Clinton Trumpeted NAFTA In 2002 DLC Speech

To update my post from earlier today, I wanted to share some more evidence. As Hillary Clinton continues to deny she ever supported NAFTA, more evidence keeps flowing in showing her direct quotes trumpeting the job-killing trade deal. Here's an excerpt of her 2002 speech to the Democratic Leadership Council - a corporate front group that pushed the deal:

"We all know the record of the DLC, the Progressive Policy Institute and, of course, the Clinton-Gore Administration. The economic recovery plan stands first and foremost as a testament to both good ideas and political courage. National service. The Brady Bill. Family Leave. NAFTA. Investment in science and technology. New markets. Charter schools. The Earned Income Tax Credit. The welfare to work partnership. The COPS program. The SAFER program. All of these came out of some very fundamental ideas about what would work. The results speak for themselves. Those ideas were converted into policies programs that literally changed millions of lives and, I argue, changed America."

Yes, this Hillary Clinton praising NAFTA as a successful idea that changed America is the same Hillary Clinton who now claims she never supported NAFTA.

Again, it's one thing if she said she had been for NAFTA and then admitted that was the wrong position. It's an entirely different thing for her to deny that she was ever for NAFTA.

Comments

[SCCavie93]

One more point....

To claim that she is READY on day one and then turn around and complain about having to answer questions first.....

GIVE ME A BREAK!!! Stop complaining and crying and turning around to claim she is ready for the job.

Not for nothing, both McCain and Clinton have FAILED to manange their campaigns and if they can't manange a campaign WHY BE STUPID ENOUGH ALLOW THEM TO SCREW UP THE COUNTRY???

Will she run to her bank account to BAIL OUT the US economy??

[SCCavie93]

Hillary BIGGEST problem is her REFUSSAL to admit when she is WRONG.

HILLARY it makes you look WEAKER not STRONGER....learn how to admit when you are WRONG!!!

[TheKiddy]

David, don't you think this is getting to be a little much? How many blogs have you posted about the same topic and your "research"? It feels like an obsession, not reporting.

[jvarga]

Are you that much of a Clinton-minion that you'd rather silence reports of the Senator's tenuous relationship with the truth?

It's worth David continual drum-beating as long as the Senator and her supporters continue to keep saying that she didn't support NAFTA.

[SCCavie93]

How many blogs????
I have no idea what you are talking about when you use the word obsession....How is that possible when I have not made 30 comments online since I started leaving comments.
OPPS make it 31!
I never claimed to be REPORTING. I was only commenting.

And as for being a little to much???? Then do NOT ready the few comments I have posted. There are off switches on your system right?

Now here you go CRYING! GIVE ME A BREAK and grow a backbone.

[lynnn]

DLC you say? Hm nothing's wrong w/that!

[Pietro]

Clinton has always tried to sound (and vote) like "one of the boys" (except of course when trying to woo her gender voters). And in acting like a "one of the boys", and true to form, she channels Eddie Haskell. She praised NAFTA to Wall Street, but in front of Ohio voters she claims she's always been against it. Clinton praised Obama to his face and said she was "so honored" to be next to him in front of an audience that had just booed her for a silly attack, but then the next day in front of a different crowd and outside his presence, she claimed him to be a shame to Democrats.

[Pietro]

Clinton has always tried to sound (and vote) like "one of the boys" (except of course when trying to woo her gender voters). And in acting like a "one of the boys", and true to form, she channels Eddie Haskell. She praised NAFTA to Wall Street, but in front of Ohio voters she claims she's always been against it. Clinton praised Obama to his face and said she was "so honored" to be next to him in front of an audience that had just booed her for a silly attack, but then the next day in front of a different crowd and outside his presence, she claimed him to be a shame to Democrats.

[Adrienne4Dean]

Obama’s Money Cartel
How he’s fronted for the most vicious firms on Wall Street
February 23, 2008 By Pam Martens
Source: CounterPunch

http://zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16601

*****A

[julianna]

Optimist. :-)

[julianna]

David-

Julie from Louisville (CO) here, spot on as usual. Watching the talking heads this morning it became apparent that Obama is the heir apparent, and Hillary's campaign is over, over, over. Evidently, not just two families in the US are qualified to lead this country. Go Obama.

[Opus007]

I just emailed Tim Russert and asked if he plans to ask Hillary about her changing positions on NAFTA at this Tuesday's debate or is he too afraid of being accused of being too confrontational and/or a woman hater from the Clinton campaign.

[Opus007]

I hope this comes up on the debate on Tuesday. I think I will email Russert. I'm sick of the truth being a moving target for the Clintons.

[slc20]

But Hillary said she never supported it.
So i believe her.

[biped45220]

Way to be, bro-man! A good point well raised. Always enjoy your erudition on Air America, etc.

All power to Barack!