Reply #60: This "spin" reminds me of the "16 words" defense.

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From the AP article: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/WireStory?id=4375665&page=2

Goolsbee said he has been surprised that such a banal and trivial meeting with a low-level consulate official has created so much controversy and resulted in such an inaccurate depiction. He said he was invited to the consulate to meet the officials and get a tour.

He said the visit lasted about 40 minutes, and perhaps two to three minutes were spent discussing NAFTA. He said the Canadians asked about Obama's position, and he replied about his interest in improving labor and environmental standards, and they raised some concerns that Obama sounds like a protectionist.

The amount of time they discussed NAFTA has nothing to do with whether it was the subject of the meeting. It's the same sort of argument as the "16 words" defense when Bush got caught lying.