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I couldn't love No Quarter
any more than I do -- first, for providing expert information on
intelligence and national security issues without requiring me to
believe that torture or illegal acts are essential to the job; second, for its work on
behalf of Hillary Clinton.
One of the main issues is the Obama campaign's different responses when asked at different times about whether one of Obama's advisers had told a Canadian official that Obama's stance on NAFTA isn't as tough as it sounds when he's campaigning. Below is No Quarter's list, courtesy of the indispensable SusanUnPC:
1. 2/27/08 – ‘No conversations have taken place’ with the Canadian government on NAFTA. “Earlier Thursday, the Obama campaign insisted that no conversations have taken place with any of its senior ranks and representatives of the Canadian government on the NAFTA issue.” [CTV, 2/29/08]
2. 2/27/08 – Obama advisor just said ‘hello.’ “Goolsbee: Canada’s consul general in Chicago contacted him ‘at one point to say ‘hello’ because their office is around the corner.” [ABC, 2/29/08]
3. 2/28/08 - Rice: ‘There had been no contact.’ “The Canadian ambassador issued a statement that was absolutely false. There had been no contact. There had been no discussions on NAFTA. So we take the Canadians at their word…period.” [MSNBC, Susan Rice, 2/28/08]
4. 2/29/08: Sen. Obama: ‘It did not happen.’ Anchor: “So, completely inaccurate, did not happen, end of discussion.” Sen. Obama: “It did not happen.” [WKYC TV, 2/29/08]
5. 3/10/08 – Sen. Obama: The meeting did happen, they did discuss NAFTA, but advisor just said Obama wanted to make NAFTA ’stronger for U.S. workers.’ “So here’s what happens. You’ve got one of my economic advisors goes and visits a Canadian embassy and they’re asking him questions and he says, ‘Well, Senator Obama isn’t planning to repeal NAFTA, but he wants to amend it to make it stronger for U.S. workers.’ The Canadian embassy writes it up as, ‘Well, maybe Obama is not as tough on NAFTA as you might think.’ And the Clintons start waving this and saying, ‘See? Actually, he’s the one.’” [Mississippi Rally, 3/10/08]
As Susan says, Hillary Clinton is now reduced to doing the press's job for it. More stories on NAFTA-gate from No Quarter can be read here. (This post is cross posted at I don't Like You Either.)
Related BN-Politics Posts:
* AP has Memo re: Obama Adviser's NAFTA Remarks
* Amb. Joe Wilson Defends Hillary, Questions Barack's Judgment
* Hillary Clinton (Candidates' Positives, Part I)
* Obama: Because I Remember (Candidate Positives, Pt. II)
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