First it was Latin American diplomats concluding, “The message from the Democratic campaign is that America is an unreliable ally.” Now it’s the President of Colombia saying Obama is out of touch with the situation in his country.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president sharply criticized U.S. presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday for opposing a trade deal with his country, calling the Democrat out of touch with the realities of the South American nation. The White House is urging Congress to approve the agreement, which would remove most tariffs on American exports and cement Colombia’s preferential trade status with the United States. But Illinois Sen. Obama said Wednesday he would oppose the deal. “I deplore the fact that Senator Obama, aspiring to be president of the United States, should be unaware of Colombia’s efforts,” President Alvaro Uribe said in a statement. “I think it is for political calculations that he is making a statement that does not correspond to Colombia’s reality.”

But Campaign Spot readers know the backstory on this.

It may reflect Uribe’s irritation that a Democratic Congressman, Jim McGovern, sent an envoy to talk to FARC terrorists operating across the border in Bolivia. (McGovern says he wanted to help negotiate the release of hostages held by FARC.)

Or it may reflect his irritation that unnamed “gringos” were meeting with FARC and assuring them that Obama would be the next president, and that he would oppose the free trade deal.