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39. I was going by what I read a year ago so maybe things have changed. n/t

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Tom Friedman: No TPP and ISIS will prevail, the world will slip into anarchy and China [View all] cali Apr 2015 OP

So Tom Friedman now has officially become a corporatist fear monger! cascadiance Apr 2015 #1

ugh, me either. cali Apr 2015 #4

Yep, that's the book I have hidden in a box somewhere... cascadiance Apr 2015 #8

Too many olives. Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #18

He was a big supporter of the Iraq war BainsBane Apr 2015 #2

Friedman is the "Old Faithful" of bullshit. hifiguy Apr 2015 #17

Oh, the vision! Eleanors38 Apr 2015 #19

Old Faithful or... Oilwellian Apr 2015 #34

Freidman for it and Dana Milbank against TPP.... KoKo Apr 2015 #3

Nice to know he's still out there and still propagating utter drivel tularetom Apr 2015 #5

lol. utter drivel hits the nail smack on the head. cali Apr 2015 #13

If all else fails, erect a scary bogeyman. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2015 #6

Why is Friedman still a thing? GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #7

Exactly...... sendero Apr 2015 #27

So how many FU's* will it take before this happens? Fumesucker Apr 2015 #9

I notice something missing when he mentions disintegration in the ME JHB Apr 2015 #10

I think you've mischaracterized Krugman's comments in his latest wishy washy editorial. Hoyt Apr 2015 #11

I'm flattered that you think I wrote that piece, dear cali Apr 2015 #15

You posted it, did you not? Hoyt Apr 2015 #22

If we don't sign the TPP, the terrorists win. hughee99 Apr 2015 #12

Anyone having any lingering doubts about this monstrosity... Hopefully the King Of Fools, Friedman's AzDar Apr 2015 #14

Tbaggers are against it. That tells me something too. Hoyt Apr 2015 #24

And the US Chamber of Commerce, Paul Ryan, Orin Hatch, John Boehner are all for it neverforget May 2015 #41

Not as much as racist, xenophobic, greedy, nationalistic, tbaggers. Hoyt May 2015 #42

are those of us Democrats opposed to the TPP what you neverforget May 2015 #43

I really hope you answer post #43 but i neverforget May 2015 #44

Tbaggers are against it, that should tell you something. And TB Hoyt May 2015 #45

Ok. So because I don't want the TPP means I am fine letting poor people starve? neverforget May 2015 #47

Actually, there is plenty of evidence Multinational Corporations pay more and are good for poor Hoyt May 2015 #48

Friedman really needs to lay off huffing gas. hifiguy Apr 2015 #16

In Friedman's defense, Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #20

I think you may be on to something here. hifiguy Apr 2015 #21

Thread Winner, First Rate! appalachiablue Apr 2015 #38

Yemen has spent most of the last 30 years in one civil war, or another JCMach1 Apr 2015 #23

This is the guy that once said . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2015 #25

Friedman is the new Judith Miller. Which makes sense, given both bullwinkle428 Apr 2015 #26

and it will happen within the next 6 months frylock Apr 2015 #28

The moustache of understanding strikes again... madinmaryland Apr 2015 #29

that is just delightful- and hysterical. thanks cali Apr 2015 #30

Glad to see someone else remembers Get Your War On. nt DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #31

LOL! nt m-lekktor Apr 2015 #32

That is classic. hifiguy Apr 2015 #33

Wow, glad I'm not on Tom Friedman's side in the TPP debate. /nt Marr Apr 2015 #35

China hates TPP because they don't want someone setting standards that hurt their advantages. pampango Apr 2015 #36

I recently read an interesting long article about how China doesn't hate the TPP cali Apr 2015 #37

I was going by what I read a year ago so maybe things have changed. n/t pampango Apr 2015 #39

scare tactics have to, y'know, scare people MisterP Apr 2015 #40

"...and Nazis will ride on dinosaurs..." Ken Burch May 2015 #46