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Muslim For McCain Not Allowed To Talk To CNN
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Daniel Zubairi, a Muslim McCain grassroots organizer who told racist rally attendees in Woodbridge, Virginia that the campaign didn't "endorse that behavior," was for some reason not allowed to talk to CNN about the incident:
The anchor said Zubairi was "ready and willing" to talk about the incident, but "the McCain camp won't let him do so."
Watch Zubairi confronting intolerant McCain fans at the rally:
Muslim For McCain Not Allowed To Talk To CNN
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Daniel Zubairi, a Muslim McCain grassroots organizer who told racist rally attendees in Woodbridge, Virginia that the campaign didn't "endorse that behavior," was for some reason not allowed to talk to CNN about the incident:
The anchor said Zubairi was "ready and willing" to talk about the incident, but "the McCain camp won't let him do so."
Muslim McCain Fans Confront Intolerance At Rally
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At a John McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia, three people handed out "Obama for Change" bumper stickers with the Communist sickle and hammer and the Islamic crescent, saying Obama was a socialist with ties to radical Islam. Several moderate McCain supporters, Muslim and Christian alike, struck back. -Diane Update: From Kos, CNN reports that the McCain campaign won't allow Dan the Muslim speak to the media. Seemed like a very decent man, not sure what McCain has against decent folks. Video of the CNN follow-up below: Stumble Upon Toolbar ...
CNN Host "Mystified" By McCain Camp Silencing Muslim Organizer
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CNN host Rick Sanchez said he was "mystified" by a last minute decision by the McCain campaign to pull a Muslim grassroots organizer from appearing on his show.
The aide, Daniel Zubairi, had been scheduled to appear on Sanchez's mid-day program after he was caught on video talking down an anti-Muslim protester outside a McCain rally in Woodbridge, Virginia. But, even after telling the network that an interview was "good to go," the McCain shop pulled Zubairi at the last minute, leaving Sanchez in limbo on live TV.
"Wouldn't you think they would have wanted him to come on?" the CNN host would later tell the Huffington Post. "What the guy ...
