Here’s My Theory
Trump supporters are mostly racists who openly boast about being racists. That’s what separates them from Libertarians. Libertarians are racists who don’t talk about it openly.
Libertarianism is social Darwinism splashed with adolescent crushes on Ayn Rand.
Goofy old Ron Paul has been replaced by former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, who is proudly carrying on the Goofy Banner.
This morning on MSNBC he was asked about the situation in Aleppo.
“What is Aleppo?” Mr. Johnson said when asked on MSNBC how, as president, he would address the refugee crisis in the Syrian city that is a stronghold of the Islamic State.
When pressed as to whether he was serious, Mr. Johnson indicated that he really was not aware of the city, which has been widely covered during the years that Syria has been engulfed in civil war. After Mike Barnicle, an MSNBC commentator who is often part of the “Morning Joe” program panel, explained that Aleppo was the center of Syria’s refugee crisis, Mr. Johnson struggled to recover.
After calling a friend for a clue, his final answer was that we should “partner with Russia to diplomatically improve the situation there.”
If Johnson is truly a libertarian, how knows he’s fixing to get walloped by the free market forces.
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It’s OK, Gary. I don’t care about you either.
1Gov Johnson indeed said “What is Aleppo?”. I heard it with my own two eyes on this teevee show. Of course “deer in headlights” look when asked other questions is equal to his clear isolationist stance.
In the end, I just hope he takes more votes from Hair Drumpf than Secy Clinton come election day.
2@Micr: He will.
3What?! He didn’t say they should pull themselves up by their own bootstraps? Isn’t he betraying one of the principles of libertarianism by not saying that.
And what’s with all the love for Russia from the two bozos Trump & Johnson? Are they planning on selling out America?
4As I true son of the Bluegrass, I would point out to you that Kentucky’s Rand Paul (Sen. – La la land), is the true heir to his crazy old man, altho we grant Johnson gets acknowledgment for trying.
5Well, at least I can sleep soundly tonight not having to be concerned about the intellectual weight of Gary Johnson!
6hey, remember when Dubya was asked questions about the rest of the world when he first started running for Prez? There were actually people who wanted to give him a pass cuz who the hell was supposed to know about those dumb things anyway?
7Somebody else who can’t even hire advisers who make sure he knows what he’s supposed to know and doesn’t make a damn fool of himself on national TV.
Someone once asked me why I was calling Dubya a moron. I said it was because he bragged about not reading newspapers, said his people would tell him whatever he needed to know, and then surrounded himself with people who would tell him only what he wanted to hear. That should have been an impeachment offense.
8Strike 3, you’re out!
9The question came out of nowhere, and sounded like he answered “what is a leppo?” because he utterly misunderstood the question. If he had been asked a complete question like “what about the situation in Allepo Syria?” and he knew nothing then that would be different, but he misheard, misunderstood, or just was thinking about something else when the word came up. Give the guy a break and some respect.
10Libertarians only *think* they’re smarter than everyone else. Gary Johnson’s a good example of this.
Ayn Rand wasn’t that smart herself, and following her does nothing to improve someone’s criticial thinking skills.
11Yup, I saw that faux pas on Morning Joe, too!! Plus, hearing Joker Joe stating how Hillary was so defensive in her answers and kept back on her heels for the full half-hour!! Matt Lauer was a complete joke!
12Evidently this so-called “forum” was suppose to have been about the Veterans … Matt was far more interested in those damned emails then the Veterans … however … he let Drumpf bloviate about Veteran’s healthcare like he might actually know something or have a clue!! He doesn’t have a friggen clue and neither does Matt Lauer!!
Reminds me of Dubya too. The ole “regular guy” ploy. Somebody you could drink a beer with. You wouldn’t expect your beer-drinking buddies to know that kinda stuff would you?……But come to think of it, I wouldn’t want any of the guys I’ve ever drank beer with within 47 miles of the oval office.
13here’s a fact: As Gov. he awarded a no-bid contract for road building to the Koch bros. According to the former Atty Genl Patsy Madrid. Still is paid by Kochs.
14He could be in the running for dumbest look ever, maybe he and Trump and GW Bush could have a contest
15Jorge Peralta: Give me a break. What are you? His mother? Couldn’t he have said, “I’m sorry, could you repeat the question?” Oh, and yeah, questions coming out of nowhere is part of the job of being president in case you didn’t know.
16I heard later on MSNBC that he told someone else that he thought it was the acronym for something … he didn’t know what!! He did apologize for not being up on Aleppo Syria … he simply was not prepared for questions out of the blue like that. LOL
17@Jorge peralta
If your commentary was directed at my post above, I think I did not disrespect Gov Johnson. I stated that I had seen the MSNBC exchange which Miz JJ posted for our comment. I stated my hope that he took more votes from Hair Drumpf than from Secy Clinton. I mentioned Gov Johnson’s surprised by the question look of utter and complete confusion. I kept the disrespect to myself.
And in this sense you are right: on flub on an interview show shouldn’t make one unelectable. Of course it is easy to extrapolate and imagine that look on the face of a President Johnson when he’s told
our Pacific rival has just dealt us a crippling defeat at the naval facility at Pearl Harbor
an airliner has just flown into the World Trade Center in New York and for continuity of government purposes you must be airborne in Air Force One NOW
the largest hurricane NOAA has seen in recent memory is headed to New Orleans
San Francisco is ablaze and the majority of the city may be lost before firefighters can get it under control
And so on. And frankly a stump dumb look doesn’t inspire confidence or mark one as the leader of the free world. Mark him off the list, he aint a keeper.
18Maybe he just got confused and thought he was on Jeopardy.
19Dave’s not here, man.
20On reflection, I’ve had a couple of beers with some guys who could probably do a great job as POTUS. Ladies too. Not that they would want the job though.
21ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!
22And he’s running for president? Of what? Surely nothing to do with geography. Or diplomacy.
TTPT, I’m old enough to laugh out loud at your post.
23Dear Mr. Johnson:
Just FYI, running for president is the easy part. The hard part starts in January. Having flunked the easy part, I don’t see you getting passed to the next grade.
A voter.
24If I was in a political discussion and I heard a word that sounded like “Aleppo” I wouldn’t have to wonder what a “lepo” is. At the least I would have asked, “Do you mean Aleppo, Syria?”
I’m not running for a thing. I’m just a politically astute citizen, like most of the patrons of this lovely and lively salon.
25Let’s give the guy some credit. He is the only candidate to pledge to not smoke pot while running for president or being president. Hillary hasn’t done that. Trump hasn’t done that. Stein hasn’t done that. In this day and age of difficult times we need someone that won’t be high as president. Come Hillary and Trump, why won’t you make the pledge.
26@TTPT
Sorry I read right past your post and neither of my brain cells fired.
@Henry
27Thanks for the vowel.
“Libertarianism is social Darwinism splashed with adolescent crushes on Ayn Rand.”
who herself had a young adult crush on a murderer (a guy who murdered his girlfriend, because she had the temerity to get pregnant, and be foolish enough to expect him to stick around.), because, “He knew what he wanted, and he took it.” so, you know, I’m not sure she’s someone you should be looking to for moral (or any other kind of) guidance.
28Remember that Libertarians don’t know history and don’t understand economics. Has Governor Johnson acquired the Libertarian franchise from the Paul family?
29Scott: One hopes you’re being snarky. If not… really?
30Yes, very snarky JAKvirginia.
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