EL PASO, Tex. -- A McCain campaign conference call went bad this afternoon when Ron Kampeas of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency aggressively pressed former New
“„Kampeas: There’s kind of an imbalance here. I read the New York Sun article. I read the New York Sun article. It looks like Kurtzer, who is an adviser to Sen. Obama…He’s a lawyer. he’s a member of the ABA. Mayor Giuliani, you’ve represented Citgo in dealings [with] the Chavez government. You have representations with the Saudis –
“„Giuliani: Actually. actually I don’t have any representations with the Saudis. That’s incorrect. I’ve never represented Citgo in negotiations with the Chavez government. So, those are both factually inaccurate.
“„Kampeas: Bloomberg reported that your law firm lobbied for Hugo Chavez at Citgo. That’s not correct?
“„Giuliani: It’s not correct that I had negotiations with Chavez’s government. It is correct that my law firm, for many, many years — doesn’t any longer — represented Citgo, an American corporation. But nothing to do with Chavez. Nothing to do with Chavez.
“„Kampeas: And you never represented Saudi Arabia’s Oil Ministry in a Texas court case?
“„Giuliani: I’ve never represented Saudi Arabia. Never been to Saudi Arabia.
“„Kampeas: Randy, you’re a paid lobbyist for the Georgians. You know, Daniel Kurtzer, you’re making an issue of him taking a paid hotel room in — [Giuliani breaks in, thinking Kampeas is talking to him] — it sounds to me like Kurtzer’s a little bit inept here, in terms of realizing how this could be perc — DEAD AIR