Ann Garrison at Fog City Journal via Ballot Access News:
KALW’s Rose Aguilar moderated a presidential debate held Saturday at the Victoria Theatre between Green Party presidential candidates Dr. Jill Stein and actress/comedienne Roseanne Barr. The world described by Stein and Barr bears little resemblance to that described by incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney.
Obama and Romney speak of improving the competitive environment; Barr and Stein speak of cooperative and environmentally sustainable social relations.
Obama and Romney describe the bank bailouts as a painful necessity; Stein and Barr describe it as an unparalleled heist by the 1% and say it’s time to nationalize the Federal Reserve and to cancel student loan debt.
Where Obama and Romney see a world full of terrorists requiring an ever-heightened state of military positioning with Homeland and National Security, Stein and Barr see further militarization of the police, an empire of military bases in need of dismantling and a need to redefine national priorities and security.
The Greens’ top two candidates have very different speaking styles.