Epic White House Twitter FAIL on TPP

[FlatBaroque]

White House tries to promote TPP on Twitter, fails in EPIC fashion. I have not found one positive reply to their tweet. This thing is HATED.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/651050606094749696

[Renew Deal]

1. Twitter is not a scientific sample

I'm not defending TPP, but Twitter comments can hardly be considered indicative of regular people.

[Wilms]

3. Maybe. But...

I don't think American trade policies should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, and worse, by foreign entities.

How about you?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. I think laws should be written and open for review by elected lawmakers....

Rather than written in secret by unknown corporate lawyers.

[stillwaiting]

5. Yes, regular people don't pay attention to politics very much. Few do.

Otherwise, Bernie would be CRUSHING it right now.

Of those that pay attention CLOSELY, opposition is strongly against the TPP I'd say (this is a small subset of the American population).

Unless you're in the top 5% or so (in which case one might just be buttering their own bread at the expense of the bottom 90% and not losing a minute's sleep over it).

[jwirr]

15. Unions were totally united against the TPP and they not

only influence their members but the members families and friends. Not to mention all those college students who are having trouble finding jobs, the unemployed and their families, those old enough to remember the effect of NAFTA, and any others who have damned good reasons to be against TPP.

And then those who belong to groups such as Doctors Without Borders who are worried about the rise in the cost of medications, and others that are worried about the environment and finally those who do not want the issues decided in a "world court" outside our own country.

Personally I do not think the number of people against the TPP is all that small.

[stillwaiting]

16. I hope you are correct. It most definitely SHOULD be that way.

I have very little faith in the average American citizen.

[jwirr]

17. I agree with you on the average American citizen. But there

is one group I forgot to mention: All those bigots who hate Obama and anything that he does. They are the average American citizen. In this they will more than likely join us.

[cherokeeprogressive]

35. Oh, the irony...

[think]

2. It's difficult to watch Obama try and peddle this /nt

[Betty Karlson]

41. McConnell will help him all the way. n/t

[GoneFishin]

4. I think TPP was always his end game. The few inexpensive little bones he threw us were distractions.

[eggplant]

7. Wow, what a simplistic view of the world.

Must be a nice place to be.

[Marr]

8. How is it 'simplistic' to think

that a skilled political team would put off a very unpopular priority item for the second term?

What's simplistic is thinking that anyone with a D next to their name loves you and wants the best for you.

[Myrina]

10. ^ this ^

n/t

[FlatBaroque]

19. That was exactly how DimSon tried to privatize SS n/t

[hifiguy]

23. + a googolplex

[gregcrawford]

13. I LOVED Obama (note the past tense)...

... and then he appointed Summers and Geithner, two Goldman Sachs alumni, and I knew we'd been played BIG time. Then it was revealed that Goldman Sachs was Obama's biggest single campaign contributor. He's been in the pocket of the banksters from Day One. Why do you think Holder never went after them? Gonefishin's assessment is dead on.

Obama has, indeed, accomplished some great things, but this TPP obscenity will overshadow all of that, and history will not remember him kindly.

So much for your precious "legacy," Barry.

[Lizzie Poppet]

14. Just another business-as-usual disappointment.

[Doctor_J]

30. I bet I had you beat

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5114403

It's been so discouraging. I don't think I'm going to be able to vote for Clinton.

[arcane1]

31. That's now called "reaching across the aisle" and "compromise" and sold to us as a good thing.

I'm sure it's just coincidence that the one Dem candidate whose is most celebrated for being able to "compromise" is also the one Dem who hasn't expressed an opinion on the TPP.

[Enthusiast]

38. PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! nt

[GoneFishin]

18. Sure,it's not significant at all that the ONLY cause that he pulled out ALL THE STOPS for is a right

wing, basically fascist maneuver, negotiated in secret, and which ties the hands of future congresses, and gives the middle finger to U.S. workers, voters, and taxpayers.

[lumberjack_jeff]

20. The apparent idea is that "strong transnational corporations" = "strong america"

Perhaps someone should show the president the definition of "transnational".

[tblue37]

26. Personally, I have always wondered whether all those security lapses--especially

the one where a man with a knife got to the foot of the stairway leading to the family quarters where the two girls were asleep, while POTUS and FLOTUS were away--were perhaps warnings, shots across the bow, reminding POTUS that TPTB don't mind a bit of social tinkering, but still insist on having their financial wish list satisfied.

[GoneFishin]

36. I suppose that even those inside the beltway privilege bubble fear physical harm to themselves

and their family. So I imagine that thugs who are used to always getting their way might convey a message that they should accept $500,000 speaking engagements for the next 20 years otherwise some type of unfortunate mishap might occur in the future.

It would explain why no matter what the public wants the politicians just keep enacting more and more fascist policies.

[Doctor_J]

28. his two "major accomplishments" were both epic corporate windfalls.

Nothing he did sided with the 99% over the hyper rich. The absolute best president the oligarchs ever had.

[GoneFishin]

34. Yep. The super rich got more cash to stuff their already full wallets. The 99% got greeting cards.

[Lorien]

40. Agreed. That's why it was saved for his last year in office.

[James48]

6. "Just say NO."

No means NO.

[Myrina]

9. ... but yet it will happen anyway, and be called a 'success'

[demwing]

12. OOPS!

Perried it!

[Blue_Tires]

21. Then they better direct their hate to the NYT

since the WH was just posting a link to a news story

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. That's no excuse whatsoever. That's what Dick Cheney did.

"Oooh, it's in the New York Times, it must be true".

Seriously, they must release the full text before they can expect anyone to have something good to say about it.

Meanwhile, here are some reactions direct from environmental organisations, rather than filtered through the NYT and the White House:

More Than a Dozen Environmental Organizations Warn of Trans-Pacific Partnership Risks

Four Reasons Not to Trust the TPP to Save Endangered Animals

Sustainable Development Goals Threatened by Secret Trade Deal

The TPP is a shady deal cooked up behind closed doors, and the details are still being hidden

[Blue_Tires]

25. Oh, I get it -- This must be one of those days

when we *don't* trust and have never trusted the New York Times because it didn't jibe with DU groupthink?

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. Well, yes, why should you trust the NYT and White House when you can find out directly?

(when I say 'find out directly', I mean what environmental organisations think, of course, not find out what's in the agreement. That's still sooper-dooper secret).

But you can see that this is a repeat of the Cheney tactics on Iraq - point to what the New York Times says, and hope they have better credibility than the White House does.

[Oilwellian]

22. Once the final deal goes back to Congress for debate and final vote

isn't it finally opened up to the public as well? I've been getting a lot of emails from various liberal orgs. who are now organizing a final push against TPP.

Imagine Republicans defeating the Bill and using the contents of it against Dems during 2016 elections.

[Egnever]

39. Yes

[Aerows]

29. The TPP is a gigantic ball of shit

wrapped around a horrific zombie brain eater, cloaked with a humongous layer of carrion, refuse and nastiness no vulture would come within a mile of.

Yes, I know that's a dangling participle.

It's *still* much better than the TPP.

[FlatBaroque]

32. Can confirm

dangling participle > TPP

[Aerows]

33. LOL

Thanks

[Enthusiast]

37. Total fail. The TPP is HATED.

Mr. Obama, why does everything have to be for the benefit of corporations but harmful to the people of the nation and the world?