I wonder what else Obama is saying that is just campaign rhetoric and we shouldn't take seriously.
"Barack Obama has ratcheted up his attacks on NAFTA, but a senior member of his campaign team told a Canadian official not to take his criticisms seriously, CTV News has learned.
Both Obama and Hillary Clinton have been critical of the long-standing North American Free Trade Agreement over the course of the Democratic primaries, saying that the deal has cost U.S. workers' jobs.
Within the last month, a top staff member for Obama's campaign telephoned Michael Wilson, Canada's ambassador to the United States, and warned him that Obama would speak out against NAFTA, according to Canadian sources.
The staff member reassured Wilson that the criticisms would only be campaign rhetoric, and should not be taken at face value."
Barack Obama for President: Change that should not be taken at face value.
UPDATE: Obama denies the report...can we take this seriously?
UPDATE: For those of you who don't read or make comments, please see the comment I received from CTV regarding my post on this story. Let's see how much, if any, play this gets with the media.
"The facts of our story are accurate." - Greg McIsaac, Communications Manager, News Information and Current Affairs, CTV
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