Canadian Television is reporting that an aide to presidential candidate Barack Obama has "assured Canadian officials that the Democratic presidential candidate's talk of opting out of the North American Free Trade Agreement is just campaign rhetoric not to be taken seriously." The Obama Campaign denies that it has passed any information on to Canadian officials. According to the Canadian Embassy in Washington, "At no time has any member of a presidential campaign called the Canadian ambassador or any official at the embassy to discuss NAFTA." John McCain said,in reference to the story, "I don't think it's appropriate to go to Ohio and tell people one thing while your aide is calling the Canadian ambassador and telling him something else. I certainly don't think that's straight talk."
So there you have it folks. The media says one thing, the Obama campaign and the Canadian Embassy say another, and John McCain picks the side that is of most benefit to him. As Mark Twain would say, "lies, damned lies, and statistics." Is it any wonder that a recent Zogby poll showed that most people do not trust the media. Has anyone ever trusted a politician? Should any of us trust one now?
Obama and McCain as well as Hillary and Huck have been shown to be liars of the 12th degree over and over, but yet the sheep of this country continue to follow their media shepherds into the shearing room. The biblical prophet Isaiah once said: "My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths." Hosea in another time, echoed, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." Now, as in the time of the prophets, little has changed.



