Libertarian Party Selects Gary Johnson As Presidential Nominee

[helmuth_hubener]

Johnson: "I'm the small government guy."

NOT!!!!

It is important to recognize this statement is not true. It is, instead, false.

It is very false.

Big Government Gary is blatantly lying. He is a weasel.

• New Mexico's state government's spending went way up while Johnson was governor, from 4.4 billion annually to 7.7 billion annually. (see here)
  
  
• New Mexico's state government's taxes went way up while Johnson was governor. Total direct revenue increased from 5.3 billion to 6.6 billion (see here) . Or, according to a different measurement from a different site, tax revenue increased from 2.7 billion to 3.5 billion. (see here)
  
  
• New Mexico's state government's debt went way up while Johnson was governor. In fact, it tripled: from 1.82 billion to 4.6 billion. (see here)

 

[nasaal]

Gary Johnson on Fox News this morning



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWzTqFxSQQ

Beats their history of backhanded critiques of Johnson. The narrative has already started that he's only going to siphon off votes from Trump, instead of his social positions being more popular than Hillary for the most part.

 

[timosman]

GJ has no fire or charisma at all.

Voted for him last time but come on with this crap.

Even Bernie would be wiping the floor with this guy.
Maybe if Jeb! was still in the race he would have a chance to win a debate.

 

[timosman]

 

[helmuth_hubener]

Even Bernie would be wiping the floor with this guy.
Maybe if Jeb! was still in the race he would have a chance to win a debate.

He looks disheveled, unkempt, in short: embarrassing. Can't even bother to clean up for a national TV interview? The day after you're nominated? Wow. Also, totally dazed and out of it. Too much use of his own product during his between-campaigns day job of drug dealer. Oh, I mean marijuana salesperson.

No, I mean drug dealer.

 

[nasaal]

He looks disheveled, unkempt, in short: embarrassing. Can't even bother to clean up for a national TV interview? The day after you're nominated? Wow. Also, totally dazed and out of it. Too much use of his own product during his between-campaigns day job of drug dealer. Oh, I mean marijuana salesperson.

No, I mean drug dealer.

Drug dealer? Like a liquor store owner, or a store that sells cigarettes?

 

[brandon]

he does look a bit unkempt but I can't point out exactly why. Maybe he just has too many wrinkles under his eyes that it makes him look like he just woke up?

I guess buttoning his collar and putting a tie on would help too. Why didn't he do that?

 

[LibertyEagle]

Bill Kristol joining the LP could bring some much needed establishment and MIC money. He could also bring in credible candidates. Imagine a Sasse/Cotton ticket. Or Rubio/Sasse. Or Rubio/Ayotte. Or Cotton/Cheney (Liz). The possibilities are endless. The LP would have more success than ever. A truly viable third Party.

Brian, please tell me you are being facetious.

 

[timosman]

he does look a bit unkempt but I can't point out exactly why. Maybe he just has too many wrinkles under his eyes that it makes him look like he just woke up?

I guess buttoning his collar and putting a tie on would help too. Why didn't he do that?

No makeup. No entourage. R/D campaigns know how to make their candidate look good on TV. Plastic surgery would help too.

 

[Lovecraftian4Paul]

Yes, Johnson has a real issue being taken seriously with his style. I remember back in 2012, I saw him speak at a local college. Jesse Ventura showed up as a guest speaker. They were both dressed in t-shirts and jeans. That's okay for Ventura, since he has no intention of ever running for elected office again, but Johnson?

Come on. I kept thinking it felt like he was there to sell me an Apple product, not run for President of the United States. I still voted for him because Romney (lol). This time I'm going for Trump and everything about the LP is pretty weird and shrug-worthy to me.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Make America Bake The Cake Again

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

Most of his disheveled appearance in that Fox interview is the result of his hair. It's either too long or it's unstyled. Or both.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

No makeup. No entourage.

...No shower. No iron. No comb.

After all, of those are tools of White Patriarchal Oppression.

To be Libertarian you must eschew such barbaric relics. Just show your Wild Child, wave that Freak Flag and then we can make the world Groovy again, man. That's what America wants.

 

[nasaal]

Got so excited, and decided I would come here to sort of celebrate with everyone. Seems that that was a waste of time as most are upset about it. I get it. We have differing opinions which is a good thing. If we were all the same I think it would be....weird and creepy and make the entire liberty spectrum seem very uninviting. Still....a little disappointed that even less people will be joining me this time around from here.

 

[younglibertarian]

Got so excited, and decided I would come here to sort of celebrate with everyone. Seems that that was a waste of time as most are upset about it. I get it. We have differing opinions which is a good thing. If we were all the same I think it would be....weird and creepy and make the entire liberty spectrum seem very uninviting. Still....a little disappointed that even less people will be joining me this time around from here.

I'm still on the fence.

 

[Lord Xar]

In other words, the libertarian party is already infiltrated and taken over?

arghh..... why the fuck did they vote for Johnson when he chose such a jackass as his VP?

I don't get it...

If anything, he should have chosen Peterson - to unite the libertarian front. Instead, he chooses a friggin knucklehead..... <shakes head>

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Brian, please tell me you are being facetious.

Hmmm. In what sense? Don't you think it would work?

 

[afwjam]

Got so excited, and decided I would come here to sort of celebrate with everyone. Seems that that was a waste of time as most are upset about it. I get it. We have differing opinions which is a good thing. If we were all the same I think it would be....weird and creepy and make the entire liberty spectrum seem very uninviting. Still....a little disappointed that even less people will be joining me this time around from here.

We will continue to support Liberty uncompromising and where it is really needed locally and up. Republican, Libertarian, Democratic Party does not matter, those are their rules. McAfee despite not being versed in libertarian principle, seems to be the candidate that got this. I loved watching the convention, the future is promising, the compromise will fail as it always has.

 

[nasaal]

I'm still on the fence.

I'll be accused of voting for the lesser of an evil. That's fine. I won't do it for the major parties, but maybe I bend a little when the goal is getting the idea of 0% corporate tax spoken on the general debate stage. Maybe I bend a little when it comes to getting ANY different points of view onto the national scene. Anything that let's the American people see what else is out there, and then let them decide if it's for them. I know that there is a concern that Johnson/Weld are not Libertarian, and therefor would cause the LP to be coopted by neo-cons and the like.

It's fine to be afraid of that....but the LP and other fringe parties are ineffectual as they currently exist. Maybe Johnson will accomplish nothing and I'm in effect accomplishing nothing more than I did by voting for Ron Paul. Maybe. If we can get the LP to just 5% nationally in the actual election. If we can get the LP to 15% in the polls to get someone from an actual PARTY on the stage that isn't the Republican or Democratic party. It would change everything. Perot got on the stage, but he bought his way into that as an independent entity and it has come with a stigma that has existed ever sense. That the only way for another voice to be heard is for it to come with an ambitious self involved billionaire. If we could get an actual THIRD party into the general debate though.

The LP doesn't really have a significant history with the American people. It would be seen as this new upstart thing. It would open the door to the Green Party, and the Constitution party and whatever other party you may find validated.

I spose what I'm really getting at is that this is (in my opinion) the best opportunity we have in 2016 to alter the 2 party dynamic. Maybe in 2020 we have a much better opportunity from elsewhere. Maybe even in the 2 major parties with get people with actual different points of view that allow the AMerican people to have to decide what is best for them. That isn't the case in 2016 though. Not in my eyes. Therefor I'm going to vote for Johnson, and do it happily.

To be fair though, I don't dislike him as many here do.

 

[timosman]

In other words, the libertarian party is already infiltrated and taken over?

Didn't take long, did it? It does not matter where you turn there are some assholes already waiting to interfere and support status quo. No wonder there were no grassroots revolutions in the history of mankind.