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Octafish

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17. It certainly is a different nation from the one I was born in. It's like the NAZIs won World War II.

Fri May 22, 2015, 11:27 AM

May 2015

Germany invades Hungary and gets the oil. US invades Iraq and gets the oil.

Hitler's the best thing since sliced bread. Bush Crime Family's the best thing since Wall Street was a slave market.

Same things.

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TPP Could Criminalize Journalism and Whistleblowing [View all] Octafish May 2015 OP

TPP "could" also ban the tooth fairy and make alien invasions of Earth more inviting. So I heard. Fred Sanders May 2015 #1

That's profound. Octafish May 2015 #2

I worry about the freedom of the press, also, but trade agreements had nothing to do with the Iraq fail. Fred Sanders May 2015 #3

Right. So why bring them up? Octafish May 2015 #4

Obama would not let any of that happen if he thought this one agreement would, by any means. I trust Obama, he Fred Sanders May 2015 #5

I trusted him to arrest the banksters in 2008. Octafish May 2015 #6

Obama is on the same side as 49 GOP Senators & the multinational corporations on the TPP think May 2015 #7

+1 deutsey May 2015 #28

On whistleblowers and press freedom, the administration's record is hardly golden...... marmar May 2015 #9

Um, yes....repeatedly... truebrit71 May 2015 #25

As a matter of fact, you are right! djean111 May 2015 #26

Indeed, the heavily subsidized Japanese domestic rice farmer voting bloc is a very strong force there. Fred Sanders May 2015 #27

Not surprised nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #8

That's what Democracy needs. It's how we can establish a Republic and Justice. Octafish May 2015 #16

K & R !!! WillyT May 2015 #10

Jailing reporters for talking with government employees seems so Nixonian. Octafish May 2015 #19

He Lied His Way Into Office colsohlibgal May 2015 #11

Warmongers and Banksters walk free and Siegelman's in jail. Octafish May 2015 #14

bamboozled grasswire May 2015 #18

Lieberman 2006: I Will Help Obama "Reach to the Stars" OnyxCollie May 2015 #24

OH BARF grasswire May 2015 #33

TPP sucks. JEB May 2015 #12

I'm so old I remember when we peons were called Democrats. Octafish May 2015 #13

How our country and world have changed! JEB May 2015 #15

It certainly is a different nation from the one I was born in. It's like the NAZIs won World War II. Octafish May 2015 #17

Criminalization of exposing corporate wrongdoing was just enacted in Wyoming. No TPP needed. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #20

Yep. TPP will just make it worldwide. Cheerleaders could care less. nt raouldukelives May 2015 #21

ALEC is publicly enthused about the WY law. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #22

The criminalization of citizenship. Octafish May 2015 #30

AutoOctoRec . . . . .n/t annabanana May 2015 #23

Hundreds of tech companies line up to oppose TPP trade agreement Octafish May 2015 #31

K&R deutsey May 2015 #29

I'd rather be jailing. Octafish May 2015 #34

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB May 2015 #32

Big Tech companies in favor of TPP also have enormous wealth offshore. Octafish May 2015 #35

^ Wilms May 2015 #36