Proving just how important Barack Obama's new rumor-busting Web site could be, a Tennessee Democratic Party member told a local newspaper that the presumptive nominee of his party "may be terrorist connected."

The Nashville City Paper quoted Fred Hobbs, identified as an executive committee member of the state Democratic Party, in an article Friday examining why Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn., was withholding his endorsement of Obama.

Hobbs told the City Paper he understands why Davis is slow to endorse, because Hobbs said he, too, is "skeptical" of Obama.

"Maybe (it's) the same reason I don't want to -- I don't exactly approve of a lot of the things he stands for and I'm not sure we know enough about him," Hobbs told the paper. "He's got some bad connections, and he may be terrorist connected for all I can tell. It sounds kind of like he may be."

The Tennessee Democratic Party later issued a statement saying Hobbs was "obviously misinformed" and that Tennessee Democrats are united behind Obama.

But Hobbs' statement was an example of the kind of remarks that apparently led the Obama campaign to launch a new Web site this week dedicated to fighting rumors about his candidacy.

Click here to read the full story on the Obama remarks in the Nashville City Paper.