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Hillary Clinton Pretends She Never Praised NAFTA

February 26, 2008

THE HUFFINGTON POST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/hillary-clinton-pretends-_b_86747....

David Sirota

Hillary Clinton Pretends She Never Praised NAFTA WAKE UP AMERICA CITIZENS VOTERS

In response to Barack Obama's attack on NAFTA, the Hillary Clinton campaign has gone into meltdown MODE.

"Clinton's campaign fired back at Obama, charging the Illinois senator with misrepresenting Clinton's position on trade...'Recently [Obama] falsely claimed that Hillary said that NAFTA was a 'boon' to the economy. Now, Obama is resting his argument on a single paraphrase from an article written twelve years ago,' Clinton's campaign said in an emailed statement."

The Huffington Post has followed along with a laugh-out-loud piece in which the chief architects of NAFTA (many who are now wealthy corporate lawyers and lobbyists) are now saying, no, no, Hillary Clinton was really opposed to it. These are the same people, of course, who are looking for jobs in the Hillary Clinton White House.

What a total joke, really. This campaign clearly thinks we are all just a bunch of fools.

Hillary Clinton has made statements unequivocally trumpeting NAFTA as the greatest thing since sliced bread. The Buffalo News reports that back in 1998, Clinton attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and thanked praised corporations for mounting "a very effective business effort in the U.S. on behalf of NAFTA." Yes, you read that right: She traveled to Davos to thank corporate interests for their campaign ramming NAFTA through Congress.

On November 1, 1996, United Press International reported that on a trip to Brownsville, Texas, Clinton "touted the president's support for the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it would reap widespread benefits in the region."

The Associated Press followed up the next day noting that Hillary Clinton touted the fact that "the president would continue to support economic growth in South Texas through initiatives such as the North American Free Trade Agreement."

In her memoir, Clinton wrote, "Senator Dole was genuinely interested in health care reform but wanted to run for president in 1996. He couldn't hand incumbent Bill Clinton any more legislative victories, particularly after Bill's successes on the budget, the Brady bill and NAFTA."

Yes, we are all expected to just forget that, so that Hillary Clinton's campaign can manufacture supposed "outrage" that anyone would say she supported NAFTA - all at a time her chief strategist, Mark Penn, simultaneously heads a firm that is right now pushing to expand NAFTA into South America.

What a total insult to America's intelligence.

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[isawanangel2]

damn i forgot about this

[SenorSaru]

Do Republicans ever do anything positive or helpful? It seems like all they ever do is attack Democrats and try to slow things down.

[harlyd007]

What a hypocrite. Barak is a flip flop too. All politicians are liars!

[glenndough79]

hmm. now she's sec of state. She doesn't get to say that anymore. Now she's says mexican gang violence is America's fault. She probably thinks 9/11 was to.

[jamesspencerjackson]

you would never find this crap in the republican party

[federaikkonerer]

Hillary's behavior like this is the WORST EVER IN THE HISTORY of politics.

[PatrioticEurope]

Hillary Clinton fights for her power, not for the people!

Europe supports Obama

[bigreef2007]

Silly Hillary is fake. Shame on her! She was on the board for years at Walmart that paid workers minimum wages and kept unions out. She can't remember anything so she makes them up,acts,lies,and cries to get support from voters.Barack is a true image of a leader and with the right support will have more experience to be commander and chief. Barack the vote!

[jeffreyrashad]

LOL!! But come to find out she lied again!!!! shame on you? bull!