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82. Elizabeth Warren money quote about TPP

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:16 AM

Jan 2015

"..........If transparency would lead to widespread public opposition to a trade agreement, then that trade agreement should not be the policy of the United States.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023055088

The Oligarchs that have captured our government and most of our Institutions do not have a good track record when they want our trust for something because they really know whats best for us all. And they want to protect our beautiful minds from all that readin' and thinkin' we proles would need to understand something so massive and well beyond our feeble intellectual abilities to comprehend and appreciate the benefits of.

Another quote I recall, roughly, is "we have to keep it a secret because if the public knew what was in it they would be against it." I think Warren said this after she had a conversation with one of the TPP negotiation participants.

-90% Jimmy

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"The TPP is not about free trade. It's a corporate coup d'etat--against us!" [View all] cadaverdog Jan 2015 OP

wish I could kick and rec 1000 times. djean111 Jan 2015 #1

...^ that 840high Jan 2015 #14

Exactly! arcane1 Jan 2015 #20

Contact your Right Wing friends and tell them QuestionAlways Jan 2015 #77

Ah - you are right! New World Order it is, really, and they yammer about that all the time, djean111 Jan 2015 #85

K&R&bookmark JEB Jan 2015 #2

Thank you Blecht Jan 2015 #3

It's corporate takeover complete. I've followed this for a couple years. The ultra wealthy must have appalachiablue Jan 2015 #4

If they don't yet they soon will. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2015 #59

K&r nt antigop Jan 2015 #5

K&R nt stage left Jan 2015 #6

k and r + a gazillion niyad Jan 2015 #7

We have to unite againist things we can agree on. Bipartisian so to speak 48lowes Jan 2015 #8

TPP has ''LARRY SUMMERS'' written all over it. Octafish Jan 2015 #9

K & R - I completely agree that TPP is a corporate coup d'etat 99th_Monkey Jan 2015 #10

TTIP- the TransAtlantic Trade & Investment Partnership is another huge component that appalachiablue Jan 2015 #11

When a financial crush happens they all fall by signed agreement on paper. gordianot Jan 2015 #12

And that's just what has been revealed. The secret part will be much worse Doctor_J Jan 2015 #13

corporate soverengity Locrian Jan 2015 #15

NAFTA was about corporations having more power than people. Initech Jan 2015 #16

I live in Tn. dotymed Jan 2015 #17

What's the big deal about this ?? BlueJazz Jan 2015 #18

Looks like George Carlin's "meatcake" ReRe Jan 2015 #81

Ah....Edward G. Wonderful, wonderful actor. "Yeah kid, you're good, you're real good,... BlueJazz Jan 2015 #83

I loved that little man ;-) n/t ReRe Jan 2015 #87

And we know what that says about ANY politician who supports it. arcane1 Jan 2015 #19

Please tell me why corporations need TPP if everything upaloopa Jan 2015 #32

Yet I still keep seeing Deny and Shred Jan 2015 #80

The TPP and other 'trade' agreements are a corporate scam. blackspade Jan 2015 #21

Krugman does not believe that it represents a corporate coup d'etat. WorldNut Daily agrees with you. pampango Jan 2015 #22

Krugman is against it, and so am I. I'm not sure why you needed the WND smear. arcane1 Jan 2015 #27

Krugman is not against it. He thinks it is no big deal one way or the other. pampango Jan 2015 #33

Quotes from your link: "It’s far from clear that the T.P.P. is a good idea." arcane1 Jan 2015 #42

lol you're going to have to start Union Scribe Jan 2015 #41

Does that mean you think the wacko right actually supports the TPP? They are paranoid about pampango Jan 2015 #43

That appears to be a poll about fast-track approval, not about the TPP itself. arcane1 Jan 2015 #54

It is. Another poll shows Democratic support for TPP itself at 59%, republican support at 49%. pampango Jan 2015 #55

"only Democrats that identify as “liberal” strongly favor the idea" Number23 Jan 2015 #70

The WND smear says everything about your post. Scuba Jan 2015 #56

If you consider the far-right's opposition to fast track and the TPP as a irrelevant and a smear, pampango Jan 2015 #65

You should try reading Krugman MFrohike Jan 2015 #71

Cue the apologists Z_California Jan 2015 #23

To respond to the first question you can tell them cadaverdog Jan 2015 #40

Oh yeah, forgot Z_California Jan 2015 #24

Actually most republicans don't like it and most Democrats do though pampango Jan 2015 #35

That's been your entire argument on the thread, though Scootaloo Jan 2015 #52

No. The fact that republicans oppose it and Democrats support it does not make it good or right. pampango Jan 2015 #53

I do not think it is very likely... Scootaloo Jan 2015 #57

The right wing in Japan generally supports it Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #58

You are smoking some seriously good shit if you believe any forthcoming chapters TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #86

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #25

K&R.... daleanime Jan 2015 #26

K & R AzDar Jan 2015 #28

But but but onecaliberal Jan 2015 #29

I got kicked out of the Barack Obama group upaloopa Jan 2015 #30

Only demonstrating how clever those powerful people who run things in this country are. sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #34

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^n/t truedelphi Jan 2015 #49

And turning back on deals that cannot be changed without ananimous consent is indeed difficult. Faryn Balyncd Jan 2015 #72

congrats! non worshippers are not welcome there lol nt msongs Jan 2015 #37

To be on that group, a person must be in a swoon any time an attractive photo of the truedelphi Jan 2015 #51

I think the BOG are some kind of lobbying team. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #64

Disturbing shireen Jan 2015 #31

Two ways, there have been leaks, through Wikileaks and recently they 'allowed' a few members of sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #36

thank you! shireen Jan 2015 #39

The thing is, you can be against it in principle, NorthCarolina Jan 2015 #84

"in secret" - that sums it up nt msongs Jan 2015 #38

Totally, and I would have to say that Phlem Jan 2015 #44

The Big Dagger From The Neo Democrats colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #45

The TPP would be dead in the water right now, if it was Jeb Bush in the WH. truedelphi Jan 2015 #46

Spot on. Phlem Jan 2015 #50

+1 liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #60

To be honest Phlem Jan 2015 #48

K&R Hubert Flottz Jan 2015 #47

This issue is a big red alert. Central Scruitinizer Jan 2015 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Central Scruitinizer Jan 2015 #62

It's the end of democracy. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #63

a big K and R whereisjustice Jan 2015 #66

Coup is the right word. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #67

Needs to be seen far and wide Ramses Jan 2015 #68

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #69

and a big K & R! n/t wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #73

and another K&R They_Live Jan 2015 #74

K&R Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #75

Representative Dave Reichert easychoice Jan 2015 #76

And to think the TPP was crafted by the next Democratic Presidential candidate Maedhros Jan 2015 #78

Yeah,she came in 3rd. behind an ambulance chaser last time. easychoice Jan 2015 #79

Elizabeth Warren money quote about TPP 90-percent Jan 2015 #82