I attended the Green Party Presidential Debates yesterday, January 13th, 2008, at Herbst Theater in San Francisco. It was a colorful crowd, with a few hecklers. The five debating candidates, of course, spoke well & about relevant issues, which puts them far out of the mainstream. They all agree about Iraq, No Child Left Behind, climate change, single-payer health care, & second-choice voting (which would legitimize more parties.) One of the candidates, Jesse Johnson, of the Mountain Party of West Virginia, vaguely reminded me of George Clooney's character in O Brother Where Art Thou? I happened to catch one of the crazier moments on Jenny Ruth's camera, where, if you listen carefully, he attributes the rise of cancer & heart disease thru the 20th Century to the criminalization of marijuana.
Unfortunately, some of the videos didn't come out, including one of Kat Swift, an interesting young dread-lock'd woman from Texas. Dominating the debates was Cynthia McKinney, the first black congresswoman from Georgia, who served for five terms as a Democrat until they more or less disenfranchised her, & defected to the Green Party. Ralph Nader spoke afterward, & they'll probably give the nomination to him, but it's worth noting that she's bad ass & very presidential. Sorry my video of her is shaky:
January 13, 2008
Vidoes: Live from the Green Party Presidential Debates
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I could not find the thinly disguised Barack Obama endorsement.
Hello Brains!
If you would like to see more of this type of thing, just vote for it in our poll!
James
I did vote! And as a New Year's resolution I have bookmarked your blog. (Psst, it's me Bryan A.)
Hello Brains, that is a noble new years resolution. Will I ever see you again?
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