Edwards Statement on Senator Clinton's Support for the Peru Trade Deal

[JohnLocke]

Edwards Statement on Senator Clinton's Support for the Peru Trade Deal
John Edwards for President
Thursday, November 8, 2007
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement expressing his disappointment in Senator Clinton's support for the Peru trade deal:

"I am terribly disappointed by Senator Clinton's support for the Peru trade deal. At a time when millions of Americans are concerned about losing their jobs and the economy, it is dismaying that Senator Clinton would side with corporations, their lobbyists and the Bush Administration in support of a flawed trade deal that expands the NAFTA model.

"As I have said before, there are real and serious differences in this presidential race, and our stands on this trade deal are another example. Whereas voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and all across America have learned that I will fight for safe and smart trade, now they see that Senator Clinton, by supporting this trade deal, has chosen to follow a very different path.

"It's time for Senator Clinton to stand up for working Americans and stop defending corporate lobbyists and a broken system in Washington."

http://johnedwards.com/news/press-releases/20071108-clinton-peru/

[antigop]

1. Peru Trade deal includes partial privatization of Peru's Social Security System

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3700679&mesg_id=3700679

[jmp]

4. Great! Workers on both sides are getting screwed.

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[MethuenProgressive]

24. This'll send Edwards poll numbers well up into the low teens!

OK, everyone who thinks Joe Voter cares about this issue raise your hand.
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:boring:
Sorry, nodded off..

[Hippo_Tron]

25. No, it allows companies to be compensated if the system is nationalized

Which is the norm in international law.

[antigop]

27. Public citizen

http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=1644

[Hippo_Tron]

30. Again, I have no objection to citibank being compensated

It is the norm under international law.

There is no proof in this article that the dispute settlement system will automatically wind up rewarding citibank a large enough amount that it will be unfeasible to nationalize social security.

[antigop]

31. HAHAHA! n/t

[PVnRT]

2. WHAT? No reaction to the tipping story?

WHY WON'T EDWARDS FOCUS ON THE REAL ISSUES?????? :sarcasm:

[cuke]

3. Edwards must think it's OK that Obama voted for it too

It's only wrong when Clinton does it

[dionysus]

5. au contraire, try again...

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/clinton-s... /

Saying he was “disappointed” by its passage, John Edwards criticized Senator Barack Obama for expressing support for the bill, and he repeated his call—first issued on Sunday—for Mrs. Clinton state her position.

[cuke]

7. Thank you but that's not a debunking

I didn't say Edwards had never criticized Obama about this. His LATEST salvo singles out HRC, but only because Clinton is the front-runner.

[asdjrocky]

8. Ummmm Duh?

[dionysus]

9. wow. just.. wow

Cuke : Edwards must think it's OK that Obama voted for it too

Me : give Cuke quote of Edwards criticizing Obama for same issue

Cuke : Thank you but that's not a debunking

please please tell me you're joking...

[cuke]

14. You must be obsessed with me

You're starting to follow me around because I pointed out your straw men arguments and outright fabrications in another thread. I'm flattered by your crush, but I practice abstinence and am not looking for a partner

[dionysus]

15. lol, add paranoia to your list.

when you can't defend your terribly poor arguments, go for the ad hominem... what an entertaining fellow art thou.

[Forkboy]

17. It's fun to watch, at least.

:)

[cuke]

19. Still hanging around the water cooler?

[dionysus]

21. Watch out Fork, he'll... PUT YOU ON IGNORE!!! *gasp*

[bvar22]

26. "he repeated his call for Mrs. Clinton state her position."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Getting Hillary to clearly state her position is like trying to get a pig to fly.

[BenDavid]

6. Does edwards really believe that each day he

has to come out and list some complaint about HRC? This is maybe one reason he is moving BACKWARDS and not forward. There is movement in his campaign alright, but as I stated BACKWARDS.

Once Iowa is over and HRC is the winner and then she takes NH and SC, edwards will be faced with reality and then make a decision to drop out because he knows he cannot win. Or he can stay like he did in 04 and get out there and be critical of HRC or for that matter if Obama happens to win, him too....He(edwards) will be the best thing the republicans could ask for with all his negative comments.

Ben David

[liskddksil]

10. I dont think

that distinguishing oneself from two other candidates, who have taken a completely opposite position on a major issue, is a complaint. This Peru deal, which includes partial privitization of social security in Peru, is not only wrong but will continue to hurt American workers.

[creeksneakers2]

28. The deal does not contain partial privatization of Peru SS

the Peruvian system is already partially privatized. There is a movement to take SS out of privatization.

Peruvian unions claim that clauses in the agreement could be used by Citibank to argue in court against nationalizing the system.

Peru can't do much harm to American workers. There is only a total of $8 billion in trade between Peru and the US.

[pberq]

11. "Once Iowa is over and HRC is the winner. . ."

And how happy the corporate money people will be that their candidate has won.

And what a sad day for average working people.

[beaconess]

12. I'm tired of Democratic candidates issuing daily statements trashing other Democratic candidates

I'd much rather they spend their time and resources telling us why THEY should be president, not why other Democrats shouldn't be.

And if they absolutely must go negative and beat up on someone, why not target the Republicans?

[Cameron27]

13. I feel the same way,

but it looks like Edwards is only helping Obama and not really hurting Clinton, so let him keep it up.

[cuke]

16. And notice how Clinton doesn't spend time attacking Dems

She attacks Repukes

[liskddksil]

18. and I'm tired of candidates

That when it comes to their votes do not represent the interests of working Americans, but do represent the interests of the multinational corporations. I'm glad Edwards is calling both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama for their positions on this Peru deal. It not only continues this NAFTA policy that hurts American workers, but also allows privitization of Peru social security accounts.

[cuke]

20. The AFL-CIO endorsed PERU FT

They opposed NAFTA

[liskddksil]

22. They are remaining neutral on the issue

Far from a ringing endorsement.

[cuke]

23. Yes, you're right about that

I've sinced read more about it. Thanks for correcting that

[creeksneakers2]

29. Edwards is lying about "the NAFTA model."

Unlike NAFTA,the Peru deal contains provisions that protect workers and the environment.

Peru accounts for a tiny fraction of US trade. Three bigger trade deals, more like the NAFTA model, are opposed by Clinton and most other Democrats.