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In reply to the discussion: Astroturf Warning: TPP Critics Call Out Fake 'Progressive' Group Pushing Corporate Trade Agenda [View all]colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)36. Deval Patrick?
He may be a hero but he's a Wall Street "democrat" all the way.
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Astroturf Warning: TPP Critics Call Out Fake 'Progressive' Group Pushing Corporate Trade Agenda [View all]
IDemo
May 2015
OP
Bush pushed for it too at almost exactly the same point in his presidency, when he
sabrina 1
May 2015
#15
I'm completely opposed to signing contracts I am not allowed to read. It is that simple, really.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#17
Yes, of course it is. The problem is we don't know what is in this deal. And that is just not
sabrina 1
May 2015
#28
We are pretty sure that, as with NAFTA, corporations which are artificial bodies created by
JDPriestly
May 2015
#47
I'm beginning to think that someone is being held hostage somewhere until this is signed.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#70
So the oligarchs who want this deal have fake support groups, blog posters, etc. Who knew?
Scuba
May 2015
#5
TO THE GREATEST PAGE. Lies and propaganda are standard MO for corrupt, corporate government.
woo me with science
May 2015
#6
Some day all these deceptive propaganda groups will become illegal I hope. Isn't it illegal to
sabrina 1
May 2015
#18
Unbelievable! I remembered that it was illegal to use propaganda on the American people, but had no
sabrina 1
May 2015
#77
Nope. I think so many of the viewers of it are themselves partial owners of the corporations
raouldukelives
May 2015
#75
Great link, thank you. That too should be an OP, the only way to combat these
sabrina 1
May 2015
#19
To pull this off Obama is going to have to sound more like John McCain, Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney
fasttense
May 2015
#10
Actually, there are legitimate people in that organization, such as Deval Patrick, Chritien Gregorie
Hoyt
May 2015
#25
The author at that link doesn't have much pertinent experience beyond computer game development.
Hoyt
May 2015
#30
Yeah, well some of those you name are just trying to increase membership/readership
Hoyt
May 2015
#35
Yes, I came across that serving of turd-drop soup a couple weeks ago. Sent back to kitchen.
Eleanors38
May 2015
#40
I think it's a safe bet to assume that ANY progressive political action committee is a fake.
TrollBuster9090
May 2015
#68