"Only Barack Obama Consistently Opposed NAFTA."
Obama Flyer from Ohio Daily Blog
He may have been anti-NAFTA a couple of months ago...
But despite his "overheated and amplified" rhetoric during the Democratic primary, Barack Obama now says that free trade may not be such a bad idea after all.
CNN Money reported:
The general campaign is on, independent voters up for grabs, and Barack Obama is toning down his populist rhetoric - at least when it comes to free trade.Is anyone really surprised by this?
In an interview with Fortune to be featured in the magazine's upcoming issue, the presumptive Democratic nominee suggests he doesn't want to unilaterally blow up NAFTA after all.
"Sometimes during campaigns the rhetoric gets overheated and amplified," he conceded, after I reminded him that he had called NAFTA "devastating" and "a big mistake," despite nonpartisan studies concluding that the trade zone has had a mild, positive effect on the U.S. economy.
Does that mean his rhetoric was overheated and amplified? "Politicians are always guilty of that, and I don't exempt myself," he answered.
What Obama says now is that he believes in "opening up a dialogue" with trading partners Canada and Mexico "and figuring to how we can make this work for all people."
That tone stands in marked contrast to his primary campaign's anti-NAFTA fusillades. The pact creating a North American free-trade zone was President Bill Clinton's signature accomplishment; but NAFTA is also the bugaboo of union leaders, grassroots activists and Midwesterners who blame free trade for the factory closings they see in their hometowns.
The Democratic candidates fought hard to win over those factions of their party.
UPDATE: Obama the politician is scheduled to meet with union leaders this week.
Which Obama do think will show up?
As the Wall Street Journal says, "Just words."
The trouble with the Obama-believers is they would not know what is the right side of ANY issue, so Obama can say anything he wants, change his position daily and the Obamaniacs believe whatever he says.
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ReplyDeleteObama is an AUDACIOUS LIAR, period!!
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So he either just happened to change his mind about such an important issue now that the election is near, he was lying before or is lying now. Since the first is improbable, the second two option require him to be a manipulative twit. In politics, being manipulative can be a great asset if you don't suck at it.
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ReplyDeleteSnake Oil Baron @ 11:06 AM..
pre, present, post, all lies
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This just means BO is in his third week of Economics 101.
ReplyDeleteObama will tell us anything he thinks will help him win the election.
ReplyDeleteApparently he and the Democrats think we are all have the attention span of a walnut or he and the Democrats think that their Orwellian attempts to rewrite history are working.
Memo to Obama and the Democrats:
We are not as stupid as you think we are. There is no "memory hole" in the age of the Internet and your attempts at obfuscation will come back to haunt you.
As time goes on Obama is making Jean-Francois "Waffles" Kerry look like a man of principles. I never thought that could happen.
Apparently he and the Democrats think we are all have the attention span of a walnut or he and the Democrats think that their Orwellian attempts to rewrite history are working.
ReplyDeleteBut he's not talking to us. He's talking to his base who have swallowed every dem talking point put out there so why would he doubt they would not swallow this flip flopping.
But, but, but, he promised the auto workers he would kiss all the boo boo's and make them well.
ReplyDeletejust another disgrace on our heads. no wonder american travelers are told to claim they're canadian if questioned overseas. at least the canadians were forthcoming from the start of this trash-heap.
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