I’m With The President In Ugly Obama-Elizabeth Warren Trade Fight

Posted by | April 23, 2015 16:00 | Filed under: Contributors Opinion Politics Tommy Christopher

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The Democrats’ simmering intra-party struggle over the Trans-Pacific Partnership has come to a boil this week, pitting President Barack Obama against Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and more pointedly, President Obama’s supporters against the Warren Wing of the Democratic Party. The deal, and trade in general, have long been contentious issues among Democratic supporters, but with a vote looming on granting President Obama greater flexibility to negotiate the final deal, criticism from the Warren Wing has gotten increasingly louder. Then, shit got real:

Well, I guess they don`t want it to happen. And I love Elizabeth. We`re allies on a whole host of issues. But she`s wrong on this.

In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Tuesday night, President Obama defended the agreement, but in doing so, raised the hackles of the Warren Wing. When Sen. Warren took to Twitter to respond to the President, it was open warfare between her supporters and those of the President, and on Wednesday night’s The Rachel Maddow Show, the deeper roots of the battle lines began to take shape, as host Rachel Maddow took pains to cast President Obama’s remarks as a condescending sexist breach…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

17 responses to I’m With The President In Ugly Obama-Elizabeth Warren Trade Fight

  1. Anomaly 100 April 23rd, 2015 at 16:04

    Sorry, but I’m with Warren on this.

    • Suzanne McFly April 23rd, 2015 at 16:29

      I love Warrens passion in her beliefs, and I hate the trade policies we have had in the past, but this is going to happen with our without us and we need to make sure we have some sort of say in this. We need to keep some skin in the game and continue exporting and importing goods, billions of dollars are involved not to mention the camaraderie attained with our allies.

    • jasperjava April 23rd, 2015 at 16:56

      I’m suspicious of most trade deals, but I’m going to reserve judgement on this one until we have more details.

      Just once I’d like to see a trade deal that actually protects American workers and boosts American exports and manufacturing. I’m not holding my breath, but clinging to a sliver of cautious optimism.

    • NW10 April 23rd, 2015 at 19:41

      Warren is wrong on this. She and the rest of the far left are spouting about TPP being negotiated in secret (as all trade deals have been) but bragging about knowing what’s in it at the same time. How can you know what is in a trade deal that is negotiated in secret? Hmm?

  2. NW10 April 23rd, 2015 at 19:42

    TC speaks the truth. The loudest voices against TPP are mirroring those on the far right regarding the potential Iran deal. There’s a blueprint for both, but no final product. How can you know what is in TPP when it’s being negotiated in secret, as all trade deals are?

  3. oldfart April 23rd, 2015 at 20:52

    corporations and their lobbyists all want it, not one republican has spoken out against it, and its totally closed to public review. WHY ? if its such a great deal why hide it ?

  4. pignose4.0 April 23rd, 2015 at 21:41

    Too many cooks spoil the stew…………They are making stew and when they are finished if no one likes it it gets trashed.

    • rg9rts April 24th, 2015 at 06:36

      Too late when you are locked into it

  5. craig7120 April 23rd, 2015 at 22:34

    I’m cynical so I will just say this, where is the cheapest labor? I haven’t been briefed or read the deal so I’m speaking out of past practice.

    Capitalism can’t and won’t survive on the back of slave labor, it would be nice if our moral compass was at the table.

    Blue sky……Apple phones made in Nebraska?

  6. rg9rts April 24th, 2015 at 06:35

    So Tommy …You’d buy a pig in the poke from a politician??? FOOL

  7. liber8tor . July 30th, 2015 at 14:56

    If this is such a good trade deal, why do you think they keep it locked in a vault and secret from the American people?
    Republics have fought Obama on EVERY single issue since day one. Why do you think the GOP suddenly backed Obama on this trade deal and voted FOR it? C’mon now… think hard….

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