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Wikileaks Exposes the TPP as a Capitulation to Corporate Interests (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2013 OP
So, is Obama really just a Corporate Shill then? Why on earth would NorthCarolina Nov 2013 #1
I AM SO SAD OUR PRESIDENT IS NOT ACTING ON BEHAVE OF THOSE WHO VOTED FOR HIM, BUT drynberg Nov 2013 #2
I was flabbergasted by the 600 corporate representatives at the negotiating table. I'd pam4water Nov 2013 #3
 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
1. So, is Obama really just a Corporate Shill then? Why on earth would
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 09:08 AM
Nov 2013

he be pushing something so detrimental to the American public? Based on the details released I can certainly understand why it is being crafted behind closed doors, but what I don't understand is why Obama would be such a strong advocate for it. Will America ever have an opportunity to vote for a presidential candidate who has NOT been groomed and anointed by Wall Street? Or, are our elections just as fallacious as Obama's campaign rhetoric?

drynberg

(1,648 posts)
2. I AM SO SAD OUR PRESIDENT IS NOT ACTING ON BEHAVE OF THOSE WHO VOTED FOR HIM, BUT
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 10:29 AM
Nov 2013

I'm afraid he's backing those who ponied up big bucks in his campaigns in '08 and '12. Points to why getting the money out of our elections is the key issue of the future of American politics.

pam4water

(2,916 posts)
3. I was flabbergasted by the 600 corporate representatives at the negotiating table. I'd
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 11:43 AM
Nov 2013

love more details who they were representing.

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