Turns out R. Neal [1], in his Knox Views post "Obama has a Tell," was played, as many others in the media and the blogosphere were, by a false leak [2] from the Canadian government that was apparently intended to create friction within the Democratic Party.

Watch the whole news story [3] from Canadian Public Broadcasting.

"The Canadian Embassy here is mortified. The Obama campaign is enraged, and Ottawa is now trying to repair the damage," said CBC reporter Neal McDonald.

Dem strategist Bob Shrum said on Meet the Press: "You've got a right-wing government in Canada that is trying to help the Republicans. They are actively interfering in this campaign."

video link via DKos [4], which offers additional details and post-mortem.

Let's not help the wingers anymore, eh?

thanks.