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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Cables Show Hillary Clinton's State Department Deeply Involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)7. What does "deeply involved" mean?
Why does anyone with two functioning dendrites fall for these vacuous articles? The State Department is supposed to be involved -- even "deeply" -- with treaty negotiations as the diplomatic contact point. Hillary, just as any other political appointee, serves at the pleasure of the president, working at his direction, not the other way around.
Pop Quiz:
a). the State Dept is normally involved in diplomatic deliberations
b). people who work at the State Dept are normally involved in diplomatic deliberations
c). the State Department normally advises how to negotiate with foreign governments
d). the State Department normally works to implement the policies of the president.
e). Since its Hillary it must be a sinister plot
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Cables Show Hillary Clinton's State Department Deeply Involved in Trans-Pacific Partnership [View all]
Triana
Jun 2016
OP
Is that the number of days it will take Hillary to flip again once in office? nt
Live and Learn
Jun 2016
#18
Republicans want to bash and impede Hillary's chances for winning in November.
yallerdawg
Jun 2016
#56
I know, it can't come soon enough, but there is no ending the stupidity, yeah? nt
procon
Jun 2016
#16
Yep two days till conversations about the truth are no longer allowed
All in it together
Jun 2016
#29
Alert! Factmonger on the board!!! Alert!!! Do Not Read! Alert! Facts! I can't wait
Karmadillo
Jun 2016
#43
Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist Tom Donohue: Clinton Will Support TPP After Election
Octafish
Jun 2016
#15
our diplomatic corps was involved in negotiating an international agreement?
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#19
well lets b e honest here - supported until the poll that most democrats are against it.
hollysmom
Jun 2016
#42
I can't wait to spend the next 4 years watching people pretend the TPP is a good thing.
arcane1
Jun 2016
#39
And I see why they want all this to end, because they don't really CARE about who she is
pdsimdars
Jun 2016
#46