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For Immediate Release<\/strong>
\nAugust 18, 2008<\/p>\n

SATIRE:<\/strong>
\nAffluent Traders of Oregon Welcomes the \u201cCorporate America Wins with Trade\u201d Tour to Portland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Portland, OR \u2014 Affluent Traders of Oregon (ATO) helped welcome the \u201cCorporate America Wins with Trade\u201d tour during its visit to Triad Speakers, Inc in northeast Portland this morning.\u00a0The bus tour, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association, is traveling the United States to drum up support for the Bush administration\u2019s stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.\u00a0 For video of the tour, visit: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZaZRuyiGucw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe public relations subcontractors running this bus tour are fighting the good fight.\u00a0Free trade agreements may not be popular with voters, but they are absolutely crucial if corporations are to continue shifting jobs around the globe to where labor is the cheapest and environmental protections the weakest,\u201d said ATO Communications Director Rob Depoor.\u00a0\u201cThose rare businesses like Triad that still manufacture in the U.S. are wise to keep their options open.\u00a0There\u2019s a killing to be made in offshoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

ATO joined the Consumer Electronics Association in calling on Congress to immediately pass the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, arguing that the ongoing human rights violations in Colombia make for a sound investment climate that large corporations are eager to exploit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people find the murder of trade unionists in Colombia distasteful, but in tough economic times like these, a cooperative labor pool is essential in order to ensure rising returns on investment,\u201d said Depoor.\u00a0\u201cUntil people are voluntarily willing to accept a couple dollars a day in wages and be happy about it, partnerships with military and paramilitary regimes are simply a fact of life in the business world.\u00a0If that reality makes Americans uncomfortable, they should stop paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Corporate America Wins with Trade\u2019 tour is just what we need to jumpstart support for continued NAFTA expansion,\u201d said ATO President Ivanna Slavesbach.\u00a0\u201cMy only hope is that next time they will find a jet or a helicopter for their tour.\u00a0Quite frankly, this whole bus theme is a little trashy.\u00a0Overall, great work though!\u201d<\/p>\n

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CHANTS:
\n\u201cHey, hey.\u00a0Ho ho.\u00a0Family-wage jobs have got to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress. Get off it!\u00a0Help the rich make more profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho gives a crap about the poor?\u00a0Offshore, offshore, offshore more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do we want?\u00a0Money.\u00a0When do we want it?\u00a0Now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cColombian death squads may seem wrong, but they make our profits extremely strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cColombia, Korea, Panama, Peru.\u00a0If you could make billions, what would you do?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMoney, money, money, money.\u00a0Money!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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