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cui bono

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56. How is it being spun? It's a video of her speaking.

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 02:58 AM

Jun 2015

And if you believe it's being spun, then refute the spin.

Seems to me you are simply complaining that there is something negative about Hillary. Well, tough luck. The people need to know these things in order to decide or affirm their choice of candidates.

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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