Obama reassures Jewish leaders on Hamas, Wright

AP via SFGate ^ | 4/16/8 | BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer

[SmithL]

PHILADELPHIA, (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday criticized former President Jimmy Carter for meeting with leaders of the Islamic terrorist group Hamas as he tried to reassure Jewish voters that his candidacy isn't a threat to them or U.S. support for Israel.

The Democratic presidential candidate's comments, made to a group of Jewish leaders here, were his first on Carter's controversial meeting scheduled this week in Egypt.

Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain called on Obama to repudiate Carter in a speech to The Associated Press Monday.

Obama told the Jewish group he had a "fundamental disagreement" with Carter, who was rebuffed by Israeli leaders during a peace mission to the Middle East this week.

"We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel's destruction," Obama said.

"We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist, and abide by past agreements."

The Illinois senator has been working to reassure Jewish voters nervous about his candidacy in the wake of publicity about anti-Israel sentiments expressed by his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and criticism from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton during a February debate that he hadn't immediately rejected an endorsement from black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan. Obama responded that he already denounced Farrakhan, but would reject his support as well.

[jpl]

Anyone buy this?

I sure don't. This guy is even bigger say anything panderer than your typical politician.

[SolidWood]

Phoooony.

[Max7]

Oh geez, that guy is SUCH a schmoe. He’s obviously playing both sides of the street now, and has convinced himself he can get away with it. What a liar he is. He’s a lot like Hillary in that, too.

[shineon]

“Won’t you come into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly.

[tobyhill]

****as he tried to reassure Jewish voters that his candidacy isn't a threat to them or U.S. support for Israel.****

Obama is a freakin idiot! He has said he would meet and pander to Iran who supports the Hezbos and Hamas and is hell-bent on the destruction of Israel. How is Israel suppose to think of him as not a threat?

[stockpirate]

“We must not negotiate with a terrorist group intent on Israel’s destruction,” Obama said.

“We should only sit down with Hamas if they renounce terrorism, recognize Israel’s right to exist, and abide by past agreements.”

Wait a freaking minute here! He said not too long ago he would meet with them without any conditions.

So he is moving to the right, now if we could get McCain to move to the right before Obama becomes more conservative then him berfore the election. :-)

[elhombrelibre]

Obama would pursue a Jimmuh Catar foreign policy; he's the one who's kept saying that all we need to do is talk to these terrorists and dictators and they'd like us. He's the one, if Jews need reminding, who's sat in a church with a rabid anti-semite. So now he wants to pretend he's not imbued with the same hatred that Reverend Wright's been preaching to him for 20 years? Pull my other leg.

[A_Former_Democrat]

No. Where’s his sense of outrage then?

[Sacajaweau]

What he;s really trying to say... Folks: Remember when Hillary said: “F’n Jew”.

[OB1kNOb]

This is the same guy that says as President he will be glad to sit down with our islamic terrorist enemies and create a more constructive dialog? Snobama is definitely pathological.

[eureka!]

Al-taqqiyah is the first thing that comes to my mind...

[Red_Devil 232]

As Ann Coulter says:

Hillary Lies, Obama is a Lie

[mombonn]

Why should anyone believe what this guy says?

He "reassures" Jewish Leaders, he tells flaming libs in SF what they want to hear about small town voters.

Who knows what he may privately be saying to small town "bitter" voters about SF liberals?

[Nachum]

Liar liar pants on fire...

[JCG]

Obama has been the subject of persistent Internet rumors suggesting he is a Muslim...

I don't say he's a cryptoMuslim but if elected I think he'll be Islamofascist-friendly...

 

Obama: Man of the World
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: March 6, 2007

Mr. Obama recalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to
prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that
seemed delightfully uncalculated [...], Mr. Obama described the
call to prayer as "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at
sunset."

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/opinion/06kristof.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://nevadathunder.com/?p=3626




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[pepperhead]

What about the article printed in Wright’s church newsletter from Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, a senior member of Hamas?