Obama “Flattered” by Hamas’ Endorsement…?!

Aaron Klein of WorldNetDaily is reporting this morning,

Barack Obama’s campaign said yesterday it is “flattered” that Hamas’ endorsement of the Illinois senator compared him to John F. Kennedy, though it objects to any diplomatic contact with the terrorist group.

“I like John Kennedy too,” said chief Obama strategist David Axelrod. “That’s about the only thing we have in common with this gentleman from Hamas. We all agree that John Kennedy was a great president, and it’s flattering when anybody says that Barack Obama would follow in his footsteps.”

Axelrod was reacting to comments earlier this week from Ahmed Yousuf, Hamas’ top political adviser in the Gaza Strip, who said Hamas “hopes” Obama will win the presidential elections and “change” America’s foreign policy.

“I hope Mr. Obama and the Democrats will change the political discourse. … I do believe [Obama] is like John Kennedy, a great man with a great principal. And he has a vision to change America to make it in a position to lead the world community, but not with humiliation and arrogance,” Yousuf said during an exclusive interview with WND and WABC-New York radio’s John Batchelor….Continue Reading >>

Hat-Tip, bamapachyderm, and Israel Insider

Also see:

• Clarification: We are electing a “President of the United States” this year, not a “Ruler of the World.”
• Why? Some questions about Obama’s terrorist and communist fan club
• Malkin – Which Terrorists Support Which Democratic Presidential Candidate?