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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, besides spoiler, what role did Jill Stein play in the 2016 election?
http://theslot.jezebel.com/nope-jill-stein-is-not-quite-done-enraging-you-1796258572(snip)
And she recorded a video from Moscows famous Red Square, in which she talked about the need to rein in American exceptionalism and replace a U.S. policy based on dominationwords that sounded like they were ripped from Putins talking points.
Stein isnt sorry about any of it. She says shed welcome the opportunity to testify before Congress and dismisses the idea that she was a spoiler or that her campaign was co-opted as a tool of Russian influence as Democrats pathetic excuses for losing the election.
Politico also noted that RT, Russias propaganda channel, was the only network to consistently cover her campaign and invite her on, and that her VP shortlist included RT host Chris Hedges. Her eventual VP pick, Ajamu Baraka, has referred to NATO as gangster states, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed the Green Party convention via videoconference to discuss the hacked DNC documentssent, according to US intelligence agencies, by Russian state hackersthat the organization had released. Stein also informed Politico that there is not a lot of evidence that Russia was behind the hacking effort. She said, however, that she is certainly not aware of any ties whatsoever between the Green Party and the Russian government.
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Hmmm.
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So, besides spoiler, what role did Jill Stein play in the 2016 election? (Original Post)
deminks
Jun 2017
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Cattledog
(5,911 posts)1. Spreader of "Fake News".
Bleacher Creature
(11,253 posts)2. Grifter.
I'd bet a pretty penny that a huge chunk of the $7+ million she raised for the recount went straight into her pocket (and/or people close to her).
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. Redefined "Green".
MichMan
(11,869 posts)4. I have total disdain for anyone foolish enough to contribute to her "recount"
I certainly hope that those that foolishly donated or voted for her understand how complicit and enabling they were
BainsBane
(53,016 posts)5. I wonder how much money she got from the Kremlin?
She is at the table with Putin in that infamous photo of Flynn. Like him, she is a Putin apologist.
I'd like to see that money trail followed.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)6. She wasn't a spoiler.
At least not with her candidacy itself. She was handy for voters who would never support Trump or Clinton.
What-ifs that assume Green votes would have gone for Clinton are kind of silly.
Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)7. She made a lot of $$$ for her "party"