Third-Party VP Candidates Matt Gonzalez and Rosa Clemente Respond to Biden-Palin Debate

Expectations for the content of last night’s vice-presidential debate might have been low, but it was certainly the most anticipated vice-presidential debate in recent history. Thursday’s face-off between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin brought few surprises. The two VP picks squabbled over the economy, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the threat posed by Iran and Pakistan, taxes, energy policy, climate change, healthcare, and the voting records of Senators Obama and McCain. Among their points of agreement was their support for Israel and their opposition to gay marriage.

Excerpts from Biden-Palin debate.

We’re joined by two guests who are also running for Vice President of this country. They are third-party candidates and excluded from the official debates.

Matt Gonzalez, vice-presidential candidate on Ralph Nader’s ticket. He is a San Francisco-based attorney and the former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 2003, he ran for mayor of San Francisco on the Green Party ticket but lost in a close race to Democrat Gavin Newsom.

Rosa Clemente, Green Party vice-presidential nominee. Longtime activist and journalist and former director of the Hip-Hop Caucus.

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