Thu Mar 20, 2:34 PM Pacific • posted by Jed Lewison

NAFTA and Hillary Clinton's credibility problem

Here's a new web ad I just posted on YouTube about Hillary Clinton and NAFTA:

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Say what you want about Hillary Clinton, but credibility is not her middle name. Just before the Ohio primary, she insisted that she has been a NAFTA critic "from the beginning" -- yet we have now learned that as First Lady, she actively worked to pass it into law.

Amazingly, Clinton continues to dispute the plain truth. Jake Tapper:

The Clinton campaign sent out talking points for supporters today, which included this odd little "myth" versus "fact."

"Myth: Contrary to her stated opposition to NAFTA, Hillary Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage.

"Fact: It is no secret that passing NAFTA was a priority of the Clinton Administration, but numerous contemporary accounts make clear that Hillary Clinton was personally opposed to NAFTA, and her position on NAFTA was and remains consistent."

OK, first of all, that "Myth" is not a "Myth" -- it's a fact.

Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage. True statement. Period. End of story.

As we reported yesterday, on November 10, 1993, Clinton headlined a briefing and rah-rah session for businesswomen to support NAFTA.

And as the AP reports today, the recently released 11,000-plus pages of her First Lady "schedules show her holding at least five meetings in 1993 aimed at helping to win congressional approval of the deal."

To anyone paying attention, it should longer be a mystery why Hillary Clinton has a credibility crisis.