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Wow... after reading this my check to McCain's campaign couldn't be in the mail sooner. I mean, c'mon, can you imagine a world in which our "enemies" actually wanted to hold talks with the American president? How could we sustain 100 years of war if we were all cordial? Why would we want American soldiers coming back in one piece or not deployed at all??? McCain is clearly the better president.

Additionally... what's all this about lesbians claiming custody from Christians? We all know that a child is better off with a Christian mother who beats them than a loving lesbian mother... it's the way God intended it to be.

I am a Clinton Supporter. But hate to say this Mr. McCain you are talking all bull. Please grown up. The country does not need people like you. Atleast play it the clean way.

I guess McCain doesn't understand that it's always a lot easier to negotiate a peace deal with someone who likes you.

There's been 8 years of war mongering, intimidation, threats and fear resulting in over 4,000 American lifes, 10's of thousands of American injuries at a cost over 1 trillion dollars. When is McCain going to understand it doesn't old style politics don't work any longer?

It's time for a change. It's time for Obama.

Not doin' so well money wise, huh John?

All John Mccain talks about is war,war,and more war. Barack Obama is right that Mccain represents the politics of the past. In fact I think he is stuck in the past, the vietnam war. He is still fighting the vietnam war.That is why he wants to stay in iraq for 100yrs.

When you watch him speak you can see that not even he believes the nonsence he speaks. He is just hoping that the politics of fear will get him through.

It is time to turn the page and start a new chapter in american politics; one that doesn't rely on fear and "the kitchen sink" strategy to descredit politicians with strong veiws and solutions for the american people.

Barack 08!!!

McCain is not all for the war peoples, he just wont pull everyone out like it's no problem, there will be trouble if we just pull out of the war. Now that we are in, we may HAVE to be in awhile, that's all he was saying, don't be so selective with your hearing.
jeez.
oh and guess what? It's not all Bush's fault either....their were some problems a brewing before he was elected.
ok?

Just another example of Republican fearmongering. Many of those Mccain campaign contributors don't even know what Hamas is, or just think any Arabic-name-sounding group must be bad. What a shame that these spin doctors are still employed.

Obama is a fake and a liar. We dont know a lot about him and the skeletons he is hiding in his closet.

Wow, you liberals are really upset about the terrorists endorsing your candidate! Of course they want Obama to win. They know he will be anti-Israel and retreat from Iraq, allowing them to take control. They are afraid of McCain. He will actually fight terrorism.

While I always like Obama and thought of him as a breath of fresh air, I favored McCain for a long time. I loved the fact that he spoke his mind regardless of the possible political backlash and the fact that he insisted on running a gentlemans campaing. Unfortunately he's become a panderer like most politicians and has lost himself to the desire to win. This is why I need to see Hillary out of the race. She's managed to bring her 2 opponents down because they've listened to the pundits who have praised her for being a "fighter". Obama though hasn't quite stooped to this level so McCain has now fallen out of favor with me.

Amazing how pro Hamas commentary gets published here and concern over a candidate whom they endorse does not.

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Although not to be taken literally for you shallow thinkers, there is definetly reality to this quote. If you dont even have relations, how are you supposed to understand their motives?? hellloooooo.....or get anyone on the inside for that matter, your intel will dry up. From people that dont understand conflict all i hear is oh my, he will talk to who...?! apparently we either need to wake up or start popping those anxiety pills, because it seems some actually prefer living in fear lol.

The republicans should stop their evil devil methods and simply recruit your own. This is the most vile message I've heard yet. To hell with the republican party. Satan is ready for you NOW.

What's new about other countries wanting Obama to be our next President? He even has a 90% favorable rating in Europe. And why is McCain saying that Obama does not have the experience to talk to terrorist? Has HE talked to a terrorist lately? Jimmy Carter is doing the right thing. We must talk to our enemies. Clipping the lines of communication has gotten us where we are today. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Wow, to think about actually talking and working out differences with enemies instead of making threats, being stubborn and egocentric... I'm sorry who's supposedly elitist again?

Go Obama

And this is a bad thing because??????

A president that can work effectively with world governments, especially the ones we don't like, sounds terrific.

Mr. War (McCain) will say anything to continue His 100 years war. I don't think people will listen this B.S. Using fear mongering tactic has been expiered on 2004, If you didn't hear the news.

Another Form of Right Wing Fear Mongering Tactics.
The world will be a better place if we all try to get a long.

You can always tell when a political party has NO reason to justify voting for it. They always try to scare people into voting against their opponent. They succeeded in scaring people to vote against John Kerry, then they tried it again when the Democrats took over the congress. Shaun Hannity and the Republicans tried to scare people into voting against Democrats to keep Nancy Pelosi out of the job of Speaker. They're doing it again. Scare people into voting against Obama. Hillary has been doing the same thing. It's not working. As FDR said, "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself."

OMG, the STATUS QUO IS AFRAID OF BARACK OBAMA. THEY ARE PROMOTING THIS NON STORY AND NOW WILL NOT POST MY COMMENTS. THEY ARE AFRAID OF HIM.

Listen, Grandpa! The Rove playbook is out played. Obama is the new Heavyweight Champion of politics. He's here to slay the "Beast of Fear", and to usher in the Era of "Hope". So, get your popcorn and sit back and enjoy the show.

4 stars for OBAMA 08!!!!

The US should have negotiated with HAMAS from the day they were elected, maybe we would have made some progress aleady.

Obama is right talk to your enemies as well as your friends.

And this is supposed to influence my vote? Get real.

Who didnt expect this? The republicans are ruthless dont even care about anything except putting more money in there pockets and keeping control of the Country. This is disgraceful, if I was a Mcain supporter this would instantly end my support for him. The fact that arabs support one of the presidential nominees shouldnt be a bad thing. Maybe they want Obama because he will actually move to make chances that will not only better the lives of americans but of everybody around the world. Mcain will have no support from other nations, only RedStates which lets face it or full of obvioulsy some of the dumbest people on the planet. There is no chance theyll post this comment but its the truth. I pray for the wellbeing of America that they are able to see past this political propoganda. I am canadian by the way.

This story is a double post, take this junk off.

I'm sorry but my family is supporting for Hillary..

Yeah and Iran wants McCain to win. GOP give it up. Americans know that your main priority is oil. We know we are going to have to suffer at the pumps and with food for awhile to get ourselves out of the trillion dollar deficit you have put us in. Do you really think we care about your middle east agenda to establish another base so you can do business. Tired of the government having a whats in it for me attitude. Americans now have the right to be selfish too and seek out a candidate who has their best interests in mind, not the 100 year agenda or dependence on oil. Lame!

Smear tatics...I mean if there are using this as a divise issue then wow...I mean was not McBush saying that he wanted to run a clean campaign...I mean scare politics...the American people sees through this...and will not take to this...

What a crotchety, miserable old man. We had enough of Bush's fearmongering for the past 7 1/2 years, we certainly don't need anymore from McCain. And as a result, we're in a no-win war in Iraq and our economy in shambles. Stop trying to SCARE us into voting for you. Why don't you try INSPIRING us instead?

It's irelevant since Hillary will be the nominee.

Actually Hamas probably once McCain cause they know he is OLD and makes many mistakes and is unable to comprehend economics and anything beyond Iraq!!..They probably would like a McCain type to play with!!

McCain is a warmonger tring to use bush scare tatics. But I guess it worked for bush for two terms. I didnt vote for him. But he fooled a lot of people. McCain loves "WAR'

McCain is a warmonger tring to use bush scare tatics. But I guess it worked for bush for two terms. I didnt vote for him. But he fooled a lot of people. McCain loves "WAR'

Just plain old desperate!

Still awaiting 'moderation' ? And why might I ask.

This is how people are controlled, especially through politics and religion.

by FEAR.

We fear NOT!

Obama 08!!!

Fear. Great. Just what we need more of, someone to hate and be afraid of. Yeah, that's going to solve our problems. God help us.

Why do Obama supporters think it is good for Hammas to support Obama. I think he and them should denounce them. They are terrorists.

I was in England and Italy last week and a whole lot of people from those two countries had nothing but good things to say about Obama.
People said such things as, "I like Obama," "I hope he wins."

One British gentleman told me how surprised he was at first that the American people are voting for Obama. I told him that America has changed a lot and the American people are the best and that he should visit us to see for himself just what a wonderful country the USA is.

Why shouldn't the American people know that Hamas respects Obama and favors him to win the election? Let the American people know it and decide if it's important or not. It's my vote and I will decide. Obama and his supporters will not decide for me!

The so-called "Straight Talk Express" has become the Absurd Smear Express.

Isn't Karl Rove working on McCain's campaign team? Fear mongering is his forte.

error check- is not going to change things. second to last line forgive my city school education. See we need change. LOL

good people – bad people, obama can unite

hillarys a divisive robot

Duh – Of course the Hamas want Obama! It would be utterly naive to think McCain won't capitalize on Obama's public willingness to sit down with any and all hostile leaders/dicators/terrorists with no preconditions.

If Obama supporters think there is nothing to be afraid of by sitting down with any of these guys, why are they calling McCain's statements 'fear mongering'?

Its takes more than talk to deal with those people. Been talking for decades.

This the the Republican attack machine at it's finest. Keep it up Mr. McCain! The fearmongering will make it a CAKEWALK to defeat you in the general election.

Do we want a President who wants to work toward peace, or someone who wants to flex our young boys muscle and blood? No brainer for me.......

That would be the TRUE VICTORY.
If Hamas, Hazbo Alah, and .... too many more, can trust our administration, we won... the wars... for real... forever.., not for a few month, with an expensive surge.

I am a proud contributor (first time ever to any candidate for any office) to John's campaign. When our sworn enemies embrace ANY candidate for ANY office in our country, that should be a "red flag".

The quote is from a 'Soft-Speaking' political arm of 'Hateful Hamas".

I have done my 'homework'. Have the detractors done so? I doubt it very much.

McCain isold and suffers from dementia as well as the Republicans.
Bad Economy, Bogus War, and a man running on conservative
values. His wife is a Millionaire thanks to Beer. I am sure thats
who conservatives want in the White House. Snowballs Chance!

McCain is a disgrace to all americans! Not a hero of any kind. Vietnam and Iraq are both wars of agression and time has shown (AT LEAST FOR VIETNAM) that a little more thoughful leader would never KILL 50 THOUSAND (PLUS) american lives. Dump McShame!

McCain is not the solution for presidency but part of the problem! So he devulged his taxes and let us know that maybe his wife is better at fixing the economy than he is. He is now officially a kept man! I am definatly not an Obama fan , but no matter what republican is thrown at us, they have all done enough damage! War Monger is not in this year! I will vote Democratic so I can sleep at night! Obama is on the fence until he knows what he is fighting for.

I am a Republican, but I've had enough of my party throwing out "Fear Grenades" in an attempt to scare/sway the vote one way or another. However, based on the Bush presidency it appears that the American people actually do live in fear of somehow being overrun by Islamic Terrorists, Russian's, Hugo Chavez, or any other "boogeyman" Pres. Bush puts in the Press. I don't know which is worse: The Republican's for using Fear Grenades or the public for being believing them.

Obama’s foreign policy experience
He studied in Indonesia when he was kid
He went to Pakistan when he was teen
He went to Kenya to see grand parents
All these three places he just visit he didn’t talk any Government official
No one can satisfied Hamas, Hizbulla and AL quida
Some time these three they don’t what they are fighting for
My vote for Hillary or Mc Cain I never by hope and change without experience

It seems to me the choice is simple: One can vote for:

McCain: He is about war, dying, negativity, more body bags, more grieving, loss, fear, more enemies the world over.
OR
Obama: He is about peace, living, positivity, repairing the U.S. infrastructure, optimism, finding solutions, and making friends and coming together, as a country, as a world!

There is only one choice. There is a solution. VOTE FOR OBAMA

I think the whole world wants him. Maybe he can restore our image across the whole world.

Obama must really be desperate to use the air waves. His campaign manager advised him that he has to win a battleground state which he never has. The people of those states did not want him that's why he lost. And they probably won't want him in a general election either. But Hillary can win the battleground states in a general election plus beat McCain. I am willingto bet Obama would lose to McCain because in a debate he can't answer quick enough. He has to think first. That's what drugs and heavy drinking does to the brain.

This is beneath you Mr. McCain. IO thought you wanted to conduct a dignified campaign. You are not any better than Carl Rove and the Bushes of your party. How dare you!
You are proving yourself to be a war monger.

ALL ABOARD! ALL ABOARD! ALL BOARD!

TRAIN LEAVING THE STATON

LAST CALL FOR HILLARY SUPPORTER'S TO JUMP ON
OBAMA ALL THE WAY

We are now strongly for Obama. Clinton lost our vote with all the lies and negative campaigning.

Senator McCain is an honorable patriot: and McCain, who has served his country honorably, would do the citizens a great favor to report on Obama. I have the audacity to hope that McCain will help vett Senator Obama before the convention so that Democrats can see that it could be that the change that Obama seeks is not change that this country could withstand. I am afraid of Senator Obama's change. The DNC has practically annointed him the candidate and that also makes me afraid.

I am very afraid.

John McCain is fully transformed into Bush. Maybe McBush should just start saying 9/11 all the time.

Q: 4,000 Americans died in Iraq – when will you end the war?
McCain: 9/11. I don't know what year....

Will it be this boring until November? The repubs, neocons and other right wing nuts are will not be applauded by anyone. Maybe Obama can do with common sense what these warmongering idiots can't seem to resolve.

Grandpa McSame better go back to the school of politics and learn some new lessons about the politics of fear and truth-twisting (and while he's there – brush up on his economics). The reality is that there is more widespread terrorism and increases in the ranks of Al Qaeda – (and he doesn't even know who or where they are unless Lieberman is around to remind him) – since he and all his Bush/Cheney cronies invaded Iraq than before 9/11.

'Splain that Mr. Straight Talk Express with no wheels or gas to go on. I think they would prefer the rusty old tool of a senator, McCain, in office so they can continue to use our presence as a continuous recruting tool.

How would McCain campaign know? They refuse to talk to terrorists which include other Middle Eastern countries and the 70% of people who dissaprove of the Bush administration.

John McCain is a fool to use this kind of angle to promote his campaign and try to raise money off of it. If people respond to him, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. There are people all over the world, some are our friends, some are our enemies, and others could go either way. But they are are probably all united in agreement that the policies of the United States government for the past eight years are a failure, they are bad policies and they don't work. If that means some guy from Hamas and the prime Minister of France agree on something, so be it. We don't need for more years of Bush policies. And that is exactly what McCain offers. He should be ashamed of himself. He has redefined pandering.

Mccain is trying to use fear tactics on Obama, because he can't come up with anything else to say. And what's wrong about Hamas anyway. they just want their land back. Wouldn't you?

I can't believe folks are actually supporting Hamas on this one. Hamas is a terrorist organization. Whichever candidate they support is the one we should not elect.

This is why Karl Rove is his adviser...nonsense like this. I guess the name John McBush is appropriate.

McCain doesn't have nothing of substance to run on , so the old boy tries to dream up these wild ideas that just show what a joke he is as a Candidate.

Also, congratulations to Jimmy Carter for what he is doing. What is Bush going to do when he gets out of office??? Be more destructive than he already is?

Barack Obama is going to be the best president of our lifetime. Go away McCain, we are sick of your fear-mongering and war-mongering! I am sick of people dying for no reason other than lack of understanding and unwillingness to work towards peace.

Obama/Edwards '08

Mc Cain's pledge of a civilized campaign was a charade. Like the Republican concern for everyday Americans.
Obama/Rendell 08

If Mccain is elected, there would be no change for the better, only change for the worse. We do need to sit down and have a dialogue with even our enemies. This is to show the world that the USA is the peace loving nation. This makes our country safer and better. Obama is the right choice for our nation at this critical time.

McCain, It's not working. I hope people are smarter than that. People will know that you're trying to get people to vote for you out of fear, similar to Clinton.

PA for Obama!!!!

McCain...keep on hating and war-mongering. Keep trying to get those fears up again like Bush. Get your "Swift-Boat" group together....may as well, you're following the same track Bush laid out before you. Pathetic and sad.

Fear and division are the Republican dog whistles. Senator McCain? We're the "deciders" now.

McCain, try not to be so obvious with your scaremongering. You're starting to seem desperate.

Which would you rather have the support of, Hamas or George W?

This just reinforces what I believe about Obama. He is the only candidate that can ameliorate how the world sees america. Mccain wants to make this a negative...honestly, I choose to see it as a positive.

The more countries approve of Obama the better!

Obama 2008!!

WAR MORE YEARS!!!

WAR MORE YEARS!!!

WAR MORE YEARS!!!

WAR MORE YEARS!!!

Way to go CNN for only posting comments from Obama supporters.

1 out of every 5 posts I submit, get posted. And as of now only 5 people have posted, so obviously you're not getting flooded with posts.

Or maybe there really are only 5 Obama supporters these days.

The BHOSE (Barack H. Obama Stock Exchange) is about to crash.

Well, Mr. McBush ~as John Lennon said ~give peace a chance.

No wonder the world prefers Obama.

If someone asked you to change, would you be more likely to change if that person was your friend or your enemy?

Yeah, McCain's right! We should INVADE AND BOMB Hamas-controlled Gaza, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Pakistan.

Invading and bombing everything and everyone that we don't like has worked out so well for us so far this decade!

Welcome to the "Straight Talk" above board honorable campaign of John McCain. So much for that.
The swift boating won't work this time. Swift boating got us 4000+ dead in Iraq, bank failures, 1/2 TRILLION dollar deficit, Home foreclosures, gas at $4.00/gal, oil prices at $116/barrel and no health care plan.
Not this time.
Why is this comment still awaiting moderation?

So, McCain "will never surrender to Islamic extremists," eh? Isn't this just another form of Republican-speak for "McCain will keep this country at war until every young soldier's life is lost and all of our tax money is gone"? Give me a break, we need a president who can actually lead – not another Bush idealogue who will simply 'stay the course,' regardless of the damage it does to this country!!!

McCain + FEAR = BUSH
Obama + HOPE = PRESIDENCY!!!!

Just my two cents here: Really don't think any of them are worthy of my vote come November. However my question is a bit more basic, What happened to civility?

Radical Islamic terrorists like Hamas feed on perceived weakness. Pandering to them, like President Carter has done, lends them political legitimacy. The way to discredit and defeat them is to isolate them and strengthen those who oppose them. McCain understands this. Obama does not. In a recent poll, Arabs said Hezbollah terrorist leader in Lebanon Nasrallah and Iran's Ahmadinejad were their favorite leaders and Obama their favorite U.S. candidate. The choice is clear - vote McCain.

Obama's supporters, let me ask you something:

Do we want our enemies to support our foreign policies?

If our policies are weak to them, then they will use it against us.

Why in the world do you want terrorists' supports?

Oh sure, let's seat down with the enemies so that they know our plan and how to attack us more easily.

I am in agreement Obama is a BREATH OF FRESH AIR . The Repubicans are out we got to hold our ground and don't be fooled and Repubicans we are not that flipping stupid to believe what the Mccain Camp is saying. That why we have the Fact Check.org.

Do any of you Obama fans who who criticize McCain remember a President by the name of Jimmy Carter? His "peaceful" means of dealing with Iran during the hostage crisis was the inspiration for the generation of terrorists who came to believe that the US government would back down in such instances and not use force. Perhaps Obama was too young at the time to learn the lessons of Carter's failures, which John McCain understands quite clearly. Peace in the Middle East can only be achieved through strength. Do we really want another Jimmy Carter-type foreign policy in dealing with Middle East terrorists, which will do nothing but embolden the those that we now have on the run? Because that's exactly what Obama will do.

How is it surrendering when we shouldnt have been there to begin with. You cant win a pointless war and I think the people of Hamas even see our mistakes and for Obama to work toward pulling out would be better for everyone. Bush couldnt do it after 5 long wasteful years so how is McCain going to do it? We cant afford 5, 10, or even "100 more years" of this war and its a shame McCain is willing to continue to waste more money and more lives just because hes to proud to admit we were wrong and we need to get out. Let our country fall apart while we fight to protect someone elses.

If this doesn't show McCain is a war monger I don't know what will. This guy has no intention of bringing peace to any part of the world. Now all we as a nation have to do is convince the south of it. These people vote lapel pins, it's going to be a hard sell considering the kind of minds we are dealing with.

John McCain does NOT have a MORE WARS policy. And THAT is the real truth! John McCain is NOT a "warmonger". A "warmonger" is a person who "causes wars". And would someone explain just who the "American propir" might be.

The latest politics of fear "gambit" can be credited to Obama and his supporters who preach about impending doom of our nation's economy so loud and often that they have the less informed believing it! "Gambit"–in chess, a pawn is sacrificed to get an advantage in position; an action intended to gain an advantage.

Breath of fresh air? No. Just a lot of hot air!! His credentials are paper thin. There will be regrets

By connecting Obama to Hamas the McCain campaign is hoping to negatively influence voters against Obama in Tuesdays primary.

McCain is SENILE AND TOOOO OLD!!! He can't think!!!!
I heard Obama say that he was against Carter meeting with Hamas! Get a life McCain. If you are going to stay in the race you need to wake up those brain cells! Stop trying to trash Obama. IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK!!!

OBAMA IS AGAINST CARTER MEETING WITH HAMAS. OBAMA CAN'T HELP WHO LIKES HIM!!! MCCAIN TOO OLD TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT!!!

Obama for President – YES WE CAN!!!

WARMONGES / FEARMONGERS FOR MC CAIN

The McCain group is really out of touch with the will of Americans and the Peoples of the world. America lets put the McCain group on a little yellow bus and ship them to a lost island were they can play their little war games.

politically manufacuted distraction. Doesnt he have any domestic issues for his campaign? He sleeps for one week and doesnt find anythig agaisnt Obama and then he goes to Hamas headquarter to ask for some issues. The communist leader Lenin once liked Henry Ford. Therefore, Henry Ford was a communist dictator. CNN do you want such a silly argument for your headlines? Mccain is traveling around to find some issues.Obama is unnecessarily gentle. He has to learn tit for tat tactics

Come on America. Israel is not our friend. They're simply the liberal cash-cow for America's liberals. Hamas is simply the only vehicle that the Palestinian people have to try to establish some sort of semblance of a normal life.

This is another blatant example of using fear-mongering to scare up votes/funds. I don't see how anyone can vote/donate to this campaign.

Is it such a bad thing that people across the world like Barack Obama? I think not. If America can cease its divisive foreign policy ideals perhaps we can actually become a moderator in the peacemaking process in the Middle East.

This is communications 101. If you want to develop a healthy relationship with someone the number one thing you avoid is creating division. Even if you disagree with someone that doesn't mean you have to be disagreeable.

Vote Democratic in November and let's end the warmongering and politics of fear.

Why can't the Republicans try to win without attempting to gain votes out of fear? This is terrible.

HAMAS SAID THE TRUTH,AMERICANS NEEDS CHANGE OBAMA HAS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE THE CHANGE.WE THE AFRICANS ARE STRONGLY BEHIND HIM,RIDE ON OBAMA08

John Mccain is despicable. I've had the unpleasantness of having him and hillary as my senators. Mccain never did anything to improve arizona, he was nearly censured for corruption in the 1980's. All he has is his being a POW. Being a former military man myself, i give props to that, but it can't be the whole issue of a campaign for the most important job on the planet.

Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like HAMAS is ready for PEACE! Mr. McCain I have worked for 28 1/2 years and still haven't made my 1st Million dollers, WE CAN'T AFFORD THESE WARS. LEAVE THOSE PEOPLE ALONG AND FOCUS ON THE USA! Start by having your wife donate to my family so we can buy a home.

JOHN, YOU'RE A LOSER!
IDIOT AMERICANS WILL GOBBLE THIS THIS NONSENSE UP FOR SURE.

all too much of the same old thing ...

the same thing comes up every election year since 9/11. this is right out of karl rove's playbook.

wake up america. quit living in fear.

lets kill people and eat their hearts!!!!! Mccain is a war lord he wants to kill people. his an idiot looser

Matthew 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. [44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (KJV)

This is the Republican fearmongering we have all come to loath. If I want someone who employs this kind of smear to run our country, I would rather have Rove. At least he is more effective. As I watch the Dems battle for the nomination, I can now be comfortable with who ever they choose, because this guy is not an option.

The War Party? Hahaha! Both Tim Granger and Brian, Pittsburgh need to brush up on their history before they make dumb statements like that. Its the Dems who fought all the major wars of the last 100 years, not the Republicans. Although in all fairness, the two parties are essentially the same these days.

Also, no offense to non-Americans, but most citizens don't care what the rest of the world thinks of the USA, and we certainly don't let non-citizens tell us who to vote for.

Obama = Dukasis = McGovern

I hate politics ! McCain and Clinton are disgusting ! Hamas wants Obama to win ! SO WHAT ! anybody can say what they want, Bin Laden may want the Yankees to win the world series but i can't fault them for that , This just show you the dishonesty and misguided tactics these people will go thru just to win. Do you really want this for leadership !

and of the current three folks running for office i'm sure the neo nazi's and the kkk support mccain. so now what?

geez McCain, I thought you said you would conduct a respectable campaign. I actually thought you were a decent guy, you know, after all that horrible stuff Karl Rove threw at you in 2000. But I guess I was wrong since you're now relying on the same right-wing, conspiracy freaks who said terrorists endorsed John Kerry in 2004 and Hillary Clinton just a couple months ago when she was the frontrunner. How very sad.

Obama makes me sick. Deep down he knows that he is truly anti american in an empty blue suit . God help us if he is elected.

Wow! Is this what the Mccain campaign really stand for, is this their best ideals for beating Obama? Maybe Hamas is happy because they have hope for peace too. All Iknow is that the world needs change and that change is normally lead by the American president, Obama will be a great leader who will bring the whole world to the table so that good decisions will be made that best suits the needs of Americans and the world as a whole.

Earth to McCain, Cowboy diplomacy is destroying America.

I always make the joke that if you vote for a Democrat the terrorists win as a obvious way of making fun of Republicans, but I never thought they would actually say that! Does anyone really take this seriously?

This is just basic Fear Mongering tactics and we can expect this from the Republicans, but I hope Americans are not this ignorant.

Fear tactics? Geesh is that the best they got?

HELLO!!!

Anyone with any sense on this planet likes Obama!

People can see he is a natural diplomat who perhaps can restore our reputation internationally, which has been severely damaged by the Bush administration, which has made us more, not less, vulnerable to terrorism because of the "dumb" war (occupation) in Irak.

Enough is enough already.

Time for a new chapter in American history and a declaration of independence from out-of-date thinking.

Obama is the best choice in November. No doubt about it.

Sustained Mid-East peace is a key issue to combat possible global recession. Senetor John McCaine should put light on that.

Senator McCain is an honorable patriot. As a person who has served his country honorably, I have the audacity to hope that McCain will help vett Senator Obama before the convention so that Democrats can see that it could be that the change that Obama seeks is not change that this country could withstand. I am afraid of Senator Obama's change. The DNC has practically annointed him the candidate and that also makes me afraid.

I am very afraid.

McCain.

This man is a lying fraud, How in the Hell can you condem the act of a fomer President of the United States. John McCain is a ""Old Man." who need to find himself. I did not want to drop to his level

I am saying now game on. TAPS. It's time to be corrcted.

And the war mongering continues! Withdrawing troops from Iraq does not mean surrendering... Millions of Iraqi and thousands of American lives wasted does not mean victory.

Come on people, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND OBAMA IS A TERRIST!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE anybody that is not black would vote for this guy.

Huckabee '08

Dear CNN Moderator,
Why is this still at the top of the Political Ticker? It's been here since yesterday. Could you please move on to something new?
Thank you.

A lot people have over looked the fact, or failed table an issue that whould explain a major part of makes John McCain so hawkish on war. As disabled Viet Nam combat veteran [ myself ], I can truly see, and to my dismay regonize all the systems of Post Tramic Stress Disorder. John McCain has a cronic and sev ere case of that disorder. The only difference between him and myself is that I got the help I needed to deal with the deamons PTSD can manifest. His unwillingness to comprise is a sure sign of it. His bitterness and obsession if going to war is his only outlet for releasing the built up rage and anger that dwells within him, and the fact that he has never adressed this publicly is an incator of his dedial to his own condition. John McCain has more baggage than you could possibly imagin. Until he adresses his own personal downfalls I doubt he would be any good for our country's.

So, McCain doesn't want to be called a 'war mongerer', how about 'fear mongerer', because that seems to be what the Republican Party does – play up to the nations fears.

Amazing what the Republicans will do to push someone else in front of the bus. I used to like McCain......no more.

McSame wouldn't know Hamas from Hummus.

Hmmmm,

Considering the foreign policy of the Republican administration over the past eight years has done nothing but INCREASE Al Queda's recruitment capability and mobility, and has resulted in Iran's surge to dominate the politics of the Middle East region – I'm sure a McCain adminstration would be a welcome sight for the likes of Bin Laden and the Ayatollah!

April 19, 2008
Gallup Daily: Clinton 46%, Obama 45%General election races remain tight

Yes, Hamas prefers Mr. Obama to the other candidates ... and so does everyone else. So what if our enemies would prefer that we elect someone with common sense, courage, and integrity. I prefer the same thing, and I think anyone should.

Brian, if you believe Hamas wants peace, you are sadly mistaken. That is an embarrasing statement.

I support Barack Obama

McCain, it's time to give 'PEACE' chance !
Love, Joy, Peace and Unity is what this World needs for all of us to be 'Hopeful' and Prosperous in the 21st Century.

May God continue to bless America and the rest of the World !

PEACE is what we need .

Obama is a breath of fresh air with his thoughts to work WITH our world instead of bullying.

Good, maybe that way Hamas will get to relax its agression and starts using diplomacy.

Now I'll now who to vote for, The one who's going to end this unnessesary conflict. Obama!

Hey Brian in Pittsburgh...Hamas sure doesn't act like they want peace.

Obviously Mr. McCain can't have his TERRIBLE TANTRUM HYSTERICS (The ONE BIG Thing he's noted for but secretly tries to keep hidden!) – right AT Barack Obama – because no one really wants to vote MaCain-THE-War-MONGER into office of President (USA) – so he has put rubbish like this out!

He should really PUT-IT-OUT into a McCain DUMPSTER!

What a sorry excuse for a candidate will do to TRY and win an election but he's really turning people OFF!

More fear and war mongering from the Republicans. . . Amazing that McCain can't come up with anything more imaginative than "Hamas Would Vote For Obama". It just reeks of desperation.

Wow this man is just another bush wanabe....Get your kids ready for the draft because that is going to happen with McCain in the Whitehouse..

I don not intend this to be a blog, just a message to CNN. I am enraged and saddened deeply by the actions of the McCain campaign. I hope one of your pundits will editorialize the absolutely disgusting nature of this McCain attack. This sort of fear mongering has no place in the political landscape in this country. Please make this the final slip of McCain. His being held to account for this nonsense should be shouted in all the rooftops of America.

Bush tactics already?

McCain – the war-mongering, fear-mongering, elitist , hypocrit with little valules - uuumm–I think I'll go to the voting booth in November and vote for Change.. No-wait I'm sure, I'll go to the booth and vote for Change! Save your money–it ain't working this time.

Obama 08

Hey Sen. McLame. Are Hamas Sunni or Shiite? Yes John there really is a difference. In truth, Hamas probably hopes that McLame gets elected so that he will Nuke their hated Shiite enemy Iran. McLame is painfully unaware of the dynamics of the middle east which will make him more dangerous even than Bush.

Right on, Brian from Pittsburgh. Finally someone with some sensible speak on these messages boards.

Do we want to have people to continue to hate us? If so, vote McCain!

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Well, it worked for Bush!

Proof that McCain is a warmonger. If you want the next 5 years to be just like the last 8 then vote for McCain.

Contrary to Bush's notion that they are just plain evil, these extremist groups have motivations for their actions. The current policies toward them are counter-productive in the "war on terror". Obama seems to understand that we can't defeat this enemy with military force alone.

Failure to rebuild Afghanistan the invasion of Iraq have done nothing but provide extremists with new recruits as we turn more and more people against us.

McCain and the War Party, including Hillary, want nothing more than for the American proplr to again let themselves be bamboozled into another war in the Middle East. In spite of the fact that our armed forces have been so depleted by the invasion and occupation of Iraq, they seem to think that we need to expand the war.

McCain is a warmonger, and any protestations to the contrary give the lie to his "Straight Talk" cover. Electing him will ensure that America expands a war we cannot win, since we cannot even define what winning means, and will drive our economy into another depression.

Haven't we had enough of the politics of fear?

“I believe that Senator Obama has a rare ability to restore America’s credibility and moral authority and to get others to join us in tackling serious global problems that will determine our own well being and security,” – Sam Nunn

Obama 2008!

The Republicana are really getting nervous.. They know they cant beat Barack Obama–
The Republicans want the untrustworthy Clinton to win so they can beat her for sure
They know they cant compete with a real man with a real plan
Barack Obama go get McSame

Mc Bush , bomb,bomb bomb policies are not progressive for the American people and the world. Our image in the world is at 0%. He needs to step back and continue to represent his state. He cant be my President.

More propaganda. They imply Obama is cahoots with the enemy, then ask for your money. And these guys want to run our country. Unbelievable.

Sounds alot like Bush's old slogan used in 2004, "If you ain't with us, you're with the terrorists." Good try Cotton Hill!! LOL! That's who MCain looks like, Cotton Hill. That's rich.

And now the Republican fear machine starts up again. Disguisting.

Welcome to the "Straight Talk" above board honorable campaign of John McCain. So much for that.
The swift boating won't work this time. Swift boating got us 4000+ dead in Iraq, bank failures, 1/2 TRILLION dollar deficit, Home foreclosures, gas at $4.00/gal, oil prices at $116/barrel and no health care plan.
Not this time.

McCain uses info they picked up from a tabloid ?
Hope that isn't how he would gather intelligence as president. Good Grief, McCain's got me worried now.

Enemies should be held closer than friends-and maybe sometimes it takes laying down arms and talking to resolve issues. No one–no matter which side want their own people to suffer.

It is important to note that Hillary and McCain have so much in common. No surprises in that Hillary grew up as Republican. She is a converted Democrat (like Obama being a convert to religion). She comes to the democratic party with lots of baggage. She fights like a Republican! So, the democrats do not know what to do with Hillary (as a monster cut loose in the party) as she violates all party rules!!

Fear mongering ...... hmmm, wonder where I have seen this before.

Thought the Bush playbook may have been faded by now. Four more years of McSame would be sad for our country.

WOW! So much for not being negative MR. MCCAIN!

MCCAIN is MCSAME as BUSH

he is a warmonger and doesnt deserve the presidency....

OBAMA 08

Obama should send out a mailer that Adolf Hitler would have supported McCain.

Gee, trying to talk to people instead of just threatening them or bombing them. What a novel concept.

did you ever stop to think it would be a GOOD thing if the people of the world RESPECTS our president. I am jewish and I HATE Hamas but maybe if everyone can at least TRY to work things out we will have some improvement in the world. The lack of intellegence and thoughfulness about these things is truly horrifying. Talk about the politics of fear-

This goes beyond "fear mongering" and has introduced a new low in the American campaign sparring tradition. Senator McCain is demonstrating that he needs to court the far right with the mantra that has given the current administration two terms. It is evident that Senator McCain, like his Democratic competitors, wants Americans to continue to "duck and cover" so they do not see these candidates have no real solutions for America's internal problems.

Why is this posted twice or at all?

This is the most outrageous fear mongering nonsense! I am so angry at this the only thing I can say is that I hope that man blows an embolism in his brain, and soon. Anyone who listens to this dribble is and takes it seriously is responsible for allowing terrorists to have a say in our elections. I don't care who Hamas likes. I care who is going to do the job. McCain is just outright disgusting for this! This makes everything Hillary has done pale in comparison. McCain ought to be ashamed of himself, and if he's not I ......AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!. I am so mad.

Consider this: Obama's policy of NOT invading countries that do not pose a clear and present danger is likely what Hamas and other radicalistic Islamic movements DO NOT want, thus they endorse Obama knowing the, sorry to say, skewed politics of America will use that against Obama in favor of McCain and his "Bush policies", ultimately creating more international anti-American sentiment and fueling the ranks of radicalistic Islam. Yes, that's correct, they know of our politics, just like they know of american television news networks like CNN and listen for the next big 'surge' to hide from. Please, for future generations, don't be so naive; the Information Age is global, not local.

The tactics of instilling fears into the hearts of Americans and the free thinking citizens of the larger world has outlived its usefullness,John McBush has got to go shopping elsewhere.It's a pity!

Hillary and McCain have so much in common it is no small wonder to consider that Hillary grew up as a full-Republican. Hillary is a convert with lots of baggage for the Dems to try to figure out.

It would be telling to return to the White House;
1. the first impeached President of the USA (the world is watching us)
2. the first fady to be endicted by a grand jury

There is no need to go into all that happened during the Clinton years.

Vote McCrazy '08 or the terrorists win.

Grandpa Mc Nasty....

Just get lost

I support Barack Obama.

What else has to happen to American economy and people for McCain to understand the damage the war policy he supported is doing? Does he still think that Americans will be fooled by the fear Bush and Cheney orchestrated? Shame on you! Instead of using fear as a strategy using hope like Obama and work with everybody in the world to make the planet a safe place for all. No single nation owns the planet. We just have to learn on how to live peacefully together. We do not have to agree on everything but we have to respect human rights and respect each other then there is no need for war.

These comments by McBush's people are simply disgraceful. How low can these people go in this campaign. McCain should be ashamed of this and of himself for allowing this to be put out there. He has lost any respect we may have had for him.

I strongly agree with this statement made by theMcCain Camp. I hope all the Democrat Superdelegates read this information before they make him their nominee. He Obama also has strong ties to the former Iraqi gov't. And obama has publicly stated he wants to meet witht Irans dictator. I am a democrat that will swing hard to McCain and will campaign for him in Ohio if Hillary is not the nominee. I don't trust this man.I believe he has a secret agenda to harm America and I will not stand by and just vote for him because I am registered as a Democrat. Wise up Howard Dean, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. You all have played a devious man as your puppet and you will pay dearly if you don't wisen up. At least make yourselves look fair by counting Florida and Michigan as the votes were cast. The President of the US made statements about other countries stifeling the vote and how wrong it is. But here in America have the party leaders become so eager to keep Hillary out of the office as the First Woman President that they would disenfrancise over 1.7 million voters? It sounds like a private agengda- Us three big guys couldn't get to the Big House how dare a woman!!! Lets put a black man in office- who would think to believe we fixed this election the public will blame all out comeson race. Well I got news for everyone I have been doing my research and I am think the Democratic party has become pathetic. Those 3 men, Dean, Kennedy and Kerry have served this country a strong disservice.

I don't believe John wan't War, anymore than anyone else. But, you have to Understand how a War is Fought, to understand a Peaceful Resolution.. He's the ony one talking about this.....

Its a shame that McCain's campain is back to the 'scare' tactics. Yes, send MONEY and vote for McCain if you want to keep at war for the 100 years to come!! Vote for Obama if you believe in mankind and peace and want to change our image to the rest of the world.

I would like to see Senator McCain revert to his pledge to run a campaign we can all be proud of. This fundraising email certainly doesn't live up to that. Add this to the poor "debate" a few days ago between Senators Clinton and Obama and is it any wonder that people are turned off by politics. Doesn't anyone working at the campaigns for these Senators get it?

McCain shouldn't fearmonger like this, and since when was it so bad to talk to America's enemies? We need to change our mentality about having our way because it is a lot easier to change someone's mind through friendship and love rather than hate and standoffishness. That's what Jesus did!

PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTS USERS FROM PAYING PROFITS ON GAS, LIGHTS WATER, TRASH COLLECTION, ETC. The Catholic Church "vigorously defends against those political systems that seek to replace private with public ownership." (Pg. 1414, Vol, 4, 1968 Catholic Ref, Encyclopedia. The
CIA (secretly acting "for the U.S. government"'), started illegal wars vs N. Korea, N. Vietnam, Cuba, Nicaragua & Baathist Iraq to end public ownership. Catholic McCain agrees with Bush who now says the U.S. is "defending the Chrirtian population in Iraq."

What a nut!!!

Has he forgotten thta we have good. hardworking Arab Americans in this country!!! He is bating haie just in the worst way. Does he think that not talking to people makes them disappear? All that does is enhance your degree of ignorance.

McCain is nothing but a warmonger.

It's funny how McCain spins this, that support from a group we have long isolated and antagonized finally sees hope for positive global change from America. McCain is just like Bush, where international acceptance from those outside our group of friends (Britain, Isreal, etc) is a bad thing. Talks to alleviate tension with groups at odds with America is certainly not the right way to go. We should continue to kill their citizens and economy in hope that they realize the right way to live (sarcasm).

Hillary and McCain have so much in common it is no small wonder to consider that Hillary grew up as a full-Republican. Hillary is a convert with lots of baggage for the Dems to try to figure out.

It would be telling to return to the White House;
1. the first impeached President of the USA (the world is watching us)
2. the first fady to be endicted by a grand jury

There is no need to go into all that happened during the Clinton years.

OK EVERYBODY HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS!!!! Let the DISTORTIONS BEGIN!! You want to know why politics in America SUCKS!!! This is it.

This is the same fear mongering crap we have gotten from the current adminstration!! AMERICA WAKE UP!! If we really are a strong nation we need to act like one!! If Hamas does prefer Barack it is probably because they know he will aproach the situation in a pragmatic manner instead of the US vs THEM mentality that has the whole world in a mess.

Once again, the Republicans appeal to fear to win votes and donations. One of the major failings in American foreign policy over the last several decades has been an unwillingness to consider new directions, to contemplate the possibility of dialog as a way to gain understanding about groups that hold different ideas. As much as some would wish them to go away, Hamas is an important player in the Middle East. They provide schools and jobs for the Palestinian people and were elected in Gaza. Their positions must be understood and factored into any foreign policy decisions made by the U.S.

As that old Republican icon, Richard Nixon, demonstrated in the '70's with his trips to China and the Soviet Union, change comes once you begin to engage your former enemies. For too long now, America has projected an image not unlike that of Imperial Rome. You must curry the favor and kiss the ring of the President. We need a new direction, one that capitalizes on our generous spirit and our unique blending of cultures. America and Americans were once loved all around the world. We need to lead by example again, not through intimidation and isolation of those who we disagree with.

I find it interesting that CNN failed to report the Hamas endorsement, and has yet to report what hamas fully said. Instead they first report it as an atack from John Mccain. Hamas did actually endorse Obama, and said they believe Obama is lying ot the American people in order to get elected.

The people of Hamas are only dedicated to war. They have no interest in peace, their foudning treaty declares their mission wont be complete until Israel is destoyed and the world is under Islamic Law.

Of course Hamas supports Obama. Why would they not?

They certainly are not going to support Hillary or McCain.

If either of these got to be President, it would be tough tiimes ahead for Hamas.

Mccain just give up....ur political tricks have been used by the bush administration, people know better

OBAMA 2008

This is just another example of how dishonest politicians try to strike fear in the hearts of Americans for the purpose of votes. Give me a break, John McCain. It is the same reason President Bush has a 20% approval rating. it doesn't work on us any more.

oh no....what a shame !

John McCain is trying to scare Americans into voting for him. This is excatly the scare politics that Bush has been doing for the last years.

It is going to be so hard for McCain to win over Barack that now he has to start scaring people instead of giving us good reasons we should vote for him.

Anyway, knowing that Bush endorses McCain is already a good reason NEVER to vote for McCain....

remain focus people, dont let all this lead you to vote for another Bush who will send your kids to a stupid war, cut the founds for children care, send your job overseas and leave only debts to pay to the next generation.

Hillary or Obama '08

McCain's MORE WARS policy sure won't get international support. Yes, it's hard to believe for McCain, but even the people Hamas would like PEACE.

This is the exact same disgraceful tactics that Bush and Cheney employed for the past eight years – if you don't agree with our policies, you are one of the terrorists.

How did Bush and Cheney know what Bin Laden and Saddam wanted electorally for America? How did McCain gain the political insights of Hamas? It's completely laughable.

One thing is clear though – there may be a 1% chance that Hamas prefers Obama, but odds are overwhelmingly greater that America will not go for McCain if he turns out to be Bush II.

So basically befriending the “terrorists” and possibly making them change their mind about the US is a bad thing?

So we must make our decisions becuase another group wants them in? Terrorist really win when they can change the tone of a preidential race. Would McCain say the same thing if they where for him? or for clinton? If your a American and a patriot you will not let terrorists determine who wins the election. If your decision is based on these groups then America has already lost the war on terrorism.

If this is true it's not a negative !!! The americans need to know the right information about those groups as they are not terrorists groups like AL Quaeda, they are political factions that fight for changes in the Middle East, as the british in the begining of the last century gave those countries away without regarding the political and religions divisions in the area and later on, with the oil factor and the hunger of the western for the"black gold" the region became a nightmare.Hamas and Hezbollah are not terrorists groups and I think that Senator Obama is the only hope for peace in that region as they don't want anymore to deal with the american politics from the old guard ...they want to deal with somebody that's able to listen to them so ,everybody together can work on the Peace process. The american people can not believe anymore in what this government tells them. they need to be aware of what is true not what is convinient because that's why we are is this hole of mudd and nobody like us anymore. GOD BLESS AMERICA !!! OBAMA 2008-2012 !!!

Politcs of Fear from Teflon John and politics as usual. A wolf in sheep's clothing is our man John. What are we supposed to gather from this that Obama is an Hamas terrorist or friend. I am grateful he served his country, sorry he was captured and suffered, but this alone is not the full measure of the man.

Give me a break Mr. Magoo. Can I get another cup of fear mongering please?

Wow.

So now, a foreign policy that is agreeable to both us AND our enemies is supposed to be a bad thing?

Are we so arrogant and stupid, as a country, that we're not gonna stop until all of our enemies are dead? What if we had said to the Japanese "well, your surrender is nice and all, but we'd rather BEAT you first."

I know this is stretching it a little bit. The situations aren't the same, I know. But the principle is there. It's time for a significant change in our foreign policy from imperial to agreeable and peaceful.

McCain has obvoiusly taken some of his fear-mongering techniques from the Bush administration.

Senator McCann is trying every trick in the book to bring Barack Obama down destructively the one who claimed he would not run a negative camapaign. McCann is trying to twist the meaning of Hamas words of praise to Barack Obama into projecting that Hamas is saying those praises because Obama is weak. NOTHING i MEAN NOTHING IS FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. SHAME SHAME ON J McCann and all who is trying to put stumbling blocks before Obama it will not work the vast majority of VOTERS see through it all and so does those who are now getting behind Barack Obama. Obama is a WINNER because as Hamas said he have the right vision and we do too. We the people are calling for a cease and desist on the unfair negativity. we don't care about Chinas flag lapel pins, the bitter issue, what a preacher said we are looking at the person himself none of us is responsible for others actions but our own. What we do care about is who is in the best interest of doing what's best for all the people and the world on what effect our daily way of life. Stop hidding behind the pointing out petty things on other candidates. Tell us real things we really needs to know like who the crook really are,who compensated on NAFTA, the Columbian trade, who committed fraud, give us a better economy, who is willing to make an effort to stop the Iraq civil war in negotiating bring our troops home safetly , who will do something real about the gas prices, who will release US surplus supply gas to relieve us from high gas prices and the list goes on.
OBAMA BABY!!!!! VOTE OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!!!

Does anybody out there have a clue as to why we've had no terrorist attacks here for 7 years? It's because we've kept the heat on Al Qaeda and left them no time for anything other than self-preservation. If we pull out of Iraq and take the heat off of them, their terrorists will be in the U.S. in six months.

How sad. Can't get away from the same old politics. I don't care what Obama has done – if he doesn't play the same old political tunes he has my vote.

Maaaan, it's as ugly as it gets. My white brothers and sisters welcome to the club your getting played, played hard on your idiosyncracys. Bush did it now McCain. You can give to these cronies your support and your money but there pimping your fears and prejudice and making their families super rich while you strugle to pay for that gas.

You better get smart fast and stop falling for these jokers when they use these agenda words.

What the hell is a conservative, convervative where, conservative how

Maaaan stop playing

Dang that's pretty messed up McCain. Respectful dialog my eye. And he things the 100-year war comments are a stretch?

Hmmm, looks like a Carl Rove tactic to me.

Any minute now we'll get Hillary calling him a terrorist-supported elitist and Stephanopolis asking him questions about his relationship with Hamas! Shameful is a gross understatement.

Well this is very scary. I believe former President Carter and Senator Obama are together in this. It is true that Senator Obama has no experience to make correct judgements. That was obvious during the debates. It is still true today; he has no substance and definitely not experienced to run our country. Wake up people. Hillary Clinton is the best choice to run against McCain this November. We supporters of Senator Clinton need to make sure that this happens. Every day we find out more baggage about Senator Obama. He is NOT truthful and is very divisive, condescending, and arrogant. We do not want his type running our country. HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!

Of all the rhetoric that's been spewed in this campaign this is among the most disturbing and REPULSIVE I've seen. John McCain needs to be consistent with his message, reject this immediately, and discipline those involved.

The same old republican party.... Like Forrest said, "Disgusting is as disgusting does."

Really, McCain is in regular communication with Hamas, huh? I wonder who we should actually be worried about??

Call this a premptive strike. It's funny how they conclude that pulling out of Iraq, is somehow a surrender to islamic extremists, and the fight against terrorism. I guess the Bush policy works right? We're at peace, and Bin Laden is dead, right?

The fact that we're borrowing money from Asia, to finance this war doesn't bother them either right? And surely the indefinite period in which John Mccain wants to stay in Iraq, won't cost us anything right?

I could care less that the leader of Hamas favors an Obama election, I care about issues that directly affect the American people, and how the people will prosper again in peace. Trivial things like mentioning that the leader of Hamas likes Obama to be elected, takes attention away from the larger issues that Mccain can't run away from.

1)An unpopular & costly war
2)Largest deficits in American history
3)Teetering economy
4)Job Loss
5)Rising gas costs
6)Devalued dollar

All a direct result of the Bush administration, which many people see John Mccain continuing. That's what he needs to worry about, not silly unwarranted endorsements from radical groups.

Bush 2. Fear monger!

The American people have seen how well John McCain's foreign policy works; they've had it in President Bush the past eight years. We can spend the rest of time refusing to talk or deal with anyone we disagree with, or we can bring in fresh ideas and a new perspective to Washington. It is the Bush policies that have began to erode the power and influence of our nation, and we have a chance to get much of it back in this election.

Obama '08

Disgusting tactics to sway people..well, I think if current administration would have taken more efforts to increase diplomactic relationships with countries than to take agressive military action, we would have been in a better position to maintain peace in the world. Wake up people...the war killed over 1000000 Iraqis and over 3000 American soldiers, for what???? I think Obama will set that right, and McCain will just make it worse.

Oops! McCain just took a bite of mince meat! Wait unil he is actually the mominee and then watch him eat the whole Obama Pie!
Obama doioes not have the experience to lead this countrym much less win a general election. V9ote Hillary. she's tougher than a boot!!

This policy of not speaking to terrorist (i.e. Hamas) what happens when they win official elections in their region? Do we continue not negotiating? Hell I'm not sure we should be pushing Israel for a peace agreement haven't they been fighting since biblical times? (Maybe they need an all out fight).

Also all you Christian fanatics why does all the other religions of the world get along except Islam and Christianity when they both are the children of Abraham? Also the U.S. foreign policy has made hamas stronger, Iraq (Sadam) kept Iran in check, now with this war we destablized the region. Now once again Iran is our problem?

Outrageous, shameful and hypocritical on Sen. McCains part. Inferring a sitting US Senator is directly linked to a terror organization as Hamas.

Very Karl Rove like. Does anybody else find Karl Rove one of the greatest cancers of the American political system?

Typical fear play to scare people into thinking Obama is a terrorist. I don't know what is more sad, that politicains would lie and create these fears, or the morons that actually eat it up.

What the hell has Sen. Obama done or said that makes anyone think that he does not love this country. McCain is using that Repug book that he helped to write.

Hamas does not run this country and has nothing to do with Sen. Obama. Every other country or leader has a preference in the US election.

McCain, take your meds try to get the repugs to contribute to your campaign.

McCain = Fear-mongering and obstinate 'stay the course' delusions for another century.

Obama = Diplomacy and a new way of thinking about the US role in the world.

Is it crazy to think that the "enemy" might be inclined to try for peace too? Didn't we fight the Germans, Italians, Vietnamese and Japanese? Aren't they our friends now?

With all due respect to McCain's service to this country, it's time to change the way we do things. I don't feel confidence in a man who mistakes the differences between Shiites and Sunnis. One never knows if he may mistake others as radicals. "Bomb, bomb, bomb! Bomb, bomb Iran!" is not what the people of this country want. Yet, Senator McCain finds it amusing.

Obama '08

McCain and his hinch men should be ashamed of themselves to imply a vote for Obama is a vote for terriost. I read it as a positive that their is a leader who is willing too sit down and have an open dialogue,something we have hot had from this president or the state department. One sitting at a table does not mean you embrace their views or politics.

If I remember Jesus sit with his enemies (no, I am certainly not saying Mr. Obama is Jesus) what I am saying if the Son of God can meet with those whom disagreed with him how much more should we who are to shadow after him.

"elitists"

Ya, so what? He might like Orange Juice too.. does that mean we shouldn't drink it? Is it really a surprise that pretty much everyone in the world is looking for a change in the party that has defined our foreign policy for the last eight years?

What a ridiculous campaign McCain is running and I can't wait till Obama is officially the nominee and can take him on. The only difference between Bush & McCain is their age. McCain doesn't get the fact that the American people won't fall for the fear tactics again. We're smarter than that at last. It's been a hard lesson but Bush is finally on the way out and we are soooo relieved. No chance he's getting another term in the guise of McCain.

Sorry, let me fix my silly error:

Please note that I recognize my error in the "Diplomacy, reason, and logic are clearly is terrible ways to try to operate foreign policy." statement. It should read:

Diplomacy, reason, and logic are clearly terrible ways to try to operate foreign policy.

a cheap shot, but mcpain in the past has show what a racist he is.

And with "100 years" in Iraq, I'm sure that Osama Bin Laden would support a John McCain presidency. Keeping the current policies in place, we could be on a run to follow the Soviet Union and the Roman Empire, bankrupting ourselves and driving our currency into worthlessness.

If anyone seriously thought that a change in foreign policy would be so drastic as to "surrender to terrorists" or "aid our enemies," then I have reservations about giving them a voter registration card. When the dust settles, our fundamental Middle East policies will remain intact – support for Israel, continued limited military involvement, and a disconnect on how to actually deal with the region.

Self serving.

Wow, I didn't know that trying to work with other people was such a bad thing. Diplomacy, reason, and logic are clearly is terrible ways to try to operate foreign policy. I guess the next time I have a disagreement, I'll be sure to hawk it up and just start throwing punches instead of talking out some differences.

Fear vs. Hope. That's the choice. I will choose Hope and vote for Obama

Ofcourse Hamas wants Obama. He will end wars
and I am sure that he will bring peace in the midle East to.
A state for the Palestinens where they can live in peace with
the Israeli's.
The world will be amazed when they see what Obama can!
He will be respected in the whole world.
There are also a lot of Obama lovers in Europe!
What a diference he wil make after Bush.

Yes he can!

Ted. The Netherlands.

Are you really going there John McCain??

Everyone in the world is DESPERATE to speak to a sane person from our government. You are not it. A president that does not know the difference between Shi'a and Sunni can't be that leader. We already have that kind of leadership.

I know that Barack Obama will stand for Isreal but I aslo know that Barack Obama has a better chance of brokering agreements in a region that is in deep trouble. Sinn Fein was also a terrorist faction but it took sane people to broker an agreement that has allowed the British to live life without the fear of bombs in store fronts. The Irish now have a very prosperous economy and the people also live in a lot less fear of the other side.

It is time for a new page and help the people of Isreal and Palestine to reach an agreement. Barack Obama is that person and you John McCain (the torture candidate) are not.

Soooo- if the leader of Iran says, "I kinda like that McCain", we should all tremble at the thought of supporting the Republican senator...
Oh, no, you don't, not this time. The old politics counts on reactionary responses to fear; they really don't want anyone thinking too much. Thinking people would notice the straits we're in after 8 botched years of 'staying the course' and tax breaks that never trickled down. Get out of the way- we're coming to take our country back. Obama '08

Wow!! I never knew he would stoop this low!!! I will never vote for him!!!!! I have been an Obama supporter, but if Hillary wins the nomination, I will certainly vote for her before I ever vote for this old jerk!!!

Obama '08

Hillary '08

McCain, you need to take a BC powder and go to bed!!!!

dirty politics.

Yeah McCain and John Hagee favors you. I guess his brand of terrorism is ok with you.

Why is it negative that America's enemies may view her positively? McCain has such a warped worldview – he wants this country to be hated! He wants terrorists to target American. It's sick. For the first time, he has officially lost my respect.

Ahhhh yes, the Republican sludge machine....Have they been following the results of Hillary's latest attacks, she dropped in polls accross the board. Newsflash! We cannot send troops to ever nation on the planet McCain. Also despite the tremendous contributions of our soldiers, we see how ineffective and expensive it is to try and enforce our will with tanks and bombs. We're going to learn a new word today republicans...DIPLOMACY. You cannot have a forign policy that's sole focus is nation hopping around the middle east with our combat brigades....While the threat f force should always be a constant and excercised when appropriate, it will not solve the fundamental issues we have in the middle east. CAN WE PLEASE USE OUR HEADS NOT OUR BOMBS IN 2009! This nation needs a wake up call....

What's wrong with you CNN. I'm sure this news is available to you.

April 18, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton added a new trio of superdelegates to her tally on Friday. Jim Florio and Brendan Byrne, endorsed Mrs. Clinton as well as Betty Sutton of Ohio, the district she represents is in northeastern Ohio.

Here comes the fear-mongers on the Republican side.

Now we know for sure who McCain would rather run against in November. If he felt that Clinton was more of a threat they would have come up with something against her the weekend before a major primary. But it's obvious that they don't want Obama to be the nominee since they know they will have a harder time winning against him.

CNN, this is absolutely irresponsible, to have the article text cut off at the fundraising appeal. It has the distinct appearance that CNN is fundraising for McCain.

This isn't newsworthy, but if you continue this, then give equal treatment to Obama's fundraising letters.

My view of John McCain was that he was at least a gentleman despite being out of touch with workable solutions for American problems.
I regret to see the way he is conducting himself. Really, "Give me some money because Hamas spoke positively of Obama. Does it mean to him that Obama is a terrorist? Actually, what he seems to be saying is, "I must wreck the image of Obama because he may win the GE.

jIMMY CARTER TALKING TO HAMAS (LIKE hEZBOLLAH) AVOWED ENEMIES OF ISRAEL AND SUPPORTED BY IRAN IS TALKING TO THE WRONG PEOPLE. iRAN IS THE POWER, MONEY AND WEAPONS BACKER OF THESE TERRORISTS. ALQAEDA MAY NOT
HAVE TRAINING CAMPS IN IRAN BUT THEY STILL GET THE RESOURCES FROM THAT SAME COUNTRY. tHERE IS NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT CARTER CAN CONVINCE HAMAS TO STOP ATTACKING ISRAEL. THE ONLY WAY IS TO STOP IRAN WHICH DESPITE ALL U.N. SANCTIONS HAS SNUBBED ALL THE NATIONS
AND CONTINUES ITS PUSUIT OF NUCLEAR WAEPONS.
OF COURSE NOBODY TALKS OF WAR, BUT IT IS INEVITABLE
THAT AT SOME POINT ISRAEL, EUROPE OR NATO WILL SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TRAGICALLY ALL NATIONS WILL SUFFER
BECAUSE OF THE OIL SHORTAGES THAT WILL FOLLW A MIDDLE EAST WAR WITH IRAN.

Fear mongering

When I am old, I don't want to become complete idiot.

Obama 2008

John Mc Cain needs to crawl back under the rock he crawled out from under. Further-more, he needs to whiten those yellow teeth! I'm sure the Savings and loans would like to see him elected, that crook!

Obviously McCain thinks this is a bad thing.........but in reality it is a good thing if other cultures in the rest of the world look on America as open minded and less warrior-like.

so let me get this right...senator mccain's camp is upset that the hamas thinks that obama's foreign policy makes sense to foreigners like hamas....i repeat...obama's foreign policy makes sense to the people that it will affect. apparently obama is experienced enough in history and culture to make decisions that appeal to the common sense of other cultures. i am in no way condoning hamas, but when you can appeal to the radical to think there's an alternative to fighting then you have a powerful new way to do things.

sure brute force can win a battle but cunning and leadership will win the war. we need to not just change the way we do things we need to elevate the playing field by using our heads and not just our military. do we honestly want a man who almost flunked out of the Naval Academy to be our President? if that's the criteria we want for our leaders then we are in real trouble. it's like george w. all over again...

maybe he could talk to them about the inequalities in Palestine, it may be more effective then the currently employeed tactics of killing one another?

Shameful comments from a player on the bench of old Washington politics. Keep it up McCain, it will only help your demise at the election polls.

Oh and by the way – when are you going to bring up the whole Guantanamo Bay and torture issue? Who authorized and approved it and whether it was within the laws of the Constitution of the United States or not?
Is the Cable News Network playing a role in making sure our rights are not being abused – or does that take too much money and effort?
Well do not call yourself a news organization just call yourself what you are – an entertainment company with some snippets of information that you put out there at the least amount of cost so that it is only responsible to the shareholder and not the stakeholders of the company!

This article is as good as me getting the campaign letter personally. I'm writing my check and sending it in immediately.

McCain in 2008 . . . Experience you can trust.

Clinton / Obama 2008 Experience you can't trust and No experience.

Whether it is his name or the fact he is running against McBush, who cares what Hamas says? Hamas cannot possibly grasp our elections system and whether they like, dislike, support or oppose any candidate for President could not possibly be more irrelevant.

Shameful comments from a from the bench of old Washington politics. Keep it up McCain, it will only help your demise at the election polls.

Personally I do not see the disadvantage that Hamas is willing to speak to Obama, since this would mean Obama is the perfect person to begin Middle East peace talks. McCain is positioning himself with this message as someone who does not seek any dialogue and prefers to just eliminate all 'terrorists' (Hamas is elected by the people of Palistine). With another 8 years of McBush policy this world will turn into an even darker period than we are already in...

OH NOOO!!! Let all the uneducated be scared.... hurry!!! go run to foxnoise people skew the facts

Time for someone to talk about the " real problems" of Obama's campaign. I salute your wisdom and fortitude sir.

The fear drums are starting. So be afraid, be very afraid.

Just one more comment. I went back and looked at the World Net Daily. A couple of years ago, they published an article that soy milk makes you gay. The things I learn from these folks.

Utter stupidity. Jimmy Carter has done more for peace and security in the world than McCain has ever done or ever will do, given his policy stances. The names of the leaders who throughout history shunned dialogue with their opponents – especially when they thought they could beat them militarily – are not names that America should be putting their hats in with: Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon.
All of the presidential candidates need to wake up and realize that there are is a middle ground between blind support for one side and total capitulation to the other. We're going to find that with words, not bombs.

Of course hamas would like Obama. He's an appeaser just like President Carter.

Sen. McCain is like President Bush and Presiden Reagan-bad news for terrorists!!

What a new low in politics. We can either elect someone who will continue the politics as usual of fearmongering or we can elect someone who will not stoop so low as to say the American people are too dumb to know the difference between political sensationalism and the truth. John McCain has lost my respect. Shame on him.

Go Obama go Obama. Atleast other countries can see that this man has the power to unite America for a change.

Obama 08

Is McCain and his clumsy campaign managers that scared of Obama and his ability to raise millions, they have to send such repulsive scare tactics to help their dwindling fundraising capacity?

Shame on McCain, guess we know why Rove was helping him since March.

McCain is jealous because President Carter out shine the Republican. At least we do know that other countries know that Obama is the right man to lead this country. Take note America this is a change. And as far as the November Convention, don't worry but be happy Obama will get the election.Obama 08

I'd like to ask Mr. McCain this question "Senator, did you win the last war you fought in???".

Is this what we really have come to? Parsing words, 2 minute blurbs from random people saying crap that has nothing to do with the realities we are facing. Did you know one of Hitler's chief propagandists said he liked FDR's New Deal, since it changed the attitudes of Americans so swiftly after the Great Depression. Do I care? No. Does it matter? Not really.

Go ahead,print this crap McCain. Go ahead print more superfluous news and disinformation, and whatever clever tricks either parties or candidates have...the reality of our current situation probably wont change . America needs people of good faith and meaningful substance to change the road we are going down...not more of the same. Divide and conquer a country already going down a bad dead end, is that their motto?

I believe the rest of the free world also wants Obama to win...

Then the USA can concentrate on finding Bin Laden. Remember him? The one responsible for 9-1-1...

Shame on McSame and his backers, his policy will leave in in Iraq for 100 yrs and will only end up bankrupting the country, leaving was with a weak military, and surrender us on a silver platter to the very Hamas.

This is the kind of crap we don't need during theses times. McCain is a joke and will loose in the general election........people are now 'hip' to these stupid tactics. what a waste of time and energy.

Absolutely shocking how Senator McCain cannot see beyond the tip of his nose.
The policies of the current administration has not brought PEACE in the Middle East. They asked for elections in Palestine and Hamas won!

So now they call them a terrorist organization and refuse to negotiate with them. They keep changing the bar so that they can keep the War Machinery in full swing and spend American taxpayer dollars with no accountability.
Would McCain like to investigate the waste, fraud and abuse of the money sent to Iraq under the Emergency unfunded funding for the Iraq War.
The NY Times already discovered a $300 million dollar contract given to a 22 year old in Florida – not sure how many more like that are there? So CNN you have a duty as a member of the media to figure out where are our tax dollars going? Do you not?
Obama is not responsible for who endorses him!
And surely Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran are countries that need to be talked to – they were not responsible for 9/11 – our so-called ally Saudi Arabia definitely was. No one is bringing them to the mat – well the ol' Bush Oil connection isn't it?

Yeah of course they want Obama, we ALL want Obama....because "war monger" McCain will want to bomb the crap out of Hamas (and Iran too).

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how bad THAT will turn out.

It's interesting to me that they (Republicans) are trying to spin this as a bad thing! It's no doubt an act of desperation, because McCain would much rather face Hillary in the general then Obama. And it looks like he'll be facing the only true anti-war canidate. With a clear majority (70%) of the country favoring an end to the war, it's going to come down to an easy choice in November.

OBAMA '08.....PEACE '09

If Hamas doesn't support one of our presidential candidate, how can we ask the people in Hamas to stop killing Israeli!

I believe Obama is THE one and Jewish group will want to work with Obama.

Then we will see new peace!

The Civil campaign of McSame didn't last long!!! But that's ok- we have been shown that the more negative the blows- the better Barack Obama does–Bring it on!

Hey, Mac,

The WORLD knows that Barack is for change...the kind of change that will repair the ill will folks like you and Bush want to continue. You are such a phony....imagine....having adulterous affairs and then DUMPING your faithful wife, Carol....how can you call yourself a man of "values", when you conveniently forgot "for better or for worse"....you advocate sending MORE of our troops to their NEEDLESS deaths with a continuation of an evil, unlawful war in Iraq....Barack stands for America's wish to bring our troops HOME alive, not in coffins, or maimed for life!! You are the war monger we will defeat in November!!!
Then we won't haave to put up with your little smirks, exactly like the ones of your hero, Cheney. Good riddance!!!
Guess you can't count on this vote from NH....and there are many more who feel tthe same way!!!!!!!!!!

I love it that John McCain believes what Hamas says about Obama. He's so savvy on foreign policy issues. Maybe he'll believe whatever Hamas says when he's president ... take Hamas at it's word. Is that what a John McCain foreign policy would look like? Isn't it more likely that Hamas would talk up the one candidate they actually don't want in charge of foreign policy, knowing that the other stupid candidates would spread the word? Or is it just me.

. . . and Osama Bin Laden favors McCain.

John McCain please for the sake of the country and its great political system do not start the negative campaign. Who cares if Hamas loves Obama? As long as Obama doesn't love them back. I think you and your campain are not smart enogh to understand this. Your campaign is scared of Obama, but try to challenge it with issues we reall care about.

Obama Nation '08, 2012

Hamas wants the obama to win election. Surprise, surprise, no doubt Jeemee(former terrorist pick president) Carter is over there as I write pushing the obama program and collecting money for his run in the general election. People like Carter, Clinton and now the obama always find foreign cash for their needs.They also find trash for friends. FDR, great friends with Stalin, then we threw away Wan Batista in favor of Castro, now there was a great exchange, then along came Carter and threw away the Shah of Iran to get in bed with Hamas, another smart move. Now we have the obama, where will this creep take us? Wake up America.

So McCain would continue the Bush failed policy by trying to marginalize other countries and not trying diplomacy. Same old tired Washington policies which have not worked. When has Obama said he would yeild to "Islamic extremeist".

Better to bomb, bomb Iran....

Have you noticed the McClintons don't wear flag pins?? Wonder which one will be the first to sport one!

Saying that the Hamas supports Mr. Obama is like saying the KKK Supports Mr. McCain. It should not have any relevance! Mr. McCain's campaign ought to be ashame of themselves and this stunt is definitely going to back-fire on them!

Let's see how long it'll take Billary's campaign to repeat that same line. Great job, McBush!

Reality is that the whole world whatever their politics or religion prefers Obama. They know that Hilary Clinton can't be trusted and that John McCain though he may do it differently has a quicker hair trigger than Georgie, boy President, even quicker then the King of Evil Dick Cheney.

What a bunch of Bull from the 15 trillion dollar man MCCBUSH

OMG, that's a total joke!

The saddest thing is: They would not send out something like that if there were not some people stupid enough to really see that as an argument

The republicans have the edge when it comes to Obama, just like they did on John Kerry.

They wont have the edge on Hillary.

Ps. typical white person #33461

Hillary or Mccain 08

GET REAL !!! Have you not learned ANYTHING from the way the Clinton people have been trash talking???? I SINCERELY HOPE you will continue the tactics of mudslinging. This will be such a one sided victory for Barack. Good Bye Republicans -–

Really, what good is having enemies if they don't bitterly hate you? Just think of what would happen if we were willing to talk to them like human beings. Some of them might not even want to kill us anymore! But then, we wouldn't get to kill them, or blame problems/weather events/our own incompetence on them.

No, the answer is clearly to have at least one group that we can cut talks with, not negotiate with, and demonize via political rhetoric. You need someone to compare your opponent to besides Hitler, after all!

I hear they like our movies and KFC. Thanks for playing but I'm not buying. American make their own choices.

John – win some – lose some. McCain just lost my support. This is the kind of garbage that HRC and Bush are known for. Fear-mongering – nice touch, McCain.

You have lost my family's votes.

Disappointing as you should know Americans are tired of this "live in fear" agenda.

McCain may definately get the votes of those that are stupid and ignorant; However he'll loose this election becouse most of us are fed up with Republican Party's distraction from real issues facing American people. Maybe you should go and film another season of "Dum & Dumer" with your mentor "W".

He's saying that so people will vote for Hillary and then he can beat her. Does he think that people will actually believe that? Please...

Didn't think it could happen but old man McCain is lower than Bush!

This is a non-issue...no matter what Hamas wants, Obama has already labeled them a terroist organization, this is a vain attempt to smear Obama....
Obama has denounced Carter meeting with Hamas...
and Obama-not having judgment is laughable Mr. McCain !!!
You sir plan on contiuning a war that should have never been fought to begin with...you are promoting a war and ignoring the real enemy , that wasn't in Iraq to begin with...so get a clue McCain....
You talk about surrender...BS Mr. McCain...how long would you have us go for the sake of a so called victory...you would take us to the gates of hell...and this American sure doesn't want to go there....Mr. McCain...why don't you go retire with Bush to Shady Glen
God Bless President Barack Obama

Everyone is open to change and a peaceful world.

American's only know what the federal government and media feed them. There is so much more American's don't know.

So, if one man wants to bring peace and change to a world on the brink of widespread disorder ... then so be it. Communication is the key to any relationship moving forward with change.

I want to live in a world that is safe, peaceful, and radiates equal legitimate opportunity for all.

I am proud to an American and just as proud to support Senator Obama and his run for the white house.

War Mongerers!!!

Hmmm Carter meets with Hamas. Hamas, our mortal enemy, meets with Obama. Carter is seen as anti-Israel, as is Hamas. Hamas doesn't endorse somebody unless they know its to their advantage. I'm not liking the connections.

Is McCain insinuating that Barack Obama is a terrorist????

Why doesn't he just come out and ask him directly if he is working with al Qaeda to overthrow the free world!?

right???

swill

McCain is disgusting. His campaign has no shame. He is taking to the kind of fear mongering that has gotten this country in the Iraq mess.

Bush supported democratic elections that helped Hamas gain power in Palestine. That's another bad judgement from the Republicans. Did McCain know that? Hamas wants peace as much as Israel wants peace in the region. If Obama's foreign policy can bring lasting peace in the middle East (not hundred years of war like McCain wants it) who wouldn't go for it. Even a terrosist group can be tired of killing. It just shows that Obama is the right person to restore America's credibility and respect in the world. We have been waging wars and invading countries for decades, all it brought us is terrosist attacks on our soil. When are we going to understand that it's time for change, change for another type of foreeign policy based on dialogue, not "Cowboy Diplomacy".

This psychological terrorism being played out in america by republicans needs to stop. This is the same sort of thing that George W. bush did. Anyway, who says talking with your enemies is a bad thing? maybe you could work out a peaceful solution to your problems instead of having over 4000 Americans getting killed.

It is sad that Senator McCain thinks the opinions of Hamas should be relevant to American voters. It is naive of him to think that their published views are to be taken at face value.

McCain is a fearmonger. His intent is to try to scare Americans, much like Bush scared Americans, by trying to tie Obama with Hamas. Americans fell for it in 04 when they re-elected Bush. I sincerely hope they won't fall for it again.

Nonsense!

This is just plain stupid.

one nation under god!!!! wrote "I think the legal voting age should be raised to 25.The immaturity of the obama supporters on here smacks of spoiled college brats.Talk to me about obama when youve been in the real world kiddies."

So you think it's OK for 18 to 25 year olds to die serving our country in the military, but not OK them to vote! Are you kidding me!

It's not just Hamas that wants him elected. Many of us want someone who is big enough and brave enough to sit down with the enemy. Nixon went to China remember? The US always had a relationship with the Soviets, whom Reagan called the "evil empire".
Seems like we need some bravery back in the Whitehouse. The current administration has let terrorists know that we are afraid to carry water bottles and nail clippers on airplanes, that we are afraid of shoes and scissors and nipple rings! They also seem to be scared of Hamas it would seem. A President is a representative, and people want that representative to solve problems and bring peace. If that means talking to people you are angry with then so be it. If married people can manage this task, surely McCain can?

Is there anyone who doesn't favor Obama? I don't get the point.

So much for respectable campaign. You just lost my vore Sen. McCain.
Your campaign should be ashamed of itself. This is propaganda and fear tactics. How much are you paying karl Rove for this kind of disgusting toilwet paper? GO OBAMA O8

Why did the Clinton News Network post this twice?

Finally! Something everyone on this planet can stand behind. We all hate John McCain! Obama '08, it's time to repair this world.

So because Hamas had something positive to say about Obama the American people should take that opinion to heart and vote for him? I couldn't give a rats behind what their position or opinion is because I have my own and I would hope the rest of America does too.

These are the same idiots who think Bush is the world's best leader? Wow, how can one party be dominated by such idiots? Where are the "intelligent republicans"..or is that just another oxymoron?

Looks like the Republicans have decided that Obama will be the easier Democrat to beat in the fall and are focusing their attacks on him. They know he can’t take the heat of these kinds of attacks. They know that he’ll just whine about them and call them irrelevant (looking arrogant every time he does it). They know that he will look annoyed when reporters ask him about them again and again. They’ll cast him as the elitist candidate of bitterness and anti-Americanism and they will defeat him in November.

Hillary ’08

I honestly can't believe Americans are basically tearing down all attempts to make peace with Hamas. They criticize Jimmy Carter for wanting to meet with Hamas to talk peace. They criticize Obama for their ALLEGED comments about his foriegn policy.

WAKE UP PEOPLE. This battle with terrorism is not going to be won with bullets and tanks. We need a true diplomatic solution, a solution Obama has been pushing since day 1 of his campaign.

Hasn't the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us anything?

But Hamas might say differently now that Obama has confirmed he would not meet with them, as they are not a government, but a terrorist group... Maybe they will go for McCain?

The problem with American politics is that there are too many skirt-wearing men and babies adorned in suits and ties involved. When will the strain that has dominated the political landscape grow up? The best things that can happen is for the nation to elect a real leader who can convinced the rest of the world we are willing to listen and talk to them. This idiotic approach of marginalizing those whom we don't see eye-to-eye with has produced no dividends. The last thing we need is for the likes of a grumpy 72-year-old sitting at the helm at this crucial juncture in our nations history.

These are the same idiots who think Bush is the world's best leader? Wow, how can one party be dominated by such iditos? Where are the "intelligent republicans"..or is that just another oxymoron?

THIS is why we need change like Obama! As I recall, McCain had some very questionable actions in the 80's (Keating Five) that led to the rich getting richer and the rest of us being left paying THEIR bills.

And was it not Mr. McCain himself who accused Falwell's comments right after 9-11 of being disgraceful and yet only recently said, no Falwell's comments were not that bad?

I don't know about the rest of this country, but I'm sick of the bullying, holier than the rest of the world attitude our government has taken over the last 30 years. How can we hope for peace when our elected 'leaders' won't even talk to people they don't like? You're not on a school playground, folks, you're supposed to be leading out nation and that means putting aside personal opinions and talking to those you may not like!

Thankfully it seems we, the voters, are far more intelligent than many politicians have given us credit for over the years and finally we can prove that.

Why do McCain and HIllary hate Obama so much? Because he represents change that would take away their power and destroy their egos!

This is exactly the type of President we don't need anymore. Haven't we have had enough fear mongering for 8 years...shame on Mc Cain. I thought he had more integrity than this...

And so begins the Republican campaign of "Scare Tactics"...you know, the kind of scare tactics that Karl Rove used on McCain in the 2000 South Carolina primary. Silly Republicans, will you ever change?

How long until Hillary makes this one of her talking points?

Completely disgusting. Fear mongering at its worst.

Hamas wants Obama... so does the RNC for the General Election.

Why would Wexler think that McCain would join forces with his Democratic opponent? seems like a pretty naive request, even with the political undertones.

Why doesn't CNN update it's Superdelegate count? Clinton has 1501 on all the other news sources.

Hillbilly views of foreign relations must end now!

Voting for John McCain is voting for another four years of backwards progress.

Remember when America used to be the "good guy"?

So I beg all of you Americans out there who are tired of this country's direction...stand up and so something about it and tell John McCain and his backwards, strong-arm militaristic political views to go back to Arizona and live with the rest of his gun toting friends because this is the 21st Century and "wild west politics" don't fly anymore...not after Bush and his goons have destroyed this country!

Things like this are only a sign that Obama's foreign policy stance will have a direct diplomatic affect on nations and organizations in the middle east and beyond.

The world wants America back as a leader, not a continuation of failed visions and failed policies. This election is bigger than just the United States. I feel there is a lot more on the line here. The world wants Obama and for good reason. Do the right thing in '08.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!! I'M GLAD ITS STARTING BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN BEGIN TO SEE OBAMA IN ACTION AGAINST MCCAIN!! no more doubts!!!
OBAMA 08
P.S BILIARY SUPPORTERS JUST BECAUSE OBAMA HASN'T BROUGHT HILARY'S DIRT 2 LIGHT DOESN'T MEAN ITS NOT THERE SO STOP TRYING TO PRETEND SHES THE MOST ELECTABLE...

Such despicable tactics from McCain's camp further reinfoces my belief that the current republican party is only concerned with propagation fear, isolating our nation, and straining the socio economic disparty that exists in our country.

The republican party, using fear, has stepped all over hardworking American's backs for the last 8 years and has left the country 10 years behind from where it started. Aided by 300bil+ expenditure in Iraq, destabilizing politics in the middle east, the US economy is facing a combination of high inflation and strong recession. The real value of a 70,000$ family income is probably something like 40,000 7 years ago.

If McCain really wants to win, he should be sending us a message of how he will be solving these domestic problems.

And with regards to Hamas favoring Obama. Most states / groups have their own best interests in mind. Having Obama as president will make the world a better place, which is a BIGGER PIE for everyone, both good and bad.

Not surprizing that McCain's people would use this type of ludicrous scare tactic. Since Bush and his warmongers have not been able to settle the Middle East , perhaps it might be a positive that Hamas might respect a new president like Obama, and actually be willing to negotiate to with him and abandon their position to destroy Israel.

Bin Laden endorsed Bush for the second term. No wonder: Bush did EVERYTHING that Al Qaeda was hoping for... So will McSame.

What the hell? That must be the lowest attack of all this campaign season. If there's any sense to McCain he'll fire the guy writing that.

Here we go. It's started already. The McCain camp should be ashamed of such tactics.

Obama 08

McCain was and is a giddy cheerleader for the illegal war in Iraq and the debacle that is our current foreign policy. How dare he attack Obama on foreign policy?

McCain will never surrender. That's right. He's of the past and will bring us down in his mire of backward thinking, fierce ignorance of the present world, and loyalty to himself.

Dear CNN readers: Does anyone really fall for this kind of Rove-ian crap?

I think this is what you are talking about Iris...

John McCain is George W. Bush wrapped up in wrinkles. Anyone who wants eight more years of the disaster we have have in the White House under Bush is out of touch with reality. The whole world, including Hamas, wants America to be rid of the Bush cancer that has eaten away at America's values and strengths. John McCain, authorize no more of this type of campaign smear and politics by fear, we Americans are sick of it.

This is absolutely absurd that McCain would say something like this. First of all, politics have gotten way out of hand. McCain is using dirty politics to try to get elected over Obama because he is threatened by Obama. Secondly, I am not opposed to having a president that fudamentalists like- maybe they won't attack us. If they like Obama, it is because he is open minded and wants to make peace.

In other news, people whose IQ < 50 overwhelmingly support McCain. Disturbed? You should be...McCain is an absolute disaster waiting to happen.

Yep, there you have it... If folks thought George W. Bush's swift boating by proxy was despicable, the McCain Camp has taken it to another level. Sadly enough, most of the electorate will fall for it. Politics of fear has always been a successful tactic in garnering votes and mustering political power, lest not us forget what happened to those Powers that got power through that avenue....

Hitler, Mussolini, the Russian Hackery, George W Bush, and soo much more.

Their legacy, or lack thereof, goes down in tars and feathers,

9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11....9/11.........

Well, it worked for Bush!

How low will this man go?

I thought McCain to be little more intelligent than this and was thinking voting him if Hillary is the nominee.

may be I better stay home in november if Hillary steal the nomination.....

This is amazing! Yet another reason not to vote for.......John McCain!! Wasnt he the one that was going to take the high moral ground? Why doesn't anyone bring up the fact that Mr McCain voted against the MLK holiday? I believe that he later stated that he really didn't know the impact the Dr King had on our country. McCain is trying to win by inciting fear of minorities and of religions other than his version of Christianity!!

A new low for McCain/Bush

What a relief. I was worried, the way some people were talking, that this might be a presidential campaign dominated by talk about issues and sober comparisons of plans and philosophies. Then I would have to think and that always makes me tired.

Thank goodness for the familiar content-free slime tactics and fear mongering! I wouldn't know what to do if I had to think.

McCain is right on in raising this issue.
When an enemy prefers a candidate it tells you alot of the candidate.
Obama wants to change the SOUL of America, something I could never support.
I personally would challenge Obama's patriaotism any day!

well I'm sure it will be very soon that we will hear this garbage out of Clinton's mouth as well. We all know she's in bed with the Republicans, guess that's understandable since her husband is usually in bed with someone else.....

So, McCain's true colors are already showing with the old and discredited tactic of "rule by fear". New face, but the same disgusting Bush/Cheney/Rove regime.

News flash for your neo-con buddies, Mr. McCain, we're Americans and we will not be "terrified" by you or any other extremist group.

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I have to agree with McCain here.

If he becomes president, "he will never surrender" quote. We will never have peace. There will be war with Iran, for sure. Peace and diplomacy are not even in his vocabulary. Hate between races will increase even more than it has been done with Bush's policies and his Iraq war because of his desire for war.

In regard to Hamas and Israel, those people need to solve their differences. The problem is that they do not recur to diplomacy, and someone like Macain won't teach them diplomacy.

And even worse, once the country is ruined with a guy that know a nothing about economy like McCain, we will not be able to defeand even from Cuba.

So I think McCain better shut up. I would not vote for a McCain in a million years.

go Obama, and if not Obama, Hillary

Yes. USA needs to elect a president who is not liked by anyone. Who cares who the Hamas likes or not likes. Let's ask who does Saud-Arabia likes or how about a European nation? Let's see the polls for John McCain in Europe.

Mccain plans on continuing the Bush Regime's "wreckless dishonesty".

There id no group in the world, that is moderate and tolerent of others like Native Americans. You have silanced us for centuries – what about me or my comments need to be moderated? Lake Hart

I think America needs to wake up before we are fooed into thinking Obama has Amwrica's future at heart. He does not know the country he has been born into. He seems to want to make an example of America by making America the target where we will appear weak because he appears to be weak in the way he thinks and believes. Anyone who has set under the teaching of a hate filled anti American so called preacher for 20 years and has gone along with his teaching and even brought his children up under thay type of hate cannot be good for our Country. He does not have any military background, does not really know how the real core of America works and things and I believe will try to bond with thse extremist countries and leaders to try and make a name for himself as a man of peace when it is clearly he will not be a man of peace if he tries to form a relationship with extremisnt rulers who only know force and live by violence without regard for the human life.

Yeah, of course. Because they know if John McCain is elected, the US will continue its policy of destruction, occupation, and failure, and we will dig our own graves.

So it's bad to favor talking over fighting?

WOW, and people are still planning to vote for McCain over Obama if Hillary is not elected. Really people. Really??

In this single thing, I agree with Hamas. I prefer Obama too, over any low-down, sneaky republican warmonger.

This is why Obama will lose in November. Clinton critism and debate is nothing compared to what is coming. And it is going to bad when the neo-cons start inventing real scary stuff.

Go Hillary – she can take this kind of stuff and not get flustered.

Plus I noticed they didn't deny it was true – that has been an Obama pattern. Do not say whether something is true or not – just throw a lot of words at something. Usually that just angers people.

Clinton on the other hand accepts her past and actions and also explains why things were done in a certain way.

I can't wait for BO to be handed his hat so he and his followers can all head for the caves.

BO is right – you stink!

Unfortunately, people have yet to realize that Barack Obama is a reincarnation of Jimmy Carter. It's so silly that he claims that he is so different, when democrats elected that horrible democrat on the heels of terrible republican administration (Nixon) and in a national and global political climate that was almost exactly the same. And yet, history will again repeat itself because so many people never learn. *sigh*

McCain has reached to lowest of the lows. Scare tactics!

CNN you guys are way slow on this. Fox news has this reported since yesterday. The day before an audio was published where Hamas stated the quote.

I can't wait for BO to ge handed his hat so he and his followers can all head for the caves.

BO is right – you stink!

P.S. And don't you people DARE tell me that it's not as simple as sitting down and talking through our differences with the other side, because it is, it really is that simple! And somewhere inside yourselves you know it is too.

Wow... I thought McCain was promising a different type of campaign, devoid of dirty attacks like this. Typical Republican. A fear monger and hypocrite.

Nice propaganda from the McCain team. He must have learned it from 5 years in Vietnam.

But seriously, even if this were true, to be able to have a dialog with leaders (who were democratically elected) who have been murdering themselves and others, Obama could engineer a peace in the middle east.

What we need in this world is not more anger and brinksmanship, but understanding and compromise. We cannot just set these ridiculous standards of no diplomacy whatsoever because Nothing will get done. This is proven by the last 40 years!

Let us elect someone who will change the world for the better.

Let us elect sombody with the vision to see beyond the politics and attacks that are designed to make you afraid.

Let us become friends with everyone in the world! including arabs! and end the war on terror. If they stop hating us, they will stop wanting to kill us.

Hope,

Obama

2008

Very cheap campaign your running Senator McCain. You should be a shame of yourself acting such a way at such an age....Retire

Wow. I looks Like John McCain is talking out of both sides of his mouth. So much for not playing dirty huh, McSame.

Get the memo, Dide. This is the crud we're tire of.

Research suggests that significantly more racists belong to the Republican part than the Democratic party– does this disqualify the party of you? No, and b/c it doesn't, neither should unsolicited support disqualify Obama. get real McCain, don't play with our minds, stick to the essentials!

Karl Rove might as well have said it himself. Remember how in ' 04, how the terrorists allegedly wanted the Democrats to win? This is not a new trick but hopefully this time people will not fall for it. Terrorism is not getting better with Republicans in power. McCain can't continue to simultaneously be a maverick and a typical fear-mongerer forever. Eventually he's going to have to pick one and then his poll numbers will inevitably drop as people realize they were being played. (On an unrelated topic, it's pretty shameless of him to continue fundraising, since he's way past his public financing limits for the primary.) Shame on you, John McCain, for being no better than the very criminals who treated you terribly in the 2000 campaign and you are now desperate to please.

It's about time CNN ran this it's been on Fox for the last couple of days, This is the Great Foreign policy offered by Barack Obama love thy neighbor of the Clinton years. For those who don’t mine being attacked by the enemy Like the First world trade center bombing during the Clinton years and navy being attacked in the last years of the Clinton administration.

The McCain camp should learn for Hillary that the "mud slinging" will not work on Obama

Hamas want him because they know they can take advantage from him?

John McCain wouldn't surrender? He was a P.O. W., 5 1/2 yrs at the Hanoi Hilton; Gave Up Flag and Colors in Lieu of His Skin. At his Age , He needs to wash out His Mouth with Soap and Water !
Now a self Professed Hero.
If You Believe and Vote for this Turkey, You been There done That via G.W, Bush and the P.N.A.C. Go for It !!
Also, Euro @ 1.62, British Lb. @ 1.99 vs Dollar; Whew, Beautiful, way to Go !

GOP should listen to Barak Obama and try some changes in their ways too.Promoting diplomacy, talking to our enemies, engauging them – that is change. Continued killing, excluding and segregation did not work in the USA and will not work in a global environment, either – unless your only focus is to sell arms and amunitions and to create moer enemies! Give peace a chance! Treat others fair and right and just and we will have peace and paradice right here in America – the homeland of my forefathers for thousands of generations. Sincerely, Lake Hart, a Native American Writer.

Suck it up, Wexler, Obama, et. al

Stop calling other people divisive when you set already set the negative tone of this campaign.

I hope every American will do what is right and choose a president that refuses to affiliate with or pander to terrorists, of all colors and religions.

I don't understand why is so much noise about HAMAS.
Hamas is also a elected Govern body for PALASTINE.
I think we need to learn how to respect other people.

You sure know how to twist things to your favor.

Could this be misdirection? Maybe it's really Senator Clinton they don't want....?

One more thing my fellow democrats. I see a lot of comments about "if my candidate doesn't get the nomination, I'm voting Republican". We all love our favorite but another 4 years of Bush politics is not going to make you feel better.

This could mean that Hamas will talk to an American and there could be headway made in ending or decreasing much of the violence. My uncle used to say that the best way to make a friend out of an enemy was to invite then to dinner. I find the logic pretty powerful especially since the current policies have failed miserable.

Wow! So we can see Mc Cain is going to hit Obama below the belt. If he thought ABC was tough on him, he had better start growing a second and a third skin because the Repulican machine is going to come at him hard.

Guess we now know who McCain fears most.

Aaaaaaaand, so what, what is your point? Lots of distasteful folks want Hillary to win, and many also want you to win. Please, focus on what you can to do improve the US and the world and stop playing games.

This is pathetic. This is exactly the kind of asinine, juvenile politics that have come to mar this campaign. These politicians have such a low opinion of American voters that they feel we can be swayed by petty, disingenuous slurs tossed at their opponents. The sad reality is far too many people will fall for this crap.

Yes, it is much better to continue with George W.'s foreign policy of only talking about America's enemies and fanning anti-American opinions, then it is to engage the enemy and try to work with them to change their hateful, counter-productive ways. You offer no change from W's policies and this is sad.

Aaaaaaaand, so what, what is your point? Lost of distastesful folks want Hillary to win, and many also want you to win. Please, focus on what you can to to improve the US and the world and stop playing games.

Then in 1993, the New World Order was established as a legitimate national agenda – by a socialist Democrat, Bill Clinton. People of the United States beware who you vote for in this election....

If you read your bible in regards to the end of days , you would see more about the :

NEW WORLD ORDER : BOTH JOHN MCCAIN,GEORGE BUSH AND THE CLINTONS ARE ALL PART OF THIS ORDER .

YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BUY OR SELL WITHOUT THE NUMBER......

DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THE NEW WORLD ORDER

Barack Obama is the only one who would help up lift this blessed country..... vote for him with a pure heart....

STOP THE NEW WORLD ORDER !!!!!

Vote Barack Obama

This is exactly why I won't vote for McCain...the old politics of fear! Remember, Bush, Al Qeida wanted John Kerry. McCain has become Bush Junior...I have historically liked McCain but as he moves forward he is moving closer to Bush everyday – And, have we not had enough of that? Take a look at this country before Bush and look at it today. Enough said!

disgusting... i hope Americans don't fall for this type of campaigning once again.

oh no, a president who would "hold talks" with other countries and pursue diplomatic efforts? I'm sure we would all donate $50 to avoid THAT

While I do support Hamas: The Bush administration wanted a free and open election, and as soon as that was accomplished, and Hamas won, they backed the other candidate and refused to recognize Hamas. [That is the bush administration's view of a FREE & DEMOCRATIC ELECTION.] As long as you vote for someone that we (USA) can control and is friendly to us, we will go along with it.

While Hamas may or may not like Obama, this is one well educated black lady that does not support Obama, and their are many, many more like me.

Regarding Senator McCain's use of this issue, and the veracity of the claim that Hamas likes Obama is really unknown at this point, in a fund raising capacity is deplorable; it is a typical Republican beneath contempt politics...

wow talk about a battle on two fronts. that is ridiculous .... this campaign is just nasty and we haven't even found a democratic nom.

Hamas prefers Obama as US President??? DID YOU SEE THAT!

Great news for Hillary, as well as for all freedom loving people of the United States, and the entire world. Now we know who to vote for!

Obviously, Hamas sees Obama as someone THEY can control, one who fits into their own plans for this world – bad news for the USA.

We definitely don't need a President adding to our problems, due to not only his thin resume and paucity of experience, but now his ENDORSEMENT from Hamas!

Without a doubt, the doggedness, tenacity, and determination that Hillary has exhibited during this campaign makes her our best bet for President. She's the more qualified one to handle this RED HOT WORLD we live in, ready to explode into "who-knows-what!"

She's the one who has my CONFIDENCE – and MY VOTE!

As a Democrat, I'm ashamed of Sen. Obama's lack of foreign policy understanding

I find it interesting that CNN failed to report the Hamas endorsement, and has yet to report what hamas fully said. Instead they first report it as an aatck from John Mccain. Hamas did actually endorse Obama, and said they believe Obama is lying ot the American people i norder to get elected.

This is OUTRAGEOUS and an insult to ALL Americans! I guess John McCain has chosen to join the "Swift-Boaters" instead of stand up against them. He (and the Republicans) have shown their racist and prejudice colors early! SHAME on you John McCain!

Who cares what Christian Ferry or Hamas favor or like. We americans are electing our President to govern our own and beloved country.
We do not like neither Christian Ferry's nor Old Man, John Mcccain's TERROR TACTICS with an immature idea and approach to siphon money, for what ?
We better give our donations to needy children rather than to corrupt politician like OLD MAN, JOHN McCAIN.

So Hamas likes Obama, so does the majority of the US and the rest of the world. I guess siding with Obama means we are siding with Hamas? Nice try. Our policy of "were not going to talk to you unless you do what we say first" sounds like something that comes from my 5 year old who is being taught otherwise.

Obama '08

Otherwise, even though I really don't like her, Hillary!

Is McCain sure it's Hamas? I know he gets Sunnis mixed up with Al Queda and amnesty mixed up comprehensive reform

So much for running a respectful campaign, McSame.

Sounds like the kind of attacks that will really do Obama in.....He can not win in the general election.....then his wife can go back to not being proud of her country.

"""""""AMERICA"""""""
WAKE UP !!!!!!! YOU ARE ABOUT TO MAKE THE BIGGEST
MISTAKE EVER WITH """""O….AMA"""""

DO NOT FORGET WHAT NOSTRADAMUS SAID

""""""""""""" ISLAM IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER """"""""""

CNN IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE TRUTH
THEN DO NOT LET THIS THROUGH

That didn't take long.
Please look at the archives and read the vitriolic things said about HRC by the Obama supporters . Do they honestly believe that Clinton supporters like me will stand behind this guy after all of this?
So before you Obama supporters go to write something nasty about Senator Clinton: Stop. Take a deep breath and say to yourself: "We need her supporters if we are going to win." Don't give me speeches. Look at the Electoral map. Study it and maybe start being nice if you really believe in this man.
McGovern, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, Kerry-Not a good track record.
One Democrat won: Clinton. (and he did it twice!) At least give them that respect. If you think Hillary had nothing to do with his success, you are kidding yourselves.

It's clear that the McCain campaign will continue to pursue the same failed policies of the current administration. Why would we as a country want to continue with a policy that has created even more instability in the Middle East. Enough is enough...

Yea and like Mc has a plan as good as bush....lets see who likes his vision of the future... war and more war.. waste of time and resources but we can sell beer to the troops...bud of course.

Is this what we have to look forward to from McCain??

I'm too disappointed for words

Would John McCain send the same email if his opponent were a white guy from a family that came over on the Mayflower? I doubt it. What a cheap scare tactic. I previously respected John McCain. Now I do not.

FEAR TACTICS...JUST LIKE THE ONE BUSH USED. WE WILL NOT BE DECEIVED AGAIN

It's good to know that the McCain camp is in direct talks with Hamas.....

The whole world would prefer that Obama win. They are tired of the bullying policies of the Bush administration and fear that McCain would continue those policies. Why would Hamas be any different?

The McCain campaign obviously wants to make Obama look pro-terrorist–I'm surprised they didn't use his middle name while they were at it. Congratulations to the McCain campaign for engaging in the modern version of accusing your opponent of being communist.

It's nice to know the Straight Talk Express isn't engaging in any of the "reckless dishonesty" that Obama does (you know, like directly quoting your opponent and responding to the quote).

This dude is crazy. How come nobody bring the story that Mc Cain's Grand father was one of the KKK leaders. Hiow can anyone trust that guys now.

McCain..you are such a looser and you are fit for nothing..angry old silly man....what's in your mind? to spoil the economy by spending more on war..you idiot

I understand that politics is a contact sport but this is absolutely despicable.

Issuing a communication that seeks to elicit the hatred and fear of a terrorist organization to achieve a domestic politcal outcome is low even by our political standards. Senator McCain, I am Democrat and you sir, are better than this.

And if Hizballah came out and approved of John McCain, then what? This the latest of ridiculous political tactics among many that I've seen in this campaign.

McCain represents an old America...an America afraid to TALK to people. It's time to turn the page.

If this is how McCain is going to run his campaign, then he has lost 'on day one'

Obama intends to befriend others around the world which will make for good relationships with them and therefore, little or no ant-American sentiments.

Believe me so long as you HATE people, or worse go to their homes and blow them up, you will always have extreme enemies.

But on the other hand, if you take the first step to love people, human nature shows that for the most part, they will at least like you back.

It is up to the American people to join John McCain in alienating people or Barack Obama in bringing them together. This debate, we the supporters of Obama very much look forward to with McCain.

So what is up with you not releasing your wife's tax records? What are you trying to hide? Yes it is true that Kerry didn't release his wife's either, but in case you've forgotten, he lost too.

The hidden message is 'American camp says America wants Obama'.

So the outrageous has begun very early.

Actually, polls show that people all over the world are in favor of Obama over McCain by a wide margin. Hopefully, CNN will point this out as well.

McCain and the Republican political hit squads can say anything they want. We won't be fooled again. McCain's efforts are in vain and a waste of time and money considering his embreace of Bush and the horrendous damage Bush has done to this country during his presidency. End of story.

Excellent! Even though I dont support Hamas, I do support a leader that brings hope rather than division among the international community. It seams to me that McCain is just more of Bush's policy.

Since when was it ok to fabricate stories about another candidate and send them out as if it were something official. I am glad CNN also told what other headlines were on the website to show that it is nothing more then a tabloid and more then likely McCain and his people could have whatever they want up as headlines. I think in the general election McCain is no match for Obama. We can't afford 4 more years of Bush type antics.

CNN,

Why did you revise this entry–based on absurd propaganda–in McCain's favor? He extracted this quote–spoken in the parlance of a moronic robot–from some NeoCon website that has a penchant for perpetuating xenophobic crap like this all the time.

McCain: once Maverick turned Mini-Bush

No matter his angle, us true Hillary supporters still dont respect McCain. It's all about Hillary. We dont like Obama either, but only because we both want the same thing. after the election, Democrats will still be united... but McCain will still be America's liberal "Republican". LOL...

i'm going to say this like with the new movie speed racer go obama go obama go obama goooo!!!!

is this for real? from the straight-talk express? what a joke.

Don't you think this might just be a BIG GOOD inorder to change Hamas into compliance?

post this one more time please..i didnt get it the first two

This tactic of saying that a group like Hamas would like Senator Obama to win is so much like the campaign of George Bush in 2004. This is a detestable tactic and now McCain has lost any shred of respect I had left for him. We want to hear what a candidate will do for the country and how they will solve our current problems. The average American is really tired of these dirty politics ploys!!

Democrats Abroad in 158 of 160 countries voted 2-to-1 for Obama in its worldwide primaries.
Americans in the US have given him the lead in primaries and caucuses as well as opinion polls showing he will beat McCain.
Non-Americans all over the world are keen to see the US choose the best President for us, but also the best President of the rest of the world.
I live abroad and travel extensively.
Non-Americans believe our President is the President of the World.
They beleive Obama's policies will restore US credibility and moral authority which are essential to world stability.
If Hamas agrees with this view, then Obama would have a good chance of getting them to the negotiation table to work out peace in the Middle East.
Obama is respected and trusted.
I cannot believe Republican donors are dumb enough to fall for this fund-raising ploy.

I wonder if Obama watched all those bitter people come out to see the pope today. Wow,all that bitterness in one place. How much hate there must have been in that crowd for anyone that was different from them. Politics of hope and change, ridicule religion, white people, America, and anything it stands for. No thanks!

First off, Hillary is the truth...McCain is crud. I like McCain so much, I named my pet Gerbil "McCain". LOL

Hillary and Nader, baby. All the way. (screw McCain and his GW Bush tactics)

go barack obama go!!

Sen McCain and his campaign staff should be ashamed of themselves. What they're doing is like someone declaring that the Ku Klux Klan or the Nazi party wanted to see him win the US presidency.

As Sen Obama has been saying, we are tired of this divisive type of politricks.

Simply disgusting.

I used to respect McCain. What a scumbag.

Lets see, we have a Democratic party running a candidate endorsed by Hamas, at the very time that another Democrat is MEETING WITH HAMAS, and the Obama supporters think it's playing dirty to point out the differences between the parties.

Obama is supported by hamas, wants to hold direct meetings with Ahmadinejad, wants to surrender to Al Qaeda in Iraq, etc..

Yes, it is fair to bring this up, in fact it is critical that we do!

It is kind of ironic. The former prisoner of war says he will never surrender

This is disgusting but you know what? The real John McCain stands up. Never mind the straight talk express, this is the REAL guy. A man who curses his wife, swears at other senators and who yes, hugged GW Bush after they slandered his family! Oh wait, he humiliated Chelsey Clinton to curry favor with fellow Republicans. YES WE CAN defeat this man if MSNBC stops cutting down Obama. Chris Matthews is just jealous!

What a nonsense? Hamas wants Obama?
The only thing I know is that the real war heroes are those who bring victory home not those who buy their mismanagements fall in enemies' hands.

That is a real pity on McCain! He twists and fabricates such a story is evidently an effort to stir up ignorant people's irrational fear!

I thank all women and men who servce for our country. My heart acks for McCain's years imprisoned when he servced our country.

BUT, does John McCain know anything else other than WAR and FIGHT?

Do you have to be so EVIL in your enamy's eyes that they can only utter hate and resentment of every cell of your existence? How does this qualify you to lead our country and the world?

John McCain, what do you know about PEACE?

John McCain is a WARMONGER!

I think all those years in the Arizona sun fried McCain's brain...insane in the membrane.

It's true, they would like him as the next President. He would give them the recognition they crave. We must make sure that this doesn't happen! If you think President Jimmy Carter is a crazy liberal, don't even let Obama near the Oval Office!

Hamas may be unpopular, and rightfully so, but they are also likely tired of the endless wars that only bear misery in people's lives. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they would also prefer the candidate who is most likely to work for peace in middle east – Barack Obama. Somebody needs to tell Mcsame that in a world where the president of these United States affects the lives of millions all over the world, Barack Obama is the undisputed favorite candidate of the rest of the world to become the next president. It's not just Hamas that favors him!!

INDEED, HAMAS AND MR.OBAMA HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON, LIKE: "THE HATE MONGERS SPIRITUAL LEADERS".
THEY BOTH ARE INSPIRED FROM THEIR LEADER, WHO HATES UNITED STATES!
THE SAME CLUB AND THE SAME MEMBERSHIP...

all new low for the republican party – citing uncredited conservative newspapers in a racist attempt at smearing your opponent. This will not go over well

If John McCain had not married the rich boss' daughter some years ago, then no one would know the name of John McCain. It is his wife's money that has made him what he is today. It helps to have a wife that is worth around $100 million.

McCain is right. The terroists would rather have Obama as the US president than John McCain because McCain will be tough on the terroists.

I have lived and taught at Universities (Physics) in South America, Europe and the USA. Everywhere I found that the extreme left and some organizations like Hamas do indeed support and hope that Obama be elected. In the expressed view of the European Socialists Obama represents the chance for the left to gain major influence in the USA.
Another interesting parallel appears when comparing the Obama socialistic populism to many South American politicians that are well intentioned, make great speeches but have a mistaken approach to social justice and ultimately fail poorly. They distribute poverty instead of wealth.

No matter how negative McCain becomes, he still won't get my vote. I'm still voting for Hillary.

Hillary Clinton and Ralph Nader for REAL Americans (not Panamanian Presidential hopefuls...LOL)

The corruptly rich Americans leaders like John Mccain and co. are determind to drag America to it fall ,Because they already have the Millions for their children and grand children and have created a world of their own and they are far away from reality and danger they place odinary people and hate truth . its time for working American to think like and use their vote to denounce fear and lies

Once upon a time, John McCain said he would run a clean and fair campaign. But I guess that promise was about as good as his commitments against tax cuts for the wealthy, for immigration reform, and against torture. Is there any principle that John McCain WON'T abandon in order to win the White House? What does he stand for besides winning? He is, as he so smugly accused Governor Romney of being, the candidate of change. It's just not change that I can believe in. BTW, I am a Navy vet who supported McCain in 2000.

i have been afraid of mr. obama from the beginning. his background should be looked into more. i am afraid if he gets into office as the president that we will become one of islams countries.

Mr. Wexler – what, and your teenager in a suit doesn't engage in empty tough talk and isn't DIVISIVE? That's, I'm sure why the democratic party is overwhelmingly for him, including Florida and Michigan, right? Oh yeah, that all is supposed to be Hillary's fault.

Barack Obama ought to stay away from any talk about Hamas. His pastor had them write in the church bulletin (which I'm sure Barack didn't look at, right?) and Jimmy Carter who has made the point that his entire family supports Obama, is hugging and having warm fireside chats right now with the Hamas leaders. "Determined to isolate Hamas and support our ally Israel" my patooty. Your closet is full of this kind of garbage. This is just the start.

We have come to salute you President Barry Obama for your good work and for given us hope.
May God Bless you and guide you through your journey to the White House. Also May God help your course for a successful Country that will bring peace to the world.

Help you provide good jobs, good health care, and security to the people of the united state and the world.
Amen.

I believed and we believed in you and you alone will bring the world together to fight against poverty,/diseases.

I hear Hillary wants another debate in Indianna

I guess this time they will ask Obama how many times he mades love to his wife, because they focus on the negative issues instead of what the American face at the moment.
I hope that debate won't happen.

Obama will unite the world with his diplomatic vision. Like he said, one does not have to agree with other's policies, however, by being in diplomatic conversations or extending one's hand in peace, will make our country more honorable and give integrity to one's dealing with other countries. By bulliying our way on other countries just makes us look like...Bullies, and will make it much more difficult to get anything done to make this a more peacefull world.

I knew McCain was mortal after all: He finally gives in the temptation of smut-campaigning and muckraking tactics. Come on in, McCain... there's plenty of mud to sling in this arena. Hope you can take it when it's YOUR turn. LOL.

LMAO in front of the office computer monitor...

Hillary and Nader for a respectable America.

What a new low. This is in keeping with Rove Politics "Get them afraid" ..Sadly this will fuel the idiot media and those uneducated who only listen to Fox and Republican muckrackers.
I voted for McCain when he ran in primaries last time. I even swiched parties to do so.
I certainly am glad to be back in the Democratic fold, because this tells me that McCain indeed would be a third term.

Hogwash, I don't think Insane Mccain Has enough Stamina To be president.

This guy is going senile after Obama denounced terrorism.

So we are going to be taken back to the McCarthy era. One of our most shamefull times. How sad.

We have gone from McCarthyism to McCainism. Way to go, John.

cnn, do you really think that intelligent people care about that? they care about the economy, our troops in iraq, lost jobs.. just look at the number of comments....now post this.

Come on, this is pure drivel. Mmm, nothing like some good slander in the morning to get the appetite going. Sheesh, give me a break...

Actually, I think that this is very good news. This would give Obama an opportunity to persuade Hamas to accept the terms of USA (stop the violence, recognize the state of Israel etc). If he can get them to do so, it could mean a first time real chance for peace in the Middle East. It would be much harder for McCain to get anything done as Hamas obviously does not welcome him and he neither presents any opening for them to gracefully return to the negotiating table. Peace for Israel and the Palestinian territories cannot be achieved, without the cooperation of Hamas. any policy to shut them out has failed so far. I am convinced that the Obama carrot/stick approach has more potential than the ever failing Bush-McCain "don't speak with adversariies, just bomb them" military strategy.

unfortunate, irresponsible reporting both by cnn and the McCain group

Is anybody honestly fooled by the pathetically transparent attempts of the far right to win at any cost?

After the last 8 years, I cannot fathom how anybody in their right mind could vote Republican. What a joke.

Between the lies, the fear mongering, and the constant arrogant sneer, I don't know how any self respecting American could vote for McCain in the general election and then not throw up immediately afterward.

For those of you who are considering voting for McCain in the fall, here's a tip...get out and travel. See how the rest of the world thinks and behaves. You'll gain a little perspective and maybe, just maybe, America will be able to finally regain it's reputation as the greatest country on earth.

Good luck and God speed.

After all McCain's rhetoric, one fact remains: He is an illegal alien from Panama. He is no more entitled to the Presidency than Arnold Schwarzenegger. Because Ron Paul NEVER officially dropped out and because Ron Paul is a legal resident, he may very well end up becoming the Republican Presidential Frontrunner and eventual nominee. I like Ron Paul, but for me... it's gotta be Hillary.

Hillary and Nader for a better tomorrow.

I'm getting pretty sick of our elected officials not wanting to talk to people who want to kill us. I'd rather we talk with these people and try to work out some arrangement that would result in no one killing anybody. It could be done, if we'd just lose this "you're a terrorist, therefore we don't think you matter so we're not talking to you until you behave yourself." we'd probably be able to actually acquire peace.

You know, that thing where no one has to die and everyone gets along?

Give peace a chance.

Oh, and McCain's campaign quoting a tabloid is pretty ridiculous. What's next? Clinton runs a blurb from the National Enquirer that says Obama is half-man half pterodactyl? That he wants to end the reign of humans and return the dinosaurs to power? Please.

And who do you want, Republicans? It's very obvious that you want Hillary Clinton to win the primary.

So, the logic you are trying to use: we shouldn't vote for Obama just because Hamas wants him, backfires on you. Because, it also tells us then that we shouldn't vote for Hillary just because GOP wants her.....

So, just cut this petty crap! And cnn, let's be responsible, smart adults here!

Jeez, people. Can't you see what's happening here? We're being given a choice between a leader who wants to talk to people we consider enemies and reach peaceful resolutions and figure out a way for us to NOT be enemies anymore, and a leader who wants to continue the old ways of non-communication and suspicions and closely-guarded borders and (God help us) war. Please, people. Please make the right choice. Let's change the world by making it ONE world all together. Maybe I'm just a naive kid, but doesn't that sound wonderful?

So much for the "honorable campaign"

This is definitely a prime example of the old political way...

Most leaders of the other countries in the world are hoping that America changes it's foreign policy from the debacle of the last 7 years – In November, we'll see that the majority of Americans believe that as well!

...In with the new! Obama '08

We can see from the statement that McCain is finally showing his true colors by being against peace in the Middle East. He does not want the conflict between the Palestians and the Israelis to end. it is clear that this war is benefiting him politically. Hamas has seen in Obama a uniter, someone who can bring peace to the Middle East. The Republican has not done so for years; noone really thinks they can do that in the future. No wonder why McCain got the title of "warmonger".

Wow. From how clean a campaign McCain has run, that's DIRTY. "A vote for Obama is a vote for a terrorist", pretty much. How despicable to even suggest.

This is typical of so many politicians today. They fall behind in the polls, and they resort to fabricating soundbites, news clips and articles to continue to fan the flames of our fear. Our current regime has done this long enough. Let's move on people!

If this is the best they can do...they are a sorry bunch......

Did anyone ever think that we DO need a diplomatic negotiator with REAL skills?? Sen Obama can bring us that in every spectrum of the global world and so much more................period.

So much for the straight talk express .....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

This tells me that people who never asked for a war that we imposed on them is seeing HOPE. I'm glad that the WORLD sees a leader in Mr. Obama. Regardless of their believes. Thomas Jefferson once said, "Dissidents are the ones who love their country best."
Remember, we invaded a country that was filled with 4M people. Since we invaded, those 4M are scattered and not living in their homes. This war is creating more enemies than when we began. I'm ready to see a government that doesn't throw away $560B while our education is poor, healthcare is only for some, and our dollar is accepted, even in India.
Yes, I'm ready for change and so is the world. Go OBAMA.

This claim is nothing but useless.

Leading by using fear, uncertainty and doubt is what we have had for the past 8 years. Mr. McCain is following in the footsteps of GW. McBush really should be his new name. A change really is what the country needs, not another 4 years of Bush policies.

When I think of McCain, I think of Prune juice, dentures and Bingo Night Thursdays. McCain reminds me of that "Golden Girls" sitcom and the rest home up the block. Nothing about McCain personifies leadership. We want Hillary, not McCain... screw him.

Hillary and Nader: Change we can believe in.

This is absolutely ridiculous. I am so tired of the campaign tactic of 'hey, terrorists like him!' – it is the same fear mongering that got us in this mess in Iraq in the first place.

The crazy part is that it could easily be said that Osama bin Laden is happy that Bush was elected because Bush provided him with something he didn't have before – access to Iraq...

This is the kind of comment that makes me want to give up. Although I consider myself an American patriot, I see the kind of underhanded racism that attempts to reinforce the unjustified fear of Obama's name, race and lack of Patriotism. If the truth be known, this kind of Patriotism left some of us the victims of water hoses, bombings and lynchings and yet we too served our country with the kind of love that a child displays eventhough he has been raped by a parent.

Come on America...knock it off!

It all comes down to the voters and what they believe is in America's best interest. If you like McCain's message then vote for him. I'm not supporting a candidate that uses fear to get my attention. I'm not surprised that some would want Obama because there has been absolutly no meaningful dialog by the Bush Admin. on some world issues.

I would guess that given we are losing troops almost every other day and bleeding 10-12 billion dollars a month into the war in Iraq that our enemies would want to continue with the current approach. To me, that means our enemies support McCain. Why would they want CHANGE? We're spending 10-12 billion a month and Bin Ladin is sipping tea in some cave. We will undo ourselves economically by continuing to finance our presence in Iraq. We're in trouble people as a nation and we have better get ourselves on track. And don't think for a second we are doing the world a favor. The few nations that may love us now will not necessarily care about us when we are down for the count.

This is below even McCain's loose standards...

McCain has just become another sleazy politician. You no longer deserve the respect from anyone. We got into the Iraq war because of deliberate lies and now you are proving you are going to use the same tactics as the Bush administration. Is this going to be the republican’s tactics for the elections: just try to scare everyone again because they obviously do not have any other issues they can win on? You can only use cutting taxes so many times before people catch on to that one as well. McCain, you have managed to take 40 years of distinguished service to this nation and in you desperation of becoming president lower you standards to below the belly of a snake. As someone who has served in the military you make me ashamed.

Heaven forbid the entire middle east minus israel doesn't hate America... man would that be bad.. it would be harder to antagonize everyone and make them want to kill westerners.. I don't know what we'd do. Thank God McCain will maintain the violence I don't know what we'd do without him.

Well...given that John McCain is probably learning economic policy from "Yertle the Turtle"...there's really no surprise here.

What's next, Barack Obama fathered my space alien baby?

We might as well get this out of the way now...because if there was ever a danger to America as a Presidential candidate...it's one who doesn't really KNOW who the enemy is.

We have SEEN the enemy. And it is us. It is George Bush. It is...John McCain.

Let not be fooled again. Let us not let fearful of moving in a new direction. Although the Clinton have a well oiled system of the same old thing that will not bring about the change we need.

Now, McCain believe in the Bush and the Clinton Era of Politics.

I pray that all the members of the military, retired and those who seperated from the military Remember what have McCain not done for you. He have not provided any service to the military personnel he only taking to us now because he needs of now.

We must tell him the same thing he told us.. Not this time....

Yes

The world wants to see a person in the White House who is willing to bring peace to the world by talking and listening to every section of the population.

They don't want to see a president who wants to wage an illegitimate war for another 100 years in Iraq and talks of invading countries like Iran.

Peace always triumphs!!!

Disgusting Republican smear tactics. World Net Daily is NOT a news source but rather an attack blog. Using 'information' posted on the WND site in a political campaign is grotesque. 4 days from now there will be a 'correction' and a mild 'apology' that the quote was 'taken out of context'. Seems like John Boy learned well from the 'John McCain's Gay Army' smear that GWB handed him in 2000.

Talk about low politics! For all the talk about McCain being so honorable, every once in awhile, he not only gets down in the mud–he wallows in it.

Yeah – I guess this is proof that Obama will surrender to the terrorists. Just how stupid does McCain think voters are?

For God's sake when will the American public finally get sick of this
kind of junk-journalism. What do you people want anyway, Clinton and Mccain terrorizing the whole world with this constant talk of hate.
I am tired of non-news.

Okay, so now we're supposed to elect (or not elect) our president based on what some terrorist group thinks? Has the fear-mongering Bush has been spewing for seven years destroyed our ability to reason?

the media should not let this old hag run away with this . sen mccain should apologize. this is unacceptable

Well McSame I bet Hitler and Satan are hoping you win the election...what now!!

Obama Richardson 08!!!!!!

This is a typical attempt to tie Obama to terrorists. Well, we know what kind of a tactic this is. The truth is, many people from many different cultures around the world will be dancing in the streets when Obama gets elected, because he represents the true diversity that America prides itself on, and not the typical white male bias.

This e-mail is simply more proof that nothing but garbage is spewing forth from John McCain's mouth. If anything they would be happy with Obama being elected because he would withdraw the troops from the "gasoline war" in Iraq. McCain's foreign policy, just as his presidency would be, is a continuation of George W. The common citizen here would not even notice a difference. The gas prices will keep skyrocketing as money is wasted in Iraq when it could be spent on education here to prepare new generations of citizens to "fight the good fight" that he is oh so concerned with now.

I thought you were different McCain. Now I see that there is not much difference between you and Hillary. I guess Nader is now my fall back vote.

in your dream

You know, I have always like McCain, but with his campaign turning ugle like this and trying to further tear apart this system, it makes me lean toward volting for Obama. Fight the battle of integrity, not one that resembles the Clinton play book.

I see that McCain and the Republican Party has sunk to a new low in politics. To say that Hamas want Obama is one thing, but is Mc Cain so close the them that he has this information. You can't win by being another Bush. I just lost a lot of respect for you Mr Mc Cain.

Gross

I thought McCain would be above this kind of slime tactics.

Why does this item appear twice in the political ticker? Shame on you CNN.

The comments were made by proven right wing fear mongers. America, please wake up and don't let them influence you any more. Only you have the power to regain control of your government and say NO to those who use fear as a tool to make oil companies wealthy.

Take a stand America. Stop it with the America vs. the world mentality. Don't let these greedy republicans try to brainwash you any further.

What? All you Obama supports have nothing to say about the fact that terrorest want him to be president. Its find with all of you that Obama will end up being a support of terrorism?

McCain will be in a retirement home in a few years anyway. He is so irrelevant.

Hillary and Nader for American democracy.

Here we go with the fear-mongering. Maybe they like Barack because he will work harder to bring peace to the region? Politics is such a ridiculous matter.

With Obama moderating his wife to a relegated image copy of Jackie "O" rather than that of her ancestoral roots, I would expect him to besmitten with the philosophy of the aggregious overlord of women, in order to keep them "in their place". This is definately a man of collusion with Hamas and other extremists.... May Obama continue to subservitize women! Hail Obama!

Guess what, John McCain! All of Europe prefers Obama; in fact, Europeans are very excited about Obama's candidacy. Are they terroists?

Even more proof McCain offers a Bush third term... scare people into voting for him!

McCain, you're pathetic. If this is the best you can do, you most certainly will lose to Obama in November.

McCain should be ashamed of himself. Fearmongering should be left behind as a Bush tactic.

What a low-down cheap shot from the McCain camp.... knowing John is an honorable man, I'm shocked that he would approve this kind of tactic!!!

This is nonsense. McCain has started taking the low road. Does Obama have any control over what Hamas or people say about him. The fact that people around the world love Obama, makes him the best person to be our President. You would not harm who you love. The world loves Obama, so they would not harm us during his Presidency. Period

How crazy is that? McCain uses info they picked up from a tabloid rag?
Hope that isn't how he would gather intelligence as president. Good Grief, McCain's got me worried now.

McCain's strategy against Obama is starting to look like the Clinton strategy: throw the kitchen sink at the guy and hope that some of it sticks.

Who gives a crap what Hamas says about the US Presidential election.

With ultra-Zionists like Joe Lieberman and William Kristol whispering into Mccain's ear it's no wonder....

It's the same pathetic, wimpy, and deceptive tactics that George Bush used to get elected in 2000 that McCain is now using in 2008. I used to like McCain, and 8 years ago, maybe i would have voted for him, but he's nothing but a contradicting, hippo critical, sellout. He's changed virtually EVERY major stance he's had, from the Tax Cuts, to gay marriage, to immigration just so he can get elected. All of this has happened in the past 9 months too, how can voters be so ignorant not to realize this? Use your brains people...research on your own. The truth is out there, slapping you in the face....

How sad, John Mccain! As a 30+ year resident of Arizona I admired your service to the country and what you endured in Vietnam. Sadly, however, you are simply just a politician aren't you?

I had not made up my mind on whom to vote for yet. I was going to closely follow the debates and make my decision.

Recently, Hillary eliminated herself from my consideration with her erroneous recollection of being "pinned down by sniper fire." Sorry, you'd absolutely remember if you were in that situation and would probably remember it vividly. She lost her credibility right there.

Now, Mccain is using this ridiculous approach. Of course Hamas would favor Obama.....he doesn't want to continue this ridiculous war. They'll be happy to see us go away. I don't want us there either, does that make me a person that sides with the terrorists? Nope....and my 15 Years (and continuing) of Honorable service to the U.S. Navy supports what I'm saying.

I guess my mind is made up now.

They certainly do!!!! So do the Black Panthers. Even have their support on his website. Obama can do anything, and we "BLINDLY" ACCEPT IT.

How could John McCain say that he supports this kind of dialogue? I am a proud supporter of him, but I find this outrageous. Obama is right in this case to be standing behind Israel in condemning Carter's talks with Hamas. President Bush has a foreign policy in relation to Hamas that is supported by many Democrats to not talk to Hamas as it is a terrorist organization- we don't hold talks with Al Qaeda, why should Jimmy Carter be sent to hold talks with Hamas, who shell Israeli cities often.

I think this is instigating unnecessary fears. If Hamas supports Obama, that means they can listen to him. Mind you Obama has been consistent in our support for Israel. Hamas support also signifies that Obama has the ability to bring people together. That we talk with our enemies do not in anyway diminish or compromise our strenght; rather we gain some respect. Again, polls in the streets of Europe show that ordinary people in the street wants Obama to win. His winning I believe will boost our international policies.

DEAR JOHN MCCAIN:

WHERE IS YOUR PROMISE TO RUN AN ETHICAL AND RESPECTFUL CAMPAIGN?

I HAVE CONSIDERED YOU TO BE AN HONEST PERSON OF INTEGRITY, AND I AM A DEMOCRAT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE, SENATOR

McCain..........this is rubbish, Hamas is not my problem right now, this fuel price is my problem, how to pay my morgage is my problem, this bad economy is my problem. Youbetter stay focus and talk about the our problem, hamas has never attack us on US soil.

Hamas is anti-Isreal, not anti-America...............not going to sell.

And the Tartars give high marks to McCain; in fact, they remember him.

Senator Mccain and his campaign strateges are fruad. They want to doap people of their money through fraudulent practices, false beleif and wrongful interpretations.

He should campaign on Mccain issues what he beleives in and what he will offer the country.

I expect better than this from McCain.

The US says it wants to promote democracy in the Middle East, yet demonizes Hamas and refuses dialogue with them after they won the election fair and square, something that the Bush/Cheney regime can't claim. Heaven forbid Obama suggest dialogue with a democratically elected government seeking to ease the unspeakable suffering of the Palestinian people which lies at the heart of the woes there as Israel decade after decade ignores Resolution 242 and occupies territories it took in its pre-emptive 1967 war. Then again, the US seems to want "democracy" only where there is a LOT of oil. The McCain campaign needs to do much better than this.

I mean for the Mc Cain campaign and the Republicans to make Hamas a factor in deciding the politics of America is way over the top.

I mean when you think of it, the scope of the issues, the interplay between the States primaries and caucuses, and the amount of investments that are involved are part of America strength and the strength of the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama. No other powerful State can compete on that level, let along Hamas. Thank you very much!

So much for McCain being a "straight talker" and above typical "Rove-like" tactics.

What a joke you are Mr McCain – This is clearly an attempt to "Swiftboat" Obama. You and your people should be ashamed of yourselves. You who wants us to stay in Irag for 50 to 100 years. For those of you who want to buy into this idea you must be prepared to send your children to support this action – Just keep that little thought in your mind as you consider who to vote for – Me I have made up my mind and I want no more of the "Bush" or "McBush"

I doubt that Obama changes, or whoever the next president is, would bring any joy to Hamas.

of course Hamas likes Obama..they both share a hatred for the U.S

Another example of republicans and Hillary supporters using scare tactics. Maybe we should never speak with Hamas or anyone who disagrees with our views, but realisticly thats not how problems get solved. Regardless to what the GOP thinks we're not going to be able to bomb our way out of this one. The fact that one of the most known "terrorist organizations" ( I have to use quotes because they're elected officials in Gaza) see a glimmer of hope in the future is only going to inspire the people more. The whole world knows we need change, it's not just Hamas Senator McCain.

Why is John McCain listening to what Hamas says? That makes about as much sense as listening to what bin Laden has to say. Our foreign policy should be what's best for our country, not what's not good for Hamas, al Qaeda, or any terrorist group for that matter. Do you think the leaders of Hamas are credible in what they say anyway?

The bankrupt g.o.p. playing the "fear" card, again. Politics as usual.

I don’t believe it! They do it again. Republicans can not campaign in an honest way. They always have to break their opponents by spreading lies and twist ones words. Now they try to relate Obama with Hamas. It really is a disgrace! How can you, people of the USA, let this happen! Campaigning in a dishonest way made George W. Bush president of the USA twice! And look what a mess he made of it. Do you really want to reward this despicable behavior again? Then nothing is going to change, I tell you. Poor people stay poor and rich people will become richer and richer.

Wow, I guess McCain has abandoned his commitment to a clean campaign and is prepared to wallow in the mud with Clinton. I just lost a little respect for the guy.

McCain is a hypocrite. Pretends to hold some moral high ground, the absurd conceit of conservatives everywhere, then pulls this nonsense again and again, selling lies and fear for political gain. Horrible man, horrible camp. His support, tacit and vocal at times, for the current administration's inhumane policies make him more like a leader of Hamas than the other candidates.

How low can McCain sink to attain the oval office. If this is any indicaton as to the nature of his campeign than we are in for a long seven and a half months.

Please.... Al Qaida wishes that McCain would win... long term presence of the U.S. in Iraq is an excellent recruiting tool. And the threat that we will take over the region, Rape the land and implement McDonalds everywhere...

If you believe the republican claim, you should believe this one... both are equally stupid as campaign issues. You cannot speak for these radical groups and to try is to play on people's fears. A failure of Democracy results from a vote based on irrational fear rather than substance.

I just decided I will not vote for McCain under ANY circumstances. That is a cheap shot and doesn't say much for McCain's supposed "great" character...

that's scary...

that McCain will commit our troops forever to the middle east.

This is hilarious. Obama is even attracting the support of terrorist organizations. What can this man not do? He truly is a once in a lifetime leader.

Finally America can surface from the hate and “bitterness” that has grown from Bush Regime

I don't think this will work with the American people again. They were scared into voting for Bush Jr it will not happen again. Hillary's attacks are less ridiculous then this and they are not working!! We need our country to change now!

Obama 08

Wow. That was my first reaction on reading this article. This is something I would expect out of the Clintons, but I thought John McCain was above this level of negative campaigning.

It is for some reason Obama's fault now, that Hamas leaders like his foreign policy vision. I like his foreign policy vision too, do I need to worry about John McCain's campaign trying to smear Obama because I support him? Obama's vision is one of dialogue and understanding. The last 8 years, the US has had a policy of ignoring the rest of the world and doing what it pleases, like an old western outlaw.

As someone who has seen the horrors of war firsthand, I didn't expect this out of John McCain. Unfortunately, the man I once respected is looking more and more like a second coming of George W.

Despicable.

First off, World Net Daily is hardly a credible news source. The McCain camp definitely should not have relied on it for information. This quote could very easily be false.

Secondly, you should ask yourself if Hamas' support is really a bad thing. I personally like Obama because I believe that he has the best chance of repairing the US image abroad. Support from Palestinians is an excellent first step toward achieving this goal and one that hopefully could open doors in finding a solution to the conflict in Israel. Maybe this is the breakthrough President Carter was hoping for.

The Rupublican machine at work already. I don't buy that. No donation from me Mr. McCain.

If the Hamas statement is authentic, it's well calculated. Hamas knows very well that it damages Obama's campaign. Anyone can figure out easily which candidate they are actually supporting.

i agree with McCain camp statement. barak is so far left that he'll bring the politic sof anything goes. im hoping for Clinton to be nomiee and vote for her. if not, i'll vote for mccain. the last thing we can afford is to have extreme left replacing extreme right. country needs balance.

And Humus wants to be in lamb gyro. Enough of this nonsense. Zzz for McCain you don't stand a chance in November.

Obama for Hamas!!!IS THIS WHAT AMERICA WANTS???

Obama has a vision to change America for the better!! McCain, you are old politics. We want a new blood in the white house. If Obama's presidency will end the Hamas hatred of Israel, I'm all for it. If Obama's presidency will improve America's image abroad (which we know it will), then he's the right guy for America. Let us vote for the most honest of the 3 candidates.

Not this time. The American people will not be manipulatd by the politics of fear. McCain knows better. He knows he will lose miserably if he resorts to these political tactics.

Get ready for the down and dirty politics of John McCain and the Republicans. This is a new take on the Willie Horton ad that worked so well for Bush I. We're on to you McCain and the rest of the Karl Rove surrogates. We reject your politics, your tactics and your policies. Obama we have your back..unlike these Republican fookwads who just want to put a knife in it.

Hillary it's time to bow out gracefully...we need everyone's help to stop these Republicans lowlifes and their smear tactics.

Go Obama 2008...

Yeah, if I was Hamas, it would really suck for my families (and even Israeli families) if somebody actually tried to stabilize the Middle East...

McCain can guarantee that won't happen..."Bomb, Bomb. Bomb..." was the song he sung...

Anybody by McSame MCcain...

So much for the straight-talk express. This is the kind of politics that stuck us with an awful president like Bush. Is Karl Rove working for his campaign now?

If McCain says he will never surender to Islamic extremests, he is saying that whatever his interpretation of what an extremest is, we will definately stay and fight and die for a hundred years! We invaded Irak without a single reason except to grab their oil. Every Irakie citizen is a potential "terrorist" Would you expect anything differant from a nation who lost more than 100,000 of their people to an invading army?
He keeps saying he is going to save America. Aren't those 4000 young men who died there Americans? Who tried to save them?

Of course Hamas prefers Obama.
He is for dialogue leading to peace.
Human beings should prefer Obama to McCain.
Lord- it's 2008 and we still think bombs will solve our problems?
The great United States of America is afraid of Hamas?
I guess so, afraid enough to reach into our wallets and donate to
Mr. McCain. Fear is the new black if you are a Republican. At least you better hope so.

I don't have much to give, but when I can spare a few dollars, I like to support Barack's bid for the presidency. If you're like me, you're tired of the divisive politics and the the tireless games politicians play. I don't want this to continue in our anymore. We need a new type of leader. Not one that looks heroic and acts like they're different from the same old politicians we have had in the past, but someone who is genuine and honest with us. Someone who can pull us together by our common values to improve our country from the bottom up.

We ALL love this country too much to allow Sen. McCain and Sen Clinton feed us the same old promises, only to break them when they arrive in Washington DC. Let's solve our dependence on foreign energy, let's stop exporting our jobs, let's solve our global warming crisis.

Despite all the media's attempts to create scandals to sell headlines, I still believe in Barack. He should be judged by the quality of his character, not the color of his skin, his name or the deceptive labels his opponents try to give him.

another wheel just fell off the straight talk express

Will the McCain campaign also publicize that the KKK wants his presidency over Senator Obama's, and use their support of a McCain presidency to raise funds to further their agenda and vision for America? I wonder? While McCain aims to and would endorse and push for economic (social & political) policies which feed and enflame American divide along racial, social, SES et al., lines, the KKK welcomes those policies (by any means) as they serve their agenda of disproportionate distribution of resources along racial lines to maintain misguided, immoral, unfair, and unAmerican ideology. I want to know how our gas prices will drop significantly, how will pensions be safeguarded, how will social security be safeguarded, how will our borders be defended, how will we target the rising Al Qeada forces in Afghanistan, how will we unite as Americans and force reasonable necessary changes? I submit that I sincerely do not know BUT am willing to listen to the individual who will speak directly to these pertinent issues...God Bless!

Wow. Really McCain? Kind of Karl Rovian of you? You really are like George Bush. To think I would have voted for you in 2000.

well who favors the mccain campaign ; lets see saudi arabi, china, russia, and all the countrys who we are supporting givng foreign aid to while getting a kickback for building projects and funneling money to and from. while the gullible and ignorant people in the US let it go on.

Hamas may be engaging in misdirection, here. Many terror organizations actually prefer hardline American leaders–who furnish them with more "justification" for their hatred of America. In any case, in electing a president, Americans must make up their own minds, for their own reasons.

What do you expect from John McCain and the GOP? Frankly, Hillary is probably upset she didn't find it first. Do we really need them?

Though not a McCain supporter, I used to respect him. No longer.

McCain campaign is out of touch about what is going on in the demoncratic primaries.

Since the beginning of the campaign season, Obama has been saying that he will talk with the enemies of this country as well as people who like this country.

Hamas leaders are watching and listening to all that is going on and all that have been said by individual candidate. So, may be they want to talk with Obama instead of McCain.

It is good that we fear not to negotiate but we should not negotiate out of fear.

go barack we love not an old president its new generation time now

I guss John has to lower his standards to mus sling. I am a republican but I don't have a clue who I will vote for in the general election. We really do not have the three best people running for office. It is very sad as our county needs lots of help.

If McCain is trying not to be "McBush" then why is he starting his general election campaign based on fear? Rove and Bush did that for eight years and many Americans fell for this tactic. Now we are paying for it at the pump; in healthcare cost, jobs lost; etc. I don't think Americans will fall for this again and sadly, I thought McCain was better than Bush. How silly of me!

So much for McCain's respectful politics. And is Obama now supposed to be responsible for comments by those who are not even IDENTIFIED? And we wonder what is wrong with our government and politics? Disgusting.

This is ridiculous... Will fear play again an important role in US presidential elections ? Will people still fall for that ? Probably yes...

This is ridiculous and is ethnocentrism at its worst! I thought McCain was going to run a respectable campaign. What is respectable about this garbage. It is racists and it is exactly the kind of Karl Rove politics McCain and his wife claimed to abhor when they ran against Bush. Bush's campaign put out that McCain's wife was addicted to drugs and that their adopted child was McCain's illegitimate black child from another woman. This is exactly why he objected to MLK day. I am outraged!

what else is the mcbush camp going to throw at obama, i hope the voters can see through all these lies & accusations now it's hamas????? they are reaching out to a point of absurdity, the next thing will be the white woman holding obama is really hitler "in drag", nothing is going to stick to obama, & if there is a god he will be our next president!!!!!!! because god can't be that cruel, and give us another bush, and that is what we would be getting if god forbid, you vote for mccain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I applaude Hamas' approval of Barack Obama. How I look at this is that Hamas, as well as the rest of the world, are sick of the Bush Administration and are ready for something better, something different....everyone is reado for CHANGE! What happened to McCain's claims to run a clean campaign?

The approval/endorsment that the entire world should be worried about is Bush's endorsment for McCain. Bush is the real MONSTER!

GOBAMA!

If the world hates (us) because of our leader (yuck), maybe it would be better for peace if we had someone everyone likes.

Stop the hate they've had for mccain and clinton and bush

to old to be president we like mr OBAMA and we nhope to win in november yes we can

So what, so does the majority of American people. Are you saying we are in error?

........and their "news source" is an outstanding one World Net Daily...is that some right wing rag or an off shoot from ABC News?

Looks like McCain has hired Karl Rove to work for his campaign.

Uh oh.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said, "INSANE McCAIN: The RIGHT man . . . for MORDOR." I thought it appropriate but, then again, I read so I know what "Mordor" is and what it means. I believe a campaign should be started along the lines of "Insane McCain, Satan's Candidate."
If the lunatic McCain is elected, it is all over for this country. It really IS just that simple.

Outrageous. Simply outrageous. If the McCain needs to learn anything from the Clinton camp it’s that WE, THE PEOPLE, are not that dumb. Do they really think they can play us this way? Do they really think this scores them points? Keep this up for a few more weeks and watch McCain’s negatives start to chase Clinton’s negatives.

There is one thing indisputably clear: almost every foreign nation wants a change from GWB. The entire world wants it. And if McCain is going to run a platform that closely aligns with Bush then his presidential aspirations will set like the sun. He needs to do better than this – scare the Jews, alienate the bible belt, and get the flag wavers to scream “traitor”. Hey, John, it’s a change year, and that old crap isn’t going to stick.

Is this the best Mc Cain can do? Wasn't this on this same blog yesterday? Come on Mc Cain----–

and he says that Obama is twisting the truth? look at the republicans at it again...

John McCain's campaign is the campaign of fear - another George Bush legacy. Shame on you, John McCain. Are you not yet another politician who will say anything and do anything for the sake of winning and/or raising money.

Even other countries see we need change. The world is looking at
this election. I have never seen other countries in so much joy for a
candidate.

So, back to Karl Rove's "How Low Can You Go?" tactics. I thought that stuff was beneath McCain. Maybe not.

John McCain continues to provide proof of what a political prostitute he really is. From donning a robe alongside the late Jerry Falwell to pandering to the gun crowd, the religious right wingnuts and other Republicans. A vote for McCain is a vote for another Korea. Fifty-five years in Korea and counting.

this email, and story is so unfair

You sometimes have to resort to under-handed tactics like this when you've nominated a cadaver for president.

How dare John McCain portray Senator Obama as a threat to National Security by exploiting the Middle East crises. If you want to talk about lack of national security let's talk about about Mr. McCain, who I deem unworthy of holding any political title before his name.

If elected to office he would repeal the Jones Act, which requires American flagged vessels to transport goods from one American port to another. Repealing it, would allow foreign flagged vessels to transport our goods. American mariners are not allowed to use their documents on a foreign flagged vessel and foreign mariners cannot receive a billet on an American flagged vessel.
American merchant mariners are the best trained mariners in the world. Replacing them means putting our American waterways in jepordy with inferior workers, not to mention making American sailors VERY angry.

Wow.. thats just so so Republican.

Fear Mongering at it's worst...

Don't vote for more of this same.........Camp McScarry ...

Maybe Barack's message is more about communication and diplomacy.

I vote for diplomacy any day of the week over war!

I want a UNITER not another fighter...

Fighting is old.. and this is "no Country for OLD men" and it's war agenda.

Yes, .. We.. Can... change for the better..

This is the most outrageous claim that I have heard in this campain season, everyone knows that Obama condemned Carter for holding a meeting with Hamas and was against it. How low can this republicans sink in the name of money and power; lying blatantly in the face of american people. Democrat whether Clinton or Obama supporter lets join together and demand that they repudiate this outrageous lie. Is one thing for Hannity, Rove and Limbaugh to use these types of lies, its another thing for a presidential candidate to stoop this low. I am a Clinton supporter and I ask all democrats to join me in demanding the Mccain denounce and apologise for this type of smear.

Those Repubilicans just can't help themselves....it's all about Fear and Hate. Wonder if John got this idea from Billery?

McCain is starting to look as dangerous as George W.

The first step in working with people who hold opposite views from our own, is developing some lev el of respect and perhaps even trust.

Hamas is in a difficult bind. They were elected on a humanitarian "platform" - the people looked to them for help with the fundamentals of their lives. They've not done much of what they promised. Gaza is in disaster mode.

If there is even a chance that the leaders of Hamas respect Obama enough to crack open the door to negotiations that would improve conditions in their corner of the ME, all of America should be hopeful, prayerful and supportive of the endeavor!

This is more fear-mongering from the Grumpy Old People (GOP). Let's think about it. How can we lose a war (surrender) that Mr. Bush said was Mission Accomplished nearly five years ago. We won the stupid war we never should have been in except for the lies of Bush/Cheney/McCain.
Now we are occupiers and McCain thinks that may be OK for a hundred years. Well, I am ready to leave Iraq now and that is not surrender it is simply the end of an immoral and illegal occupation.
Hamas may perceive Obama as a better alternative than McCain. I suspect that they are not alone in that idea as the neoconservative imperialism has diminished our standing throughout the world.
Yes, It is time for a change and a time for a better America.

Wasn't this post up before the Barack record crowd rally? Why would it have been reset to be the lead on the front page of CNN when the crowd size stroy came later and should be the lead. Sounds like CNN is carrying water for McCain on this one.

The McCain campaign seems to be saying, "People all around the world like Obama. Send me money."

I would like to see the media do an in depth story on Mr. McCain's temper and spicy language. Is he the kind of leader we would want to represent our citizens around the world? Has any leader from another country stated unwavering support for McCain?

Mr. McCain will never surrender to terrorist organizations. But with the cost of the wars, looming deficits, costs of entitlement programs, and the price tag of a growing federal bureaucracy, he may soon realize that the terrorism movement wants to attack us economically as much as it does militarily... and I think it is winning the economic battle. Anybody remember the Soviet Union?

this is the dumbest thing i've ever read.

i don't agree with senator mccain's positions (especially in regards to foreign policy), but overall i thought he was a stand up guy. it appears he will be using the same type of fear mongering we've come to expect from the current adminstration.

hey remember when they told us to stock up on duct tape?

Seriously. Watch out John McCain Obama is coming for you after he's done with Clinton.

Obama has some serious belief issues that will be addressed one way or another. Learn of his political maneuverings. Find out when he started distancing himself from his bigotted views of whites, Israelis, etc. Get informed.

Wow! That's great news. I didn't know that McBush is supporting and campaigning for Obama.

I think Obama will be a great president if he survives the combined forces of Billary and McBush team. I'm praying to God that let him win this election and guide us for next eight years.

How can we solve all the problems of the world if we are even refusing to talk to them? Can we just Nuke them all? Is that the only answer you would expect from our leader? Let's hope for the world peace!

We know the Chinese have loved the Clintons for a very long time.
Now Hamas likes Obama.
I wonder which countries like McCain.

Did Gordon Brown give any hint?
I wish Ahmed Youself can get more specific about what changes he likes to see in America through Obama.

Finally! someone who has a half a chance of wining the peace!

McCain would have every last Amercian killed just so he can say he won. Foget that fact that both Americans and Canadians are getting killed without any real focus on what the goal is! Forget that fact that it is costing both of us when people in both the US and in Canada are struggling to survive to feed their kids!

Obama will be respected by people around the world in every country!

My American friends, if you give up this CHANCE this HOPE – you will have given EVERYTHING away.

McCain is so desperate for campaign funds he has gone to an all time low. This is a disgrace in American politics and he really thinks the American people are so dumb to fall for this nonsense. What an insult...

Support the democrats all the way to the oval office!!!

John McCain is a war monger, utilizing fear tactics to win dollars and votes. Unfortunately, Independents like myself see through this type of shallow politics. IT WILL NOT WORK THIS TIME!!!!! He and these right wing "conservative" republicans are manufacturing issues that don't even exist. Keep it up though because you are exposing yourselves to the ameican public. The saying goes, "circumstances reveals one's true character." He and his politics are relics of the past.

Just wait John. The Democratic race isn't over yet. If the true candidate that is the most qualified ( Hillary Clinton ) isn't nominated then you'll all the support and money you can ask for. The real Dem. will back you over smoke and mirror's Obama camp. We don't need this guy in office to become friends with the same people who want to destroy the very fabric of are being. Maybe Hillary could let him sit on a committee ( not ), he's done nothing on the committee's he has already sat on. Go Hillary or give me John McCain.

So, McCain is spreading Hamas propaganda. I'm sorry, but doesn't that put him in league with a terrorist group? And, as Americans, have we EVER allowed a foreign group determine who we vote for. I can't believe the press allows this stuff to come out. McCain should be ashamed of himself. Allowing Hamas any say inside an American election is just wrong.

I think Bin Laden like Bush , Mccain's hero.

We are now in worst silly season of politics.

LOL – is this the best they can come up with?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

These traditional politics that has gotten our country no where these last several years has to end... I am sick of it!

Obama 08!

Sorry.....not taking any chances with you. I want my child to have a future and possibly see the future. You are representing Bush tactics. It's not working.

This is exactly why we need Obama! Our image has been destroyed all over the planet! Even countries that were allies with us, have been at odds with the current administration. I hope Hamas likes Obama, I hope the entire world will let us repair our good standing! We cannot refuse to listen to our enemies, especially if we continue to alienate the rest of the world with our bomb first attitude. I am all for national defense, and if anyone attacks us, we need to put the big fist on them. But the days of policing the planet have got to stop, we cannot afford to do it, we are broke! It's time for a little life boat diplomacy, bring home most of the troops, (finish off Osama), and clean up this country. These candidates have stopped talking about the 10 million people living in this country illegally. I'm sure it's by mutual agreement of the DNC, because they want the Latino vote. But it is crippling job market, and they are being paid under the table, not paying taxes.

McSame has truly stooped to a new level. If you disagree with him, you are now "recklessly dishonest", and apparently supported by Hama's in what has to be the worst attempt at Ad Hominem ever.

Way to be a fear monger mccain. If you can't win by bad policies, go with fear.

Give me a break, when John McCain (Bush Lite) knows the difference between the Sunni and Shia, then he can start to talk about Hamas. Baby steps old man, baby steps.

Of course they Obama (H) or any other democrats that will bow down to islam

Obama supports Isreal.I don't think we can blame a candidate for the people that choose to support them.

Wow, you'd think after the disgusting rumors that the Bush campaign spread about McCain and his Bangladeshi daughter that he'd be more empathetic, prudent and cautious. This is fearmongering but I guess they figure Obama is going to be the dem nominee.

Yeah,and Bin Laden approves of McCain because the Republicans aren't going to try to eliminate their meal ticket...

Here we go Obama,your friends talking about you!

And so it begins.

This thing is barely a step about quoting the Enquirer in a Campaign Fundraiser.

McCain is a disguised neocon who will be uncover soon.

well there goes the civil campaign McCain promised. It's ok Johnny - Obama will raise more MONEY than you can dream of through your hate mails.. don't expect him to take public financing and fight your hate mails.

That's right McCain, Obama wants to give peace a chance. Nothing wrong with that is there?

Wasn't CNN once a legitimate news reporting network? It seems you have now become a poitical advocate. Apparently your quest for ratings and influence has overcome your objectivity. Too bad. I thought you did an excellent job during the first Gulf War but your standards have greatly eroded since.

McCain says he doesn't want to engage in negative campaigning. What a crock.. same old Karl Rove playbook for Weather Vane McCain.

McCain has already started the "politics of fear" campaign? Just look at the source where he got this story and ask yourself this question? Would we really have 4 more years of this kind of "misstatements" from someone who we want to lead our nation, again? Haven't we had 8 years of this and isn't 8 years enough?

That is the most rediculous thing I've heard; the republican attack machine is starting the rusty wheels a turnin.

You would think the elder statesman in the race would be able to control his campaign but I guess he is full of heat air and no substance. In addition, the same goes for Obama who I support, he can't let people personally discredit the elder statesman even if he is a Republican gone from moderate to conservative.

Sen. Obama has clearly stated that he would establish a dialogue with US enemies. Don't you remember that you spoke to a group that you opposed this past April in Memphis? The very person you are against today may be the vote you will need in November. At no point has the word surrender been stated by either Democratic candidate.

This is another example of idiocy triumphing in American politics. Perhaps, just perhaps, Hamas leaders would endorse Obama because they can actually see him trying to work with our enemies in order to reach real solutions, as opposed to shooting first and asking questions later like that fool McCain plans to. I am disgusted that John McCain's campaign has resorted to mudslinging of this nature before the primaries are even finished, and believe me, I will wholeheartedly enjoy adding a shovelful of dirt to McCain's presidential campaign in November.

McCain better be carefull. He pledged to wage a clean campaign but now he is taking advises out of Carl Rove play book. We have learned the lessons and they will fail miserably. They will bite the dirt this time.

These Rep Fkrs will stop at nothing - John McCain is just another in a multitude of enemies of this nation. Kick the bastards out!

What a suprise a republican playing the fear card. This is no suprise. JOhn McCain and his cronies are doing exact,y what G.W. did to get elected and it is a shame. We need someone in Washington who doesn't intend on scaring American's to accomplish their goals. Thats why they are afraid of Barack. He is fresh, not corrupt, not to old, and a good american. Fear mongeror that is what JOhn McCain is.

Mr Wexler, are you scared now ?

You are smart but so ignorant of the happenings in and around the world.

Don't run away from the truth, its 100% TRUE.

You better think about "empty tough talk and divisive fear mongering."

"That's why I have a fundamental difference with President Carter and disagree with his decision to meet with Hamas. We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel's destruction. We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist and abide by past agreements." Obama April, 2008

This is just the beginning of the dispicible tactics of the Swift boat gang. If McCain allows this stuff to happen during his campaign, then he just proves to the American people that he can not be trusted and he will do anything to get elected...just like Bush. McCain certainly will be a 3rd term for bush...govern through fear and intimidation.

Here comes the Republican spin machine. I am hoping that middle America will finally realize that Washington hates Obama because they fear change. They don't want things to change, they like things exactly the way they are. Keep the people in fear and they are easy to control. The people in the middle of this country need to ask themselves something. If you are living in Texas, or Kansas, or Indiana, are you more likely to be affected by a terrorist attack or by the sliding economy, losing healthcare, poor education for your kids, gas prices shooting out of control? Regardless of your party lines, lets actually work together to elect a president that really wants to change things.

This this most moronic nonsense I have ever seen. So is our goal to elect a candidate that every world leader hates? And if we hate the rest of the world so much, why don't we just drop nukes on them and get it over with. It is clear that we no longer have a desire to work with anyone to resolve problems. This backward logic is indicative of why we have the problems we do today. If we believe that the rest of the world has to and will do everything our way we are setting ourselves up for a lot of anxiety. Flag pins and "God Bless America" are blinding us to reality.

Wow, the McCain campaign is almost as crazy as the Clinton campaign.

Looks like the Republlicans at their best. I can't wait till Obama wins the nomination and kick's McCains arse!

Since when Hamas was a factor in deciding American politics! The Bush and the Republicans are really loosing it.

Senator Barack Obama represents a new dawn and a new beginning for America and the people of America embraces Senator Barack Obama a proud and true American.

This is a new low........

This is exactly why people are sick of the current administration, and McSame or McInSane is really showing that he will do anything or say anything like HRC to get elected.

This campaign season is just disappointing and exhausting. I at first thought well maybe I would entertain voting for him, but now with this information if Obama doesnt get the nod I will sit home, and tune out.

Tired of the same

I am a John McCain supporter who has supported his campaigns financially in the past.

I should correct that. I WAS a John McCain supporter.

Those sort of comments are over the line, John.

You had a chance to take Georgia, which is very Republican.

We are, however, no idiots. GA will go Obama.

I am SO disappointed in you, man!

Whats cute here is the blatent policy of "We will not speak with any gov't that we don't agree with and simply wage 10000 years of war against them" (because history has shown time and time and time again that occupation of the middle east always ends spectacularly)

Isn't it funny that a group that openly hates American's see's the positive things that can come from a different type of leader. Hmmm... maybe this whole "kill anyone who disagree's with us" policy isn't working so well.

McCain is starting to sound just like Karl Rove. Just what we need, another puppet president.

why did cnn basically just reprint a mccain ad on their website?

Boy, talk about dirty politics. To put something like that out is disgracefull. The McCain camp should be ashamed.

It is clear what they are trying to do. Maybe someone should ask
a serial killer who is on death row who they want. Maybe they would say Hillary, or McCain.

If I was going to vote for McCain, I think I may have just changed my mind.

If truth can be re-labeled "cynicism" and addressing the facts is "shameful" and "divisive" then let the carnage begin. This is not delicate tea-parlor stuff going on here folks. This is the real deal and America is at stake. Don't let anyone hide behind a screen and cast guilt at us and say "you can't ask that question" or "you can't state that truth." If the truth hurts, remember, it's the thing that will set you free. God said that. I think he meant that the truth you KNOW will set you free. Because if truth exists (I hope we can agree on that) and you don't know it, then it's highly unlikely to make you free. Cheers, Johnny.