IMO, Obama handled the Hamas thing very well [View All]

[Hippo_Tron]

Let me preface this by saying that I think Jimmy Carter is right about Hamas. That being said I know that Obama is running for President of the United States and I understand the political reality in this country.

Obama handled this perfectly because he stated flat out that he would not negotiate with Hamas until they met very specific conditions and he stated exactly what those conditions were. He wasn't wishy-washy he didn't try to take two sides of the issue, he stated flat out what his position was in clear and very simple language.

Furthermore his subtle "losing his bearings" comment wasn't accidental, it was brilliant. Now the media is talking about McCain's age instead of Hamas. Even if the Republicans accuse him of being ageist it's better to have the talking heads discussing McCain's age than it is to them discussing whether or not Obama supports Hamas. That allows Obama to get back on message while McCain's people have to talk about age for the next few days.