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David Thomson
2008-03-08 16:44:35

Let me take a few whacks at these questions:

“1. Where in the New York Times article does it declare that McCain had an affir with Vicki Isseman?”

The New York Times doesn’t explicitly state any such thing. However, it disingenuously makes sure that the reader gets that impression. It’s called having one’s cake and also eating it.

2.Where in the letter from the FARC cheiftain does it say that the “two gringos” reporting their opinions about Obama are Obama Staffers -or even supporters?

Let’s put it this way, these “two gringos” do not sound like John McCain supporters. A conservative Republican is unlikely to knowingly speak to a FARC chieftain and keep him abreast concerning the positions of “Barry” Obama.

“3.Where in the most recent statement by the Canadian government does it say that Canada could ignore Obama’s campign statements about NAFTA? Please understand-I am here to help; you gain crediblity when you do not distort information to suit your political position.”

Oh my goodness, was Austan Goolsbee invited to sit down with Canadian officials to discuss tiddlywinks? Were they interested in what he thought about the chances of the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA championship? Nope, they obviously wanted to speak to him regarding economics matters between the United States and Canada. And since the Obama campaign was pushing a hard anti-NAFTA stance in Ohio—-common sense dictates that Goolsbee was there to quiet the waters.