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

[LisaM1112]

is that all the McCain camp has left to speak for them? Wow, how it must suck to see all your spokespeople jump ship! Hell, even the Joe the pathetic wanna be plumber forget to show yesyerday.

[Matt7]

(Please forgive the typos and poor editing, caused by flying fingers and a sense of urgency!)

Gotta go!

[returnofthejedi]

The more these people talkthe more they reveal their hand. I think it's safe to assume that William Ayers will not be offered a cabinet position in an Obama administration. On the otherhand on Mcain wants as his VP a person that was a card carrying member of a seperatist movement in Alaska.
You decide for yourselves America which is a more dangerous, and worriesom scenario.


Obama/Biden 08!

[roald]

Palin was not a member. Her husband was and she did not condemn their objectives. If we are going to throw mud, we need to make sure it will stick.

[returnofthejedi]

I stand corrected if she was not a card carrier. I m not slinging mud im just pointing out that if you can attack Mr. Obama for past relationships, then why not question Palin's.
It is what it is. An attempt by the neo-cons to continue to get away with blatant hypocracy.

[krabby]

Another neocon caught lying on nation TV, priceless.

[Blackhawk6]

This is EXACTLY why the Republicans are in trouble - they have no message - it's all smear and innuendo and straight up lie.

Sad

[returnofthejedi]

They admitted as much when the Mcain camp said; " if we keep talking about the economy we are going to lose."

[rockyersocksoff]

Stammering Malletheads Unite!

[Ulysse]

Just another proof that McCain has surrounded himself with a bunch of morons that are reading talking points and obviously do not know if anything about it is true (that or they know they are lying but they don't care).

[returnofthejedi]

Excellent point.

[Blue in NH]

What a dolt! BTW, attacks by people like Goldfarb on an Arab like Khalidi could just as well be considered anti-semitic. Arabs are, after all, semites.

[roald]

Technically a good point, but inaccurate in common usage.

We all "know" it is OK to hate all Muslims, any non-Israeli middle-east people, anyone who skin is darker than Conan O'Brien's, and anyone who is not a member of our particular branch of Christianity.

[concernvoter]

Come on Huffington Post, we all know that McCain campaign advisers are dumb.

[lilDEM202]

I feel sorry for McCain's people, they don't look , sound, or act presidential in any kind of way. I think this was major reason he will lose this election, he ran a flawed campaign. if you also remember the tucker bounds interview with Campbell brown where he was also "OWNED" these are clear example's of idoicracy at it's finest

[solrac2002]

Well who??!!!..­lol..hilar­ious!

[mcamp52]

Well Rick, I think we all know who is running a dirty campaign full of lies and absurd accusations. And Rick, well all know who has disgraced himself and his legacy by becoming a puppet of the evil GOP. Lastly Rick, we all know who is a genuinely fine leader with a broad vision of hope and goodness. Obama/Biden '08. We need them for a better America.

[ProfessorDuh]

When Michael Golbfarb is slapped, he'll take it and like it.

[Heavy]

Goldfarb -- That's for me to know and for you to find out.

[BarackDaVote]

Rick Sanchez just OWNED Michael Goldfarb..­.....LOL