the president is pushing the trans-pacific partnership there's a
trade deal
that is potentially disastrous for the american people
actually for the sovereignty now love the United States were so many of the
country's
that it would affect because it would allow corporations
to sue governments in a foreign court
a basically a not any individual countries court
but an international court where they can say we don't like to regulate your
protect your
citizens from pollution you are protect them from whatever
else we're trying to do to them no you can't do that we take you to an
international tribunal
and want to spend so much money and where to get our way it's a disastrous
deal
so of course the Republican president President Obama is in favor of it he
loves an impact on me tell you all about than the second who's this trade
representative whose
representing him on this is Michael Froman um whose
Michael Froman oh he's a guy who sort at Citigroup a company that would greatly
benefit from this deal
and what do they give him as he was leaving four million dollar
exit package so that they say a job well done and by the way on your way I don't
forget about us make sure that you
goin' pass those trade deals other thing about a foot
Ostrom and asleep so what's Michael Froman doing what he's got a liberal
groups who want the Center for American Progress and then
the screw called common purpose and trying to sweet talk to him apparently
it was a miserable failure
I have the quotes for you in a second explain that but he showed us we talked
him because a lot of liberals and Democrats are pissed about this the O
and he's a bad deal so it's not going to go away don't worry
me you guys are stupid and you wouldn't understand I'll explain that in a second
as well
but just trust me you should go along with this well Mike we don't trust you
and we don't trust your republican president okay so
to give you is now use a way to my check that's not fair he's not really a
republican
well how about this no Miko diving opposed to cover this story
this a GOP leaders in Congress support the trade pact which is still being
negotiated
but democratic opposition is broad in both the House and the Senate
so way way way way way which side is Obama or less right
as always he's on the republican side and not on the democratic side
okay so it's the democrats opposing him for deal that is massively corporatist
okay well Romans corporate is that sorry just came from
Obama's a corporate store of course and by the way concede to republican
democrat doesn't really matter
present Obama is not even a Republican per se what he is is he doesn't video
and I he is a scene ex's name
corporatist so he hires everybody from corporations that you use to hire
somebody
from like a nonprofit like someone who cares about the american people looking
out for them
to do to be as trade representative or to even be involved in this process and
anyway no he gets them to give the common purpose group is a bunch of
liberals
the day humor everyone so they bring the White House many tell 'em
can shut up and these are your marching orders and if you don't play ball you
take out the remaining they never bite you back
is a chain Hampshire called the bill paxon and even go on for a long time but
now they're hanan up
and one from came in here with his BS again they said we're not interested no
we don't agree we don't agree we don't get to see the deal
now my show you who's going who gets to see the on a second so
are having a post continues to explain at the reception the common purpose
gathering
is any indication a lot more charm will be needed
the liberal coalition was unusually unified against the administration
make sense because if your progressive then
hopefully you're not a corporatist and obviously would be opposed to this
corpus president okay
now a couple them lead to the Huffington Post
which is unusual and they told them what happened in the meeting so common
purpose gather part is been
said this I think it is incredibly telling the Froman face a room with this
core supporters
and all that was in the room was frustration about the direction the
trade policy
the only support comes from the Chamber of Commerce multinational corporations
big business the base of the democratic party
is incomplete opposition pic I had placards that said change those
campaigns load
change and what do we have complete
opposition from progressive groups against the president just like we had
under bush
but in this case it took about five years for the presses get united against
them
because they didn't realize that he was gonna change a damn thing for those five
years
a little but we knew from the get-go and Obama's been no conservative thing after
conservative think corporately have the girls
and then he said no it's okay I'm a democrat support the democrats when
so that you get screws likely less maybe
right well now people are buying that BS anymore
the meeting grew testy according to the report with public citizen's
lori wallach democratic strategist Mike Lux and liberal I robert borosage
voicing strong critiques
the trade policy you go get a man of what's love got so who's who list over
people that are young turks Alyce an I
we've had no all those folks on the show
I had nothing new there so I had no idea this meeting was going on opposition was
going on
you gonna be shocked to find out they don't invite new light house okay
but I love that these guys are doing that and finally standing up for
progress in the white house
and the pick you up sold what personal data making them look bad right
20 yea we invited like three progressive sore left who we can be you know get
them
have them about their head to us as a useless meeting about so that meetings
about
it's about time you stood up to him and go and God bless you and bore size a lot
so I noticed an eye out for a long time to get me wrong
I I just don't know as much about Lori but bless her heart as well all right
now
here's another attendee when you on a charm offensive is probably not helpful
to tell the targets a pure seduction
a bunch of lives that if they knew better did agree with you
and anytime they call on your lies they're being hostile I'll
okay understand that tactic when they say hey wait a minute this is a scene
like it's a good deal for
the american citizens the guy you're being hostile now that's a code word
watch your mouth and bow your head if you continue to be hostile I'll
you gonna get booted out the White House and you won't get to say to all your
friends who I was just at the white house
gives a damn about that okay now this is great
secrecy proponents insist the complicated deals
cannot be negotiate in public without insurmountable hurdles
in other words those are the guys say we have to keep this trade deal
super-secret
why cuz I told American people they would he did they would be opposed to it
a week it would be insurmountable hurdles we can never get a pass American
people wouldn't keep a secret
who when democracy is inconvenient as in it so that's why they ignored
but you know what I'll there are some people who can see it
and can see it now I think if somebody's gonna be able to see it in order
negotiate what CNN right
can these progressive groups see it no of course not that they're negotiating
over what little
summaries up the text that they could be shown
to these progressive groups and her but nonprofits but
people were in the public interest but but but a and the public supports a
public plan is a
and the recently the United States congressman and senators were not
allowed to see it
and now they can have their staff look at what somebody can
so the explain your USTR tree Coch in tax
is classified information up
barring all but a select group ok cleared advisers mostly corporate
executives and lobbyists
from viewing the proposals think about that for a second
I mean exhibit a and how corporate is our government is
including the Obama administration so
it's not like nobody can see it somebody can see who is it
corporate executives and lobbyists they're the ones who of course
run our government it's become a de facto like of course one
visit trade treaty that's going to affect
america's assaults enormous trade treaty with great importance
so the only people allowed to see it all the ones running the government
corporate executives in like this and how we treat it as a bit like its normal
like the alright I like okay a
I've seen although the press reports oh yeah I woke or desires can obviously see
id
because they're the ones who get run the country so they don't like that sentence
you think this guy's a progressive that's what you think
wake up farm would chemical
incorporate president Jim to LeSean not 22 October 2010 hearing
made it very clear who's in charge said exports are created by business
investments are created by business a good high-paying jobs are created by
businesses
well at least for you the key point to this whole system is to be sure the
government negotiators
understand the needs businesses
the whole point these negotiations
the government understands the needs a business is the knees at the citizens
I who cares about that businesses run this place
finally after the article came out with all this am
information that was released an article from people who were inside the meeting
another person road in helping the post anonymously that was at the meeting and
said
quote you missed my favorite program called that night
when he told us that based on our logic that we should all go home just there
where computers and get rid of automation
in other words this guys like are if you dare oppose corporate rule
well then you're neanderthal what are you throwing up their computers stop
turning on the lights
you guys are it hits try to protect the American people
I just got paid four million dollars by Citigroup you know that I
you guys
it's not just that they're not progressive they have
active this steam towards progressives they think this day the progresses don't
understand anything
if they understood things that they weren't neanderthal so couldn't turn on
a computer
who want to go backwards said if the installer they would know that the
proper thing to do is value heading into four million dollar paycheck from
Citigroup
by the way you got a helluva lot more than that he claims he give some a bit
to charity
okay whatever I don't care you probably didn't give some other but he had so
much
but if you don't want your summer but the charity and it
in what his bonus packages he got as he was leaving which is the bribes like a
make sure when you're the trade representative
you look up for us they said it was for various services that Proman had given
Citigroup
since 1999 you know is he couldn't even make up a good lie about it
I don't know don't know what a bridle um so OK and promises we don't understand
no no we understand perfectly okay
you're not at all a progressive the Democratic Party in fortune has become a
joke I'm glad to some Democrats
in the house and senate are opposing this bless their hearts I'm glad
progressives are finally standing up to this president
but the entire administration is totally corporate is
they don't give a damn about us