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In reply to the discussion: Dear Bernie supporters. Please. Stop! [View all]calimary
(81,220 posts)Found a 14-or-so minute clip of an interview Jill Stein did with Maria Bartiromo and friends. I watched it, and was aghast, listening to Dr. Stein. Or at least trying to listen to her. All she did, throughout, was babble about how we merely need to cancel the debt, and that would magically lead us to the economy of our dreams. Simplistic as hell, never described how that would happen, never had any details, never explained how it worked, and the word salad that she did offer was utterly palin-esque. Complete with the occasional giggle and chuckle punctuating her assertions. Sienna86, I almost literally started getting dizzy trying to make sense of what she was saying. My eyes started crossing. Bartiromo and friends had trouble making sense of it, too.
I kept thinking - THIS is a Harvard MD? She made no sense. None. She did not do herself proud.
My takeaway was that this was NO well-equipped or seriously-considered candidate for the biggest, hardest, and most complicated job in the world. I figure she's undoubtedly a good doctor, who, with that Harvard degree, would certainly be worth one's trust as one's doctor. Ben Carson certainly has earned that respect, as a neurosurgeon. Her credentials suggested giving her some serious and fair consideration, especially since her name does come up every now and then during this campaign season. But I've gotta tell you - I heard enough from her not to want to trust her with any political, national, or international affairs. She sounded exactly like someone who's in WAY over his/her head. Agonizingly so. Btw - my own doctor is terrific. I like and respect her a lot, and I have great and continuing confidence in her. She's the doctor to whom I took my kids - from the time they were born, onward into adulthood. But I sure don't regard her as suitable to run for President. I'm sure Jill Stein can make many contributions with her skill set and her intellect and experience. But she's not suitable to run for President.
To say I was disappointed is not accurate. I was shocked. I went away shaking my head after that, and fearing that she'd accomplish nothing in November except to provide us with a 2016 version of Ralph Nader.
And, certainly, that's just me. But watching and listening to her showed me enough to make me want to run screaming into the night. Either that, or find some Dramamine or something. I felt that dizzy trying to watch and listen to her, and follow along.