Hamas endorses Obama

[PhiGam]

http://newsmax.com/insidecover/Hamas.../17/88754.html

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has received an endorsement he might well wish he hadn’t — from the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
Ahmed Yousuf, Hamas’ top political adviser in the Gaza Strip, delivered his endorsement in an interview with WorldNetDaily and WABC Radio in New York.
“We like Mr. Obama, and we hope that he will win the elections,” Yousuf said.

[DaemonSeid]

If Bruce Springsteen can do it......why not?

[PhiGam]

Bruce Springsteen is endorsed by Hamas? That seems kind of pointless.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Bruce Springsteen is endorsed by Hamas? That seems kind of pointless.

No...that's not it at all....

Use the Google.

[PhiGam]

Obama wears a turban and is supported by Hamas. Sweet.

[macallan25]

[Drolefille]

Sigh, like anyone needed more "OMG MUSLIM" ammo. This won't phase anyone who knows better, and it will only enforce the crazy from those who are so sure he will make our children speak Arabic by the end of his first term.

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Remember that when Reagan was giving his inaugural address, all the hostages in Iran were released. That's because the Iranians knew we'd come fighting.

Rewriting history a bit there, eh?

So, do we let Hamas dictate who Americans elect by automatically voting for the other candidate? I think not.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

This is just crazy! Since when do people who can't vote in the U.S. get to publicly endorse our candidates? Just like those people in Obama, Japan that desperately want him to win, just because of his NAME! I actually feel sorry for him because he also got Farrakhan's "seal of approval" quite some time ago, but this is the straw for the camel's back.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

This is just crazy! Since when do people who can't vote in the U.S. get to publicly endorse our candidates? Just like those people in Obama, Japan that desperately want him to win, just because of his NAME! I actually feel sorry for him because he also got Farrakhan's "seal of approval" quite some time ago, but this is the straw for the camel's back.

Well they get to do whatever they want. How exactly would you stop them? We just get to choose not to listen to them.

SECdomination's logic is backward: If Hamas knows we don't like them, and they endorse a candidate, odds are they expect less support for a candidate. Therefore we should clearly all vote for Obama to thwart Hamas.

/sarcasm

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

When groups like Hamas support one of our presidential candidates, you know something is wrong.

Remember that when Reagan was giving his inaugural address, all the hostages in Iran were released. That's because the Iranians knew we'd come fighting. Jimmy Carter was a pushover, just like Obama- and apparantly Hamas thinks so too.

I don't know what history book you have been reading but Carter negotiated for the hostages' release prior to his leaving office (Algiers Accords anyone?) ....what may have precipitated Carter's losing the election was the failed and fatal rescue attempt by our military.

if you are thinking about what I think you are referring to (as far as Reagan and his election campaign officers getting the hostages freed) then please put that in the Conspiracy Theory thread.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Remember that when Reagan was giving his inaugural address, all the hostages in Iran were released. That's because the Iranians knew we'd come fighting. Jimmy Carter was a pushover, just like Obama- and apparantly Hamas thinks so too.

I think this is the part where you're veering into the "making it up" territory. At the time, it was seen mainly as a middle-finger to Carter, not fear of Reagan.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Either way, when anti-Americans officially endorse one of our presidential candidates, it doesn't make me like him any more.

Eh, it's completely irrelevant to my opinion of the candidate. I just think it raises interesting questions about what a group like Hamas thinks it's accomplishing -- maybe they want Clinton and are hoping their endorsement will turn people to her.

[AKA_Monet]

Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket? LOL

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SECdomination

Which is where I, and those who think it's a bigger deal than you, disagree.

Trying to sabatoge him might be believable. But it's not for me, because I already find him to be the most liberal candidate- way more left than Hillary. This whole ordeal just confirms what I already knew.

As long as you realize you're reading into it only what you put there. Their endorsement might mean that they think he has the best chance of working out a deal where Israel and Palestine live together without shooting each other or blowing up discos. It might mean that they think he'll be the weakest president and the easiest to manipulate. It might mean they'd like to see a brown guy in office. It might mean they discovered he forgets to put the butter away sometimes and they can really relate to that.

It goes on and on. Without them stating why they endorse, and you being able to trust that statement, you're only taking out what you put in.