Pres. Obama Unleashes Pro-TPP Media Blitz Reminiscent of His "Raise The Minimum Wage" Campaign

[WillTwain]

Sarcasm

While on MSNBC's Hardball, surrounded by small business free-traders, president Obama's hour-long infomercial tried to sell the TPP. I loved the follow-up interview was with Harold (I drive a Beemer not a ) Ford.

Amazingly, he brought up other policies he is "pushing," like minimum wage and affordable college. Somehow, I missed the blitzkrieg for minimum wage, affordable college and single-payer.

His recent attention to free college looks like a shiny object to play with lefties.

Cynical? Yes.

[djean111]

1. "blitzkrieg for minimum wage, affordable college and single-payer." - there will only be

blitzkriegs for things that profit corporations. Get with the program!

And you are entirely correct.

[WillTwain]

2. He is amazing.

[SamKnause]

3. Hour long infomericial..................

You nailed it !!!!!!!!!

I posted along the same lines yesterday after

watching that disgusting display.

He mentioned the trade deal he signed with South Korea.

He left out it cost the U.S. 75,000 jobs between 2011-2014

and increased our trade deficit by billions.

Too bad Tweety wasn't informed enough to call him on his

bullshit.

The United States of America never had a trade deficit until

NAFTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a cruel joke on the American people.

[WillTwain]

5. How agout the option for people that lost jobs - unaffordable college and

1000s applying for 10 "high-pay" jobs. What the hell?

Mathews needs to turn it up a notch.

[SamKnause]

8. Mathews is part of the problem,

not part of the solution.

Main Stream Media=Extremely well paid liars.

[WillTwain]

11. Really disappointed with Stephanie Miller gushing about how great the sales pitch was.

Steph is great , but what a cheerleader.

[mother earth]

4. Now that he doesn't care about re-election, he's certainly coming on STRONG for the corporations,

no middle ground, no weak giveaways, STRONG & absolutely bullish. Amazing.

[WillTwain]

6. After losing the house and senate, he mentions minimum wage and free two-year college.

[mother earth]

7. Yeah, nice little nothings.

Though there will be some here that see that as another crumb & will be happily scooping it up, yet again.

[WillTwain]

9. He knows how dumb 'Merica is.

[WillTwain]

10. Great Timing, Too.

Neo-liberals hope to fast-track and pass the TPP while team mate Hillary dodges the issue. In due time, they will pass the power baton from Barack to Hillary. Though, before she gains power, the bill will have become law, she will be safe to speak out against the TPP.

If she blasts the Trans Pacific Partnership now, it throws a wrench in everything - politicians will be forced to follow her lead, voters will line up with her and the TPP will be in trouble. If she supports the trade agreement, she loses much of her base.

Half the reason the TPP is being fast-tracked at this moment is to get this off the table for Hillary's presidential run in 2016. Hillary has the lead in this game and is trying to run out the clock. She will ditch saying anything substantive until the game is over and will avoid this issue like its a Chipotle surveillance camera.

[Oilwellian]

15. What was the rush for her announcing?

Why didn't she wait until after TPP was rammed down our throats? Not very good planning on her part because now she's in a Catch 22.

[hrmjustin]

16. He can not answer you.

http://election.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=309567&sub=trans

[SidDithers]

12. Come back soon, again...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=309567&sub=trans

Thanks, Skinner!

Sid

[sufrommich]

13. It's about time. nt

[hrmjustin]

14. I knew it. any Idea who it was?

[SidDithers]

17. Nope...

Wild guesses only.

Sid

[hrmjustin]

18. Well our insticts were right though.

I took him off ignore yesterday. Funny how things work out.

SleepEr accounts always make me suspicious.

[zappaman]

20. Love this thread with over 200 recs!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026524600

[HereSince1628]

19. IIRC there was nothing in 2015 budget for the college tuition initiative.

It's blitz must be pin-tailed to another blitz. This type of simultanious blitzing of multiple programs is known as snow-blitzing.

And we all know that in politics, cue muppet singers: "there's no blitzing like snow-blitzing like no blitzing we know!"

[Cali_Democrat]

21. Obama created an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors

The only people who stand in the way of a nation-wide minimum wage hike are Republicans.