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.
The Obama campaign has denied the allegation, which is being met with a mixed reaction from bloggers. The Huffington Post's David Sirota finds change he can believe in:
On balance, I'm strongly inclined to believe the Obama camp on this one.
The Canadian Embassy has now officially denied that such a phone call took place, but Shakespear's Sister still wants Obama to come out swinging:
Obama should begin to talk about this story like a constructed smear job.
Meanwhile, some conservative bloggers like Q and O are saying the story plays into a larger Obama theme of, "don't take this seriously, it's something I have to say on the campaign trail to gather the votes I need for office"
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