Reply #146: Obama's economic advisor has admitted he spoke to the Canadians. [View All]

[robcon]

He has pointedly NOT denied that he undercut Obama's message on NAFTA...

Obama Adviser Urged to Come Clean on Canadian Contacts

"Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee was challenged by Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson on Friday to answer whether he had contact with the Canadian government, embassy, or anyone who would relay a conversation to the Canadian government regarding NAFTA.

"Very simple question," said Wolfson. "It deserves a very simple answer: Has Austan Goolsbee had any contact with anyone in the Canadian government or the embassy to send such a message?"

Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Wolfson said if Goolsbee signaled that Obama's anti-NAFTA rhetoric shouldn't be taken seriously, it would represent "saying one thing and doing another."

On Thursday, Goolsbee told ABC's Jennifer Parker that Canada's consul general in Chicago contacted him "at one point to say 'hello' because their office is around the corner."

Goolsbee refused, however, to deny whether he downplayed Obama's anti-NAFTA rhetoric."
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105455&page=1