Comments on: Obama Misleads on Clinton’s Positions http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/14/obama-misleads-on-clintons-positions/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darrell Prows http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/14/obama-misleads-on-clintons-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-5788 Darrell Prows Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:18:18 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/14/obama-misleads-on-clintons-positions/#comment-5788 There has been a dramatic increase in world trade, globalization, or whtever you want to call it. Given the alternative, I believe this to be a positive trend. Prosperity clearly needs to be widely spread, and people making things in Third World countries to be sold in the few developed parts of the planet is a necessary part of the process. My personal impression is that NAFTA has facilitated this, and, as such, might be labeled a "necessary evil". This is a complicated area and it has ben true in the past that the phrase "labor and environmental protections" has been code for protectionism. Like so much, the devil is in the details. However, when I hear things simplified to the point of "support for NAFTA - bad" I get nervous. There has been a dramatic increase in world trade, globalization, or whtever you want to call it. Given the alternative, I believe this to be a positive trend. Prosperity clearly needs to be widely spread, and people making things in Third World countries to be sold in the few developed parts of the planet is a necessary part of the process. My personal impression is that NAFTA has facilitated this, and, as such, might be labeled a “necessary evil”. This is a complicated area and it has ben true in the past that the phrase “labor and environmental protections” has been code for protectionism.

Like so much, the devil is in the details. However, when I hear things simplified to the point of “support for NAFTA – bad” I get nervous.

]]> By: Stuart O'Neill http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/14/obama-misleads-on-clintons-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-5771 Stuart O'Neill Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:52:23 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/02/14/obama-misleads-on-clintons-positions/#comment-5771 I have said for months, to you and others, Obama is an <strong>old school politician</strong> that's using old school techniques including misleading statements, passive aggressive language and cash to get votes. He knew, apparently, or at least planned for the Superdelegate race for <strong>2 years</strong>. <strong>Bullshit this is a 'new style, new era' guy</strong>. This is a Tony Robbins graduate, no bad thing in itself, that has learned how to project a specfic image and has retained the best product marketing team in the Biz. And the product ISN"T Obama....it is 'change' and 'hope'. Words that means nothing of substance. <strong>They are emotional appeals.</strong> Appeals at call to the frustration we all feel. <strong>He's old school in every sense of the word. And this tactic, quite effectively done, for two years proves it.</strong> I have said for months, to you and others, Obama is an old school politician that’s using old school techniques including misleading statements, passive aggressive language and cash to get votes.

He knew, apparently, or at least planned for the Superdelegate race for 2 years.

Bullshit this is a ‘new style, new era’ guy. This is a Tony Robbins graduate, no bad thing in itself, that has learned how to project a specfic image and has retained the best product marketing team in the Biz.

And the product ISN”T Obama….it is ‘change’ and ‘hope’. Words that means nothing of substance. They are emotional appeals. Appeals at call to the frustration we all feel.

He’s old school in every sense of the word. And this tactic, quite effectively done, for two years proves it.

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