Joint Green Party interview with Stein and Baraka: on Principles & Values


Ajamu Baraka: "Uncle Tom" Obama did not live up to historic opportunity

Stein's running mate has criticized President Barack Obama extensively, and he outlined his disappointment with the president early on. "You have to basically call it as you see it and be prepared to speak truth to power," Baraka said. "Obama had an historic opportunity to transform this country." Baraka said the nation's first black president did not live up to his historic opportunity. "He allowed his commitment to neoliberal policies and a neoliberal worldview to undermine the possibility of greatness," Baraka said.

Baraka did not demure when confronted with his more strident comments about Obama, like calling him an "Uncle Tom": "If we were concerned and serious about how we could displace white power, we had to demystify the policies and the positions of this individual," Baraka said, referring to his attempt to "shock" people out of faith in Obama's transformative potential. He conceded that his language sounded "inflammatory" to some, but said, "I stand by that."

Source: Eli Watkins, CNN, joint interview of Stein and Baraka Aug 17, 2016

Jill Stein: Outreach to Bernie Sanders voters

In this election cycle, the mainstream nominees have achieved historically poor favorability ratings from voters nationwide. Stein has seized on this point and focused her message on disaffected progressive voters in particular, reserving her sharpest critiques for Clinton. The Green Party nominee has said she hopes to reignite and build upon the "political revolution" of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Despite her outreach to Sanders' supporters, Stein has been largely ignored--even after years' worth of effort--by Sanders himself. With that in mind, Stein and Baraka spent Wednesday evening hoping to win over a national audience.

Source: Eli Watkins, CNN, joint interview of Stein and Baraka Aug 17, 2016

Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton is untrustworthy, but "too big to jail"

Stein made clear, as she has her entire campaign, that she believes Clinton is not an acceptable choice for president. Stein hit her from the left, but she also made the case against Clinton on matters of trust.

She implied Clinton was so well-connected as to be above the law. With regard to the former secretary of state's email controversy, Stein called Clinton "too big to jail."

Compounding her concerns with Clinton's character and alleged impropriety, Stein hit Clinton's record on foreign policy. "I do have serious questions about Hillary's judgment, her safeguarding of national security information and above all, her trustworthiness in the job where she will have her finger on the button," Stein said.

Source: Eli Watkins, CNN, joint interview of Stein and Baraka Aug 17, 2016

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