Bill Clinton: “Well, first of all, I attacked those who were violent in no uncertain terms. And I said to those who were demonstrating…”

“Well, first of all, I attacked those who were violent in no uncertain terms. And I said to those who were demonstrating for a cleaner environment or for decent labor standards that I thought their concerns were legitimate but their opposition to the trade agreement was wrong. And that's what I believe. And I think that we're a little different on that. I mean, I strongly agree, and most Republicans that apparently agree with me that we ought to have expanded trade. We benefit, not just from the exports; we also benefit from the influence. You've got an--time, so do I. We benefit in that an open market enables us to grow and still have to compete, and that keeps inflation down. One of the reasons--in February we're going to have the longest economic expansion in the history of the country, and we did it with three things. We did it with getting rid of the debt--deficit; we did it with investing in technology and people; and we did it with opening our borders in trading and continuing to compete, because usually, when you have this kind of economic growth, inflation takes over and kills the recovery. That hasn't happened. So I think this is very important. But the difference between me and most Republicans is that I believe that globalization is inevitable. But people are scared of all this change, and what we have to do is to convince them that change can be their friend. And the way to do it is to say, ``Okay, we're going to compete, and we're going to win over the long run, and we're going to win in the short run. But we should grow the economy in a way that improves the environment, and we should do it in a way that respects core labor standards: no forced labor, no child labor, no abusive working conditions.'' Mr. King. Did Seattle surprise you?”