Hillary's people reassured Canada! NAFTA-Gate..Oh, what a surprise...

[elizm]

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/03/report_naftagate_leaker_said_h.php

Report: NAFTA-Gate Leaker Said Hillary's People Were Reassuring Canada, Too
By Eric Kleefeld - March 5, 2008, 11:33PM
The NAFTA-Gate controversy has taken another turn, one that could potentially boomerang back on Hillary Clinton after initially damaging Barack Obama.

The Canadian Press — Canada's domestic equivalent of the AP — is reporting that the original source of the leak was Ian Brodie, chief of staff to Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. And as it turns out, Brodie's original conversation with reporters focused much more on Hillary as the candidate whose people were reassuring Canada that the anti-trade rhetoric was all just campaign talk.

"He said someone from Clinton's campaign is telling the Embassy to take it with a grain of salt," said one participant in the conversation. The source added, "someone called us and told us not to worry."

Hillary's people were able to use NAFTA-Gate very effectively in questioning Obama's honesty in the Ohio and Texas campaigns, ultimately pulling off some decent wins. But if this thing doesn't die down, and the focus turns from Obama over to Hillary, they could very well see the story come back to bite them.

[earthlover]

1. Not surprising. Of course, the primary is over now....

[LeftCoast]

2. NAFTA-Gate Leaker Said Hillary's People Were Reassuring Canada, [b]Too[/b]

The 'too' in that statement seems to indicate BOTH candidates did it. Are you now prepared to back-track on that issue?

[Uben]

3. "someone called"

Oh, like anyone can call and tell them not to worry. Who was it? We know who called them from the Obama camp. Why don't they give us a name? Without a name it is just a malicious rumor.


"Someone called and said we are being attacked! Push the button....hurry!"

Yeah, like I want these people to be in charge!

[sueragingroz]

4. Here;s the passage from the original source - ie not the blog...

"He said someone from (Hillary) Clinton's campaign is telling the embassy to take it with a grain of salt. . . That someone called us and told us not to worry."

Government officials did not deny the conversation took place.

They said that Mr. Brodie sought to allay concerns about the impact of Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton's assertion that they would re-negotiate NAFTA if elected. But they did say that Mr. Brodie had no recollection of discussing any specific candidate — either Ms. Clinton or Mr. Obama.

CTV News President Robert Hurst said he would not discuss his journalists' sources.

But others said the content of Mr. Brodie's remarks was passed on to CTV's Washington bureau and their White House correspondent set out the next day to pursue the story on Ms. Clinton's apparent hypocrisy on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080305.wharpleak0305/BNStory/National/home

Hillary has said repeatedly: "Name your source."

And if they do and it's real, you can count on the fact that the person's ass will be fired.

Begala has already shifted the conversation from honesty to competence - ie Obama let this guy speak on his behalf. I believe I heard the term "keystone cops" from one of the repuke commentators on CNN that night.

Isn't Goolsbee still working for Obama? He was the last time that I checked.

This ain't gonna fly.

[Dogmudgeon]

7. Shame on you! You can't say that kind of defamatory shytte!

Why, it's based on reality!

You gutter-fighter!

Dirty person!

Hillary-robot!

Meanie!

Nimrod douchebag old fat chick!!!

I WANT MY PONY!!!!!!!

--p!

[sueragingroz]

8. hahahahah :)

[Scurrilous]

5. Kick

:kick:

[BringBigDogBack]

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