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In reply to the discussion: The Ed Show Just Handed Obamas A$$ back to him on TPP [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)57. Don't forget, Ed raged about why the Keystone Pipeline was IMPORTANT to America....
....for months and months, then suddenly changed his tune when it suited him.
I've lost a lot of respect for him with his ranting and raving without really getting into the substance of his rants or raves.
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What does this Party STAND FOR, anymore??? Seems all our "leadership" are 1980's Republicans.
blkmusclmachine
Dec 2014
#2
I also wonder that, what is the Dem. Plan? and Vision? Seems we're clearly not involved or as I saw
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#7
In this day of politics as a team sport (PATS-I'm going to start using that) they don't need
cui bono
Dec 2014
#80
After watching Ed in Wisconsin supporting the teachers I have always understood that if I needed
jwirr
Dec 2014
#18
I just saw this TPP piece by Ed Schultz with VT Peter Defazio, Mark Pochan, Leo Gerard Steelworkers.
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#5
Exactly. And that's why the apologists listing PBO's social progress are missing the big picture.
cui bono
Dec 2014
#81
FDR must have been one of them. He and Truman were the ones that designed the post-war trading
pampango
Dec 2014
#29
FDR favored multinaitonal trade agreements provided they would not lower the standard of
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#46
Your quote is from FDR in 1933. His commitment to multilateral trade agreements evolved later.
pampango
Dec 2014
#47
We've already entered the post-human era I think. A dilemma as I'm big on humans.
appalachiablue
Dec 2014
#60
Well isn't that nice. We were also told we were going to get a public option before the actual
cui bono
Dec 2014
#84
Obama has never fought for labor, neither has Hillary. And it has been decades since
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#8
"NAFTA on steroids"? How can you argue with that level of analysis? Good going, TV host Ed!
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#16
Even TPP's critics know that it has little to do with reducing tariffs like NAFTA did.
pampango
Dec 2014
#33
TPP will allow corporations to become self aware. And that's not good for anybody.
Initech
Dec 2014
#27
Are "Washington DC Democrats" those ""rich out-of-touch east coast open-borders globalist liberals"
pampango
Dec 2014
#36
Ed should invite Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as regular guests at least on his radio show
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#42
Krugman thinks the TPP is "no big deal". I doubt that you or many others think the same of NAFTA.
pampango
Dec 2014
#65
If "no big deal" is a defense, so be it. And it is really not that much effort.
pampango
Dec 2014
#72
Don't forget, Ed raged about why the Keystone Pipeline was IMPORTANT to America....
George II
Dec 2014
#57
He didn't change his tune when it suited him. He changed his tune when he was clued in on truth.
Enthusiast
Dec 2014
#70