When is telling the truth not OK?

When Barack Obama says its not, thatÂ’s when.

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."

Now excuse me for one moment – I think it is highly relevant that one of America’s terrorist enemies has come out and declared that it wants to see a particular candidate elected. It leads one to wonder why that would be the case – and leads to the unavoidable conclusion that the preferred candidate is viewed as relatively weak and the opponent is viewed as stronger by our nation’s enemies.

Strangely enough, Democrats like to tout how foreign governments and opinion polls prefer a break from the policies of the Bush years. Why shouldn’t it be fair game to note that Hamas and other terrorist organizations do as well? After all, it is just as relevant – even if it is an inconvenient truth for Barack Obama..

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