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marmar

(77,077 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2014, 06:58 PM Jan 2014

Sam Seder: Why the Tea Party Should Care About the TPP

Published on Jan 9, 2014

Why haven't we heard anything from Tea Party members about the Trans-Pacific Partnership? This is the closest their fears of a 'one world government' have ever come to being reality...

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Sam Seder: Why the Tea Party Should Care About the TPP (Original Post) marmar Jan 2014 OP

I think part of it is that the captains of industry who own the Tea Party don't want that el_bryanto Jan 2014 #1

Thanks and a BIG Recommend! KoKo Jan 2014 #2

Lots of them care. They have just been distracted by Obamacare and the shutdown. pampango Jan 2014 #3

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

1. I think part of it is that the captains of industry who own the Tea Party don't want that

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 07:00 PM

Jan 2014

I think another is that they know that we care about it, and they are naturally opposed to anything we want.

Bryant

KoKo

(84,711 posts)

2. Thanks and a BIG Recommend!

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 07:30 PM

Jan 2014

pampango

(24,692 posts)

3. Lots of them care. They have just been distracted by Obamacare and the shutdown.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 10:39 PM

Jan 2014

Here are some examples from Tea-Party outlets,

Daily Paul:

Trans-Pacific Partnership – Sign The Petition to OPPOSE

Sen. Rand Paul fights Obama’s Fast-Tracking Attempt w/ TPP, the Trans Pacific Partnership! (Another Corporatist ‘Free Trade’ BS)

Others:

Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secret Surrender of Sovereignty

Is Obama Negotiating A Treaty That Would Essentially Ban All Buy American Laws?

Trans Pacific Partnership Could Nuke New Balance

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Obama’s Globalization Agreement (Part 1) (Part 2)

Trans-Pacific Partnership __ The Next (Secret) Step Toward A New World Order?

http://ourfuture.org/20130823/congress-public-waking-up-to-tpp-threat

If the tea party folks decide to back off repealing Obamacare and shutting the government down this year, I bet they will focus a great deal on the TPP.

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