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Hillary Claims She "Spoke Out Against" NAFTA Starting in 1992
March 31, 2008 7:59 AM
Campaigning in Indiana on Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, claimed to have been a 16-year vocal opponent of NAFTA.
"I spoke out against it starting in 1992 -- the president made a different decision," Clinton said. "I think now with 14 years of experience under our belt, we can see that in some parts of our country there have been, perhaps, some economic advantages, but in other parts of our country, like where we are right here in northwest Indiana, it hasn't worked as it was promised, and therefore I think we need to renegotiate it."
Given that Clinton was the headline attraction at a pro-NAFTA meeting in November 1993 and was praising NAFTA in public throughout the 90s, the claim seemed interesting. When was she "speaking out" against it?
Clinton campaign communications director Howard Wolfson says that Clinton argued against supporting NAFTA internally on the 1992 campaign before then-Gov. Bill Clinton decided to support it.
Would you consider that to be "speaking out against it"?
- jpt
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Wow that tirade about Obama lying is so full of lies it's insane. I couldn't find one case where it's not either misquoting Obama, coming to illogical conclusions about what he meant or just plain lying about the facts.
I suspect it's only one of many swift-boat attempts that mindlessly partisan ditto-head types are going to cut and paste without question or critical thought what so ever. (Sigh)
Posted by: sinistar | Apr 3, 2008 5:53:01 PM
I noticed a new piece where Hillary made a speach in 2005 to Asia about outsourcing and how America couldn't stop it so for them not to be concerned. I have an atty friend who is the same age as Hillary and remembers her unethical firing when she was on the Nixon Impeachment. Funny thing, files came up missing...does that sound familar? I also found it was the Clintons who spoke with Canada and the PM was trying to figure out how Obama got blamed for it. It is scary how her supporters are so adamant that the press and Obama are picking on her. If I do something wrong and get called on it, I figure it's my doing. I just for the life of me can't figure out how a grown woman could possibly think all the lies she has told wouldn't catch up to her. Come on!
Posted by: butterfly3344 | Apr 1, 2008 10:37:20 PM
She misspoke again. She mocks Obama for speaking well, but do we want a nominee who just misspeaks and misspeaks? Not me, I'll take my chances with Obama.
Posted by: Emmanuel Winner | Apr 1, 2008 1:29:04 PM
Jackie=Hillary
Posted by: Basquale | Apr 1, 2008 9:27:22 AM
Obama's House of Cards or Likely to be Scrubbed like Wright's Website
1.) I was conceived in Selma when my parents were marching for Civil Rights, you were born in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the 1 trip to Iraq , you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.
13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 - LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES. What about those present votes where everyone else voted up or down. .
17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - LIAR, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - LIAR, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One Contacted Canada About NAFTA - LIAR, the Candian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - LIAR, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction of Israel.
31.) I Didn’t Run Ads In Florida - LIAR, you allowed national ads to run 8-12 times per day for two weeks - and you still lost.
32.) I Won Michigan - LIAR, no you didn’t.
33.) I won Nevada - LIAR, no you did not.
34.) I Want All Votes To Count - LIAR, you said let the delegates decide.
35.) I Want Americans To Decide - LIAR, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
36.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - LIAR, you passed 26, most of which you didn’t write yourself.
37.) My Campaign Was Extorted By A Friend - LIAR, that friend is threatening to sue if you do not stop saying this. Obama has stopped saying this.
38.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - LIAR, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
39.) I Don’t Take PAC Money - LIAR, you take loads of it.
40.) I don’t Have Lobbysists - LIAR, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
41.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - LIAR, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
42.) My Campaign Never Took Over MySpace - LIAR, Tom, who started MySpace issued a warning about this advertising to MySpace clients.
43.) I Inspire People With My Words - LIAR, you inspire people with other people’s words.
44.) I Have Passed Bills In The U.S. Senate - LIAR, you have passed A BILL in the U.S. Senate - for Africa, which shows YOUR priorities.
45.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - LIAR, you weren’t in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time, unlike Kucinich, who seems to be out gutting you Obama. You also seem to be stepping back from your departure date - AGAIN.
46.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - LIAR, your plan leaves us all to pay the 15,000,000 who don’t have to buy it.
47.) I Only Found Out About My Investment Conflicts Via Mail - LIAR, both companies you site as having sent you letters about this conflict have no record of any such letter ever being created or sent.
48.) I Am As Patriotic As Anyone - LIAR, you won’t wear a flag pin and you don’t put your hand over your heart during the Anthem.
49.) My Wife Didn’t Mean What She Said About Pride In Country - LIAR, your wife’s words follow lock-step in the vain of Wright and Farrahkan, in relation to their contempt and hatred of America.
50.) Wal-Mart Is A Company I Wouldn’t Support - LIAR, your wife has received nearly a quater of a million dollars through Treehouse, which is connected to Wal-Mart.
51.) Treehouse Is A Small Company - LIAR, the CEO of Treehouse last year, made more than the CEO of Wal-Mart, according to public records.
52.) University Of Chicago Hospital Pay Is Fair - LIAR, your wife’s pay raise was nearly 150% her already bloated rate and the hospital is a Non-Profit Hospital, which made $100,000,000 in the last 3 years. They overcharge blacks VS whites for services, and overcharge everyone in general by 538%!
53.)I Barely Know Rezko - Only 5 Billed Hours - LIAR, you have known him for 17 years, and decided to do a real estate deal with him during a time when he was proven to be under investigation. Despite this, you divided your property and had them take off $300K before the mortgage problems started. Then Rezko’s wife buys the lot beside it that you can’t afford, saving you $625,000.
54.) My Donations Have Been Checked Thoroughly - LIAR, you only gave back Hsu ($72K) and Rezko ($150K) their money when publically called on their involvement in your campaigns.
55.) My Church Is Like Any Other Christian Church - LIAR, your church is so extreme, the pastor who married you, Rev. Wright, just got done blaming the US for 9/11 and named Louis Farrahkan their person of the year.
56.) I Disagree With My Church All The Time - LIAR, you still have yet to repudiate Wright, who married you and your wife, and you still donate large sums of money to assist the church in furthering its message - hatred and revenge. You donated in 2006 alone, $22,500 to the church that you so terribly disagree with. That is nearly $500 PER WEEK - that sure is disagreement, Senator Obama.
57.) I Have Clean Connections Despite Rezko - LIAR, you are not only connected to Exelon and Rezko, you are also connected to Hillary PAC supporter Mr. Hsu, AND an Iraqi Billionaire of ill repute, Nadhmi Auchi, who ripped off people in the Food For Oil, Iraqi deal. Seems Mr. Auchi may have helped Obama buy his million dollar property long before Obama had millions of dollars. Wonder what favors Mr. Auchi expects, when Obama leaves Iraq free to be taken over by special interests such as him.
58.) I never heard sermons like Rev. Wright’s, that have been in videos all day, You Tube - LIAR! 3 days later during your Mea Culpa BS speech you said “Did I hear controversial statements while I sat in that church? Yes I did.”
Posted by: Jackie | Apr 1, 2008 7:01:37 AM
We all know she publically supported it as the First Lady. It was her JOB to do so. There have been more than a few credible & not so, who recalled that she was PERSONALLY against it.
As to why she didn't oppose it... I'd tend to think she would have been the First Lady EVER to not promote the policy of the President on what was an important issue of the time. Like she has said, It was a new direction & much has been learned since & we need to renegoiate it.
If you watch & listen closely to that old video, you'll notice she answered in measured tones & the wording was such that she didn't need to lie. She said that trade was a good idea for the US. Well doh! She'll fix Nafta next year.
Stop picking on her for this stupid stuff. She's got so much better quality stuff to work with.
She's tough, that's why she'll be Madame President to you next Jan09.
I think the Obamaites must be tired tonight. Bosnia & Wright are a cancel each other & not the current issue anymore. Haven't got that yet?
No mention of Monica or oral sex tho, that's usually the fall-back for you guys.
Sheesh,this is really boring.lol
Posted by: Sophia | Apr 1, 2008 4:51:59 AM
HILLARY WILL LIE IF SHE BECOMES PRESIDENT. THATS A FACT. THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY LIES CAN ONE FAMILY TELL BEFORE PEOPLE CATCH ON. OH WELLL....LOOK AT BUSH HE HAS LIED FOR 8 YEARS AND NOONE HAS CALLED HIM ON IT OR IMPEACHED HIM...I GUESS ITS WHAT AMERICA LIKES....... LYERS! FIRST LYING THEN SUPPORTING NAFTA AND IF ALL OF THAT IS NOT BAD ENOUGH SHE WILL STEAL IT IF SHE CANT WIN.....BUSH TACTIC!
Posted by: hillary | Mar 31, 2008 3:41:43 PM
NAFTA must be an issue in IND primary, but I thought it came out in her white house schedule she was pro NAFTA, saying you spoke out against it privately does not carry no weight as attending pro NAFTA meetings. You can chalk this one up there witn the sniper fire in Bosnia then, poor woman.
Posted by: merle7 | Mar 31, 2008 1:29:31 PM
Obama lies
Kennedy's brought his father over from Africa.
The story about the boy who tried to lighten his skin.
The fact that his parents met at the Selma march (the march happend 4 years after Obama was born)
Several lies about how much money he actually received from Rezko.
The biggest whopper of all: I never heard those things my preacher said!!!!
Posted by: Firefighter | Mar 31, 2008 1:25:02 PM
The NYPost reports:
"The Bosnian girl who famously read a poem to Hillary Rodham Clinton during her 1996 visit to the war-torn country is shocked - and her countrymen infuriated - that the former first lady claimed to have dodged sniper fire that day.
Emina Bicakcic, now 20 and studying to become a doctor, told The Post she stood on the tarmac at the air base in Tuzla, greeted Clinton and even had time to share the lines of verse she'd written - all without fear of attack from an unseen enemy. "
Posted by: greg | Mar 31, 2008 12:11:43 PM
Now the internets are buzzin about Ol'Hill stiffing her campaign employees health insurance bills.
Man, how you going to mandate healthcare for all while you are sticking it to your employees?
Posted by: The Commander Guy | Mar 31, 2008 11:38:02 AM
Bill Clinton is right when he said "Pennslyvania can shut down her down and end her run", and for a Democrat who wants to see a Democrat in office, I WISH THEY WOULD.
Posted by: latinovoter1 | Mar 31, 2008 11:37:19 AM
See evertime i argue with a hillary supporter here comes a mccain supporter proving why either on is better then him. BARAK IS NOT ELECTABLE.....? TELL THAT TO THE ALMOST 20 MILLION PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR HIM AND tens of millions of dollars every month from people not big bizz. while mccain is making about 5 million a month.laughable.
DONT VOTE McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: point made | Mar 31, 2008 11:12:04 AM
jim: I see your logic it is who lie is the most recent! Now that is sound logic! I see lying has become and account principle (LLIFLO)Last Lie IN First LIE OUT! What a concept!
Posted by: russell | Mar 31, 2008 11:07:56 AM
Stealing is "hiding" your associations and beleifs until after people have voted. I've heard that there is tremedous buyers remorse. They've been bamboozled and hoodwink!
BARACK IS NOT ELECTABLE.....
Posted by: SadStateOfAffairs | Mar 31, 2008 11:04:08 AM
jim: So what's all the whining about! Let the people vote!
Posted by: russell | Mar 31, 2008 10:59:20 AM
OKAY SORRY. I MEANT ALMOST 15 YEARS. Tell me something in comparison to being impeached. So let me get this correct, Nixons wife could be our 43rd president. after all it was only the guy she was laying in bed with that screwed our country. So Bill lying is not important. Married couples dont have similiar thoughts. you dont think hillary knew bill was lying to the american and congress? sure! If your trying to sound smart. you dont.
Posted by: wow | Mar 31, 2008 10:58:48 AM
Know what,
Actually, I've seen both figures printed by MSM so I am not absolutly sure. The point is, neither candidate can hit that number without supers.
So the beat goes on........It's funny though, as the race seems to be heading in favor of Hillary in upcoming states, I'm sensing some panic in the Obama circles. Why is that?
Posted by: SadStateOfAffairs | Mar 31, 2008 10:58:03 AM
Happy: Only Obama supporters would say that there are degress of lying! Come on face reality your guy lies too!
Heres another one: He said from the begining that he never asked Rezko for any advice before he bought his house,now he admits that not only did he ask him about the property but that he took him on a tour of it,knowing that he was an indicted felon!
He has always maintained that he only got 150,000 dollars from Rezko, but now he says he got 250,000 and not all of it has been accounted for!
Posted by: russell | Mar 31, 2008 10:57:32 AM
Commander Guy: "Dreams From MY Father" was written by Mr. Obama himself and it was published in 1995. I would hardly call that the 60's. Forgive me for asking you to do a little research and do something as radical as read! I thought Obama supporters were highly educated when compared to Hillary's supporters, sorry for the mistake!
Posted by: russell | Mar 31, 2008 10:51:27 AM
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