Although probably one that John Kerry could have done without.

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

The statement came after former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, an outspoken leader in the Islamic world, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he endorsed Kerry in the presidential race because he believed the Massachusetts senator would keep the world safer and listen to other opinions.

But then Mohamad, ever the anti-Semite, just couldn’t hold it together:

“But in the U.S., the Jewish lobby is very strong, and any American who wants to become president cannot change the policy toward Palestine radically,” said Mahathir, who retired in October after 22 years in power.

Luckily for Kerry, he has Rand Beers to respond:

“John Kerry rejects any association with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, an avowed anti-Semite whose views are totally deplorable,” Beers said. “The world needs leaders who seek to bring people together, not drive them apart with hateful and divisive rhetoric.”

Does this mean that the administration has to stop calling Kerry a liar for refusing to name the leaders who want to see the President lose in November?