Mass. doctor Jill Stein wins Green Party’s presidential nod

USA Today, July 14, 2012 – Mass. doctor Jill Stein wins Green Party’s presidential nod

BALTIMORE (AP) – A doctor who ran against Mitt Romney for Massachusetts governor a decade ago on Saturday won the chance to challenge him again, this time as the Green Party’s presidential nominee.

By Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images

Dr. Jill Stein delivers remarks Wednesday while announcing Cheri Honkala as her Green Party vice-presidential running mate during a press conference in Washington.

Dr. Jill Stein delivers remarks Wednesday while announcing Cheri Honkala as her Green Party vice-presidential running mate during a press conference in Washington.

Jill Stein, an internist from Lexington, Mass., blasted both Romney and President Obama, saying both had become too dependent on donations from corporations in order to acquire office at the expense of the nation’s citizens.

“We need real public servants who listen to the people — not to the corporate lobbyists that funnel campaign checks into the big war chests,” Stein told applauding supporters at a Holiday Inn in Baltimore. “That’s what brought me to the Green Party, the only national party that is not bought and paid for by corporate money.”  Read more…