Right Wing Hack Tries to Smear Obama, Fails

As we've mentioned before, the folks trying to smear Obama with the Jewish community are the lowest scumbags on Earth. Why should anyone listen to them? They don't know anything about history, some of them are anti-Semites themselves, and they are simply doing it as a political ploy.

Obviously, Bush's speech in Israel today was the lowest low we've seen yet. It doesn't get any worse than comparing someone to Nazi appeasers. But Chris Matthews got to smack around one of the many right wing gasbags on this issue, and found that he doesn't know what the hell he is talking about:



By the way, the smear on Robert Malley is just moronic if you know the facts. Here is what NBC News had to say:

One of the Obama campaign's informal Middle East advisers, Robert Malley, confirms to NBC NEWS that he has resigned from any role in the campaign because critics have tried to make an issue of his meetings with Hamas. The Times of London called him about it this morning, and has posted a story online. As a result, he called Obama's campaign today and took himself out of any future role.

Malley's paid job is with the International Crisis Group, which, he says, requires him to meet with Hamas and others. Malley worked for six and a half years at the Clinton National Security Council under Tony Lake and Sandy Berger. Lake is now one of Obama's top foreign policy advisors.

Speaking to NBC NEWS, Malley said, "I decided based on the fact that this was becoming a distraction that it was best that I remove myself from any association with the campaign."

Malley added, "My job with the International Crisis Group is to meet with all sorts of savory and unsavory people and report on what they say. I've never denied whom I meet with; that's what I do."

Malley said he always informs the State Department in advance and briefs them afterward.

So Kevin James was lying about Robert Malley. He wasn't "secretly working in confidence with Hamas". He was gathering information to file a report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This right wing attack is total bullshit.

So what is the "International Crisis Group", you ask? Here is the Wikipedia description:

The ICG is considered the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. Its primary goals are a unique combination of field-based analysis, sharp-edged policy prescription, and high-level advocacy, with key roles being played by a senior management team highly experienced in government and by a highly active Board of Trustees containing many senior diplomats.

So basically, this is the equivalent of smearing a Red Cross worker who met with the junta in Burma while delivering food supplies to the typhoon victims. Or smearing a United Nations staffer who talks with Hezbollah leaders while preparing a report on Iranian terrorism for the Security Council. Malley was just a policy analyst who was doing his job. It's not like he was a paid lobbyist for the homicidal junta in Burma, like two of McCain's staffers!

These smears are total garbage. Everyone who sympathizes with Israel should realize that these Republicans are exploiting their fears for politican gain. It's disgusting.