2016 Postmortem

BootinUp

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6. Oh good Lawd. What a country.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Original post)

Wed Sep 28, 2016, 06:43 PM

Sep 2016

He can't seriously think he is qualified. Can He?

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Gary Johnson could not name a single world leader he admires... [View all] Cooley Hurd Sep 2016 OP

He said Mr. Aleppo bigwillq Sep 2016 #1

LOL Auggie Sep 2016 #14

!!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2016 #38

Saw that. He's not exactly a walking endorsement for legalizing weed. spiderpig Sep 2016 #2

He is goofy. And I can't help but think pot has something to do with it. redwitch Sep 2016 #54

I'm shocked at how bad he is. I'd had no real experience of him, but he's awful. nolabear Sep 2016 #3

I give millennials more credit than to actually vote for someone as ill-informed as Mr. Johnson. Mamajami Sep 2016 #13

God I hope so. nolabear Sep 2016 #15

Not me. Not after hearing the applause they gave his Snowden pardon promise. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #27

The New York Times and Guardian have endorsed his pardon. white_wolf Sep 2016 #64

Edward Snowden is a lying narcissist and a con artist. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #68

Take it up with the New York Times or the Guardian. white_wolf Sep 2016 #82

And the WaPo didn't, so you see the pardon campaign Blue_Tires Sep 2016 #84

To be a liberterian Matthew28 Sep 2016 #4

that is a very "trappy" question, actually. unblock Sep 2016 #5

Not for genuinely knowledgeable people, and who else should Hortensis Sep 2016 #9

Sounds good in theory but they're all flawed unblock Sep 2016 #19

You want only perfect leaders named? Or Hortensis Sep 2016 #30

i'm just saying it's not as easy a question as people seem to think it is. unblock Sep 2016 #36

Okay. And I'm saying that knowledgeable people have Hortensis Sep 2016 #40

Honestly this is a realm where the media have a lot of power unblock Sep 2016 #50

The Pope would be a pretty safe answer bmstee01 Sep 2016 #10

You might think, but it could offend unblock Sep 2016 #18

Has there ever been a single politician maligned for saying they respect the Pope? BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #33

maligned in the press? not sure, maybe not. but in real life? unblock Sep 2016 #37

It's simply "admire" - not "idolize" etc. jberryhill Sep 2016 #77

He comes across as a man uninterested in learning or knowing about the world. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #12

Yes. There are two kinds of people. :) Hortensis Sep 2016 #43

You can still admire a leader for their good qualities. Frank Cannon Sep 2016 #20

Sadly politics doesn't work that way unblock Sep 2016 #21

Considering some of his other answers I do not think his lack of reply has anything to do.... bettyellen Sep 2016 #24

i wasn't suggesting his non-answer was out of an abundance of caution. unblock Sep 2016 #39

I think I'd have several choices to pick from as a role model if I was trying for a job like that... bettyellen Sep 2016 #47

You mean the adage that you can't please all people all of the time is true? BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #34

Another unsupported allegation. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #79

I was able to name Justin Trudeau right off the bat. bullwinkle428 Sep 2016 #42

That would have been my answer too unblock Sep 2016 #51

No... it's a valid question asked of many, many political candidates. LanternWaste Sep 2016 #78

Oh good Lawd. What a country. BootinUp Sep 2016 #6

He is a joke. gademocrat7 Sep 2016 #7

Very Palin-like workinclasszero Sep 2016 #8

Yeah Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2016 #74

Right workinclasszero Sep 2016 #75

He is ridiculously unqualified to run for President. BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #11

He sure keeps referring to Clinton negatively meadowlark5 Sep 2016 #16

That's where the money is- angry punitive men.... bettyellen Sep 2016 #26

He's definitely trying to take votes away from Clinton ... Trump's voters are not worth associating Greywing Sep 2016 #41

In NM he ran as a Republican for governor womanofthehills Sep 2016 #45

I know. But he knew he couldn't get the republican nomination meadowlark5 Sep 2016 #49

They're both probably part of the same Putin cabal RonniePudding Sep 2016 #48

Because he's too high all the time to pay attention to anything NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #17

Dave's not here !!!! Monk06 Sep 2016 #23

Who the hell is Dave? NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #28

Cheech and Chong bit from their first album Monk06 Sep 2016 #61

Never listened to their albums or seen their movies NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #62

Dave's Not Here is an iconic meme for stoners who are a bit out of it in the what's going on dept Monk06 Sep 2016 #63

Ah, ok NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #80

That makes no sense womanofthehills Sep 2016 #46

I started off really supporting medical marijuana, but recreational advocates have really soured me NoGoodNamesLeft Sep 2016 #58

But if it were legal, he wouldn't be having people show up at his door to collect. JTFrog Oct 2016 #85

If your academic and social convictions are so weak as to be reassigned by the mere stance LanternWaste Sep 2016 #81

Consider that the Former Governor of New MEXICO Couldn't Remember Name of Former President of MEXICO Stallion Sep 2016 #22

That ticket should GP6971 Sep 2016 #25

I could see Johnson answering, "Dr. No," and then saltpoint Sep 2016 #29

It was like watching a "Drunk History" snippet... no way are those guys top tier. nt procon Sep 2016 #31

Taking a lesson from Sarah Palin, he could have said: guillaumeb Sep 2016 #32

At least Der Tantrumfuhrer can name world leaders he admires Rocknrule Sep 2016 #35

ROFLMAO! Maddow just ran a clip of Johnson saying "I need to get smarter" and 1 of her producers BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #44

But could name every variety of dope in the 420 shop The_Casual_Observer Sep 2016 #52

I doubt it. Whatever Johnson might say about weed, I don't see him as the kind of afficianado BobbyDrake Sep 2016 #53

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2016 #69

Typical Libertarian, they do not believe in going anywhere, why does Johnson even want to be Thinkingabout Sep 2016 #55

Is that guy stoned all the time or what? Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #56

And people would throw away a perfectly good vote for these clowns??? Initech Sep 2016 #57

It boggles my mind too. Third Doctor Sep 2016 #59

To his credit Zambero Sep 2016 #60

It was Weld who mentioned Peres, not Johnson. stopbush Sep 2016 #66

Nice set up by Tweety who had earlier asked him what he he thought of stopbush Sep 2016 #65

If Bill Weld had any self respect at all, he would immediately bail. Vinca Sep 2016 #67

+1, when it comes to anything foreign he's childishly apathetic and when it comes to domestic.... uponit7771 Sep 2016 #70

Pit bull Tweety at his best. spiderpig Sep 2016 #71

Let him debate...he's an idiot... Sancho Sep 2016 #72

He eventually came up with Vicente Fox oberliner Sep 2016 #73

He has been smoking to much dope :-). His brain is fried. redstatebluegirl Sep 2016 #76

Walking PSA on why not to become a pothead... JCMach1 Sep 2016 #83