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nationalize the fed

(2,169 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:05 PM Mar 2015

November 2014: President Obama Meets with Leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership



Published on Nov 10, 2014 by the Whitehouse

Obama Complains That TPP Critics Are 'Conspiracy Theorists' Who 'Lack Knowledge' About Negotiations
Thu, May 1st 2014 TechDirt.com

from the well,-that-would-appear-to-be-your-own-fault dept

President Obama: "But my point is you shouldn’t be surprised if there are going to be objections, protests, rumors, conspiracy theories, political aggravation around a trade deal. You’ve been around long enough, Chuck — that’s true in Malaysia; it’s true in Tokyo; it’s true in Seoul; it’s true in the United States of America — and it’s true in the Democratic Party"....
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140429/14333827067/obama-complains-that-tpp-critics-are-conspiracy-theorists-who-lack-knowledge-about-negotiations.shtml

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November 2014: President Obama Meets with Leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (Original Post) nationalize the fed Mar 2015 OP
It's beginning to look like there was a conspiracy about the TPP Jack Rabbit Mar 2015 #1
And now we know it was all just bullshit. zeemike Mar 2015 #2
If it it is such a great deal Geronimoe Mar 2015 #3
This is what happens when we let a Reagan-loving, ex-Republican be the Leader of the Party. blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #4
I'll tell you what we are ''Mr. President.'' DeSwiss Apr 2015 #5

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
1. It's beginning to look like there was a conspiracy about the TPP
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:24 PM
Mar 2015

It was a conspiracy of silence conducted by the trade negotiators.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
2. And now we know it was all just bullshit.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 07:47 PM
Mar 2015

None of that happened and is not about to happen, instead they give us something even more of the same with the TPP.
We just forgot the promises and moved on.

 

Geronimoe

(1,539 posts)
3. If it it is such a great deal
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:40 PM
Mar 2015

why the lack of transparency and need to fast track it?

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
5. I'll tell you what we are ''Mr. President.''
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:40 AM
Apr 2015

We're pissed-off because you've lied so many times before and you're lying right now. You're only mad because the ''charms'' don't work anymore.

- We know exactly what you are.

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