Comments on: Obama and NAFTA

By: Hillary Slams Obama’s Rovian Tactics: ‘Shame on You, Barack Obama, Meet Me in Ohio!’ (Video) | Womenhealth

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:11:42 +0000

[...] At long last, we are going to hear a debate about the stark difference between Obama’s pretty words and Obama’s actual down and dirty GOP style campaign tactics. It’s the hypocrisy, stupid! [...]

By: Angry

Angry — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:21:44 +0000

I simply cannot understand the stupidity of the Democratic Party. Hillary wins in all the important Blue States … California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and so on. Obama wins in Idaho, Wyoming, and South Carolina … places that will NEVER in my life vote Democrat. And yet the party plans to nominate Obama.

When Kerry lost to GW, I was upset, but I blamed the Party for being stupid to nominate Kerry.

This nomination is even more stupid. There is absolutely NO CHANCE that the working people of America are going to vote for some spoiled rich kid who used drugs in high school and attended ivy league colleges … on a free ride from his family. Obama never did an honest day’s work in his life. He is a hypocrite and a liar. His normal Washing “corruption” is worse than the others because he claims to be above it all.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:33:33 +0000

Both candidates have been a hypocritical and flip-flopped on this issue. I think it’s a more nuanced discussion than the campaign debates allow. As an Obama supporter, I take much of his campaign rhetoric with a grain of salt (as should all supporters of all candidates – when was the last time a presidential candidate did not flip-flop, etc,?)

I like Hilary and was planning to support her but her campaign has not impressed me and she is at times very divisive (and he can be too). I feel like she would be more tempted to stonewall legislation if it wasn’t exactly what she wanted rather than just try to get something passed. We have been talking about many of these issues for years now and no progress is made because the proposals are either completely liberal and get stopped by repubs or completely conservative and get stopped by dems.

I hope that since he is not as divisive a figure as she that he’ll have better luck, but whether or not this will be true I don’t know. If she wins the nomination, I’m happy to support her, but right now it’s a toss up for me. I really hope dems can rally behind their nominee (whomever it may be) and more importantly, elect congresspeople who will actually pass the legislation these two are proposing.
If we don’t have the congress to pass it, it won’t happen. If we can’t come together as a party, the Republicans win and all of this discussion is irrelevant.

By: Darrell Prows

Darrell Prows — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:50:54 +0000

We need to help promote continued economic development of the Third World, and trade clearly needs to be part of the answer. I’m still looking for anyone who has an answer on this issue that is comprehensive and well thought out.

Too many on the left are more than happy to say that they don’t want NAFTA, for instance, but never go on to say exactly what they propose that would get the job done better.

By: The Democratic Campaigns « The Krile Files

The Democratic Campaigns « The Krile Files — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:33:14 +0000

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Roll Roundup: Sunday Morning Edition « Moue Magazine — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:51:03 +0000

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By: Bron

Bron — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:21:36 +0000

I quite agree. The Clinton campaign needs to get these facts out so people can understand them. Kudos for an excellent summary on these points. You will never hear anything about this on CNN or MSNBC or the other networks.