Hillary Clinton Hints Her Husband, Ardent Advocate of Trade Pacts, Might Be Her Jobs Czar

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MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT


Hillary Clinton has suggested that she might appoint her husband, who played a leadership role in championing trade deals that have hemorrhaged jobs from the US, as jobs czar to create manufacturing positions. Say what? Even Bill appears puzzled. (Photo: Eric Austin)

Politicians in tight spots often say the most puzzling things. While campaigning in coal country, where large numbers of miners are without jobs, Hillary Clinton has been met by grassroots opposition to her (hopefully accurate) comment earlier this year that coal, as a fuel, is on its last legs.

As Politico reported on May 2,

Clinton has faced increased scrutiny and backlash from coal-producing areas of the country after boasting at a March town hall, "We're going to put a lot of coal companies and coal miners out of business." Though she followed up by saying that the United States should "make it clear that we don't want to forget those people," the remark created consternation in the coal community. On Sunday, Bill Clinton confronted protesters in West Virginia unhappy with his wife's comments.

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However, Hillary Clinton provided some evidence to bolster the cynical viewpoint with her attempt to reassure coal country voters. She tried to assuage their economic fears with a hint that her husband might become her jobs czar. Now remember, this is Bill Clinton, the neoliberal globalist who played a cheerleader-in-chief role for the trade pacts that had a significant impact on the very loss of jobs in manufacturing that Hillary Clinton says she is concerned about. As CBS News reported on May 2,

Clinton is often asked exactly what kind of role her husband would play in her administration.

On Monday, in Kentucky coal country, she said she would put the former president in charge of reviving jobs in communities hard hit by manufacturing losses.

"I told my husband he's got to come out of retirement and be in charge of this because you know he's got more ideas a minute than anybody I know," she said.

Yes, and many of these ideas are like big meteors hurdling toward you.

Global trade pacts that favor corporations are not a significant reason coal is doomed -- that's actually due primarily to the development of cleaner and more cost-efficient fuels and the need to save the planet from climate change -- but they have become the symbol of a US government policy that has accelerated the hemorrhaging of US manufacturing jobs to less-costly overseas settings. ....................(more)

http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/hillary-clinton-hints-husband-master-of-trade-pacts-hurting-us-workers-might-be-her-jobs-czar

[onecaliberal]

1. Oy! Doesn't she mean shipping jobs overseas czar?

[Baobab]

7. Under the new ones no need to do that, they will work here.

under L-1 visas.

No wage parity requirement.

[virtualobserver]

2. Bill Clinton.....glorified shipping clerk....for jobs?

[CobaltBlue]

3. Since she’s reviving careers—could a Pres. Hillary Clinton do this for Kathleen Turner in films?

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. Hell I'd give my right arm for another 10 years of Vin Scully in the Dodgers booth. Go Hillary!

Or Bill... or someone.

[Faux pas]

4. Yeah like we need

BOTH of them in the white house, NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gregorian]

5. Bullhorn Billy?

Don't make me move to Denmark.

[Punkingal]

6. For Pete's sake.

[Orsino]

8. Perhaps people were expecting him to stay home and bake cookies? n/t

[Bettie]

9. It is this kind of thing that makes me

wonder how bad it could get.

I live in a swing state and I know that Trump would be a disaster, but I'm becoming less and less convinced that Clinton would not be a disaster of a slightly lesser scale, at least for those of us who don't command half a million for an hour's work.