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9. Interesting. Has NOW taken a position as well? I'm not sure how one advocates for any underserved

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Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:26 PM

Jun 2015

group and supports this.

Burk was the former Chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations too.

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Obama's Fast Track Attack On Women - HuffPo [View all] WillyT Jun 2015 OP

Who cares about women? I doubt THIS will get a thousand comments, it's just one of those sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #1

+a kazillion! marym625 Jun 2015 #2

I think it would probably depend on who said the 'bad words'. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #29

snicker marym625 Jun 2015 #30

Love you back! sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #39

It will be interesting to see who does or doesn't respond. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #15

Quick check confirms a suspicious absence nt Bonobo Jun 2015 #124

But the TPP is the "Gold Standard" of trade agreements! Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #16

But for whom is it the Gold Standard? Did anyone ask that question? Certainly not for women sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #41

It is the "standard" Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #43

Doing the wishes of her boss. lark Jun 2015 #44

Yes! Not holding my breath to see same kind of outrage from a play on words! Divernan Jun 2015 #23

And You Would Be Correct... WillyT Jun 2015 #89

Always an interesting measure---compare response rates BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #3

K&R! marym625 Jun 2015 #4

Anytime marym625... Anytime... WillyT Jun 2015 #5

Just so you know marym625 Jun 2015 #6

LOL !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #7

Glad you like it! marym625 Jun 2015 #8

Thanks passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #24

ain't it though? marym625 Jun 2015 #25

What a great bounce it's been, in just a few weeks without ANY corporate bribes, or donations as sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #73

Exactly! marym625 Jun 2015 #77

What struck me about the title of the article was imo, the mis-use of the phrase 'Feel the Bern'. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #79

You are just over analyzing marym625 Jun 2015 #80

Lol, that was way off topic. But I was thinking of the MSNBC story re Bernie which your reference to sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #81

lol! marym625 Jun 2015 #82

I was reading about Bernie on a woman's right for equal pay for equal work today and thinking that sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #84

YES HE IS. YES WE ARE! marym625 Jun 2015 #85

NH is appparently already 'feeling the Bern' which is why he told us that little secret! Lol! sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #86

Well, I think probably a majority of the women on DU DO care about the issues that sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #34

yep marym625 Jun 2015 #40

How about we make a point nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #42

Yes, in many ways it is our fault. I was on another very big liberal forum before DU and the sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #49

I doubt we can take over HOF, but we can try to nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #51

I don't want to derail Willy's great post marym625 Jun 2015 #54

Will send you a link nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #55

Thank! eom marym625 Jun 2015 #57

And yet, this IS a very serious issue for women, not just here, but as these trade agreements that sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #74

It is the whole group should be stamping feet right about now nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #75

Telling, but predictable ... sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #78

Absolutely nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #83

It's like bizzaro world here. Katashi_itto Jun 2015 #60

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #47

I can do both. deurbano Jun 2015 #48

okey dokey then marym625 Jun 2015 #50

I can't speak to the motives of others. deurbano Jun 2015 #56

Hey deurbano... Thanks For Stepping Up... I Agree... We Can Do Both... Yet... WillyT Jun 2015 #58

I appreciate this particular, illuminating OP... and all you contribute. I really mean that. deurbano Jun 2015 #69

Great Point !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #71

I really regret my comment marym625 Jun 2015 #59

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - No Apologies Necessary !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #62

Oh thanks! marym625 Jun 2015 #63

Not trying to derail this at all. Completely agree on all counts about the TPP. deurbano Jun 2015 #65

I realize you were not trying to derail marym625 Jun 2015 #68

I sure hope so! My conservative dad was something of a populist, deurbano Jun 2015 #70

ya never know! maybe he will surprise you! marym625 Jun 2015 #72

That's a fair position to take, very fair. And it is most likely the position most reasonable sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #76

Amazing, that.. whathehell Jun 2015 #132

Interesting. Has NOW taken a position as well? I'm not sure how one advocates for any underserved Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #9

Only thing I can find quickly on it marym625 Jun 2015 #11

Thank you marym, I am trying to find more too as that statement, although a good indicator they Jefferson23 Jun 2015 #14

I just found this. very interesting marym625 Jun 2015 #18

K&R CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #10

Call your politicians now and keep calling to oppose this horrid "trade" deal (corporate coup) Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #12

+1000 marym625 Jun 2015 #19

I'm gonna keep saying it, marym! Thank you! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #20

Thank you, Surely! marym625 Jun 2015 #21

Great posts, marym! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #27

couldn't agree more! marym625 Jun 2015 #28

Thank you they DO need to keep hearing from the people, a majority of whom oppose this deal. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #87

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #13

TAA is and has always been a sham. Fuddnik Jun 2015 #17

The hof are as a group staunch obamanauts Doctor_J Jun 2015 #22

True believers have been immunized against cognitive dissonance. Divernan Jun 2015 #129

K&R jwirr Jun 2015 #26

The sad part is whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #31

This should offend every woman in this country. That our government would sign away sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #37

'tis whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #38

It doesn't seem the TPP is good for anyone A Little Weird Jun 2015 #32

Great outreach. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #33

This ain't no trade agreement. Its a farce! d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #35

This will be a disaster nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #36

TPP Thespian2 Jun 2015 #45

rec & kick MerryBlooms Jun 2015 #46

"secure soundproof reading room" kind of says it all. DirkGently Jun 2015 #52

"There's no benefit of the doubt left to give." - EXACTLY !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #53

K & R historylovr Jun 2015 #61

The absence of a particular DUer on this thread is shriekingly loud. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #64

ah yes, our Chief TPP Pimp Skittles Jun 2015 #66

As someone I respect greatly is wont to say... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #67

Late Evening Kick !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #88

That contains probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard about the TPP Recursion Jun 2015 #90

Not Stupid... It's ALWAYS Been The Question... WillyT Jun 2015 #91

What high paying jobs will be created by increasing US exports? Recursion Jun 2015 #94

Yep... Black & White As Hell... WillyT Jun 2015 #97

And some people are simply too stupid to understand that...... Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #92

+ 1,000,000,000 - Perfect !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #93

Wages and household incomes went *up* after NAFTA, not down Recursion Jun 2015 #95

The rooster crowed this morning about 4:30 AM. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #96

And if I claimed "the rooster prevents the sun from coming up" Recursion Jun 2015 #98

It sure as hell hurt the economy for the 700,000 who lost their jobs because of it. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #99

And it was great for the million or so who gained jobs from it Recursion Jun 2015 #100

Million Here, Or Somewhere Around The World... Same High Wages As Here, Or Lowered Expectations??? WillyT Jun 2015 #102

Well, given that median wages and household incomes went *up* during that period Recursion Jun 2015 #103

Bill Gates Walks Into My Bar, And... WillyT Jun 2015 #105

No. Bill Gates walking into the bar doesn't change the median Recursion Jun 2015 #107

And a fake free trade deal like NAFTA didn't have a damn thing to do with incomes going up Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #106

Did Those 700,000 Get A Job Back That Had The Same Wages And Defined Benfits ??? WillyT Jun 2015 #104

Most of them did, yes Recursion Jun 2015 #108

So... Please Explain THIS: WillyT Jun 2015 #109

Exactly. The problem long predates free trade. Recursion Jun 2015 #111

So you know for a fact that all those people who lost their factory jobs found better paying ones Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #110

I would be surprised if all of them did Recursion Jun 2015 #112

You keep posting from your list of corporate talking points. Looks like something I would be Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #113

I've always said there were job losses as well as job gains Recursion Jun 2015 #115

Wow... (NOT YOUR WORDS) Yet... WillyT Jun 2015 #114

People lose jobs every day. You get that, right? Recursion Jun 2015 #116

No No... There's A Natural Attrtition... But NOT A Governmental Push... Until Recetly... WillyT Jun 2015 #117

I work in IT. I've never had a "safe" job Recursion Jun 2015 #118

I Worked In IT Also... Until 9/11... WillyT Jun 2015 #119

Just how do fake free trade deals that close thousands of factories and export millions of Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #120

Well, heavy manufacturing does pretty well under most FTAs Recursion Jun 2015 #122

"every free trade deal we sign" ??? Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #123

Umm... we've signed 3 in the past 5 years Recursion Jun 2015 #125

Yet our trade deficits continue to grow. It's grown quite a bit with Korea along with Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #126

There was not a *net* loss of 50,000 jobs to Korea Recursion Jun 2015 #127

Actually, it was 75,000 lost jobs. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #128

Did You Catch THIS: WillyT Jun 2015 #101

Thank you Elwood. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #130

I Got So Side-Tracked... I Forgot To Mention... The Purpose Of The OP... WillyT Jun 2015 #121

I wish I could rec this post again. historylovr Jun 2015 #131