Rick Sanchez V. Michael Goldfarb: McCain Spokesman Wusses Out On CNN

Oh, dear. Michael Goldfarb, who's clearly better off blogging about ABBA and criticizing people for playing Dungeons and Dragons, just pooped his pants on national television. The McCain campaign is making a last ditch effort to make SCARY MUSLIM NOISES at Barack Obama, and since Goldfarb doesn't have any sort of reputation worth salvaging, it figures that he'd be doing duty here.

But CNN's Rick Sanchez calls Goldfarb out for the hypocrisy of hyping a sinister connection between Obama and a guy that McCain funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to, and from there, Goldfarb goes right off the rails, refusing to answer Sanchez's questions with anything other than intimations. Repeatedly asked to name a second anti-Semite that Obama allegedly "pals around with," Goldfarb does nothing but issue hollow, Page Six-style intimations.

What a gutless wonder. And here I'd been led to believe that this campaign took its cues from some kind of war hero.

[WATCH.]

SANCHEZ: Now, is the -- I need to parse this out as best I can from you, Michael. The fact that John McCain's organization gave $448,000 to this group that was founded by Mr. Khalidi, is there no reason for some to be critical of as well just as some might be critical of Barack Obama for being at a meeting with some girl read a poem for example?

GOLDFARB: Look. You are missing the point again, Rick. The point is that Barack Obama has a long track record of being around anti-Semitic and anti-Israel and anti-American rhetoric.

SANCHEZ: Can you name one other person besides Khalidi who he hangs around that is anti-Semitic?

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GOLDFARB: Yes, he pals around with William Ayers.

SANCHEZ: No, no, the question I asked you is that can you name one other person who he hangs around with who is anti-Semitic? Because that is what you said.

GOLDFARB: Look, we know there are people who Barack Obama has been in hot water--

SANCHEZ: Michael, I asked you the name one person. One.

GOLDFARB: Rick --

SANCHEZ: You said he hangs around with people who are anti-Semitic. Okay. Khalidi and name other people that we all know about?

GOLDFARB: And rick, we both know who number two is.

SANCHEZ: Who? Would you tell us?

GOLDFARB: No, Rick, I think we all know who we are talking about here.

SANCHEZ: Somebody who is anti-Semitic that he hangs around with.

GOLDFARB: I think we all know who we are talking about.

SANCHEZ: Say it.

GOLDFARB: I think we all know who we're talking about, rick.

SANCHEZ: Well, you say that his policies differ from Barack Obama and many other people, and either way, we have the leave it at that.

Comments

[wolfmason]

What a disgrace. I feel as speechless as Goldfarb after hearing an actual spokesperson for the campaign say something so terribly dishonorable. I need a shower after watching that.

[betz55]

The smear campaign against Barack Obama is clearly bigoted and offensive, to Muslims and others.

When did it become a "sin" to be Muslim? Aren't we the country that supposedly prides ourselves on inclusion and open-mindedness? Where in the constitution did it say, a Muslim can't be president of the United States? Americans who engage in this should be ashamed of themselves. But, dare one call them on their hypocrisy, we are called unpatriotic.

Americans are being neo-conned into believing that the so called "War on Terror" has to do with religion. The con rests in part on demonizing Muslims.

The "War on Terror" is about occupied territories, ethnic cleansing, and control of natural resources and that’s Israel.

[nowarpleez]

I think the people that work for the McPalin campaign are the stupidest people on earth.

[eburg-d]

You've hit it! McCain is the sort of leader who would hire people less capable than he is - - so he feels comfortable. Obama hires smart people and feels comfortable.

[GoCards1978]

They prove the point made on the National Geographic Channel's recent show. There are vestiges of the neaderthal existing today in homo sapiens. Some are a lot more obvious, and therefore prominent, than others.

[loax]

Mike - you new career in politics just hit the skids. Go home and have some milk and cookies, or better yet, with your personality disorder, go home and be the bully who runs after taking someone elses stuff! This was too funny! I only wish Rick had really hammered him on his ridiculousness!

[chloe4455]

Goldfarb looked like a complete idiot

[Speakchic]

HA!

[ENOS]

I was worried these conspiracy theories would grow as the campaign drug on, but they seem to be deflating themselves. How can McCain sleep at night? What does fear lead us? Where has it lead us, and where will it lead us?

[Floridagirl1972]

Time to bring Carly Forina back. he he

[txgal44]

No. They're done with her. This guy's next. "We both know who # 2 is". I ask you, does it get any more ridiculous than this?

[ManUnitdFan]

You think Goldfarb and Tucker Bounds were on the same 9th place debate team in high school? Are these really the best spokespeople the Republicans can find? That's pretty sad.

[txgal44]

Nope. This is all they got. You have to be real low life to get on national tv and spew this c r @p! Not many people can do it.

[cdespinos]

Thank goodness!

Not many people are this clueless nationally, not even in ALASKA, BUT John McCain seems to have Ninety percent of our Nation's Clueless locked down in his Camp. For crying out loud, Sarah Palin!? Even E.T. knew he was on the wrong Planet! Someone please sit these fools down and make them watch themselves on TV/YouTube after each pathetic, so-called Interview. "ENOUGH"!!!

No wonder BEN LADIN is still on the loose! And I am sure, Laughing at Us! IF MCCAIN/PALIN IS ELECTED TO THE WHITE HOUSE, WE WILL HAVE IT MANY TIMES WORST THAN WITH BUSH/CHENEY! GOD HELP US ALL!!!

I VOTED FOR: INTELLIGENCE, UNITY, HOPE AND CHANGE . Anyone Who Cares About Our Country's Credibility Around the World Should Do The Same. A vote for Obama/Biden'08 is a vote against Ignorance, Palintology, McPalin, McBush, McCheney, and so on...

[bsc]

This was awesome. Keep calling them out MSM. DO your job.

[mimithedog]

It's actually all Sanchez' fault. Let's see. Sanchez is hispanic. Spain was Arab for 800 years. Therefore, Sanchez is Arab. And Hussain Obama's Arab. Etc.

[TruthfullyYours]

please. there's a difference between a hispanic and a spanish, not that i'm trying to put a chasm between peoples. also, the moors occupied parts of spain and the moors are not arabs per se. barack hussein obama is not arab nor a muslim, nor a socialist, nor a communist, nor redistributor of wealth. more importantly, barack hussein obama is NOT A BIGOT like you. senator obama is a patriotic american, just as kareem rashad sultan khan was. they just happened to have names different from "mimithedog." if you don't know who kareem is, educate yourself.

[roald]

TruthfullyYours. Thanks for the detailed analysis and good information. Please, though, step back for a minute to appreciate the sarcasm.

[Grace4me]

Another product of the Mcain/Palin campaign. Is this guy an example of someone who would work in a McCain administration? I hope to never know......­..........­..........

[Mr Greene]

I hear JMc has him in mind for WH Press Correspondent.

[cdespinos]

Apparently so! Pretty scary! But it's probably because the McCain/Palin ticker is running a campaign as empty as my Gas tank and my Bank account. Obama's Infomercial was awesome!!!

Senator McCain Is no Hero (not anymore); he's a Zero! The 'real' Hero is Senator Obama who put himself out there to be accused, judged, ridiculed, and defamed. He earned his gray hair. Tim Russert, may God rest his soul, believed Sen. Obama could make it this far. Sen. Obama's faith in America has been vindicated. I understand his use of the word vindication, because if you never done or experience something before, it means you're doing it by faith. I, for one, am glad we didn't disappoint him (...hello Iowa!). I hope 'Toot' (his grandmother), lives long enough to see him elected. I am glad he went to see her last week! I aleady voted NO on McCain/Palin/Fear!

[djwfutbol]

In my opinion, he was referring to Louis Farrakhan, the big (black) boogie man to all the elderly folk in Florida. He didn't want to name him and have the campaign be accused of race-baiting but that was the implication he wanted to convey. And, I think he probably succeeded. Hopefully, the "Great Schlepp" is going to be effective.

[returnofthejedi]

Bingo. It is a shameful swipe at someone that has not personally attacked John Mcain on national T.V. And an attempt to demonize every african american as an anti semite. I don't agree with some of Isreal's policy's towards palestinians, does that also make me an anti semite?
Iam an African American that does not agree with racial profiling for obvious reasons, does that mean I hate whites? These people are a shmeful embarrasment to justice and the American people. I pray America votes them out and keeps them out.

[FeFeKnows]

If it was Louis Farrakhan, then why didn't he say it?

[roald]

Perhaps because the two of them never met. Perhaps better to let the listener fill in the blank. Perhaps because he had no answer.

[Ergon]

I agree, and his comment "we know who that person is" repeated twice, was a signal to all those people who think Obama's a Muslim.

[brooonie]

It must be Lord Voldemort, AKA "He-Who-Mu­st-Not-Be-­Named." Either way, the dude is fictional.

[bsc]

hahaha thanks for that

[bwco]

I hated Rick Sanchez ever since his days at WSVN in Miami, but he is starting to impress me. Maybe after 20 years he is starting to become a journalist.