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Related: About this forumKen Salazar
This guy concerns me and I think should be of concern to every Democrat.
Hillary Clinton Picks TPP and Fracking Advocate To Set Up Her Whitehouse
As a senator, Salazar was widely considered a reliable friend to the oil, gas, ranching and mining industries. As interior secretary, he opened the Arctic Ocean for oil drilling, and oversaw the botched response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since returning to the private sector, he has been an ardent supporter of the TPP, while pushing back against curbs on fracking.
The TPP would enhance the ability of corporations to sue to overturn environmental regulations, but Salazar helped a pro-TPP front group, the Progressive Coalition for American Jobs, argue the opposite.
In a November 2015 USA Today op-ed that Salazar co-wrote with Bruce Babbitt, the two men argued that the TPP would be the the greenest trade deal ever by promoting sustainable energy. Both Salazar and Babbitt cited their former positions as interior secretaries to boost their credibility.
We know that, from everything weve seen, theres not a single case where hydraulic fracking has created an environmental problem for anyone, Salazar told the attendees, who included the vice president of BP America, another keynote speaker at the conference. We need to make sure that story is told.
https://theintercept.com/2016/08/16/hillary-clinton-picks-tpp-and-fracking-advocate-to-set-up-her-white-house/
Phlem
(6,323 posts)it's most of the time.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Is there any place on the DU where we can push Hillary from the Left? I chose here but I'm not sure it's safe even here.
I think constructive criticism is helpful and OBTW I will always defend her from the insanity of the Republicans.
Donkees
(31,418 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Thank you!
While I'd like to think DU allows us to keep pushing from the left, the current mood here is odd.
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)in the past three weeks than in all the years I have been here (since almost the beginning) combined. And I haven't said anything that hasn't been said here many times before. It is worse than the speech crackdown after O's election.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)Was told to "stop bashing Dems on DU".
*sigh*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1127104504
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Seriously.
The stuff getting alerted on and removed is crazy bad.
SMDH.