Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts By Foreign Government Lobbyists

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OPINION COLUMNS PUBLISHED in California newspapers over the last year in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership use language nearly identical to drafts written and distributed by public relations professionals who were retained by the Japanese government to build U.S. support for the controversial trade agreement.

Take this column by former San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders, who now serves as the president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, in the San Diego Union-Tribune, titled: “Trans-Pacific trade pact benefits San Diego.”

Much of the language in Sanders’ op-ed also appears in a “San Diego Draft op-ed” distributed by Southwest Strategies, a consulting firm paid by the Japanese government to promote the TPP:

Jerry Sanders: “Notably, the TPP includes Japan, which is significant”
Southwest Strategies: “Notably, the TPP includes Japan, which is critical”

Jerry Sanders: “Trade is essential for sustaining America’s role as the most innovative economy in the world”
Southwest Strategies: “Trade is essential for sustaining America’s role as the most innovative economy in the world”

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https://theintercept.com/2016/04/10/tpp-lobbyist-opeds/

[daleanime]

1. ......

[Hoyt]

2. That's some pretty common language there, not to mention an endorsement of TPP by our significant,

critical trading partners who are essential to sustaining worldwide innovation.

[AzDar]

3. Never fails to shock and disappoint when I see peeps on DU attempting to defend these abominations..

Fortunately, MOST know better...

[Scuba]

4. "Journalism," circa 2016.

[annabanana]

5. They're prob. buying the election too.. or trying to

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