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Watching Obama go after Hillary on NAFTA started out entertainingly enough. The total disconnect between HRC’s Ohio base and their distaste for NAFTA is well documented here:

But looking at Obama’s record on the issue isn’t very comforting either. The other day he made the statement that getting rid of NAFTA would be even more harmful to American workers. Got anything to back that assertion up?

This is the reason I despised the Clintons and it will likely be the reason why I end up disliking Obama, assuming he doesn’t have a more progressive agenda tucked away for post election times. If history is any indication, the dem will move to the right after the election.

I decided early on that a rejection of Clintonian economics and election tactics would be a suitable outcome for the democratic primary, just as Ron Paul’s campaign represented a rejection of neoconservatism I only wish my fellow bloggers would have recognized that it isn’t just about the dems, but about the ideological beliefs of those sitting across the aisle that will determine the outcomes to our political imperatives.

But whatever, we have to look after our own. It’s just unfortunate that Americans get this “our team” “your team” attitude.

Other reasons I’m losing trust in Obama include his lack of coming up with a plan to open up our elections to a proportional system. I can’t stomach the assertion that America is somehow a promoter of competition, when our political system is designed to create a homogenous body politic. He’s also not very inspiring on foreign policy, despite his claim that he was against the war from the beginning. Why is it that a republican like Paul can make the argument in a debate on Fox news that he wants to close every foreign base, saving us trillions of dollars, and no democrat can come forth with the same argument. Why are they trying to appear hawkish?

There is a very strange psychological paradigm with which the democratic party perceives itself in the face of its neoconservative counterparts.

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Watching Obama go after Hillary on NAFTA started out entertainingly enough. The total disconnect between HRC’s Ohio base and their distaste for NAFTA is well documented here:

But looking at Obama’s record on the issue isn’t very comforting either. The other day he made the statement that getting rid of NAFTA would be even more harmful to American workers. Got anything to back that assertion up?

This is the reason I despised the Clintons and it will likely be the reason why I end up disliking Obama, assuming he doesn’t have a more progressive agenda tucked away for post election times. If history is any indication, the dem will move to the right after the election.

I decided early on that a rejection of Clintonian economics and election tactics would be a suitable outcome for the democratic primary, just as Ron Paul’s campaign represented a rejection of neoconservatism; I only wish my fellow bloggers would have recognized that it isn’t just about the dems, but about the ideological beliefs of those sitting across the aisle that will determine the outcomes to our political imperatives.

But whatever, we have to look after our own. It’s just unfortunate that Americans get this “our team” “your team” attitude.

Other reasons I’m losing trust in Obama include his lack of coming up with a plan to open up our elections to a proportional system. I can’t stomach the assertion that America is somehow a promoter of competition, when our political system is designed to create a homogenous body politic. He’s also not very inspiring on foreign policy, despite his claim that he was against the war from the beginning. Why is it that a republican like Paul can make the argument in a debate on Fox news that he wants to close every foreign base, saving us trillions of dollars, and no democrat can come forth with the same argument. Why are they trying to appear hawkish?

There is a very strange psychological paradigm with which the democratic party perceives itself in the face of its neoconservative counterparts.

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I think that the National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank sounds good, but I’m interested to hear more about what kinds of projects it will actually fund. Here’s what he said about it yesterday.

“It’s a Washington where decades of trade deals like NAFTA and China have been signed with plenty of protections for corporations and their profits, but none for our environment or our workers who’ve seen factories shut their doors and millions of jobs disappear; workers whose right to organize and unionize has been under assault for the last eight years…So today, I’m laying out a comprehensive agenda to reclaim our dream and restore our prosperity. It’s an agenda that focuses on three broad economic challenges that the next President must address - the current housing crisis; the cost crisis facing the middle-class and those struggling to join it and the need to create millions of good jobs right here in America- jobs that can’t be outsourced and won’t disappear.

For our economy, our safety, and our workers, we have to rebuild America. I’m proposing a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years. This investment will multiply into almost half a trillion dollars of additional infrastructure spending and generate nearly two million new jobs - many of them in the construction industry that’s been hard hit by this housing crisis. The repairs will be determined not by politics, but by what will maximize our safety and homeland security; what will keep our environment clean and our economy strong. And we’ll fund this bank by ending this war in Iraq. It’s time to stop spending billions of dollars a week trying to put Iraq back together and start spending the money on putting America back together instead…

It’s also time to look to the future and figure out how to make trade work for American workers. I won’t stand here and tell you that we can - or should - stop free trade. We can’t stop every job from going overseas. But I also won’t stand here and accept an America where we do nothing to help American workers who have lost jobs and opportunities because of these trade agreements. And that’s a position of mine that doesn’t change based on who I’m talking to or the election I’m running in.

You know, in the years after her husband signed NAFTA, Senator Clinton would go around talking about how great it was and how many benefits it would bring. Now that she’s running for President, she says we need a time-out on trade. No one knows when this time-out will end. Maybe after the election.

I don’t know about a time-out, but I do know this - when I am President, I will not sign another trade agreement unless it has protections for our environment and protections for American workers. And I’ll pass the Patriot Employer Act that I’ve been fighting for ever since I ran for the Senate - we will end the tax breaks for companies who ship our jobs overseas, and we will give those breaks to companies who create good jobs with decent wages right here in America.”

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I think that the National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank sounds good, but I’m interested to hear more about what kinds of projects it will actually fund. Here’s what he said about it yesterday.

“It’s a Washington where decades of trade deals like NAFTA and China have been signed with plenty of protections for corporations and their profits, but none for our environment or our workers who’ve seen factories shut their doors and millions of jobs disappear; workers whose right to organize and unionize has been under assault for the last eight years…So today, I’m laying out a comprehensive agenda to reclaim our dream and restore our prosperity. It’s an agenda that focuses on three broad economic challenges that the next President must address - the current housing crisis; the cost crisis facing the middle-class and those struggling to join it; and the need to create millions of good jobs right here in America- jobs that can’t be outsourced and won’t disappear.

For our economy, our safety, and our workers, we have to rebuild America. I’m proposing a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years. This investment will multiply into almost half a trillion dollars of additional infrastructure spending and generate nearly two million new jobs - many of them in the construction industry that’s been hard hit by this housing crisis. The repairs will be determined not by politics, but by what will maximize our safety and homeland security; what will keep our environment clean and our economy strong. And we’ll fund this bank by ending this war in Iraq. It’s time to stop spending billions of dollars a week trying to put Iraq back together and start spending the money on putting America back together instead…

It’s also time to look to the future and figure out how to make trade work for American workers. I won’t stand here and tell you that we can - or should - stop free trade. We can’t stop every job from going overseas. But I also won’t stand here and accept an America where we do nothing to help American workers who have lost jobs and opportunities because of these trade agreements. And that’s a position of mine that doesn’t change based on who I’m talking to or the election I’m running in.

You know, in the years after her husband signed NAFTA, Senator Clinton would go around talking about how great it was and how many benefits it would bring. Now that she’s running for President, she says we need a time-out on trade. No one knows when this time-out will end. Maybe after the election.

I don’t know about a time-out, but I do know this - when I am President, I will not sign another trade agreement unless it has protections for our environment and protections for American workers. And I’ll pass the Patriot Employer Act that I’ve been fighting for ever since I ran for the Senate - we will end the tax breaks for companies who ship our jobs overseas, and we will give those breaks to companies who create good jobs with decent wages right here in America.”

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Notice the blue pantsuit? That’s the textbook Clinton election movie. How so? She and her lame ass husband always start out the election appealing to the base and move to the imaginary “center” throughout the race. It is no coincidence that she wants to be percieved as Margaret Thatcher, same as Michele Obama went out of her way to look like Jackie O. Thatcher was likely Clinton’s icon anyway; a thoughtless, ideologically driven shill.

Here’s a piece that pretty much sums it up.

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So I sent a message to Clinton’s campaign asking them just what I’d have to do to get my picture with Hillary. I’m actually not getting down on her about this cuz I know every campaign does this crap. I just think it’s lame.

Hi Bretton,

My name is Tori Roth, and I am working on the Hillary Clinton Campaign. I read your inquiry about the cost to get a photo with Hillary. I understand that you are in Minneapolis, but the closest event we are holding is a breakfast reception with Hillary in Milwaukee, WI.

The reception will be at 8:30am on Sunday, February 17th at the Pfister Hotel. Tickets are $2300 per person for the photo with Hillary, $1000 for the Sponsor’s Reception, or $250 for the General Reception.

I have attached the invitation (the time on the invitation says TBD, but it will be at 8:30am). If you are interested in attending, feel free to e-mail me or call me at 513-673-5210.

We really hope you and your family can join us!

Sincerely,
Tori Roth
Hillary Clinton for President

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You’re one in a million. You might be prone not to trust her, but every word she says ere is true.

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Yeah this is sweeter than honey on shit. The old guard can’t even do what they supposedly do best. It’ll be interesting to see just how much money they flushed down the toilet. We know of $5 million, but how much else could there be? Time will tell. It’s gonna be a long month for Billary. There was some good specuation on DKos about whether Clintons will go after Dean or muddle with FL and MI.

I’m hoping she’ll drop out before it comes to that, but these parasites only care about power.

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Sanden Totten made this video to demonstrate how stupid people are about electoral politics. I also think Caucus Me by Bill Maher is just as good at pointing out just how shallow people’s decisions are.

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Sanden Totten made this video to demonstrate the disconnect between the media on the topic of Super Tuesday. I also think Caucus Me by Bill Maher is a good video that has demonstrated just how flighty people can be about their choice for prez.

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Here’s their press release.

I’m working on a phone interview with it’s author right now. Will update.

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This is odd, isn’t it?

One might ask this pathetic liar, “Why then is the primary, a race between the party members, so downright hostile?”

One could question whether Mr. Clinton believes that since Hillary and John agree on everything from corporate hand-outs to the war, it likely would put voters to sleep. You notice how the crowd has a very mixed reaction to his comment. Get ready to see a massive abandonment of Hillary Clinton by Super Tuesday.

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This is odd, isn’t it?

One might ask this pathetic liar, “Why then is the primary, a race between the party members, so downright hostile?”

One could question whether Mr. Clinton believes that since Hillary and John agree on everything from corporate hand-outs to the war, it likely would put voters to sleep. You notice how the crowd has a very mixed reaction to his comment. Get ready to see a massive abandonment of Hillary Clinton by Super Tuesday.

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I found this at Slate. Pretty funny.

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You have to realize that I come from the most NAFTA’d out (add this phrase to your lexicon) state in the US. The whole place is going downhill because the auto industry and their corporate schmoes in the democratic and republican parties don’t care to challenge them with legislation, or even discuss . John Dingell and Joe Knollenberg do their best to act sympathetic to the auto workers, but they stab them in the back for their love of these trade agreements. It’s a disgrace.

Romney will probably win because the state republicans are easily duped into voting for a triple-speaking clown, than a candidate of substance. Hell, the only reason McCain is doing well is because the media broke out the defibrilator on his campaign. Romney gets the republican nomination.

Clinton takes the state for the dems. The establishment there is just as morally bankrupt as she is. Governor Granholm’s husband has had a no-bid contact scandal, and her idea to revitalize the state’s economy is classist and racist. I once listened to her tell an auditorium of Detroiters that they couldn’t have mass transit. After one woman commented that they needed a way to get to the jobs in suburbia, Granholm asked, “Well what would you pay to take a train?” which was a completely irrelevant question, bu the woman responds, “One dollar.” Granholm, “It costs more than a dollar to ride the train.”

Granholm had her “Cool Cities” Initiative, which was aimed at making the outlying suburbs have more walkable downtowns.

This state is broken and partisan. Neither party works and it’s obvious. People hate each other. Is it any wonder the National Socialists moved to the white working class suburbs of Detroit? Their eventual converts are every bit as unnerving and preventable and sad as suicide bombers in the occupied Middle East.

Thank goodness justice reigned supreme for Kucinich in tonight’s debate. Let’s see how NBC argues property rights in attempt to deny us their less desired angles. I’ll update that angle later.

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