Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings'
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.
The sparring also comes the same week as Obama's decisive victory in North Carolina's primary, which brought renewed calls for Hillary Rodham Clinton to get out of the race and clear a path for him to claim the Democratic nomination and focus on McCain.
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."
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Posted By: Core Democrat in Texas @ 05/11/2008 2:33:15 PM
Comment: WagonDriver, he is passionate and shallow --- very talented at appealing to the emotions of his audience but no depth of analysis.
Posted By: Driver of wagons @ 05/10/2008 9:36:45 PM
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No one running for president has any more experience being president then the other. It is a clean slate and Obama is head over heels above the rest as a manager, uniter, organizer, constitutionally savvy, speaker, decision maker, visionary,etc. Just about every aspect of the man says leader/president. May not be perfect but he is the best we got and we are extremely lucky to have someone like him in our day and age within arms reach of the Presidency. He will go a long way in restoring Americas good name in world affairs.
Posted By: Core Democrat in Texas @ 05/10/2008 4:03:49 PM
Comment: Obama is the mrror image of Bush. One is a smooth-talking shallow convervative, the other is a smooth-talking shallow liberal. Neither has any depth or discipline, and both are equally dangerous.