Yes I know that you all hate political posts, but this one was too much for me, I could not resist.
It seems our dear Obama has received the endorsement and support of the wonderful guys in the Hamas terrorist group:
"We like Mr. Obama, and we hope that he will win the elections," Ahmed Yousuf, Hamas' top political adviser in the Gaza Strip, said in an exclusive interview with WND and with the John Batchelor Show on WABC Radio in New York."
It seems they also think pretty highly of former president Carter:
"Yousuf, the Hamas figure usually responsible for coordinating meetings with foreign officials, told WND earlier that Carter's planned meeting this week with Hamas would help the terror organization "engage with the world community."
Mind you in all fairness to Mr Obama it must also be mentioned that he has told them "thanks, but no thanks".
Together with presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton, Obama called Hamas a "terrorist organization" that should remain isolated until it renounces violence and recognizes Israel. Obama told reporters he opposed Carter's meeting with Hamas.
But it appears that Hamas is not as dumb as we may think:
But Yousuf chalked up Obama's statements to political posturing.
"I understand American politics and this is the season for elections and everybody tries to sound like he's a friend of the Israelis ... so whatever [the] Israelis didn't like they will take from all those candidates," he said.
Just in case you are not familiar with Hamas:
The U.S. and Israel have been trying to isolate Hamas, which is classified by the State Department as a terror group. It is responsible for scores of deadly suicide bombings, and thousands of shooting attacks and rocket firings against Israeli civilian population centers.
And yes, I know it is old news, and that everyone has forgiven and forgotten, but:
Obama came under fire last month after it was reported his church reprinted an opinion piece by Hamas that defended terrorism as legitimate resistance, refused to recognize the right of Israel to exist and compared the terror group's official charter – which calls for the murder of Jews – to America's Declaration of Independence. The Hamas piece was published on the "Pastor's Page" of the Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter reserved for Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., whose anti-American, anti-Israel remarks prompted a "firestorm" causing the presidential candidate to deliver a major race speech earlier this week.
There is more to the article but I will leave it for you to read:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61631