Jill Stein Pitches a Green Foreign Policy

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2016

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On The Gist, Green Party candidate Jill Stein lays out her foreign policy. She debates Mike Pesca about Hillary Clinton, Yemen, and America's use of force. Stein believes the United States is closer to nuclear war than ever, including the Cold War. She explains how de-escalating nuclear tensions with Russia should take priority, and how neither of the major party candidates is up to the job. This year marks Stein's second run for the presidency. Today's sponsors: The Gist is brought to you by Winc, formerly known as Club W. With Winc, you get top quality wine delivered right to your door. For $20 off your first order, go to trywinc.com/gist. And by Basecamp, a cloud-based system with tools to help you get work done in a sane, organized way. Try it for free today at basecamp.com/gist. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.0	It's Wednesday, October 18th, 2016 from Slate.
0:42.0	It's the gist from Las Vegas.
0:44.0	So Jonathan Prince was on yesterday and we talked about debate prep and what Trump should do, what Hillary should do.
0:49.0	And he was a great guest and it was a good conversation.
0:52.0	I commend you to it.
0:53.0	But it does strike me that when we talk about Donald Trump debater, Donald Trump tactics,
0:59.0	you know what we do?
1:00.0	We take these institutions of a democratic society and we use them to elevate Trump.
1:06.0	And he does not deserve that.
1:08.0	When he dons the cloak of democracy, it's a garment that is ill-gotten.
1:13.0	You know, there are two analogies I was thinking of in terms of power and ruling.
1:18.0	And one is Excalibur.
1:20.0	And when Arthur pulled Excalibur from the stone, you knew that he was worthy.
1:25.0	But I think the better analogy from a similar milieu is the Iron Throne.
1:29.0	In that any idiot can sit on the Iron Throne, even the Mad King.
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