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pampango

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24. Is the Democratic base more corrupt than their representatives? Or perhaps they are just uninformed?
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:16 PM
Apr 2015

If the republican base agrees with me, they are just haters. Otherwise they would disagree with me. If the Democratic base disagrees with me, they are just uninformed. If they get informed they will agree with me. OK. Kind of convenient, but plausible.

Of course, the republican base has always opposed trade agreements (starting with those of Woodrow Wilson and FDR) long before Obama, the WTO, the UN and most other forms of interaction with the rest of the world other than perhaps the occasional military invasion or bombing. So I am not so sure they would have disagreed with you even if they were not haters.

Summary of Dangers of the TPP [View all] rhett o rick Apr 2015 OP
And I want to point out that no one has come out to assure us that these possibilities won't be rhett o rick Apr 2015 #1
And unfortunately, that now includes Obama himself :( arcane1 Apr 2015 #2
They are using the "absence of evidence equals evidence of absence" argument Maedhros Apr 2015 #5
thanks for posting this cali Apr 2015 #3
Will be interesting which Congress-Criters end up siding with the Populists on this. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #8
most dems oppose, most rethugs support cali Apr 2015 #9
Yes I think you are right. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #10
Joe Firestone works with William K. Black. Octafish Apr 2015 #4
I took some liberties to edit his list to make it more concise. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #7
Recommend... KoKo Apr 2015 #6
That looks bad. I see why the GOP likes it. Why does the man I voted for twice Autumn Apr 2015 #11
"Why does the man I voted for twice View profile want it so bad?" <- Question of the hour nt 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #12
He's done with campaigning, so why?... Helen Borg Apr 2015 #14
That's the question everyone who voted for him wants to know, except for a few. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #15
But there must also be some positives for us commoners... Helen Borg Apr 2015 #13
Yes of course there are, those nice people, Corporation People I mean, will take care of you all sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #16
Well sure there is. zeemike Apr 2015 #19
Some of us commoners like to have all powerful authoritarian leaders to guide their rhett o rick Apr 2015 #21
Wow, so it's not a secret after all??? MaggieD Apr 2015 #17
Since Pres Obama sees eye to eye w the Repubs on this, which is most likely; rhett o rick Apr 2015 #18
He also sees eye-to-eye with the Democratic base. The republican base opposes it pampango Apr 2015 #22
I would say that the republicon base may be a lot less corrupt than their representatives. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #23
Is the Democratic base more corrupt than their representatives? Or perhaps they are just uninformed? pampango Apr 2015 #24
Good grief. You are doing a lot of tap dancing. The TPP is bad for the 99%. rhett o rick Apr 2015 #25
K&R Cleita Apr 2015 #20
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