for playing a role in the world that helps bringing problems instead of solving them. He may say that racism, or racism social sequels still are sort of structural in the USA and the world. Etc. These views, rather than define him as antiamerican, define him as someone with above-average ethical worries (as one could expect in a pastor), someone who is slightly excessively suspicious of any government, but someone who wants to improve on current policies and standards in his country. This is real patriotism: questioning and wanting to improve on things, instead of being self-satisfied people so devoid of ideas their only use of the flag is as a giant blindfold, since they only know to stand there and take things in their heads wherever the wind blows from.

I am European (a Catalan, writing from Barcelona), and I envy the USA for having the opportunity to choose someone like Obama, such an unusual kind of politician, bound to become a genuine world leader. The world needs him. It is not just the USA! And what the world needs, the USA needs it too. We desperately need CHANGE, and change for the better, wisely conducted. We can't afford the time required for things to change of themselves without public policies and without leading individuals at the top. Fortunately Obama isn't just someone wanting change: he is change, he personifies change, and so neatly so, he can't possibly fail to become the next President of the USA. I congratulate you, Americans, and I congratulate myself. Just make sure you register to vote and support his campaign.

Here we go again,does anyone care about real issues that impact our future or are we in the smear business once again.What is the veiled implication of this story,that Obama is a terrorist who secretly supports Hamas.This kind of vulgarity will not work this time ,the public is too tired of these character assaults.How about doing a better job investigating if Iraq had WMD'S leading up to this quagmire of a war, that would have been a legitimate use of the press.What do you learn in juornalism schools today, how to bring up ratings?I might as well read the National Inquirer.No wonder you are losing circulation.

Wow!!

Obama becomes more unelectable everyday.

Democrats had a real chance with Hillary but now, it's all McCain!!

Democrats for McCain, unite.

Is this the same dude who met with the Canadians after Obama huffed and puffed about that kerfuffle.

This dude's friends are all turning out to be rather rotten, aren't they?

Wait till u find out who obama has been meeting with in the past, iam sure it will come out in time.

The leader of Hamas did, in a recent interview with, I believe, WABC, compared Obama with Kennedy and did say he'd like to see Obama become President of the United States. That's a matter of record.

umm. . . read your sources again. You're jumping to conclusions while writing misleading headlines. Warning . . . FOX is hiring.

Another Lost his bearings comment coming from a Pilot who should know what that terms means -

answers :- My compass is not working ! I don't know which way I should be heading !! I had the bearings in my pocket but Cindy took them to the cleaners,

Why is it Obama's aides/campaign workers are forced to quit whenever they hint at the truth about Obama? It must be that Obama is trying desperately to squelch any unfavorable truths about him from exposing him for what he really is.
I want to vote for a candidate that I know and trust, not one that expects me to vote for the image he has created.

Do you beieve all McCains utterances? By the way the name Barack is of Hebrew origin, Maybe Obama is jewish!! Let us start a new rumor in order to get Jewish vote which seems to be falling off.

McCain has demonstrated that he intends to misrepresent facts to bolster his slim chances of defeating Obama. It's not just Hamas that believes Obama would be the best choice for president, it's everybody. Here's a story in Guardian, the British publication, "Obama: The British media's new darling".

McCain would be everyone's worst nightmare: a third term of Bush policies.

McCain trying to link Senator Obama to Hamas is a sign of desperation. Senator McCain has lost his ethical bearings. Senator McCain said he was going to run a clean campaign but It is the same old tired politics. Apparently he did not watch what happened to Clinton when she tried to pull this garbage. The newest thing is for some supporters of McCain to suggest that a middle eastern policy adviser to Senator Obama is a Hamas agent. This is utterly ridiculous. By that logic Bush is guilty of the same thing since Senator Obama's adviser reports to our government as part of his job.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05 /09/obama_adviser_tied_to_hamas_me.html

If you bet against the intelligence of the American people this time you are going to lose. The problem with the McCain argument about various people saying they like Senator Obama is the fact that most of people in the world would rather have Senator Obama as president than Senator McCain, including the majority of the American people when ask.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/p olitics/election_20082/2008_presidential_electio n/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

The Wright thing is a dead issue for McCain unless he wants to bring his own paster problems into the fray (Hagee, Parsley, Falwell).

I am unsure of how the McCain idea is going to play with the economy issue. The gas tax holiday pander is going to be a problem for him. When it fails to materialize by the end of the summer his goose is going to be cooked on that front.

http://www.artba.org/economics_research/current_ issues/indiana-illinois_gas_tax_2001_.pdf

The health care issue for McCain is dead in the water since it basically does nothing for anyone. This becomes evident if you examine his refusal to back the GI bill put forth by Webb. Instead he has rolled out a political cover piece he calls his "GI bill" which does very very little for the Vets beyond what is already policy.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/webb-urges-m ccain-to-sign-onto-gi-bill-2008-03-19.html

Suggesting he will make CEOs accountable is equally a non starter since his campaign is essentially being run and substantially funded by lobbyist.

http://mediamattersaction.org/freeride/lobbyists /

The suggestion by McCain that the Supreme Court should continue to be packed with judges who would overturn R v W, put American citizens rights back 50 years and continue to allow politicians to use the Constitution as toilet paper is not politically popular right now. The American people view the legal system as broken so this does not play very well with them.

To be honest I don't know what platform McCain is running on other than to keep the war in Iraq going indefinitely.

The experience issue is a bad argument to the American people. McCain has had experience all right, experience driving this country into a ditch. From the Keating five scandal to now his policies have ruined this country. The American people do not want more of the same.

A vote for Bush in 2000 is a minus not a plus in the mind of most voters in my estimation.

If you would like to know about Senator Obama's plans you can visit his web site under issues.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

My vote is for Senator Obama.

obama and hamas hand in hand
two evils
NO OBAMA
if it isn't going to be hillary- I'll take McCain

Your title and introduction is very misleading. I am glad that I stayed with the story.

Obama is fine meeting, greeting and befriending the bigot like Wright, the seditious and domestic hippie/terrorist Ayers, the digital communist like Lessig and seeks advice for foreign policy from Samantha Powers who is uber-unaccomplished in the field and of course Malley who is feigning the old "I'm not with stupid" with all of the above. Obama talks about meeting with Iran and other enemies of America but won't go on Fox News here in America. Can America do better than a clueless inexperienced freshman senator from Illinois? YES WE CAN.

Sooner or later America will realize that Obamassiah, in his zeal without experience, will endanger this country as no politician before. Alternative history would suggest that if Chamberlain had remained prime minister of England, instead of Winston Churchill, it is as likely as not that Europe would now be occupied by the Nazis. America would never have had the foothold to free Europe and there likely would be ongoing conflict between the U.S.S.R. and German conscripts used as war fodder.

Robert Malley has been replaced by another highly controversial adviser on the Middle East, Daniel Kurtzer. It is clear from the positions of the candidate what his intentions really are and that Obama represents a clear and present danger with his plans for capitulation to radical Islamic Jihadists. The adulating press should remember that the first thing to go in most of the Mideast countries is freedom of the press.

It's good to see the same old, same old Masshole "Pinko, commie" commenters have found a new forum to vent. It's too bad their nasty rhetoric hasn't done much of anything except make them look like total asshats.

And Margee, when Mr. McCain takes away your and your daughter's right to choose with his ultra-right-wing (you think the Taliban are bad!) judicial appointments you will rue the day you voted for McCain.

Typical trash voting against their self-interest.

Hamas WOULD rather see Obama become president, because he advocates for PEACE instead of WAR.

Suppose Hamas would rather see a sane man than a lunatic become president. Would you take that as a conclusive reason to vote for the lunatic? What utter fools you are! You are letting Hamas make your choice for you! You know not what you do.

I stand agape at the utter hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of those who consider themselves to be Christians, yet value the likes of pastors Hagee, Falwell, and Parsley, who have all advocated WAR, over Jeremiah Wright, who has reached out for PEACE. Your minds are closed, your hearts are as stone. You believe absurdities, so you are willing to commit atrocities.

To elevate the views of hate-spewing warmongers and still call yourself a Christian, that is, to believe in the Prince of Peace, is precisely what it means within the faith to take the Lord's name in vain. You cannot hide behind the letter, if you believe in the Spirit.

GOD DAMN the hypocrite, who advocates for war in the name of the God of Love. To hell with you.

The far reaching arm of Terrorists Organization into the United States will soon become a reality through Barrack Hussein Obama the Muslim.This is the dumbest thing the Democratic Party is engaging in it and is doing at this very moment is persuading Americans to elect someone with an Islamist name creating an opening for an influx of Terrorists planting bombs and devices all around the United States.Alert! Alert! Alert! the Democratic Party is dangerous.

The way politics is played in this country is taking a dangerous turn here...

If America is not paying lip services to resolving the mid east crises; our next president will need experts on mid east crises and there is no expert on mid east crises out there who does not understand Hamas, Hezbollah and other extrimist elements there.

If we are serious about our commitment to resolving this crises, we need these experts now more than ever before. Today the CIA have people who dedicate their time in studying the mid-east mixing and communicating with these extremist elements. You cannot defeat an enemy that you do not know.

All these resignations are a shame, If Obama want to solve the mid east crises, he need experts that studies, understands, meetings, discuss with these people.

The media is not helping on this front, they are contributing 10 steps backward in our quest to resolve conflicts in these region.

The other option we have is according to McCain ...Bomb! Bomb!! Bomb Iran...no one resolve problem by bombing and killing; Bombing & wars only serves to prolong the resolution of these problem to our children and the children of the people that we are bombing; we are creating a difficult and a more dangerous world for our children to live in by adopting those cowboy tactics.

God Bless America! I just hope and that my children will live in a better world.

Re: #22:

Not one word you have spoken is true. Spreading lies and false rumors to seed fear is contemptible. It is, itself, a form of ideological terrorism, and you are both a perpetrator and a victim of it.

So long as you cling to your false assumptions, you will live in wretched paranoia, and be compelled to march at the behest of those who would make of you a footsoldier in the war against Truth. But if you have the least yearning for Truth, you can immediately discover your error and shed your fear.

Obama moves mighty quickly to douse the flames of what's being revealed of his real beliefs and allegiances. First, Pastor Whacko Jeremiah the hater Wright, now he's in bed with a Hamas sympathizer. I am prooud to be a black who can actually see this inexperienced joker for what he's really setting the U.S up for. Wake up America!

More evidence of why inexperience is a critical issue in this campaign. We already have a President who was inexperienced and look what that led us into these last 8 years

#24
Barrack Hussein Obama maybe a very nice person or so they said but the name itself is as dangerous and attractive to extremists groups all over.Fear as number 24 put it ,no it isn't it's VISION.

Re: #23 (Fred):

You said it, brother. A responsible press would not just report the fact of the advisor's resignation, but also illustrate the full context and expose the hypocrisy of the political climate. It is the duty of the press to inform. Selective reporting is also known as cherry-picking data. Its job is not just to give equal time to truth and opinion, but to discern between them and correctly inform the people. This is another example of the press failing to meet its obligation to the public.

Re: #25:

Your post is nothing but falsehood without substance.

All of the remaining candidates have shed polarizing advisors, but McCain's and Clinton's worked and received money for things the candidates themselves were campaigning against.

Not so with Obama. His advisor was working toward PEACE in the middle-east, but he had to resign because the radical right wing brands everybody within 7 degrees of separation from anything containing the word "Hamas" with the label, "terrorist sympathizer", no matter what the relationship, and pea-brained dinks of the soundbite-gobbling US public swallow it, hook, line and sinker.

And while Jeremiah Wright may be impassioned and angry, I have not seen any evidence of his "hate". You sound as if you just gobbled up the soundbites about him, too, without bothering to listen to the man speak for himself.

Re: #24

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.

I've heard all I need to hear out of the likes of you. You seem to believe that truth is a destination, and that you have already arrived. You have far too many unquestioned answers and not enough unanswered questions. You've cashed in your curiosity, closed your accounts with reality, and stocked up on canned certainty. Enjoy these tasteless rations in your ideological survival bunker. Shine a light in every corner, and the only darkness that remains is in your own mind.

Bah...I meant, Re: #27

Moderator, please feel free to correct my error.

#29
Of course you will attract to the phony anti America Democratic candidate.They dress him up with phony statements and phony media coverage but the root of his ambition is Muslim domination.He rather use the Koran in place of the Bible #29 that's if you are a Christian and if you're not you definitely don't understand the important role, value and truth Visionary men play in shaping the Western Civilization and the Christian World.His hatred and anti American Pastor and mentor Rev wright is enough for me to see the real Obama and his final destination.

Read Obama's voting record; it tells it all. National security is not an issue for him. When you add his voting record to Rev. Wright and now Malley, it creates a very scary picture indeed.

Live in craven fear, if you must. But don't expect intelligent, level-headed people who actually take the time to study the situation in earnest, as opposed to gobbling up the media's predigested slurry, to take you seriously when you offer nothing but wild allegations.

JFK: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."

GOP: "BOO!"

Ergh....off day for me. That should've been FDR, of course, not JFK. The point still holds, though.