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.
Late Update: It should be pointed out that the Hillary people adamantly denied this from the start. In contrast, the Obama campaign was much slower to respond — possibly explaining why he got the worst of it in terms of publicity.
I think the Obama camp's
I think the Obama camp's slower response illustrates that Barack Obama likes to check his facts before speaking to something that is news to him. The Clintons have had ample experience at issuing denials. Goodness knows, there is enough scandal to sink a battleship connected to those two, not least of which is the upcoming election fraud trial which would blow up in their faces just before the general election, should she get the nomination.
EDUCATED DEMS ONLY: The
EDUCATED DEMS ONLY:
The BILLARY Campaign is trying to evoke the hero/helper literary archetype and recast Obama as a "VICE PRESIDENT," a supporting role in the narrative that is the presidential election " Robin to her Batman, Marci to her Peppermint Patty, Bush to her Cheney. The BILLARY campaign hopes that the more they repeat the concept of a BILLARY/Obama ticket, the more people will view Obama as a SECONDARY character.
There are also racial undertones: casting the black man as a supporting character rather than the lead role. The HILBILL'S are trying to tap into deep seeded biases, that dark voice in some people"s minds that says, "Hey, it would be remarkable for a black man to be vice president. He should be more than happy with that."
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS OBAMA SUPPORTERS ARE SOME OF THE MOST EDUCATED IN THE LAND, AND THEY ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING TREATED LIKE IDIOTS. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT YOUR REPUBLICAN RIVAL IS MORE FIT TO BE PRESIDENT "JOHN McSAME" AND THEN SAY OBAMA WOULD MAKE A "GREAT VP". BILLARY IS FULL OF CRAP, AND PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY READ AND POCESS SOME LEVEL OF INTELECT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE BEYOND THESE RIDICULOUS GAMES.
DON'T BE DUPED!
OBAMA 08...OH AND READ HIS BOOK IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE HE IS COMING FROM. STOP THE IGNORANCE!
WHITE MALE PROUD TO BE ON TEAM OBAMA!
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