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Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person.
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I never knew much about him, but I did about 15 minutes of research on Wikipedia. It turns out that he has accomplished all sorts of things. He has climbed the Seven Summits (including Mt. Kilimanjaro), participates in triathlons, and has also competed three times in Iron Man competitions. He built the house he lives in himself, and he started his own construction company while in college that eventually became one of the leading construction companies in New Mexico.
Just wanted to put that out there...I'm not a big political person, but I voted for him because he actually seems like a positive candidate that I would be proud to say I voted for. I don't think I can look somebody in the face and try to justify why I voted for Trump or Clinton.
Don't listen to the old cliches that you have to vote for Trump or Clinton so that the other doesn't win. Your individual vote is not going to influence the outcome of the election. If anything it is just an expression of your opinion about who the best candidate is.
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I have a feeling he's going to be getting more votes than he's projected to
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Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
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Apparently he can't even name any world leaders. Also, what was up with this whole thing?
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: Eminence]
#23797243 - 11/03/16 11:12 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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dude wtf?!?!?! with the tongue thing
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Gary Johnson blows hella trees.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: Eminence]
#23797254 - 11/03/16 11:15 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Eminence said: Apparently he can't even name any world leaders. Also, what was up with this whole thing?
That was in the context of a joke...was that really an issue at all? The worst that you can say about it is that it was kind of weird. He clearly did not do it in a pervy way.
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I didn't imply it was pervy. I just wasn't sure what the hell he was getting at with it.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: koods]
#23797263 - 11/03/16 11:17 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
He has created and run successful businesses, built his own house, graduated from college (at a time when it actually meant something), and has been the governor of a state for multiple terms. I don't think he's as dumb as you would like to believe.
Are there specific points in specific interviews that you would like to point out as cases of him appearing dumb?
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: koods]
#23797266 - 11/03/16 11:18 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Weakest libertarian presidential candidate in a long while.
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
I don't think he's dumb necessarily, just ignorant on a lot of issues he shouldn't be. He thinks too hard on questions that require a delicate balance between libertarian idealism and practical government and botches the answers to avoid upsetting just about anyone. Instead of upsetting any idealists, he merely comes off looking dumb instead.
He'll have a good year for libertarian candidates, but that is because the major candidate are so divisive. He lacks much charisma, consistency and debate skill that a real third party candidate needs.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: Eminence]
#23797270 - 11/03/16 11:20 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Eminence said: I didn't imply it was pervy. I just wasn't sure what the hell he was getting at with it.
He said something like, "I could stand up there for the whole debate and not say anything..." The point is that it followed the context of what he was saying in some way.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: Eminence]
#23797277 - 11/03/16 11:21 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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That was Gary's not so subtle way of showing how he'd eat her out
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: Eminence]
#23797278 - 11/03/16 11:21 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Eminence said: Apparently he can't even name any world leaders. Also, what was up with this whole thing?
It's a loaded question. You'd find most libertarians hard pressed to answer the question without writing an essay on it. He obviously knows of world leaders, but any answer would have been antithetical to core libertarian principles for one reason or another. It was a shot for sound bites. Unfortunately he gave them a better sound bite than anyone could have anticipated.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: PatrickKn]
#23797280 - 11/03/16 11:21 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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To be fair he is a weak candidate in many ways, but my original post was basically saying that he at least seems like he is an interesting person. He seems motivated, driven and goal-oriented, which I think are good traits for someone in a management position, and he is also not shady (like Clinton) or a douchebag (like Trump).
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Celestial Traveler said:
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
He has created and run successful businesses, built his own house, graduated from college (at a time when it actually meant something), and has been the governor of a state for multiple terms. I don't think he's as dumb as you would like to believe.
Are there specific points in specific interviews that you would like to point out as cases of him appearing dumb?
I'm not going to even waste my time finding examples. He pretty much blows every interview. He's also a libertarian which is a disgusting, morally bankrupt political ideology
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: koods] 1
#23797368 - 11/03/16 11:47 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said:
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Celestial Traveler said:
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
He has created and run successful businesses, built his own house, graduated from college (at a time when it actually meant something), and has been the governor of a state for multiple terms. I don't think he's as dumb as you would like to believe.
Are there specific points in specific interviews that you would like to point out as cases of him appearing dumb?
I'm not going to even waste my time finding examples. He pretty much blows every interview. He's also a libertarian which is a disgusting, morally bankrupt political ideology
Gary Johnson is a much better candidate than Hillary. Definitely vote for him.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: koods]
#23797374 - 11/03/16 11:48 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
He clearly lacks the skills to become a multimillionaire from starting a charity
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: hostileuniverse] 5
#23797453 - 11/03/16 12:13 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Since GJ has no realistic chance of winning, my vote went to the Libertarian party to do my part getting them to the 5% the party needs for federal money next election cycle. I've voted Lib since my first vote in 2004. 2016 will be the year the Lib party truly started its ascent to becoming a legit third party this country so desperately needs. A third party would hold accountable the entrenched two parties that rely on each others' power to limit competition and keep things going in one of two predictable directions. Third party pulls the rug out on that bullshit. But they need 5% of the popular vote for federal handjobs, and that'll go a long way to getting them on the debate stage in 2020 which is the goal for right now. Donald Trump's insurgency campaign has all but guaranteed the 5% Lib vote this cycle.
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: abltsandwich]
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I too am hopeful for a viable third party, breaking the monopoly of the Washington elite corruption of dems and republicans is all but essential to ensuring a future for America. This year Trump is the most viable "alt candidate" to oppose the status quo
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Re: Gary Johnson seems like an awesome person. [Re: koods]
#23797614 - 11/03/16 01:07 PM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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koods said:
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Celestial Traveler said:
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koods said: Gary Johnson's running mate is voting for Clinton. 
Seriously tho have you ever seen him interviewed? He's dumb as a bag of bricks.
He has created and run successful businesses, built his own house, graduated from college (at a time when it actually meant something), and has been the governor of a state for multiple terms. I don't think he's as dumb as you would like to believe.
Are there specific points in specific interviews that you would like to point out as cases of him appearing dumb?
I'm not going to even waste my time finding examples. He pretty much blows every interview. He's also a libertarian which is a disgusting, morally bankrupt political ideology
Very well, don't provide any examples if you don't want to. But just be aware that when you are unwilling to back up your arguments with concrete details, it makes it appear as if your case has no legs to stand on.
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