Author Topic: Gary Johnson (Read 28105 times)

DQ12 · « **Reply #200 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:02:05 AM »

yeah, I think GJ may be pretty dumb.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #201 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:04:12 AM »

#LetHimDebate

JK, this guy sucks too.

catastrophe · « **Reply #202 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:12:18 AM »

GJ is definitely not dumb, but he's on the low end of the contemporaneous speaking scale. I wouldn't expect an amazing debate performance from him, but just being on the stage I think would force the other candidates to focus on the issues.

catastrophe · « **Reply #203 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:14:14 AM »

Also, the guy has been very public about his desire to cut down on the interventionalism that has cost us lives and ridiculous amounts of money. Fair to say he's not as interested in foreign policy as Hillary or Trump.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #204 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:23:25 AM »

Quote from: catastrophe on September 29, 2016, 10:12:18 AM

GJ is definitely not dumb, but he's on the low end of the contemporaneous speaking scale. I wouldn't expect an amazing debate performance from him, but just being on the stage I think would force the other candidates to focus on the issues.

Did you see the interview where he talked while biting his tongue and said that if he talked like that the whole debate he will still go up in polls?

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #205 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:27:57 AM »

Who would you guys have said? I probably would have gone with Merkel.

catastrophe · « **Reply #206 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:45:51 AM »

Weld's answers were as good as you could do. First start with the dead guy because everyone is saying nice things about him, then a generally well known and respected woman leader (Merkel).

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #207 on:** September 29, 2016, 10:48:10 AM »

I didn't see the part where Weld answered the question. Who was the dead guy he picked?

Skipper44 · « **Reply #208 on:** September 29, 2016, 11:11:09 AM »

he should have said he shares Hillary's admiration for Chairman Mao

michigancat · « **Reply #209 on:** September 29, 2016, 11:12:23 AM »

Quote from: Rage Against the McKee on September 29, 2016, 10:27:57 AM

Who would you guys have said? I probably would have gone with Merkel.

Trudeau

catastrophe · « **Reply #210 on:** September 29, 2016, 11:24:54 AM »

Quote from: Rage Against the McKee on September 29, 2016, 10:48:10 AM

I didn't see the part where Weld answered the question. Who was the dead guy he picked?

The former Israeli prime minister. Too lazy to look up his name.

treysolid · « **Reply #211 on:** September 29, 2016, 12:02:25 PM »

shimon peres. probably only knew the guys name because he had died the day before. they both failed miserably until weld managed to weakly say merkel.

Tobias · « **Reply #212 on:** September 29, 2016, 12:35:31 PM »

i would've gone with nieto, because i just read sys' thread and remember that dude's name now. merkel would've come second

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #213 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:30:18 PM »

It's not a question you expect to get asked, so I think it's fair for it to take a little bit longer to answer. Not being able to come up with anyone is pretty bad, though.

'taterblast · « **Reply #214 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:50:21 PM »

https://twitter.com/GovGaryJohnson/status/781559655839522817

chum1 · « **Reply #215 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:51:22 PM »

As someone not running for President, I would struggle to come up with a name. If I did pull Merkel or someone out of my ass, I wouldn't be able to answer why.

chum1 · « **Reply #216 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:52:26 PM »

Quote from: 'taterblast on September 29, 2016, 01:50:21 PM

https://twitter.com/GovGaryJohnson/status/781559655839522817

That's even more pathetic.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #217 on:** September 29, 2016, 01:53:34 PM »

Quote from: chum1 on September 29, 2016, 01:51:22 PM

As someone not running for President, I would struggle to come up with a name. If I did pull Merkel or someone out of my ass, I wouldn't be able to answer why.

Well, Gary doesn't really believe he has a chance to ever be president, so why bother studying up on foreign policy?

CNS · « **Reply #218 on:** September 29, 2016, 02:22:03 PM »

It's a lose/lose, imo.

I mean, he looks like an idiot right not, but if you throw one out, you are aligning yourself with someone else's body of work that you probably only actually know 20% of. Then, you can get picked apart forever afterward with everyone of their mistakes and stances.

sys · « **Reply #219 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:08:50 PM »

the media coverage of this has been unfair/stupid, imo. they claim he didn't know the name of a single foreign leader. however, the question was not name any foreign leader. it was fairly obvious to me, both in real time and in replays of the clip, that he was thinking of a specific person that he felt was at least adequate in the being admirable category but could not recall his name rather than casting about hopelessly for any name of any leader.

that happens to me about every five minutes, so i'm pretty sympathetic, but even if it didn't i would not conclude anything about his intelligence or ignorance based on forgetting fox's name.

i also think fox is a semi-decent name to pull out. wasn't terribly effective, but very charismatic and spearheaded the movement that ended the pri's nearly century-long grip on power in mexico.

michigancat · « **Reply #220 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:14:52 PM »

definitely a weird question, but Weld showed it wasn't an impossible one to answer.

sys · « **Reply #221 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:24:04 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on September 29, 2016, 03:14:52 PM

definitely a weird question, but Weld showed it wasn't an impossible one to answer.

is merkel really the leader he most admires, or just a leader whose name he was able to recall?

chum1 · « **Reply #222 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:27:41 PM »

I think Chris Matthews saw Johnson's Aleppo answer, said, "Hey, I bet this guys doesn't ever read or follow the news much and can't even name a foreign leader," and was 100% correct. That's totally his style.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #223 on:** September 29, 2016, 03:38:25 PM »

so don't ask for proof but i heard on the radio once that gary approaches the president/vp relationship more like a sharing of duties and defers to weld on certain topics. i don't know what topics those are, but sounds like foreigners is one of them maybe idk.

catastrophe · « **Reply #224 on:** October 01, 2016, 08:34:49 AM »

Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on September 29, 2016, 03:38:25 PM

so don't ask for proof but i heard on the radio once that gary approaches the president/vp relationship more like a sharing of duties and defers to weld on certain topics. i don't know what topics those are, but sounds like foreigners is one of them maybe idk.

Pretty sure this was from their 60 minutes interview FWIW.