Gary Johnson Ouch - Gary Johnson Flip Flops and Changes The Subject On Foreign Policy Question

[angelatc]

Uh, no. Some are.

LOL - and it's not always an asset.

 

[dillo]

johnson reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSuaVMjheNk

 

[green73]

What a buffoon.

I think this is from October, btw.

 

[John F Kennedy III]

Yeah ummmm ill be voting for Ron Paul. Thank you very much.

 

[juleswin]

For the record Kony is actually the better guy between the two because Museveni the current President of Uganda is the dictator, the one setting up concentration camp, committing genocide and used child soldiers to get in power. War is hell and when you are trying to dislodge a 20+ year old dictator, you are going to be forced to use some unsavory tactic to do that. But Gary Johnson here will involve US soldiers and stick his ugly nose into Uganda's internal affairs.

His view on humanitarian wars and central banking is one reason why I am still sitting on the fence about Johnson. Yea I agree with him on 90% of the issues but war and central banking are the big ones in my book and hes got to get it right to have my vote.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

For the record Kony is actually the better guy between the two because Museveni the current President of Uganda is the dictator, the one setting up concentration camp, committing genocide and used child soldiers to get in power. War is hell and when you are trying to dislodge a 20+ year old dictator, you are going to be forced to use some unsavory tactic to do that. But Gary Johnson here will involve US soldiers and stick his ugly nose into Uganda's internal affairs.

His view on humanitarian wars and central banking is one reason why I am still sitting on the fence about Johnson. Yea I agree with him on 90% of the issues but war and central banking are the big ones in my book and hes got to get it right to have my vote.

I'd say that if someone doesn't agree with you on war and central banking, the best they could match up with you is 10%. And I'm being generous with that marker.

 

[KingNothing]

He is not a "libertarian" despite what he may call himself.

He is a Utilitarian.. And will say and do whatever he thinks has the most utility at the moment.

That's only somewhat true. He's definitely a utilitarian, but philosophically he leans Libertarian on basically every single issue.

 

[angelatc]

That's only somewhat true. He's definitely a utilitarian, but philosophically he leans Libertarian on basically every single issue.

Yes, but foreign policy is important to me. I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for. I could vote for him as a protest vote, but if that means the LP starts compromising on its foreign policy positions as a result, I'll blame myself.

Sigh.

 

[Origanalist]

Yes, but foreign policy is important to me. I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for. I could vote for him as a protest vote, but if that means the LP starts compromising on its foreign policy positions as a result, I'll blame myself.

Sigh.

Heavy sigh, I'm looking at the real possibility there wil be absolutely nobody worth voting for on my ballot. If this is the case I will simply donate to the liberty candidates that are out there across the country and not vote.

 

[brandon]

lol this guys an idiot. I'm not voting for a president this year.

 

[sailingaway]

That's only somewhat true. He's definitely a utilitarian, but philosophically he leans Libertarian on basically every single issue.

his personal hopes and dreams are irrelevant when you consider the lobbying power, pressure, and culture of Washington DC, if someone is utilitarian. They become DC.

 

[sailingaway]

Yes, but foreign policy is important to me. I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for. I could vote for him as a protest vote, but if that means the LP starts compromising on its foreign policy positions as a result, I'll blame myself.

Sigh.

If you vote for Ron Paul, or vote and leave President blank, they will have a number showing how many bothered to vote, yet rejected the candidates on the ballot. Seems like a vote of no confidence to me.

 

[jmdrake]

I'll probably vote for him, but....

Okay. After seeing this I'm not sure we gain anything by having him get in the debates. That was just retarded. The only reason he cares about the LRA is a bunch of young trendies told him to.

 

[kathy88]

Agree completely. HOWEVER being allowed in the debates is just fair play. We should always be about pushing for fair play, no matter who the candidate/party.

 

[pcosmar]

Agree completely. HOWEVER being allowed in the debates is just fair play. We should always be about pushing for fair play, no matter who the candidate/party.

He was in the Debates. I watched him with an open mind at the time,, being the first I had seen of him personally.

I was thoroughly unimpressed. And I base that on what he said.. What I just saw here only confirms that.

Liberty is based on Principles,, not on utility.

 

[jmdrake]

Agree completely. HOWEVER being allowed in the debates is just fair play. We should always be about pushing for fair play, no matter who the candidate/party.

Oh sure I'm all for fair play. I didn't think it was right for the GOP to keep Alan Keys out of debates back in 2004. And I think the socialists and greens and everyone else should be allowed in the general election debates. But as far as moving the liberty ball forward....well if Gary Johnson got on the national debate stage and said some crap like this it would make people take the liberty movement less serious than not having him there at all. I knew he was weak on foreign policy but had no idea it was this bad. Strike force to "take out" the LRA? Doesn't he know that the LRA can't even outfight some teenagers with bows and arrows?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...a-fend-off-machine-gun-toting-LRA-rebel-thugs.

 

[angelatc]

If you vote for Ron Paul, or vote and leave President blank, they will have a number showing how many bothered to vote, yet rejected the candidates on the ballot. Seems like a vote of no confidence to me.

In Michigan, write-in votes are not counted unless the candidate registers. Writing in Ron Paul has the same effect as not voting. I might not decide what I am going to do until I am in the booth. Last time I voted for Baldwin, largely because Paul endorsed him, but also because his views most closely represented mine.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

If I bother to vote this year, I'll just write in Donald Duck or something.