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		<title>By: SouthWind84</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-1269011</link>
		<dc:creator>SouthWind84</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Although serendipitous contact is more frequent at small  residential colleges and universities, faculty members at  large schools and those with commuter students also make time for students by being clear about the value of student-faculty interaction outside the classroom. ,</description>
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		<title>By: Republicans in His Cabinet &#38; Other &#8216;Progressive Obama&#8217; News of the Day &#124; Womenhealth</title>
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		<dc:creator>Republicans in His Cabinet &#38; Other &#8216;Progressive Obama&#8217; News of the Day &#124; Womenhealth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Here is the thing: what counter-indications had Obama given that he will govern as a progressive? I honestly can&#8217;t think of any. He clearly must be blowing some sort of progressive activist dog whistle, given the caucus and support he has received, but I haven&#8217;t heard the call . . [W]hat I don&#8217;t get are ideological progressives who think that Obama is one, too. . Chuck Hagel as Sec Def is just the latest indication that Obama is more about placating High Broderism, Tim Russert and the Washington Post editorial board than he is about transformative progressive change.   Joseph C. Wilson: Obama&#8217;s Hollow &#8216;Judgment&#8217; and Empty Record SusanUnPC: Obama Nailed on NAFTA-Gate  [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Here is the thing: what counter-indications had Obama given that he will govern as a progressive? I honestly can&#8217;t think of any. He clearly must be blowing some sort of progressive activist dog whistle, given the caucus and support he has received, but I haven&#8217;t heard the call . . [W]hat I don&#8217;t get are ideological progressives who think that Obama is one, too. . Chuck Hagel as Sec Def is just the latest indication that Obama is more about placating High Broderism, Tim Russert and the Washington Post editorial board than he is about transformative progressive change.   Joseph C. Wilson: Obama&#8217;s Hollow &#8216;Judgment&#8217; and Empty Record SusanUnPC: Obama Nailed on NAFTA-Gate  [...]</p>
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		<title>By: That &#8220;inconvenient memo&#8221; : NO QUARTER</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-151088</link>
		<dc:creator>That &#8220;inconvenient memo&#8221; : NO QUARTER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Obama&#8217;s own flat-out false denial) obliterated by the &#8220;smoking gun&#8221; Canadian memorandum. Thanks to Hill Vet for the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Obama&#8217;s own flat-out false denial) obliterated by the &#8220;smoking gun&#8221; Canadian memorandum. Thanks to Hill Vet for the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: LIAR, LIAR.. Obama, Goolsbee Can&#8217;t Backpedal Fast Enough to Escape &#8220;NAFTA-Gate&#8221;.. &#171; Canuck Gal</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150975</link>
		<dc:creator>LIAR, LIAR.. Obama, Goolsbee Can&#8217;t Backpedal Fast Enough to Escape &#8220;NAFTA-Gate&#8221;.. &#171; Canuck Gal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] [I]t is important to help younger readers understand that Goolsbee’s conversation with the Counsel General (CONGEN in State Department speak) is a senior Canadian Embassy official. A Consulate is a place where folks go for a visa or to work on immigration problems. The Consulate is subordinate to the Embassy in Washington. Best to think of it as a branch of the Embassy. Clearly the CTV report confused Embassy with Consulate. Bottomline is the same–a senior Obama advisor told a representative of the Government of Canada (in this case, the CONGEN) to ignore Obama’s rhetoric (retrieved 2008-03-03 from: http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/) [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] [I]t is important to help younger readers understand that Goolsbee’s conversation with the Counsel General (CONGEN in State Department speak) is a senior Canadian Embassy official. A Consulate is a place where folks go for a visa or to work on immigration problems. The Consulate is subordinate to the Embassy in Washington. Best to think of it as a branch of the Embassy. Clearly the CTV report confused Embassy with Consulate. Bottomline is the same–a senior Obama advisor told a representative of the Government of Canada (in this case, the CONGEN) to ignore Obama’s rhetoric (retrieved 2008-03-03 from: <a href="http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/)" rel="nofollow">http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/)</a> [...]</p>
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		<title>By: ChrisXP</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150794</link>
		<dc:creator>ChrisXP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From a Politico poster on the Obama on Canada thread...

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Come on Obama, keep it interesting! Why not deny that anyone named Goolsbee works for you? Why not deny that CTV ever made the broadcast? &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why not deny the existence of Canada&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;? At least that would have been interesting. ----- Does anyone still believe that this man will usher in a new age of anything?
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BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a Politico poster on the Obama on Canada thread&#8230;</p>
<p>Ben wrote:<br />
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Come on Obama, keep it interesting! Why not deny that anyone named Goolsbee works for you? Why not deny that CTV ever made the broadcast? <strong><em>Why not deny the existence of Canada</em></strong>? At least that would have been interesting. &#8212;&#8211; Does anyone still believe that this man will usher in a new age of anything?<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150776</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This story stinks like rotten fish- show me catch, right out of the water, or better said, the facts. Until then, looks like Hillary trying to gain ground on  Barack the hard way;

Barack vs Hillary Analysis
The Home Stretch- Hillary&#039;s Personal Alamo:

http://newsusa.myfeedportal.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=53</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This story stinks like rotten fish- show me catch, right out of the water, or better said, the facts. Until then, looks like Hillary trying to gain ground on  Barack the hard way;</p>
<p>Barack vs Hillary Analysis<br />
The Home Stretch- Hillary&#8217;s Personal Alamo:</p>
<p><a href="http://newsusa.myfeedportal.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=53" rel="nofollow">http://newsusa.myfeedportal.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=53</a></p>
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		<title>By: Buck Naked Politics</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150754</link>
		<dc:creator>Buck Naked Politics</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Canadians Have Memo re: Obama Advsier&#039;s NAFTA Remarks...&lt;/strong&gt;

by D. Cupples &#124; In Ohio last Tuesday (Feb 26), Barack Obama told a debate-audience that he favors opting out of NAFTA if the agreement isn&#039;t re-negotiated so as to help more Americans keep their jobs. The next day, CTV reported: Within the last month,...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Canadians Have Memo re: Obama Advsier&#8217;s NAFTA Remarks&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>by D. Cupples | In Ohio last Tuesday (Feb 26), Barack Obama told a debate-audience that he favors opting out of NAFTA if the agreement isn&#8217;t re-negotiated so as to help more Americans keep their jobs. The next day, CTV reported: Within the last month,&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: jkhan</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150714</link>
		<dc:creator>jkhan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is sheer stupid to discuss the internal US matters with foreign government without a discussion in congress / senat. This act will create damaging impact in the US economy. Politicians like obama thinks that the people will forget all that he promised in few days time after the election. Because he knows that he has promised so much that its difficult for him to keep track of so how can people keep track of these things? 

This will lead to a dangerous situation for the nation when it comes to foreign policies. Guys if obama discusses with foreign government without having a debate with congressmen and senators as he did on NAFTA. It will be just his hidden agenda that you will see 

No politician even the aboriginal tribal leaders will not discuss the internal economic factors with foreign governments unless they debate among parlament and congress to reach conclusions.

This act seems to be a rediculous! Think about what he will be talking to Iran and Iraq folks?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is sheer stupid to discuss the internal US matters with foreign government without a discussion in congress / senat. This act will create damaging impact in the US economy. Politicians like obama thinks that the people will forget all that he promised in few days time after the election. Because he knows that he has promised so much that its difficult for him to keep track of so how can people keep track of these things? </p>
<p>This will lead to a dangerous situation for the nation when it comes to foreign policies. Guys if obama discusses with foreign government without having a debate with congressmen and senators as he did on NAFTA. It will be just his hidden agenda that you will see </p>
<p>No politician even the aboriginal tribal leaders will not discuss the internal economic factors with foreign governments unless they debate among parlament and congress to reach conclusions.</p>
<p>This act seems to be a rediculous! Think about what he will be talking to Iran and Iraq folks?</p>
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		<title>By: ChrisXP</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150569</link>
		<dc:creator>ChrisXP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One day it maybe the action. Survival is the #1 priority, not only for a nation, it&#039;s citizens.

Thus, Hillary is wise to also say nothing is off the table. A CiC will have to make trying decisions, and sometimes wars are necessary.

If anyone claims that all wars can be avoided, can definitely be disregarded as being disconnected from reality. Mankind has had wars since the dawn of time, and will have wars to the end of time.

We just like to avoid them as they&#039;re pretty expensive!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One day it maybe the action. Survival is the #1 priority, not only for a nation, it&#8217;s citizens.</p>
<p>Thus, Hillary is wise to also say nothing is off the table. A CiC will have to make trying decisions, and sometimes wars are necessary.</p>
<p>If anyone claims that all wars can be avoided, can definitely be disregarded as being disconnected from reality. Mankind has had wars since the dawn of time, and will have wars to the end of time.</p>
<p>We just like to avoid them as they&#8217;re pretty expensive!</p>
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		<title>By: ChrisXP</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150566</link>
		<dc:creator>ChrisXP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They&#039;re more about &quot;unity&quot; over there at TalkLeft. I left posting there, because they&#039;re more interested in being &quot;So happy together&quot; (and so offended by calling Obama, OBABA [let alone Barack Hussein Obama]), than fighting to win.

I&#039;m more interested in winning the election (forget the DNC nomination), even if it takes running over O-Bomba with his short NAFTA bus to do so.

Either fight the fight, or just give McCain the election. It&#039;s that simple. No win, the party will disintergrate anyhow over blaming everyone but themselves for picking the loser.

Just being mad or singing one to sleep isn&#039;t enough. ACTION is what matters.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They&#8217;re more about &#8220;unity&#8221; over there at TalkLeft. I left posting there, because they&#8217;re more interested in being &#8220;So happy together&#8221; (and so offended by calling Obama, OBABA [let alone Barack Hussein Obama]), than fighting to win.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m more interested in winning the election (forget the DNC nomination), even if it takes running over O-Bomba with his short NAFTA bus to do so.</p>
<p>Either fight the fight, or just give McCain the election. It&#8217;s that simple. No win, the party will disintergrate anyhow over blaming everyone but themselves for picking the loser.</p>
<p>Just being mad or singing one to sleep isn&#8217;t enough. ACTION is what matters.</p>
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		<title>By: kenoshaMarge</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150534</link>
		<dc:creator>kenoshaMarge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Big Tent Democrat frequently posts about Obama failures yet still, tepidly, supports him. I don&#039;t get it. I really don&#039;t.

He agreed with a comment from someone today that having a &quot;black&quot; president would be more significant than having a &quot;female&quot; president. I don&#039;t get that either.

Quite honestly, the dishonety, the unfairness, the lies, the distortions, the misogony the Clinton-hating from left and right has me so depressed I wonder if I even care anymore.

I will vote, just because I always do as a civic duty, but I will not vote for Obama if he is the nominee, I could not vote for McCain. So if worst comes to worse I&#039;ll just write in Hillary Clinton and vote for any other Democrat I think worthwhile. 
Wonder how many of them will turn out to be back-stabbing, Blue Dog Democrats who wouldn&#039;t know a progressive idea if it bit them in the ass. Like &quot;The One&quot;. Gag!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Big Tent Democrat frequently posts about Obama failures yet still, tepidly, supports him. I don&#8217;t get it. I really don&#8217;t.</p>
<p>He agreed with a comment from someone today that having a &#8220;black&#8221; president would be more significant than having a &#8220;female&#8221; president. I don&#8217;t get that either.</p>
<p>Quite honestly, the dishonety, the unfairness, the lies, the distortions, the misogony the Clinton-hating from left and right has me so depressed I wonder if I even care anymore.</p>
<p>I will vote, just because I always do as a civic duty, but I will not vote for Obama if he is the nominee, I could not vote for McCain. So if worst comes to worse I&#8217;ll just write in Hillary Clinton and vote for any other Democrat I think worthwhile.<br />
Wonder how many of them will turn out to be back-stabbing, Blue Dog Democrats who wouldn&#8217;t know a progressive idea if it bit them in the ass. Like &#8220;The One&#8221;. Gag!</p>
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		<title>By: Simon</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/03/obama-nailed-on-nafta-gate/#comment-150523</link>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;BTW, we also can’t go into China to “teach them a lesson” by force alone&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Anyone who thinks in this manner should be immediately disregarded.

As if the concept of asymmetrical war is non existent, they&#039;re either incredibly ignorant, or baiting you into unwise action.

Chavez had his tanks move to the Colombian border yesterday, in answer to an assassination that occurred in Ecuador.

Doesn&#039;t it occur to those idiots they&#039;re being baited? Are they so inept, so stupid, so unsophisticated, they can only respond in a knee jerk manner with the weapon?


Not much ability to think, there, is there?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>BTW, we also can’t go into China to “teach them a lesson” by force alone</p></blockquote>
<p>Anyone who thinks in this manner should be immediately disregarded.</p>
<p>As if the concept of asymmetrical war is non existent, they&#8217;re either incredibly ignorant, or baiting you into unwise action.</p>
<p>Chavez had his tanks move to the Colombian border yesterday, in answer to an assassination that occurred in Ecuador.</p>
<p>Doesn&#8217;t it occur to those idiots they&#8217;re being baited? Are they so inept, so stupid, so unsophisticated, they can only respond in a knee jerk manner with the weapon?</p>
<p>Not much ability to think, there, is there?</p>
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		<title>By: Statements on NAFTA-Gate : NO QUARTER</title>
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		<dc:creator>Statements on NAFTA-Gate : NO QUARTER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] president Tom Buffenbarger and a oh-so-wry observation from Big Tent Democrat at TalkLeft on &#8220;Obama Nailed on Nafta-gate.&#8221; First, this statement from Hillary [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] president Tom Buffenbarger and a oh-so-wry observation from Big Tent Democrat at TalkLeft on &#8220;Obama Nailed on Nafta-gate.&#8221; First, this statement from Hillary [...]</p>
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		<title>By: mostest</title>
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		<dc:creator>mostest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Upon hearing the NAFTA story by CTV, my first thought was, Why would CTV lie?  Why would a respected news organization report on something so BIG and not have all their t&#039;s crossed and i&#039;s dotted?  In other words, why would CTV pull a story out of their A$$ just for the fun of it?

This one was a no brainer from the start.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Upon hearing the NAFTA story by CTV, my first thought was, Why would CTV lie?  Why would a respected news organization report on something so BIG and not have all their t&#8217;s crossed and i&#8217;s dotted?  In other words, why would CTV pull a story out of their A$$ just for the fun of it?</p>
<p>This one was a no brainer from the start.</p>
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		<title>By: Marjorie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marjorie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I SENT THIS MESSAGE TO OLBERMAN AND MATTHEWS A FEW MINUTES AGO:

I obtained this from the blog &quot;No Quarter&quot; by Larry Johnson and Susan. All credit for making this public on their blog belongs to them. Also, check &quot;No Quarter&quot; for further explanation.
 
 New York Times/A.P. confirmed Obama economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, contacted  the Canadian consulate in Chicago in regard to Obama’s public remarks about opting out of  NAFTA. According to CTV.ca, Goolsbeen “said that when Senator Obama talks about opting out of the free trade deal, the Canadian government shouldn’t worry. The operative said it was just campaign rhetoric.”
The A.P. has obtained the actual memorandum produced by the Canadian consulate as a record of its meeting. That Canadian consulate-prepared memorandum, which Goolsbee denies is accurate, states:
“Noting anxiety among many U.S. domestic audiences about the U.S. economic outlook, Goolsbee candidly acknowledged the protectionist sentiment that has emerged, particularly in the Midwest, during the primary campaign. He cautioned that this messaging should not be taken out of context and should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans.” […]
The memo obtained by the AP was widely distributed within the Canadian government. It is more than 1,300 words and covers many topics that DeMora said were discussed in the Feb. 8 ”introductory meeting” between himself, Goolsbee and the consul general in Chicago, Georges Rioux.
Goolsbee ”was frank in saying that the primary campaign has been necessarily domestically focused, particularly in the Midwest, and that much of the rhetoric that may be perceived to be protectionist is more reflective of political maneuvering than policy,” the memo’s introduction said. ”On NAFTA, Goolsbee suggested that Obama is less about fundamentally changing the agreement and more in favour of strengthening/clarifying language on labour mobility and environment and trying to establish these as more `core’ principles of the agreement.”
 
See actual memorandum for specifics [link above].</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I SENT THIS MESSAGE TO OLBERMAN AND MATTHEWS A FEW MINUTES AGO:</p>
<p>I obtained this from the blog &#8220;No Quarter&#8221; by Larry Johnson and Susan. All credit for making this public on their blog belongs to them. Also, check &#8220;No Quarter&#8221; for further explanation.</p>
<p> New York Times/A.P. confirmed Obama economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, contacted  the Canadian consulate in Chicago in regard to Obama’s public remarks about opting out of  NAFTA. According to CTV.ca, Goolsbeen “said that when Senator Obama talks about opting out of the free trade deal, the Canadian government shouldn’t worry. The operative said it was just campaign rhetoric.”<br />
The A.P. has obtained the actual memorandum produced by the Canadian consulate as a record of its meeting. That Canadian consulate-prepared memorandum, which Goolsbee denies is accurate, states:<br />
“Noting anxiety among many U.S. domestic audiences about the U.S. economic outlook, Goolsbee candidly acknowledged the protectionist sentiment that has emerged, particularly in the Midwest, during the primary campaign. He cautioned that this messaging should not be taken out of context and should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans.” […]<br />
The memo obtained by the AP was widely distributed within the Canadian government. It is more than 1,300 words and covers many topics that DeMora said were discussed in the Feb. 8 ”introductory meeting” between himself, Goolsbee and the consul general in Chicago, Georges Rioux.<br />
Goolsbee ”was frank in saying that the primary campaign has been necessarily domestically focused, particularly in the Midwest, and that much of the rhetoric that may be perceived to be protectionist is more reflective of political maneuvering than policy,” the memo’s introduction said. ”On NAFTA, Goolsbee suggested that Obama is less about fundamentally changing the agreement and more in favour of strengthening/clarifying language on labour mobility and environment and trying to establish these as more `core’ principles of the agreement.”</p>
<p>See actual memorandum for specifics [link above].</p>
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