Factcheck.org: The Facts About 'NAFTA-Gate'

[stratomagi]

Has anyone else looked at this?

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_facts_about_nafta-gate.html

It's now clear that a Canadian news report that started this flap wasn't accurate. No evidence has surfaced to show that any Obama "staffer" telephoned the Canadian ambassador in Washington, and all concerned deny that any such conversation took place. But it is equally clear that Obama's senior economic adviser did visit Canada's consulate in Chicago on Feb. 8, and that NAFTA was one of the several topics discussed.

[JKaiser]

1. Did Obama lie?

yep

[JKaiser]

2. Did Obama lie?

yep

[DJ13]

4. Do Hillary's supporters lie?

yep

[stratomagi]

5. And they call Obama supporters robots.

What's with the double post?

[pbca]

3. The government here is denying that anything

was said that remotely resembles what is alleged.

[BooScout]

6. Ooopsie........

The memo is out and fact check is wrong. :rofl:

[ContinentalOp]

8. Apparently you didn't read.

The memo is covered at length in the factcheck article.

[stratomagi]

9. You did READ the article?

Right?

[ContinentalOp]

7. Excellent summary.

Except for this part:

Friday, Feb. 29: Obama spokesman Bill Burton issues a blanket denial of contact between "any level" of the Obama campaign and the Canadian government regarding NAFTA:

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.

The quoted response is not a blanket denial of any contact between the Canadian government and the Obama campaign. It's simply a denial that anyone from the campaign said that Obama was changing his position on NAFTA.