Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:00 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
Well with TPP released...Bernie wins this one hands down!
It was only a few short months ago when Hillary came out against it. Never mind that in her book she referenced how great TPP was over 40!!! times.
Who was out in front on this issue? Bernie. This is from January 2013.
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pinebox | Nov 2015 | OP |
firebrand80 | Nov 2015 | #1 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #6 | |
Romulox | Nov 2015 | #2 | |
Dawgs | Nov 2015 | #3 | |
mindwalker_i | Nov 2015 | #5 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #7 | |
mindwalker_i | Nov 2015 | #9 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #23 | |
mindwalker_i | Nov 2015 | #33 | |
AgingAmerican | Nov 2015 | #16 | |
UglyGreed | Nov 2015 | #4 | |
zappaman | Nov 2015 | #8 | |
retrowire | Nov 2015 | #12 | |
SoapBox | Nov 2015 | #10 | |
winter is coming | Nov 2015 | #19 | |
dreamnightwind | Nov 2015 | #34 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #24 | |
bvar22 | Nov 2015 | #31 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #32 | |
retrowire | Nov 2015 | #11 | |
riversedge | Nov 2015 | #13 | |
pinebox | Nov 2015 | #14 | |
rhett o rick | Nov 2015 | #28 | |
dreamnightwind | Nov 2015 | #35 | |
Bubzer | Nov 2015 | #15 | |
Enthusiast | Nov 2015 | #17 | |
Renew Deal | Nov 2015 | #18 | |
turbinetree | Nov 2015 | #20 | |
CharlotteVale | Nov 2015 | #21 | |
senz | Nov 2015 | #26 | |
Jim Lane | Nov 2015 | #30 | |
Akamai | Nov 2015 | #22 | |
senz | Nov 2015 | #25 | |
in_cog_ni_to | Nov 2015 | #27 | |
Fairgo | Nov 2015 | #29 | |
raouldukelives | Nov 2015 | #37 | |
Progressive dog | Nov 2015 | #36 | |
pinebox | Nov 2015 | #39 | |
Progressive dog | Nov 2015 | #40 | |
pinebox | Nov 2015 | #41 | |
Progressive dog | Nov 2015 | #42 | |
pinebox | Nov 2015 | #43 | |
Progressive dog | Nov 2015 | #44 | |
pinebox | Nov 2015 | #45 | |
Progressive dog | Nov 2015 | #46 | |
Babel_17 | Nov 2015 | #38 |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:04 PM
firebrand80 (2,760 posts)
1. The question is whether it will matter nt
Response to firebrand80 (Reply #1)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:36 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
6. Granted the HRC supporters are smug because they side with the billionaires who
have zero concern for those living in poverty, and the billionaires might buy the election (ironic since it looks like Citizens United will help HRC) for HRC but the revolution (peaceful) has just started. The millions that have enthusiastically sided with the 99% and Sen Sanders will not become slaves willingly like the Conservatives hat choose tough leadership over freedom.
This is a class war and sooner or later we will prevail over the Oligarchy run government. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:06 PM
Romulox (25,960 posts)
2. Hillary's supporters won't care. They support TPP, if Hillary does. nt
Response to Romulox (Reply #2)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:09 PM
Dawgs (14,755 posts)
3. No different than the hard core Obama supporters.
It makes me feel real sad for the party.
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Response to Dawgs (Reply #3)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:28 PM
mindwalker_i (4,407 posts)
5. Yes, and there's a big cross section with people who think Snowden is a traitor
because he embarassed Obama. I seriously have a problem with this kind of thinking, because it makes any arguments they put forward unreliable and untrustworthy. When a democrat supports the TPP, any arguments they make against a Republican trade issue are hypocritical. Then, it's harder for other democrats to make a case. With spying, it's even worse. If a republican supports it, it hard to argue against them.
More generally, it's harder to make a case that democrats are, in general, a better choice when big-D Democrats defend crappy policies because a democrat did them. People can rightly claim that there are no differences between the parties. Yeah, we can point out that there are differences, but on some very important matters, there aren't. |
Response to mindwalker_i (Reply #5)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:46 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
7. I think it's more serious that just embarassing Obama. We have raised a lot of Americans that
are authoritarians. They've been taught to bow down to their authoritative leaders from parents, coaches, teachers, military, and religious leaders. Never question authority, never be skeptical, never be open minded. They've learned to live in bubbles of denial. They want very badly to believe that the iron fist of the NSA/CIA is on their side. They need to believe that so badly, they will try to kill those messengers that dare to speak against their leaders. They have shown that they will give up their Constitutional freedoms for as little as a promise of security. It's a good thing that the authoritarians in the 1700's (loyalists) didn't stop our founders from fighting for our freedoms and liberties.
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Response to rhett o rick (Reply #7)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:15 PM
mindwalker_i (4,407 posts)
9. It's definitely more serious
Embarassing Obama is barely a footnote to me. However, it seems that it is the most important thing regarding Snowden to the big-D Democrats here. They only seem to care about Democrats, not what policies said democrats are enacting. But if we support that, we're putting truth to the idea that there is no difference between the parties.
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Response to mindwalker_i (Reply #9)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:29 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
23. The Parties are not the same, but as the Republicon Party went off the cliff, The Third Way
saw a chance to continue the conservative ideology if they merely pretended to favor social justice. Especially social justice that doesn't cost them a dime. HRC for example does say she favors some, limited gains in social justice but she expects the middle class and working class to pay the price. Notice that she never talks about getting her friends in the 1% to pay their fair share.
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Response to rhett o rick (Reply #23)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 09:17 PM
mindwalker_i (4,407 posts)
33. Yeah, I agree the parties are not the same
Critically democrats are too close to republicans on some issues: free "trade" and surveilance.
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Response to Dawgs (Reply #3)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:21 PM
AgingAmerican (12,958 posts)
16. It's the same folks
Right wing strips away the ability to think critically.
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Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:14 PM
UglyGreed (7,661 posts)
4. She was for it before she
was against it, or was it, she was against it before she was for it, or, she was for it before she was for it...I give up
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Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:26 PM
SoapBox (18,791 posts)
10. The "Gold Standard" my ass.
It's a really bad thing and will be THE black mark on Obama's legacy.
Never forget. |
Response to SoapBox (Reply #10)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:50 PM
winter is coming (11,785 posts)
19. The people who already have gold will get even more. It's standard. n/t
Response to winter is coming (Reply #19)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:58 AM
dreamnightwind (4,775 posts)
34. LOL, well played /nt
Response to SoapBox (Reply #10)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:31 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
24. His legacy will also remember that he brushed off the seriousness of torture. Also,
the killing of innocent people with drones to kill suspected terrorists.
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Response to rhett o rick (Reply #24)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 08:47 PM
bvar22 (39,909 posts)
31. The destruction of Libya will be another Albatross around his neck.
Never should have happened.
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Response to bvar22 (Reply #31)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 09:12 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
32. And pardoning the Bush War Criminals. nm
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:31 PM
retrowire (10,345 posts)
11. hands down is right. #feelthebern n/t
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:34 PM
riversedge (60,846 posts)
13. more 3rd grade arguements-"I did it before you did" crapola.
Response to riversedge (Reply #13)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:55 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
14. No, more like reality check with "Hillary was for it before she was against it"
Camp Weathervane is having a bad today. It has to be rough defending "Hillary Come Lately".
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Response to pinebox (Reply #14)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:47 PM
rhett o rick (55,981 posts)
28. There is a reason that HRC fans don't speak to issues.
It's hard to know where she stands from day to day. So the question is why would you support someone that is not clear where they stand on issues? It appears the answer is that issues are less important to other criteria. For example, a lot of people like to be on the side of power. To be on the side of the toughest kid on the block. They are willing to look the other way from bad decision and bad stands on issues.
The Republicons are tickled to death about the TPP, as are major corporations, Conservative Democrats like HRC. There are two sides to the class war and the 1% side favors the TPP. Some Democrats choose to side with the wealthy over the unions, our vets, our seniors, and the 50 million living in poverty. |
Response to rhett o rick (Reply #28)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 02:00 AM
dreamnightwind (4,775 posts)
35. Of course it isn't really hard to know where she stands
It's just hard to keep track of how she is presenting or framing her stances, which never buck the powerful interests, much as Obama's never buck the powerful interests. Punch down, kiss up.
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Response to riversedge (Reply #13)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 03:59 PM
Bubzer (4,211 posts)
15. 45 supporting statments including calling it the gold standard, then recently flip flopping...
So, she's been wrong 45 times on the TPP. Does that argument work better for you?
Or perhaps I should point to your comment and explain how it attacks the poster, but utterly fails to refute anything. Perhaps you're also okay with people performing paid-troll acts, so long as they benefit hillary? http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251773551 Instead of attacking the poster, try addressing the topic. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:38 PM
Enthusiast (50,983 posts)
17. K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations!
There are no benefits from the TPP for regular citizens. Only negatives.
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Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:44 PM
Renew Deal (79,340 posts)
18. Don't most Democratic voters support TPP?
This is one poll, but I've seen others.
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Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:52 PM
turbinetree (19,728 posts)
20. And this is "one of the reasons" why he gets my vote.....................................
Honk----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016
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Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:54 PM
CharlotteVale (2,717 posts)
21. I don't buy for a moment that Hillary is against the TPP.
Response to CharlotteVale (Reply #21)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:41 PM
senz (11,945 posts)
26. She'll say whatever she has to say.
And if she wins, she'll do whatever her power circle wants her to do.
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Response to CharlotteVale (Reply #21)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 06:45 PM
Jim Lane (11,175 posts)
30. She came out "against" it before having seen the final text.
Her defenders her were praising her wisdom in not taking a position based just on leaks, but in instead waiting to see the final text. Because she then did not actually wait, she made it obvious that it was pure political expediency on her part.
I look forward to her explanation of what was so wonderful about the "gold standard" version but that the bumbling Obama administration traded away, to justify her change of position. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 04:59 PM
Akamai (1,779 posts)
22. People can't be expected to criticize something if they don't know about it.
I was getting steamed up listening to my podcast of the Thom Hartmann show from yesterday, listening to his criticisms of the TPP.
This is truly a disastrous agreement and benefits no one but the corporations and the rich. It will lead to a worsening of the race to the bottom, higher medication costs, a roll-back of environmental protection, etc. In the past, I have argued about this with progressives and they say, "It has to be good -- Obama is for it!" My question always was, "If this is so good, why is it secret?" Well, we find out that the critics of this pile of crud were correct and if it is turned into law, multinational corporations are the winners. Thom noted that under this agreement, the only one able to sue others about threats to their profits are investors. Labor unions cannot sue, governments cannot sue, etc., and the decisions are to be made by business-friendly attorneys, and there is no appeal for their decisions. (Jeez -- I wonder how they are going to decide?) Thom also points out that that in this agreement, forced labor and slavery aren't outlawed -- they are "discouraged." Same with overfishing by large groups of people -- not outlawed, just "discouraged." Patents will last a lot longer and, therefore, many more people will die than otehrwise would. I sure echo Teddy Kennedy's plaintive question in the Senate: "When is enough enough? When does the greed stop?" On the Thom Hartmann show yesterday, someone called up and said that those who brought about the TPP are like a group of people ruining their area, and looking for other areas to ruin. The proponents of the TPP sure have no interest at all in helping bring about peaceful and livable communities. Go, Bernie! |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:38 PM
senz (11,945 posts)
25. Bernie was right on Keystone XL and he's right on TPP
His instincts and judgement are accurate to an uncanny level. He would guide this nation away from the cliff we're on and return us to the path that leads to national optimism, prosperity, and well-being.
Any politician who has waffled on either of these issues is not on the side of the American people. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 05:46 PM
in_cog_ni_to (41,600 posts)
27. Completely agree!
TPP = Hillary's death knell.
If Unions don't need this warning about Clinton, they're fools. I guess it depends on how much Union leaders were paid for an endorsement though - bought and paid for. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 06:36 PM
Fairgo (1,571 posts)
29. Take a minute to parse the phrase "Gold Standard"
Literally, from Webster, "a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold and which is usually characterized by the coinage and circulation of gold, unrestricted convertibility of other money into gold, and the free export and import of gold for settling of international obligations"
In common use, it means the exemplar by which others of its kind will be evaluated...and thus implied, the matrix upon which future policy will be crafted. NAFTA begat the TPP and the TPP will be the progenitor of the new capitalism...virile, global, out, and ultimately in charge of the fate of humanity. My gold standard has nothing to do with money. Where does agape figure in the ledger of profit? |
Response to Fairgo (Reply #29)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:40 AM
raouldukelives (5,178 posts)
37. What shareholders want, we all get. Whether we want it or not.
For some, democracy for all people and a stable biosphere is more important than gold. For others, it is whatever the going rate is.
These deals are just natural extensions of the accumulated desires of many small raging Wall St fires. When left unchecked, sometimes they can erupt into massive flares. One thing is for sure, the more successful they are, the warmer we'll all be. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 09:15 AM
Progressive dog (6,221 posts)
36. For thirty years, Bernie has been against trade agreements,
so obviously he would be first to oppose one. He doesn't even need to see it first.
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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #36)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:35 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
39. Show me a trade deal
in the last 30 years that's benefited the average American.
Trade deals suck. |
Response to pinebox (Reply #39)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:49 PM
Progressive dog (6,221 posts)
40. You can't hide from the other 95% of the world.
That is not a path to prosperity.
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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #40)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:52 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
41. As I said
show me one that's benefited us.
A path to prosperity would be beneficial, no more moving crap off seas in deals which benefit someone else |
Response to pinebox (Reply #41)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 12:56 PM
Progressive dog (6,221 posts)
42. So you want personal benefit to
approve of trade. That is pretty sad.
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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #42)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:26 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
43. It's not sad
when I want manufacturing to come back to America. How is that sad?
You know what's sad, bad trade deals who benefit corporations while workers wages have gone down through the years. Come on man, your name is "Progressive Dog", I expect better. Trade deals suck for the American worker! |
Response to pinebox (Reply #43)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:38 PM
Progressive dog (6,221 posts)
44. It is sad, manufacturing has not "left America", but
even if it had, the percentage of the economy dependent on manufacturing has shrunk. It has shrunk due to automation and efficiencies of scale, not just jobs moving overseas. It is never coming back and without trade deals, we will have less to replace it.
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Response to Progressive dog (Reply #44)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:45 PM
pinebox (5,761 posts)
45. What?
Seriously......
Are you kidding me? You're actually repeating a RW Libertarian talking point? Manufacturing is dead. Did you miss the debates the last election between Obama and Romney? Jobs have been lost to companies moving overseas and on to foreign land. Who's FoxCon? |
Response to pinebox (Reply #45)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 03:02 PM
Progressive dog (6,221 posts)
46. I did not say manufacturing is dead,
you need to go back and read for understanding.
You also need to become more familiar where the RW has historically stood on trade and also where the t-party of today stands. Trump also stands with your view. Just so you know--FoxConn is an electronic contract manufacturer based in China. They assemble iphones for Apple, and other electronics. They use automated assembly for the circuit boards, where robotic arms pick and place the components onto circuit boards which have been prepared with solder paste. The actual labor to assemble the product is a secret but estimates run from 2 to 5% of the sales price. (price of labor $1.78/hour)=7 to 17 hours. China is one of those countries with which we do not have a TPP/NAFTA type accord. |
Response to pinebox (Original post)
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 11:36 AM
Babel_17 (5,400 posts)
38. "Like" it at youtube
Spread the Bern.
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