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FairWinds

(1,717 posts) Sat Oct 26, 2013, 12:24 PM Oct 2013

A Tip of the Hat to Ed Schultz . . [View all]

For yesterday challenging Obama's support for the rotten "Trans Pacific Partnership".

It's amazing that democrats promote trade deals that entirely omit protections for workers and the environment. Clinton did the same thing with NAFTA - which, by the way, Obama promised to re-negotiate.

As Ed points out, these deals also undermine sovereignty - but not just for the U.S. - for all the signatories.

Fast track ? Secretive process ? Excluding labor & independent analysts ? It's all rotten to the core.

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A Tip of the Hat to Ed Schultz . . [View all] FairWinds Oct 2013 OP

K&R! G_j Oct 2013 #1

No stopping projects like Keystone if this passes. Clear sailing for any environmental catastrophie newthinking Oct 2013 #10

kick nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #2

Fast track? Secretive process? Excluding labor & independent analysts? It'sall rotten to the core. djean111 Oct 2013 #3

NAFTA by Fukushima Octafish Oct 2013 #4

I saw this. Bump. nt silvershadow Oct 2013 #5

agreed gopiscrap Oct 2013 #6

welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #7

Hillary Clinton's Business Legacy at State Dept (leading part in drafting TPP) antigop Oct 2013 #8

Ed asks why the constitutional right isn't screaming about this grasswire Oct 2013 #9

The "Powers" haven't told the screamers to be outraged about it. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #25

DURec. bvar22 Oct 2013 #11

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! tblue Oct 2013 #12

This is very bad stuff fadedrose Oct 2013 #13

Just Checking . . FairWinds Oct 2013 #14

I can't rec this enough. Awareness of TPP and prioritizing stopping it remains critical nt riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #15

like that t shirt from the 90s... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #16

So the same right wingers who blocked the UN treaty that would have mountain grammy Oct 2013 #17

BUMP!!!! haikugal Oct 2013 #18

end of our sovereignty,trade unions, and the middle class. madrchsod Oct 2013 #19

Kucinich ran on cancelling NAFTA and it was met with MASSIVE applause.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #20

That's the Dem establishment mantra... polichick Oct 2013 #26

as I recall he ran on Fair Trade not Free Trade. Replacing NAFTA with something. Not just cancelling KittyWampus Oct 2013 #28

Right, but he would START with cancelling NAFTA since it was so toxic. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #29

K&R! SaveOurDemocracy Oct 2013 #21

K & R Quantess Oct 2013 #22

K&R! I hope MSNBC doesn't punish Ed for this. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #23

It is good to see someone here admit the obvious Mosaic Oct 2013 #31

Ed must be wrong - Pres. Obama would only put the workers first... polichick Oct 2013 #24

K&R. I add my thanks to Ed for bringing the dangerous multinational corporate dream more exposure. Overseas Oct 2013 #27

I agree, but the other hosts on MSNBC should be talking about it too senseandsensibility Oct 2013 #30

It is us enlightened noble citizens against a dark, secretive enemy Mosaic Oct 2013 #32