Jill Stein & Cornel West Press Conference today at 3:30PM EST. Live Blog/discussion thread
Currently she is announcing that you can view it via her Facebook page. If/when an embeddable form is posted I will insert it into the Essay for those that don't use FB.
You can find Jill's FB Page here.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKKyNfZcgk]
I am really looking forward to this one. I wonder what topics they are gonna touch on besides the obvious.
I don't see Dr. West taking a "kid gloves" type of approach to the discussion and I am wondering if maybe she is going to be naming him as on her short list for a running mate? That would be quite a coup for the greens if they can start poaching such well known progressive Democrats away from the party.
The Greens and PIP both need to gain as much legitimacy as possible and one big step towards that is getting well known progressive champions to back our side.
On a side note, I volunteered to run as a PIP candidate for the 2018 cycle in Florida. I hope with my organizing and history of holding upper level elected positions in AFSCME/AFLCIO and public speaking experience that they consider me.
I am done with sitting on the sidelines waiting for some good candidates to step forward. That is just lazy on my part, if I have the necessary abilities and drive to do so I shouldn't expect others to do it for me. 
Anyway, I hope to see you guys here for the press conference, hopefully it is a juicy one!
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"On a side note ... PIP ... for the 2018 cycle in Florida."
You're in Fla? I thought you were out west, for some reason. I'm in Chas, SC, and might could help.
I am from practically everywhere, Kinda like Clinton, lol!
I was Born and raised in NJ, then escaped to Lake Tahoe in the very early 90's.
Lived in California for a couple years too, then went back to Northern Nevada when I took a job working in Corrections.
After sustaining an injury to my spinal cord I could no longer retain my certification as a peace officer under POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) so I was forced into a medical retirement after 13 years in the system and relocated to SW Florida.
Fear of trying new things or starting over someplace thousands of miles from my friends and family has never been an issue for me. I never had much trouble making more friends and when you live in Florida you would be surprised with how many friends and family now come to visit you! (My house is jokingly referred to as the Casa de Dego resort by my friends, lol!)
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
I was the assistant press secretary for Robert Reich in Boston
before Romney became Gov., and am familiar with Fla., and could be useful in a similar press capacity.
Considering I know absolutely nothing about the actual
day to day of a campaign and whatnot I would be honestly grateful for whatever help or advice I can get.
If PIP takes off hopefully I will be running under them, if not then maybe as a green, but whatever tent I am in I will be running for something even if it is only a city/county level position.
I absolutely will have to get some professional advice on what races/positions would be the most viable choice and whatnot.
There is a lot I need to figure out before the end of 2017 that is for sure.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
I got a standard email update from PIP today.
Speaking of stories, (from your comment below,) it was absolutely remarkable how short Robert Reich actually is, not that that detracted from his wit or brilliance. But it was one of my jobs to make sure the little stool he stands on was there behind the podium before he approached. ;->
Wouldn't happen to have made any friends that were campaign
managers at the time would you?
Sounds like an interesting job, I bet you got stories...
More to talk about if we ever do the beer and fishing meetup, lol!
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
My guess is this is a last-minute strategy to try to push DNC
into doing what it ought to be doing IN FAIRNESS with the nomination.
'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member
I would think it has nothing to do with Dems...
other than he's leaving them behind. I don't believe it's a strategy of any kind, rather that it's Cornel West following his beliefs.
He is good with that... n/t
'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member
I was privileged to meet Cornel West
when he came to Occupy Tallahassee and spoke to us. He is a genuinely warm human being. Even though he was on a tight schedule he still found time to talk to us as a group and with us individually before giving a speech at Florida State University. Dr. West's sincerity and passion impressed the heck out of me. I agree that he was motivated by his beliefs to endorse Dr. Jill Stein.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
what is pip? link?
"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."--Napoleon
Sorry, my bad. That would be the...
Progressive Independent Party.
They are very new but seem to be growing rapidly.
Give them a look and let me know your thoughts, I'd love to hear them.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Good to see Dr West supporting Jill.
He's always a progressive bell weather.
Thanks for posting. I'll be out at that time but will check here later to see what happened.
Donnie The #ShitHole Douchebag. Fake Friend to the Working Class. Real Asshole.
OT question
OT but Ill plop this here. Im seeing Berners on FB saying that Nina Turner endorsed Stein...? huh?
(theres a fair amount of misinformation floating around these days so I figured I'd ask here)
Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for posting this.
I also live in South Florida. Please let us know how we can support you when you run! I'm in CD18.
You are on the exact opposite side from me. Dealing with the
same outflow from Lake O that we are too I bet....
(I'm in the 19th District)
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Press conference video is embedded and goes live in 1 min
Here is the youtube link if you want to open it in another browser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKKyNfZcgk
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
15 minute delay?
UPDATE: The press conference is slightly delayed due to the pre
From the FB page:
'What we are left with is an agency mandated to ensure transparency and disclosure that is actually working to keep the public in the dark' - Ann M. Ravel, former FEC member
Make that 20 minute delay? lol!
Man, there is a difference between keeping people in suspense and unfashionably late.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
live stream on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuKKyNfZcgk
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
LoL, You just beat me to it. :)
Good lookin out. Thanks!
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Excellent!
Thanks for the video.
Woohoo C99P was the top result
when I was searching for info on the press conference on google.
Don't know if that means anything though.
Still, it looks cool.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
OK guys, you are killing me... I guess they are on Florida Time.
Florida, where "Ish" is a time...
At least on the laid back west coast.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
4:00 PM
Haaahahahaha
I used to be punctual until I moved to Florida. Now I'm technically late for a lot of stuff. Most stuff, actually.
But Time here has Ish, so as long as you mentioned that upfront, you're always forgiven, because you're usually never alone in "being late" anyway
I was always a "If you ain't 10 minutes early you are 5 minutes.
... late" kind of guy.
Then I moved to Tahoe where, "Sorry dude, I flaked." was a perfectly socially acceptable response. lol!
If I was gonna be late I would have a DAMN good reason. Even if I had to make it up....
So moving here was an easy transition.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Update Conference Delayed till 4
UPDATE: The press conference is slightly delayed due to the previous event running long, we will start livestreaming at 4:00 ET - thanks for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience!
Will you join me and Cornel West Sunday - and invite your friends and family? Let's talk revolution. #ItsInOurHands
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
theyre live now on the FB page
https://www.facebook.com/drjillstein/
okay so this fb feed is just the pre-show, lol
the actual Presser is as above, 4PM
but Jill & Cornel are both talking, kind of overview style, not 'news'
Thank god, I was like if this is the camera work for the PC
We really got our work ahead of us, lol!
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
OK, the pres show just ended so they should be headed out now
hopefully.
Got my Mt. Dew and pipe ready to go.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Hah! My buddy just PM'd me.
(He's Jamaican so try to read it with that patois as that is how I always hear his texts in my head.)
"Nah Man, It's not Florida Time, Its BPT...
"
He uses that one on me as an excuse a LOT lol! I reply, "Nope, you are on stoner time, but so am I so it still should have worked out..."
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
BPT time, which one is that? /nt
It's slang.
It means, "Black People Time". Kind of a self deprecating joke.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Ahh, African Time, if a party starts at 7 pm
you don't arrive before 10 pm and if you consider yourself important, you leave 10:45 pm ...
Thanks.
aka
Colored People's Time. Hillary and DeBlasio got called out on it when they used it in a skit to explain why it took Bill so long to get on board the HRC train.
Don't know if this is right, but I saw this in a comment
EVERYONE! GO HERE! Jill's delay is pushing into our other event, so we're going to go live there!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq0PzTBlA0U
(Pro tip: Don't start a press conference an hour late, this ain't making any 6pm news)
Right! I was just saying this myself!
It comes off as very unprofessional
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
In my next life I become a sound technician ... /nt
The sound is pretty horrendous. lol!
I hope they have that fixed before the press con
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
so... I missed it?
had to step away for a few, man, this is confusing as hell.
Anyone wanna give a recap?
It was only on her Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/drjillstein/
It was Stein and West sitting in a hallway!
That wasn't the actual conference was it?
If so, that was not a press conference.
They are gonna need to step it up if they want to actually make some headway.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Yeah, well, that's the Green
Yeah, well, that's the Green Party for you. Unprofessionalism and weaksauce is their stock in trade. This is one reason why I'm meeeeh about Jill Stein this year.
"They are gonna need to step it up ..."
Yeah, I used to work at BNN (Boston Neighborhood Network) and we would have been embarrassed by that
That press conference was the equivalent of inviting someone to
dinner and then handing them a single leaf of lettuce when they arrive.
No wonder the greens have been spinning their wheels for so long, they really are gonna need a lot of help from us but this just reaffirms my belief that moving past 2016 our goal needs to be to build a new party.
We can still form a coalition with them and aid them with growing but this is a perfect example of why they have a reputation of being an amateur hour outfit.
That doesn't mean I don't agree with their policy, I just think they need a massive amount of support, particularly in media production and press interaction.
(Edited for typo)
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
on facebook but not the youtube
they're losing me.
Looks like a backstage something, they're sitting in chairs, no podium or presser setting at all, its interview style... looks very amateur, but the sound is decent! and I like what she's saying but I cant stick around much longer
I hear that. This is pretty bad.
with about 1200 worth of equipment and some green cloth I could have made them at least LOOK like they were someplace other than a closet.
I am about to tap out myself and just wait for the summary, this is downright painful to watch it's so cringe worthy in production value.
As you said, this is an interview, not a press conference, and a pretty shoddy arranged one at that.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
I believe this non-performance did more damage than good
they didn't have the bandwidth, some other event "stole" it. Ok, so sorry for you, Alphalop, that was a waste of time.
LoL, Thanks for that but it's unnecessary.
If they ever do decide to do an actual presser I will do it again.
I am not mad at them for it, just saddened that at the level they are playing they have so little production and preparation. It does not bode well at all for the race.
This could have been a MAJOR opportunity for Jill to put together something that would have gone viral.
This will go pretty much nowhere outside of policy wonks if that.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
You know what really sucks with stuff like this
in politics (in particular)? You can't just decide someone's unprofessional or unprepared anymore. Shit like this can happen from sheer incompetence--or it could be a hack, half-assed sabotage, well-poisoning or dirty trick. Who the fuck really knows anymore?
In such an event I would feel it would look better to make a
quick "This is what happened, we are trying to fix it but will reschedule the Press conference for X" rather than something that could only reinforce the public perception (warranted or not) that the Green party is ineffectual.
A new party won't have that initial preconceived notion to overcome at least.
Labels are important and what that is at best is a live announcement with a sole interviewer, but not even remotely close to an actual press conference.
It doesn't change my plan to vote for Stein but I really hope the Berners media brigade gets on board with them soon after the convention, there is a LOT of talented people out there that she can tap into, so it is still early to prejudge her entire campaign on this one event for sure.
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
OK I am tapping out. I will wait for the summary if there is one
There is nothing worth live blogging about this but there may be stuff worthy of discussion so have at it.
It's more of a standard long form interview at best.
I was hoping for announcements, questions from the members of various media outlets, etc.
AKA A press conference, lol!
"I used to vote Republican & Democrat, I also used to shit my pants. Eventually I got smart enough to stop doing both things." -Me
Political Revolution TV faltered for lack of revolution ... /s
What angers me about it, is the fact that they just could have set up both in a studio, taped the interview of both, make it a press conference and post it on the internet after having processed the videos. Why does everything need to be live streamed? The world will survive it, if the event is posted a couple of hours or a day later. And if you have a mini townhall meeting style Q&A session, at least they should be equipped to set up the microphones in a way that you can clearly hear everybody.
Sigh. I hope they make up for it. With a professional setting.
Couldn't care less about "production value" of video
or the chairs they were sitting in, it was a good interview. Kill the messenger much? Fck thus shit! Listen to the words they are telling the truth in my view. Yes I think I am for cancelling the debt of 42 million indentured servants, they simply believed a lie just like ye mortgage bubble of olde. Wall Street can kiss my ass for a change. Peace & Love
P.S. Flush Facebook!
Jill Stein with Cornel West
Me neither, as long as I can understand what has been said
this is the first video posted from the interview, which has acceptable sound and I can follow the clip. Thanks for posting it. I didn't get anything out of the live feed. And I have flushed facebook out of my life since its beginnings.
Sorry, if you got my criticism of the life feed the wrong way. I have listened and followed Cornel West words since a long time and have gotten quite a pushback from TOP people for that back in the time. Don't even want to get back to search for my diary link to that.
Peace and love, if you still can.
Not taking anything personally here
and apologies in return if you felt singled out. I was just spouting off in reaction to the tone of discussion, waay after it ended
doh. Solidarity.
no problem, just felt I had to clarify what I had spouted off/nt
f*ck those double posts - redactednt
f*ck those triple posts - redacted/nt
A people's interview, don't need no stinking polish?
Thanks for the vid.
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
it actually doesn't need the polish, but it needs sound ...
video polish is often used to manipulate the emotions of the listeners and I am quite sensitive to a way people cut a video. Visuals are a yuuuge tool for manipulation. In that sense I prefer non polished raw material (if I can get it) than the polished final product, cause I trust video editors as little as I trust skilled manipulative word smiths. Propaganda is propaganda. Both Stein and West have never really gone that route. They have their own voice, very distinctive one, imo.
The live feed had no sound that I could understand. That's all.
What about this one?
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
thanks, they are cute together, aren't they? ... :-)
I think it may be on my side and I just need to attach extra speakers on my laptop. I am in the middle of a chaos and my regular PC, which has a bit better speakers, is packed in a box. And I do know that the lack of broadband for the live stream was not a thing the Revolutionary TV outlet was responsible for. So, peace and love and hugs to all who want all of it.
It's basically just Dr. West, which I need to come through loud and clear.
Thanks
f*ck those double post - redacted /nt
f*ck those triple posts - redacted /nt
f*ck those quadruple posts - redacted /nt
JtC - it's enough already - my comments are not that worthy
to be posted in triple and quadruple editions... Sigh. I don't know why this happens. Seriously, it is annoying. What can I do to avoid it?