Obama, McCain, Hamas: "Losing his Bearings"

Fact: Barack Obama can't handle the truth.

Mentioning his middle name, the name his parents gave him, is a smear.

Mentioning that Ahmed Yousef, Hamas' top political adviser in the Gaza Strip, wants to see Obama become president is also a smear.

I am so sick of Obama's whining. Whenever someone utters something truthful, but something the Obama camp deems to be negative, Obama cries "smear campaign."

That diversion doesn't fly.

NEW YORK -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president.

That brought an angry response from McCain's campaign, which accused Obama of trying to make an issue of McCain's age.

Age is a touchy subject for McCain, who turns 72 in August and would be the oldest person to be sworn in as president if elected.

The two senators have focused more intently on one another in recent weeks as Obama has moved closer to becoming the Democratic nominee. Thursday's back and forth between Obama and surrogates for both candidates foreshadowed a likely argument for the fall campaign.

...At the root of the dispute is McCain's decision to call attention to a Hamas adviser's apparent affinity for Obama. The adviser, Ahmed Yousef, said in a recent interview: "We like Obama and hope that he will win the election."

McCain used those comments in a fundraising appeal and has cited them in interviews.

Asked about the matter Wednesday during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," McCain said: "It's indicative of how some of our enemies view America. And I guarantee you, they're not going to endorse me."

In an interview Thursday with CNN, Obama accused McCain of trying to smear him by repeating the comments.

"This is offensive, and I think it's disappointing, because John McCain always says, 'Well, I'm not going to run that kind of politics,'" Obama said. "And then to engage in that kind of smear, I think, is unfortunate, particularly since my policy toward Hamas has been no different than his."

The Illinois senator added: "For him to toss out comments like that, I think, is an example of him losing his bearings as he pursues this nomination. We don't need name-calling in this debate."

Transcript of Wolf Blitzer's interview with Obama.

The comments that McCain tossed out happen to be the truth. If Obama finds the truth disappointing, so be it.

Obama can't slam McCain for acknowledging a fact. It's on the record. It aired on WABC radio on the John Batchelor Show.

Obama shouldn't be critical of McCain. He has a beef with Hamas. A terrorist wants Obama to win the election. That's reality. Deal with it.

McCain isn't distorting anything. He's not lying like Obama does, such as when he deceives people about the meaning of McCain's "100 years in Iraq" statement. McCain hasn't lost his bearings. Since when is telling the truth losing one's bearings?

The supposedly eloquent Obama either intentionally took a shot at McCain's age by saying "losing his bearings," or he's too dense to understand the negative connotation of the words.

Is Obama really as stupid as he is smug?

I think he knew exactly what he was saying.

His arrogance is very unbecoming.