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16. There We Have It - Proof Positive - American Workers Be Damned

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Hillary Clinton Promotes the TPP in Singapore 11-17-2012 [View all] BrotherIvan Jun 2015 OP

In fairness her job as SoS was to promote current US policy Recursion Jun 2015 #1

That is not the point BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #2

What is the point? That we want to promote environmental and labor regulations with trade agreements Recursion Jun 2015 #3

Then she should be clear about that BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #5

And US foreign policy is usually reprehensible and ethically void. Scootaloo Jun 2015 #6

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #10

We've had some decent Secretaries of State in the past Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #18

This should be an OP. Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #44

That's a very lame excuse. It's the SOS's job to Exilednight Jun 2015 #12

+1 BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #14

Yep. Pretty much rpannier Jun 2015 #25

In fairness, she wrote a book saying the same thing after she was SoS. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2015 #32

If she didn't agree with the policy or thought it bad she could have stepped down. cui bono Jun 2015 #55

Well, at least she wasn't pandering... RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #4

Hillary Clinton didn't resign; she promoted the TPP Sienna86 Jun 2015 #7

Yep, and now ... crickets instead of even talkin' bout the TPP...Go Bernie! drynberg Jun 2015 #13

Yet now she's on the fence regarding the "gold standard" of trade deals. How can one trust her? Scuba Jun 2015 #8

This sort of campaigning might have worked in the days before the internet BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #9

...! KoKo Jun 2015 #37

Have you noticed the difference in her delivering this speech and the one she gave Saturday madokie Jun 2015 #17

New world order, rah rah rah! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #11

The rich are different BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #15

There We Have It - Proof Positive - American Workers Be Damned cantbeserious Jun 2015 #16

More Negative attacks,,,,,,, geeez Cryptoad Jun 2015 #19

Yes people, Hillary's *own* *words* are now negative attacks Fumesucker Jun 2015 #20

Glad you finaly realized Cryptoad Jun 2015 #22

Hillary's extensive record of public service cannot be spoken of? Fumesucker Jun 2015 #23

You still don't get,,,,, Cryptoad Jun 2015 #30

How is it being spun? It's a video of her speaking. cui bono Jun 2015 #56

Keep it up Cryptoad Jun 2015 #59

It is until you bring it up madokie Jun 2015 #40

Oh,,,, it is not happenstance Cryptoad Jun 2015 #60

Her memoir was released 370 days ago. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #29

Thank You rpannier Jun 2015 #28

You should really stop conflating criticism of Hillary's policies with "negative attacks". djean111 Jun 2015 #31

+1 L0oniX Jun 2015 #36

There is no commentary in the OP BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #42

Are you saying her position on the TPP is a net negative for her? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #47

Everybody knows why this was posted Cryptoad Jun 2015 #50

You don't seem to understand what was posted. cui bono Jun 2015 #57

Im voting for Bernie,,, Cryptoad Jun 2015 #58

. stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #21

She was for it 2 months ago !! Seperate what she does & says, on Trade . orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #24

She sounds more like a defense secretary than a diplomat. Jesus Malverde Jun 2015 #26

And remember when both HRC & Obama played us in 2008 re: NAFTA RiverLover Jun 2015 #27

Indeed ...and she is still playing some gullible Dems for fools. L0oniX Jun 2015 #34

Thanks for the Video...and reminding us of Goolsbee Comment which was posted on DU KoKo Jun 2015 #39

So she was for it before she was against ...uhm er undecided about it. L0oniX Jun 2015 #33

Singapore needs no pitch to sell them TPP, Singapore is one of the 4 originating signatory nations Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #35

Singapore is a dictatorship, is it not? grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #48

Sooner or later Hillary will have to come out of her bubble and start answering questions Autumn Jun 2015 #38

I thought for sure it would end with the "kickoff" BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #45

"This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade, the kind grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #41

Yes BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #43

See? Le Taz Hot Jun 2015 #46

Most definitely BrotherIvan Jun 2015 #49

Who says Hillary can't stake out a clear unequivocating position? pa28 Jun 2015 #51

TPP is not for me ! CTBlueboy Jun 2015 #52

I see..the Secretary of State promoted a policy of the Administration she worked for. brooklynite Jun 2015 #53

Yes, you see what you want, she takes more responsibility for being 1st Lady orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #54