Green Options » Lou Dobbs http://greenoptions.com/tag/lou-dobbs Posts tagged 'Lou Dobbs' Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Tangled Up in Green: NAFTA…Only If We Absolutely Hafta http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/03/13/tangled-up-in-green-naftaonly-if-we-absolutely-hafta/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/03/13/tangled-up-in-green-naftaonly-if-we-absolutely-hafta/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:34:20 +0000 Ranjit Arab http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/03/13/tangled-up-in-green-naftaonly-if-we-absolutely-hafta/ nafta-flag.jpgI don’t know if you caught it, but the whole Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama flap over NAFTA exposed a dirty little secret: The North American Free Trade Agreement isn’t about American jobs or cheap Mexican labor—it’s about Canadian oil.

Think as far back as two weeks ago. I know you can do it. Remember, Britney’s dad started taking control of her life… everyone you know bugged the hell out of you by constantly saying: “I drink your milkshake…”

Anyway, back then, Hillary and Obama were campaigning among blue-collar crowds in Ohio when news broke out that someone from the Obama camp called the Canadian government and reassured them that the tough talk on NAFTA was all just an act. Later, it was revealed that Hillary probably made a similar call.

All of which begged the question: Why would they care so much about Canada if this was about NAFTA? Hasn’t Uncle Lou told us time and time again that NAFTA is all about Mexico: its cheap labor, and its non-existent regulations, which entice American factories to relocate south of the border?

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