Penn and Wolfson are pushing hard on the question of what they are calling “Naftagate.” “What we’ve seen again is a pattern from Senator Obama,” Wolfson said a few moments ago, calling it “the worst example of saying one thing and doing another.” Wolfson read a list of statements by Obama staffers in which Team Obama denied the Goolsbee story:

Obama spokesman Bill Burton: “Again, this story is not true. There was no one at any level of our campaign, at any point, anywhere, who said or otherwise implied Obama was backing away from his consistent position on trade.” [ABC, 2/29/08]
Obama adviser Susan Rice: “There had been no contact. There had been no discussions on NAFTA.” [MSNBC, 2/28/08]
Anchor: “So, completely inaccurate, did not happen, end of discussion?” Sen. Obama: “It did not happen.” [WKYC TV, 2/29/08]
Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee: “It is a totally inaccurate story…I did not call these people and I direct you to the press office.” [New York Observer, 2/29/08]
Bill Burton: “There was no one at any level of our campaign, at any point, anywhere, who said or otherwise implied Obama was backing away from his consistent position on trade.” [Politico, 2/29/08]