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CentralMass

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14. This was her opinion on the TPP in 2012..

Reply to Joe the Revelator (Reply #13)

Fri May 29, 2015, 12:01 AM

May 2015

From 2012

http://www.ibtimes.com/hillary-clinton-trade-deal-flip-flop-she-praised-trans-pacific-partnership-now-hedges-1887195

"In November 2012, the then-secretary of state declared that “we need to keep upping our game both bilaterally and with partners across the region through agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. ... This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind of environment that has the rule of law and a level playing field. And when negotiated, this agreement will cover 40 percent of the world's total trade and build in strong protections for workers and the environment.”

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Bernie Sanders Attacks Hillary Clinton Directly on Trade Deal - NYT [View all] WillyT May 2015 OP

That doesn't seem like an "attack" to me. cyberswede May 2015 #1

Usually... The Reporter Doesn't Write The Headline... An Editor Might... To Get Eyes To The Page... WillyT May 2015 #4

I think the word challenge would better discribe what he said. jwirr May 2015 #5

"Comparing" would describe it too. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #15

Yes. jwirr May 2015 #16

After the four or five times today this has been posted today, it still reads the same. onehandle May 2015 #2

Where does Hillary stand specifically on the TPP? JDPriestly May 2015 #21

Your serve, Hillary supporters.... eloydude May 2015 #3

I read this all the way through twice, and still can't find the attack Doctor_J May 2015 #6

Far from an attack, Paka May 2015 #7

That's not an "attack".. kentuck May 2015 #8

And As I Said Above... That's The NYT Headline Writer... Not Me... WillyT May 2015 #9

Exactly! kentuck May 2015 #11

Fact is Hillary is not waffling on TPP, she has stated she is waiting until the final Thinkingabout May 2015 #10

Many of us are ignoring her until she does make a stand on the relevant issues. CentralMass May 2015 #12

We need a leader and Hillary's failing in that dept... raindaddy May 2015 #18

That is not quite fair. bvar22 May 2015 #31

She's the "waiting to see" candidate... raindaddy May 2015 #33

Kinda the way it works with other candidates also. Thinkingabout May 2015 #19

This, I wholeheartedly agree with. Joe the Revelator May 2015 #13

This was her opinion on the TPP in 2012.. CentralMass May 2015 #14

Thanks! I was going to post this. Of course she is for TPP, she's hoping it will be a done deal whereisjustice May 2015 #17

---and bringing thousands of Tech Jobs here from India... bvar22 May 2015 #32

So far the final agreement has not been reached. Premature opinions are just that, premature Thinkingabout May 2015 #20

You can pick any number of issues, lets take the Keystone-XL pipeline, and you wont get CentralMass May 2015 #22

Same old talking points, nothing new here. If she answered all of these it would be another problem Thinkingabout May 2015 #24

Well, ok. You dont seem to care about the issues. CentralMass May 2015 #27

you never discuss issues. you appear to pose as no knowledge of issues cali May 2015 #28

Why are you attacking me? Thinkingabout May 2015 #30

How dare he Attack Her! hootinholler May 2015 #23

Did Hillary attack Bernie on issues he has not addressed, no. Has Bernie's supporters attacked Thinkingabout May 2015 #25

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz leftofcool May 2015 #26

There's no "attack" on Clinton from Sanders in that story. MineralMan May 2015 #29