http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3434 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3434&cpage=1#comment-203695 Flip-Flops and YouTube - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:18:59 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=3434#comment-203695 [...] NAFTA is the other issue where Obama has taken a nuanced position which political opponents use as an example of flip-flopping. If you concentrate on any one statement, especially those made in the heat of a primary battle, it is possible to make such a case. A more comprehensive review of Obama’s statements shows an overall consistent view in which Obama is basically a supporter of free trade but also sees that there are problems with NAFTA which must be fixed. Andrew Sullivan has posted a clip of what is generally a very poor interview with Obama on Fox. During the interview Obama was asked to give a one word impression of various topics. This starts with NAFTA where Obama response is “a mixed bag.” All his statements on NAFTA together represent a consistent viewpoint within this description. [...] [...] NAFTA is the other issue where Obama has taken a nuanced position which political opponents use as an example of flip-flopping. If you concentrate on any one statement, especially those made in the heat of a primary battle, it is possible to make such a case. A more comprehensive review of Obama’s statements shows an overall consistent view in which Obama is basically a supporter of free trade but also sees that there are problems with NAFTA which must be fixed. Andrew Sullivan has posted a clip of what is generally a very poor interview with Obama on Fox. During the interview Obama was asked to give a one word impression of various topics. This starts with NAFTA where Obama response is “a mixed bag.” All his statements on NAFTA together represent a consistent viewpoint within this description. [...]

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