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cali

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10. thanks. I'm sure there are many who are ignoring me too
Tue May 19, 2015, 04:08 PM
May 2015

but this pretending to be reserving judgment is so contemptuous of voters, it deserves to be exposed.

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karl rove is asking the same question Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #1
whathefuckever. so are a lot of liberals cali May 2015 #2
why should she respond to a question that may not be an issue come election time? Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #11
Uhm.. kenfrequed May 2015 #17
i care about it too but mrs clinton cant veto or pass this bill so why give either side any ammo Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #22
Because it would help voters to better understand what matters to her peacebird May 2015 #23
She's never stopped being DLC. GoneOffShore May 2015 #53
as has been written about, she is the 2nd most influential dem in the party cali May 2015 #40
You have just found a way to challenge my long-standing belief that Jackpine Radical May 2015 #61
wow that is hillarious Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #83
The TPA is good for 5 years Mnpaul May 2015 #73
it is important i just dont like seeing the left doing the work for the right Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #84
I don't like it either Mnpaul May 2015 #85
Exactly, look no further than the TPP whatchamacallit May 2015 #90
So she is powerless to sway support for or against TPP? Do we want someone so powerless as POTUS. A Simple Game May 2015 #74
oh, it will be an issue- pass or not. cali May 2015 #26
It's a huge issue right now. Shouldn't candidates talk about what is happening right now? arcane1 May 2015 #28
Yes! I agree!! How dare fellow Dems expect her to take a position on a issue Exilednight May 2015 #37
Thom Hartmann stated it well today Mnpaul May 2015 #70
I find arrogance to be a cover for ignorance. n/t Exilednight May 2015 #72
the thread is about her position on the tpp not trade in general Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #93
I AGREE! Fellow Demsshould not ask where Hillary stands on TPP in discussion about trade. n/t Exilednight May 2015 #95
im not saying they shouldnt ask im saying she shouldnt feel compelled to answer on tpp Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #96
I Agree!! How dare fellow Dems demand a response out of her to determine if she can make the right Exilednight May 2015 #98
hc larksmaryland May 2015 #12
Usually Sobax May 2015 #35
Finger in the wind. 840high May 2015 #76
Does that make it untrue? el_bryanto May 2015 #4
It is? On what grounds would she have based changing her mind? cali May 2015 #8
Just being candid about all the possibilities el_bryanto May 2015 #16
OK, but what on earth would she have based changing her opinion on? cali May 2015 #18
So the question is invalid as to where Autumn May 2015 #6
the question may be a non-issue come election time Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #15
No! kenfrequed May 2015 #20
I suggest you talk to President Obama and those upaloopa May 2015 #30
This is an issue. kenfrequed May 2015 #38
Link? I see a "GOTCHA" but don't see a link to Rove asking that question. Autumn May 2015 #21
american rising+american crossroads (rove) are airing ads Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #24
Oh, the right is baiting the left all right. arcane1 May 2015 #34
Sorry I don't see Rove asking where Hillary stands on the TPP in that OP. Autumn May 2015 #41
It amazes me. kenfrequed May 2015 #44
That should be a huge issue for any Democrat. Or any thinking person Autumn May 2015 #45
A truthful answer would make Hillary look bad, hence this poster's desperate need to ignore it. arcane1 May 2015 #32
That's exactly what it is. Question Hillary shaming Autumn May 2015 #42
^^^this^^^ L0oniX May 2015 #62
It just doesn't get any funnier than that Autumn May 2015 #67
Bullshit! It is not gotcha. Enthusiast May 2015 #56
A shitload of people Aerows May 2015 #14
nobody gives two fucks about karl rove frylock May 2015 #57
Far more important, though Rove may be important to YOU, is that millions of American Workers are sabrina 1 May 2015 #89
rove important to me? im not part of the pack doing his work for him Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #92
Apparently Rove is important to you or you would not have referred to him. He and his Republican sabrina 1 May 2015 #99
again if rove were important to me i'd be helping him by smearing hillary but im not. Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #100
Show me where I have 'smeared Hillary' please. sabrina 1 May 2015 #101
from the post you responded to."and by "you" i dont mean you specifically it's the general "you" " Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #102
Okay, because I don't believe in personally smearing candidates. I do believe in sabrina 1 May 2015 #103
i dont believe that's what is going on in this post. hillary cant pass or veto this she didnt write Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #104
The point is, she has made a statement on the TPP. She has said she will 'wait and see' what sabrina 1 May 2015 #105
Today: Support for trade agreements that increase jobs and wages" (in other countries, I'm guessing) NYC_SKP May 2015 #3
Not being loudly and adamantly opposed to the TPP should be a disqualifier for a Dem candidate. Scuba May 2015 #5
I don't agree. Let voters decide cali May 2015 #7
Yeah, how does she think she'll get away with that after what she wrote in her book? Scuba May 2015 #64
Cali, your impeccable research eloydude May 2015 #9
thanks. I'm sure there are many who are ignoring me too cali May 2015 #10
Hey I am not ignoring you upaloopa May 2015 #33
Glad to hear she has the foresight to back it. Thanks for posting. Hoyt May 2015 #13
lol and I know it doesn't bother you in the least that she's fibbing about it. cali May 2015 #19
She'll say whatever she's paid to say; like a coin-operated ventriloquist dummy. Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #25
+1 Sobax May 2015 #36
Well another Hillary unpaid campaign advisor upaloopa May 2015 #27
A candidate for President should tell voters where she/he stands on issues and cali May 2015 #29
Yes and she should spend campaign time upaloopa May 2015 #39
jaysus. it's not about me. It's about a candidate's duty to the voting public cali May 2015 #47
Not a chance upaloopa May 2015 #48
Wait... Hillary is the only Democrat that would appoint liberal justices to SCOTUS? cui bono May 2015 #75
Excuse me: Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #31
She's been pretty clear.... MaggieD May 2015 #43
lol. she's been dishonest. She touted it strongly post-State Dept cali May 2015 #50
Nah, her voting record backs up her consistent stance MaggieD May 2015 #51
It's right in the OP. She clearly endorsed it. Now she's saying she's reserving judgment cali May 2015 #58
Again, she has been clear.... MaggieD May 2015 #60
she isn't reserving judgment. She has come out strongly in support of it cali May 2015 #63
No she hasn't.... MaggieD May 2015 #68
You don't know that she CHANGED her position on the Columbia trade deal???? BrotherIvan May 2015 #77
I apparently know more than you do.... MaggieD May 2015 #78
So you just left that part out when you said BrotherIvan May 2015 #79
I posted a damn link to the article MaggieD May 2015 #80
That article certainly reaches your level of apologeia BrotherIvan May 2015 #81
Ah, but the president ALSO flip-flopped on the Colombian trade deal. So that negates HRC's flip Doctor_J May 2015 #94
And three flip flops make an ice cream sundae BrotherIvan May 2015 #97
Exactly. She's been very clear, even laying out goals the final TPP must meet for her ultimate Hoyt May 2015 #65
Of course, the kabuki theater pretending we don't notwithstanding. AtomicKitten May 2015 #46
Links? MaggieD May 2015 #69
This is an area where my timing and cues come from organized labor groups of which I am a lifelong Bluenorthwest May 2015 #49
Question... F4lconF16 May 2015 #52
she made up her mind, but she could easily un-make it up paulkienitz May 2015 #54
Just goes to show ya: you can't believe everything you read RufusTFirefly May 2015 #55
Her book is called hard choices, just don't ask her any questions in which she may have to Exilednight May 2015 #59
K and R (nt) bigwillq May 2015 #66
I would like some journalist to ask any candidate their degree of awareness on TPP. gordianot May 2015 #71
The answer...my friend...like Hillary, is blowing in the wind... AzDar May 2015 #82
"Playing political games" = LYING TO OUR FACES woo me with science May 2015 #86
hey, what's a little hypocrisy and arrogance in political campaign? cali May 2015 #87
Apparently NAFTA added US jobs steadily for six years, just like Bill promised it would: ucrdem May 2015 #88
KNEW her position. she's been, er, flexible on healthcare and gay marriage and a few Doctor_J May 2015 #91
Worker's rights. chev52 May 2015 #106
kick. for those calling me a liar cali Jun 2015 #107
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