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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:17 AM Original message |
Poll question: Obama on NAFTA: who will he ultimately choose--us or big business? |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. honestly, I didn't think that his comments in Fortune were much different than his past statements |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's over for the American worker...... |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. That he drastically changed what he said is so much spin as far |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. His stand against the "gas tax holiday" suggests he'll be strategic about it. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. He surrounded himself with a neo-liberal echo-chamber in the primaries |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
6. Sadly, I do not think he will side with us. But |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. there are things to like, but the neoliberal stuff is impoverishing us almost as fast |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
7. He will not be allowed to side with us. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
8. IMO NAFTA is a small problem when compared with offshoring of our technology industry |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Translation: *MY* standard of living is threatened by outsourcing IT work |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You already said that in post #8. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Interesting thing is when NAFTA was being sold, tech workers were all for it. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yup, and disappearing blue collar jobs were going to be replaced by... |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 03:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
44. DU anecdote: A DU IT worker was griping about having to train his Indian replacement |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. this is the kind of stuff that isn't helpful |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Neither is advocating for right wing economic policies on a "progressive" message board |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I'm in 100% agreement with you. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I kinda agree |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
13. Reluctantly I voted "stick to big business" |
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Ytzak (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Obama will make small changes that are good for the little guy... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-20-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I'm hopeful because Obama is more progressive on this issue than |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
19. Other |
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MJJP21 (262 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sarcozy |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
21. He is a neoliberal. |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. hardly |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I think it would be more accurate to say |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Deleted message |
LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Neoliberalism is based in economics. |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. McCain didn't love America, until he was tortured into it. There are no atheists in foxholes either |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Ah, so that's where this nonsense came from |
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crankychatter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
25. it's not either/or - jeezus fuggin keeRIST - nt |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. Here's the Fact Checker on Obama's site via |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. Judging by the vote, it appears more DUer's have already written off Obama, interesting... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. It's just how DUers are - they're the most fickle and melodramatic WATBs ever.... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'm really disgusted by DU today. I thought this was a place to support the Dem nominee, |
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LVjinx (711 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-21-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Technically, we don't have a nominee until August. Nor do the reps. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. This is where we are ..right now. In The General Election MODE. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Wooo.. Another tough guy on the internet. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Those rules were written by Skinner and yes, he's "tough guy".. |
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AZ Criminal JD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I know who wrote the rules and I know you have nothing to do with them. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Well, I can you are just brilliant but don't have |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. It is. |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
36. We're going to get screwed |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. Gosh, who would John Sidney McCain III choose ? |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. People exist to serve the government. The government exists to serve corporations. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. Other: He'll do what he finds best for the nation as a whole. Business will call it "alarmingly |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-22-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
47. Let's say this: He will be 100x better than McCain. |
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