Shitty Journalism, makes for shitty elections

One of the few real-live policy related matters that the press has managed to cover, ironically came from across the border -- and they apparently completely fucked it up too.

At the end of an extended conversation, Mr. Brodie [PM Harper's Senior Staffer] was asked about remarks aimed by the Democratic candidates at Ohio's anti-NAFTA voters that carried serious economic implications for Canada.

Since 75 per cent of Canadian exports go to the U.S., Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton's musings about reopening the North American free-trade pact had caused some concern.

Mr. Brodie downplayed those concerns.

"Quite a few people heard it," said one source in the room.

"He said someone from (Hillary) Clinton's campaign is telling the embassy to take it with a grain of salt. . . That someone called us and told us not to worry."

So one of Clinton's people said the famous alleged quote of Obama's people?

Because Clinton and her folks sure took advantage of this story to bash Obama.

It's possible, of course, that Obama's people may have said something about NAFTA as well.

But, ironically in Ohio it was ONLY Obama that got bashed on it.

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