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chapdrum

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32. Obama a total sell-out here

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:43 PM

Feb 2016

As Hillary will be, if she prevails.

If only the corporate media actually went out of its way to explain what the TPP will entail.

Since they'll likely benefit mightily, not gonna happen.

So many patriots.

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Obama 'cautiously optimistic' on TPP trade deal [View all] Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 OP

boooooooo yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #1

Traitor GummyBearz Feb 2016 #38

Brazenly selling us out Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #2

He's optimistic about administering the coup de grace Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #3

On the "bright" side, real "change" can't happen until after the collapse, anyway... villager Feb 2016 #4

LOL yea Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #9

If you think Hillary is a 1/10th as bad as Trump, Cruz or Rubio, lark Feb 2016 #13

There it is - the lesser of two evils -SHe's not as fucked up as right-wing republicans Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #18

... AzDar Feb 2016 #19

+1000 Shadowflash Feb 2016 #20

You got it.......................FEEL the BERN...................... turbinetree Feb 2016 #23

Yep. The third-pound shit sandwich is hifiguy Feb 2016 #45

Spot-on analogy Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #55

Bill and Hillary have never once advocated for cutting SS or Medicare. lark Feb 2016 #56

I'm tired of having to go dig it out and explain it. Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #57

I think you have spoken a sad truth. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #29

THe Romans called that : Bread & Circus Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #50

The TPP's intellectual property provisions Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #5

+1 More people need to know this since the deal's being sold as appalachiablue Feb 2016 #14

I think labor will be the judge of whether or not he is a "big labor guy" tularetom Feb 2016 #6

He's major tone deaf, or a sophist of the highest order Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #41

And I am confident that I will not be voting for anyone who shilled for the TPP or voted for Fast djean111 Feb 2016 #7

He could be for big labor Geronimoe Feb 2016 #8

Oh, yeah, I forgot about that - and he doesn't need votes from here any more, amiright? djean111 Feb 2016 #10

Not the truth. lark Feb 2016 #11

You will never be forgiven for this, Mr. President... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #12

Optimistic meaning it will go down in flames? dbonds Feb 2016 #15

"McConnell has warned Obama not to send the agreement to Congress for a vote before November�s pampango Feb 2016 #16

Hillary Clinton could stop the TPP but won't. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #17

What is Bernie doing to stop it? Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #22

More than just about everyone else in the world. He wins, the TPP is toast. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #25

I expect that his 3 Congressional endorsers will vote against the TPP. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #37

They will perform in accordance with the wishes of their corporate owners.. nt hifiguy Feb 2016 #47

Economist Michael Hudson on TPP pberq Feb 2016 #21

A return to feudalism, absent the masters' obligations to the peasantry hifiguy Feb 2016 #48

WHAT?????????? houston16revival Feb 2016 #24

They're waiting for the lame duck session. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #26

It seems to me they are waiting until they have enough votes to pass it. nt pberq Feb 2016 #31

Every argument the GOP makes about Supreme Court Justices houston16revival Feb 2016 #40

This isn't what I voted for in 2008 and 2012. Vinca Feb 2016 #27

The 2012 Democratic Party Platform specifically mentioned the TPP Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #33

And this is one of the reasons he needed a primary challenge in 2012! nt earthshine Feb 2016 #39

Is Clinton jumping up and down and fighting against this... FUCK NO SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #28

Let's see how effective his jumping up and down is Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #34

I can see YOU ARE NOT! SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #36

Americans want FAIR trade agreements not corporate crafted trade agreements think Feb 2016 #30

Obama a total sell-out here chapdrum Feb 2016 #32

Obama the progressive is in action again... Helen Borg Feb 2016 #35

�Labor unions � and I am a big labor guy" JoeyT Feb 2016 #42

With his support of the TPP Third Doctor Feb 2016 #43

My sentiments exactly Populist_Prole Feb 2016 #54

If he rams this abomination down the throats of Americans hifiguy Feb 2016 #44

How Trump has changed the republican trade stance. Even Rob Portman opposes TPP. pampango Feb 2016 #46

I'm sure there are more than enough congresspeople eager to sell us out. CharlotteVale Feb 2016 #49

November 9th 2016 Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #51

�Labor unions � and I am a big labor guy � they are not happy with me on this,� Obama said. pangaia Feb 2016 #52

"..the president said he would rely on a coalition of pro-trade Democrats and Republicans pangaia Feb 2016 #53

I wonder if he's optimistic about Ron Wyden who's getting a primary challenge for pushing this BULL! cascadiance Feb 2016 #58