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Elwood P Dowd

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23. Chuck Schumer said on MSNBC that TPP could not stop it.
Fri May 1, 2015, 02:57 PM
May 2015

It was during an interview he did with Tweety last week.

IMO books like that are written in preparation for running for office. djean111 May 2015 #1
Actually she voted against CAFTA as a senator MaggieD May 2015 #3
As far as I can tell, currency manipulation is NOT addressed in the TPP. djean111 May 2015 #7
Actually it is MaggieD May 2015 #8
No, some politicians and economists think it should be, but right now - not in it. djean111 May 2015 #10
It's in there - the debate is how enforceable it is MaggieD May 2015 #13
Chuck Schumer said on MSNBC that TPP could not stop it. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #23
Stop the TPP totally, or US involvement? MaggieD May 2015 #25
TPP would not stop currency manipulation. Elwood P Dowd May 2015 #29
No, it is not in there. You are simply flat-out wrong. Jim Lane May 2015 #40
It is a main thrust of the negotiations MaggieD May 2015 #44
Do you even read the stuff you post? You're completely wrong. Jim Lane May 2015 #54
Again, it is a FOCUS of the US negotiations MaggieD May 2015 #58
I'm going to put this simply, just for you. cali May 2015 #62
I think you have finally answered your own question! MaggieD May 2015 #63
The administration has recently admitted that it won't be part of the agreement cali May 2015 #67
"some people say" MaggieD May 2015 #71
You quote people who are NOT conducting the negotiations. Jim Lane May 2015 #70
We CAN'T push for anything, that is the problem, far more of a problem than what is in it or not, is sabrina 1 May 2015 #120
This has to be the most hilarious Aerows May 2015 #126
you are desperate cali May 2015 #59
It is part of the negotiations MaggieD May 2015 #61
one straw man after another. cali May 2015 #74
I'm not your honey MaggieD May 2015 #77
And you most certainly Aerows May 2015 #146
So far only 13 Democrats in the Senate Caretha May 2015 #109
It's in the House that only 13 dems have come out in support of the tpa cali May 2015 #121
Thank you for the correction Caretha May 2015 #125
So much bullshit .... Sheepshank May 2015 #14
I am not in the least bit desperate. djean111 May 2015 #20
We all have jobs that are answerable upline.....unless we are the CEO/owner/President Sheepshank May 2015 #24
Yeah, Hillary is a working stiff... Fumesucker May 2015 #122
Hillary did the right thing with the Server, Obama's emails have been hacked into! lewebley3 May 2015 #152
Are you really trying to imply the HRS can act independently from POTUS? Sheepshank May 2015 #153
Exactly - what an absurd thing to think MaggieD May 2015 #26
I like it when Democratic politicians listen to the voters. pnwmom May 2015 #76
"How we gonna run reform when we're the damn incumbent?!" Marr May 2015 #2
I guess when you can't debate an issue.... MaggieD May 2015 #4
Your premise is too absurd to 'debate'. Marr May 2015 #6
It's actually not absurd at all - it is factual MaggieD May 2015 #11
Uh... the "we don't know what's in it" BS is one of the TPP *defenders'* lines. Marr May 2015 #16
Try again - LOL! MaggieD May 2015 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author bvar22 May 2015 #37
k&r... spanone May 2015 #5
MaggieD, are you trying to bust bubbles? Thinkingabout May 2015 #9
I posted that yesterday cali May 2015 #15
No, that is the exact opposite of leadership MaggieD May 2015 #18
and up is down and red is blue. bullshit of the kind Orwell hated. cali May 2015 #38
It seems like you have never been in a leadership role MaggieD May 2015 #41
seems like you are posting more bullshit about something you can't possibly know cali May 2015 #69
I posted that exerpt from the article yesterday, dear. cali May 2015 #12
LOL - I will bet you didn't post that excerpt MaggieD May 2015 #17
bwahaha. Not to swift of you, darlin'. Have a heaping helping of yummy crow! cali May 2015 #30
Allow me to quote your post: MaggieD May 2015 #32
bwahahahaha. I am so loving this. cali May 2015 #35
Well, you think leadership is stamping your feet and yelling NO! MaggieD May 2015 #47
I remain unconvinced that you and thinking are on so much as nodding terms, Maggie cali May 2015 #88
Actually, it is secret. Snippets have been released? But it's Exilednight May 2015 #111
K&R! hrmjustin May 2015 #19
The record reads otherwise. AtomicKitten May 2015 #22
So says the right wing media MaggieD May 2015 #27
This is, frankly, more bullshit from you. Jim Lane May 2015 #33
Swoon. Jim, I think I love you. cali May 2015 #36
But you are great at calling people you disagree with a liar! MaggieD May 2015 #48
no, I am fairly good at calling bullshit, bullshit, however cali May 2015 #49
Oops, there you go again, popping off too soon MaggieD May 2015 #56
You should have actually read it..... MaggieD May 2015 #51
Nice to see you're finally (albeit implicitly) conceding the "gold standard" quotation. Jim Lane May 2015 #66
You're just embarrassing yourself. cali May 2015 #73
Thank you for your informed and informative posts deutsey May 2015 #134
Excellent response, Jim Lane Aerows May 2015 #141
Then she should have IMMEDIATELY said when entering the race that she is against Fast Track... cascadiance May 2015 #28
Why? MaggieD May 2015 #31
She won't be criticizing The President. bvar22 May 2015 #39
Let's face it... MaggieD May 2015 #46
Boy, you loaded more Buzz Words into one sentence that I've seen before. bvar22 May 2015 #57
As usual, bvar22, you get right to the heart of it Aerows May 2015 #143
That is bullshit. She doesn't have to criticize the President. It's about policy not personalities cali May 2015 #42
No-o-o.... She could criticize the REPUBLICANS who support this piece of crap! cascadiance May 2015 #64
In your own words, it's a form of leadership and she Exilednight May 2015 #113
It's a form of leadership to bash... MaggieD May 2015 #114
What world is that .... Russia? The reason we have a Exilednight May 2015 #117
and where is she on the issue this month? Motown_Johnny May 2015 #34
Too soon to say. Focus groups still being assembled and polled. (n/t) Jim Lane May 2015 #43
Same place she has been for over a decade MaggieD May 2015 #45
as I said, you're a champ when it comes to slinging it. cali May 2015 #50
And you're a champ when it comes to showing... MaggieD May 2015 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Marr May 2015 #68
Seriously? This has to be sarcasm.... right? Motown_Johnny May 2015 #75
Don't confuse me with the facts still_one May 2015 #52
Yeah, who was the Secretary of State who was negotiating the TPP from 2009 to 2013? jeff47 May 2015 #55
Poor Hillary-- such an outsider. Marr May 2015 #72
Posting positive news about Hillary. For shame! hrmjustin May 2015 #60
the problem is not that it's positive- I posted it yesterday- cali May 2015 #65
wow! so now it's OK for HRC supporters to criticize TPP? delrem May 2015 #78
the op is an amazing example of revisionist history. cali May 2015 #79
"evolving" the HRC campaign talking points "to the left" requires a lot of revisionism. delrem May 2015 #80
So am I reading this thread correctly? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #81
no, you are not and she has not cali May 2015 #82
This ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #94
She could announce she personally found a cure for cancer MaggieD May 2015 #83
your favorite substance really is straw cali May 2015 #84
Come on - admit it MaggieD May 2015 #87
ya, you read it right. kinda like we are keeping all this honest.... nt seabeyond May 2015 #86
complete fail. cali May 2015 #89
Way to semi-quote half a sentence MaggieD May 2015 #92
The part you're leaving out is what she did between 2009 and 2013. jeff47 May 2015 #101
No. I think that's covered here ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #103
No, actually it isn't covered there. jeff47 May 2015 #104
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #105
If that were true, saying she couldn't get them in the negotiations jeff47 May 2015 #106
Okay. 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #110
Notice that your defense of Hillary is completely inconsistent with the OP's defense of Hillary. Jim Lane May 2015 #118
Great post, you should put that up as an OP, I'd K&R it... Fumesucker May 2015 #123
I agree Ichingcarpenter May 2015 #133
Don't the three positions reflect three different points in time? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #135
Unlike her vote on the Iraq War Resolution, she has not said she made a mistake. Jim Lane May 2015 #136
Yep, they don't want her to have been "right" treestar May 2015 #128
yes, you are Enrique May 2015 #132
From the words from the book (excerpted) ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #137
I agree Enrique May 2015 #138
Is this like "I voted against it before I voted for it"? GummyBearz May 2015 #85
You realize she voted against CAFTA - right? MaggieD May 2015 #90
No. More like ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #96
Exactly - some people call that.... MaggieD May 2015 #98
Nope ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #100
She was also a Democrat before it became optional. nt ucrdem May 2015 #91
Bernie is still not a democrat cali May 2015 #93
Seems he can't make up his mind MaggieD May 2015 #95
Yes we noticed. ucrdem May 2015 #108
rec PowerToThePeople May 2015 #112
Well, nothing has changed. But, if that's all ya got.... morningfog May 2015 #116
War is Peace! woo me with science May 2015 #97
Is that what you call these links? MaggieD May 2015 #99
Catch-22... woo me with science May 2015 #102
That looks like an argument for tpp betterdemsonly May 2015 #107
So her criticism of the TPP was to support an aspect of it? morningfog May 2015 #115
One of the most Orwellian posts ever seen on DU cali May 2015 #124
I know, I have to laugh at that Aerows May 2015 #142
President Obama on free trade Jesus Malverde May 2015 #119
All the denial is hilarious treestar May 2015 #127
there's no denial. And if you can respond to one of Jim Lane's cali May 2015 #130
Can you explain something for me? cyberswede May 2015 #131
Explanation: This is a mix of Clinton quotation and someone else's commentary Jim Lane May 2015 #147
Thank you! cyberswede May 2015 #148
Why does she not speak out now against the TPP? peacebird May 2015 #129
Already covered in the thread MaggieD May 2015 #140
no good reasons. some in this thread claim she'd be attacking the president cali May 2015 #144
By the way, I have been posting criticism of the TPP here since 2013, so "almost a year ago" djean111 May 2015 #139
I wholeheartedly disagree Aerows May 2015 #145
kick cali May 2015 #149
DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2015 #150
You need to send this to Sanders followers, the are telling lies about Hillary on TPP!! lewebley3 May 2015 #151
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