Posted on 07/14/2012 7:08:20 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
BALTIMORE – A doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for Massachusetts governor a decade ago won the chance to challenge him again on Saturday, this time as the Green Party's presidential nominee.
Jill Stein, 62, an internist from Lexington, Massachusetts., blasted both Romney and President Barack Obama, saying both had become too dependent on donations from corporations in order to acquire office at the expense of the nation's citizens.
"We need real public servants who listen to the people -- not to the corporate lobbyists that funnel campaign checks into the big war chests," Stein told applauding supporters at a Holiday Inn in Baltimore. "That's what brought me to the Green Party, the only national party that is not bought and paid for by corporate money."
Stein acknowledges that her candidacy is a super long shot. Still, she notes that a growing number of people are expressing frustration with the two major political parties and she...
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Well, now we know who the green commie nominee is.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
I am hoping she gets to make some noise.
She might could pull off a few of those Occupy folks and treehuggers.
She sure has Occuspeak down pat: Corporations bad!
She sure has Occuspeak down pat: Corporations bad!
I’ve already posted some of her videos on other websites. I am hoping some of the liberals give her consideration.
obama certainly doesn’t represent the 99% protesters.
She’ll pull votes from Obama, in MA, not Romney. I doubt it will be enough to make any sort of difference, but it might be interesting to see.
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