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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 01:54 PM Original message |
We Need FAIR Trade |
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MaggieSwanson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. For anyone who believes that Kucinich is one-dimensional |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. My pleasure |
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Ysabel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. kick... |
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lams712 (645 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's a very IMPORTANT POINT... |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Except - every candidate agrees |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Then why did both Kerry and Edwards vote for trade agreements |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well obviously |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I can give you one in particular |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Good answer |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. So you got your dig in, |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I thought the answer was a good one. I didn't mean mine as a 'dig'. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. No, you said that all the candidates were the same |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Actually I didn't say that |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Okay, well whenever you're done splitting hairs |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:54 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. When you feel like apologizing for misrepresenting my words |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. I paraphrased badly - sorry |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. You did not paraphrase me - you misrepresented me. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
41. I realize that honest debate has become so out of vogue... |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Another good answer. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. First off, people need to abandon their need to be right... |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Why vote for Fast-track? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Fast Track was passed almost exclusively for FTAA |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The problem's not having the ability t negotiate,it's who is doing it-BUSH |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. I give up |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:53 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Wrong. You can't craft bills based on the best-case scenario. |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I have to agree with you here IC |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Yeah. It's like giving a thief the keys to your safety deposit box... |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I understand that, and I agree with your concerns |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Going by the letter of the law, you're correct. |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. The law is as it is written. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. And as it's written, it's a complete pile of horseshit. |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I may have confused you |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Yes, you did confuse me. And thanks for the clarification. (nt) |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. "we shouldn't have to count on Brasil and Argentina to save us" |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. There's also PNTR for China |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. China is violating that agreement, as both you and Kerry point out. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Because it bolsters corporate profit margins |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. So you agree with Kerry that those provisions should be enforced? |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. I don't think you're understanding the emphasis here |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. We are talking about China specifically in this subthread. |
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goodhue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. kick because we need trade |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. It is my understanding that Kucinich supports "bilateral trade". |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. He supports 'fair trade' in bilateral agreements. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Not completely accurate |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. As you hint at in your answer |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. That's a viable way of looking at it, but... |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, but that doesn't mean your way is the only way |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. We've been seeing the drain on our economy for a while now |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yes, We Need FAIR Trade |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Doesn't the EU require its trading partners to recognize certain standards |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Yes it does |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. I disagree about Kucinich's stance on trade |
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Nicholas_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 06:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
75. Because the point is not to get other nations |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. You can start with providing a floor, as opposed to a ceiling |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. NAFTA does have a floor |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:52 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. I'm a Kucinich supporter and you have this all wrong. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Never used the term "beautiful and magnificent" (nt) |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:43 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. *sigh* |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:53 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. No |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:54 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. Env/labor only addressed through side agreements in NAFTA |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 06:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
73. Answers |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. But we still hold the cards-- we ARE the largest economy in the world |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:24 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. True |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:31 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. So you assert that the reason these countries walked out |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:37 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Exactly |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Apples and oranges |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. True |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Confused |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:46 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Response |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
52. KICK for an important topic |
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corporatewhore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. We need Liberals not Neoliberals!!!!!!!!!! |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 04:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. We need thoughtful posts, not slogans!!!!!!!! |
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tameszu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
67. Yes, we do |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 05:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. The WTO |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
74. No what we need is real free trade... |
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