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[Buzzati]

I like this "ask Gary Johnson basic civics question" game.

Please somebody ask him "who wrote the federalist papers"?

Johnson only reads SuperFudge.

 

[SecretDan]

That's about as difficult a question as you can ask Johnson on foreign policy and hope for a coherent answer.

Matthews thought he was throwing him a soft ball.

 

[Toxi]

I like this "ask Gary Johnson basic civics question" game.

Please somebody ask him "who wrote the federalist papers"?

The former president of Mexico.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

That was a loaded question. Everyone damn well knows that libertarians don't believe in leaders, only the free market. Of course he couldn't name someone.

It's okay, G-John, I feel you. I'm a leppo.

 

[PInk Tape]

"Who is your favorite foreign leader?"

"..."

"Aleppo..?"

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I like this "ask Gary Johnson basic civics question" game.

Please somebody ask him "who wrote the federalist papers"?

Gary Johnson taking his history final

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G3wsusVkUM

 

[MHWilliams]

That's about as difficult a question as you can ask Johnson on foreign policy and hope for a coherent answer.

Matthews thought he was throwing him a soft ball.

Chris Matthews: "Mr. Johnson, who is best girl?"

Johnson: "I just... best girl?"

Matthews: "Just pick one. Any one."

Johnson: "I don't know... I'm having a brain freeze."

Weld: "Chie."

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

And yet he protests his exclusion from the debates.

 

[HK-47]

Goku.

Isn't that a Digimon?

 

[btown]

That was a loaded question. Everyone damn well knows that libertarians don't believe in leaders, only the free market. Of course he couldn't name someone.

It's okay, G-John, I feel you. I'm a leppo.

What's a leppo?

 

[rokkerkory]

His voters gonna go clinton

 

[GutsOfThor]

Someone in poligaf said it best when they said they wouldn't trust Johnson to manage a fuckin' Applebees.

 

[andythinkpad]

I will be honest, is there a safe foreign leader you can name? Besides maybe Nelson Mandela?

 

[Roberto Duran]

Dude does terrible on MSNBC

 

[MHWilliams]

I will be honest, is there a safe foreign leader you can name? Besides maybe Nelson Mandela?

They ended with Angela Merkel. That was Weld offering it up.

Honestly, there's no excuse here.

 

[Coriolanus]

I will be honest, is there a safe foreign leader you can name? Besides maybe Nelson Mandela?

Modern and still alive? Mujica.

Although a libertarian mentioning him would be, like, Apex Irony.

 

[commedieu]

And? He seems like the type of guy I could share a wine cooler with.

That's all I need in a candidate.

 

[Zombine]

I'm a Merkel kind of guy.

 

[Aceshighhhh]

Kind of awkward but not the big deal everyone seems to be making out of it.

Better this than scripted pandering

 

[Kusagari]

Was Johnson always this bad? He didn't get as much press 4 years ago but he seemed way more succinct and clear then with his responses.

Too much weed?

 

[Trojita]

lol that is still a trap question for a Libertarian. Can't name a European leader or you'll seem to be fine with social programs.

What are they going to say, the leader of Somalia?

 

[TheSpoiler]

Kind of awkward but not the big deal everyone seems to be making out of it.

Better this than scripted pandering

I'd like to think this is a joke, but people on GAF have proved me wrong.

 

[noshten]

Modern and still alive? Mujica.

I'd be impressed the day a politician cites Mujica as his inspiration

 

[Pastry]

I'd like to think this is a joke, but people on GAF have proved me wrong.

Libertarians on GAF seem to celebrate ignorance.

 

[Alucrid]

Was Johnson always this bad? He didn't get as much press 4 years ago but he seemed way more succinct and clear then with his responses.

Too much weed?

he's not used to standing near the edge of the spot light. 4 years ago he was kept backstage

 

[Aceshighhhh]

I'd like to think this is a joke, but people on GAF have proved me wrong.

Libertarians on GAF seem to celebrate ignorance.

lol huh?

 

[entremet]

lol that is still a trap question for a Libertarian. Can't name a European leader or you'll seem to be fine with social programs.

What are they going to say, the leader of Somalia?

Yeah. US is truly a unique nation.

 

[devilhawk]

Should have said he doesn't have a favorite leader.

The question wasn't to name any leader, but to name his favorite. Definitely a gotcha question but he needs to have a better answer, even it is just to dismiss the shitty question.

 

[Pastry]

lol huh?

The man can't name a foreign leader and doesn't know where Aleppo is. For a politician that is ignorance of foreign affairs at its finest. Libertarians on GAF could care less and have exemplified it, thus they celebrate ignorance.

 

[Coriolanus]

I'd be impressed the day a politician cites Mujica as his inspiration

Aint no one wanna answer "so what percentage of your salary do you intend to donate to charity every month?" right after.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Libertarians on GAF seem to celebrate ignorance.

Are you sure? Because I feel like they'd...

lol huh?

Oh, nah, you right.

The man can't name a foreign leader and doesn't know where Aleppo is. For a politician that is ignorance of foreign affairs at its finest. Libertarians on GAF could care less and have exemplified it, thus they celebrate ignorance.

Like, three pages have already explained why this a big deal and some people are downplaying it like a slight goof.

DUDE EVEN REFERENCED A PREVIOUS FUCK UP. THIS WAS YOUR CHANCE.

 

[ctothej]

The video is even worse than I expected.

 

[Aceshighhhh]

The man can't name a foreign leader and doesn't know where Aleppo is. For a politician that is ignorance of foreign affairs at its finest.

I don't disagree with you, but I certainly wasn't celebrating his ignorance lol

 

[Spine_Ripper]

I know "cringe" is used a lot on the cyber, but goddamn that was cringe inducing

 

[BotoxAgent]

Kind of awkward but not the big deal everyone seems to be making out of it.

Better this than scripted pandering

Johnson sounds like a dumb fuck, but I like it cuz he means it lolololol

 

[MrGerbils]

Libertarians everywhere seem to celebrate ignorance.

FTFY

lol huh?

yepp

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Is Canada foreign

 

[sturgboski]

Chris Matthews: "Mr. Johnson, who is best girl?"

Johnson: "I just... best girl?"

Matthews: "Just pick one. Any one."

Johnson: "I don't know... I'm having a brain freeze."

Weld: "Chie."

Id vote for Weld. He speaks the truth.

Spoiler

In this hypothetical situation.

 

[ISWThunder]

Would Trump answer with Putin?

 

[RustyNails]

And what is a merkel?

 

[Toxi]

Would Trump answer with Putin?

Trump would answer with himself.

 

[QuantumZebra]

Gary Johnson is a doofus and looks like he listens to prog rock.

I like him

Hillary really is the only sane choice this time around

 

[giga]

I will be honest, is there a safe foreign leader you can name? Besides maybe Nelson Mandela?

Safe in what sense? As a Democrat, I can list some, but I know these wouldn't work for Gary Johnson.

Trudeau
Lagarde
Draghi
Kuroda

 

[Ninja Scooter]

yeah but who really knows any foreign leader? i feel like this was a gotcha question.

are you fuckin' forreal?

 

[Kusagari]

Would Trump answer with Putin?

Putin, Erdogan and Kim Jong Un

 

[Steel]

I mean, this isn't fair. You can't really expect someone that's completely lit to understand a question like this. For all you know, he could've been tripping on acid while stoned.

 

[mr2xxx]

I like this guy. He's the type of dude you can have a beer with and not worry about talking politics.

 

[Shao Kahn on the Lawn]

He couldn't just say any name because there isn't another country out there that practices the ridiculous ideology that he supports.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Was Johnson always this bad? He didn't get as much press 4 years ago but he seemed way more succinct and clear then with his responses.

Too much weed?

This is certainly not new for Gary Johnson. This interview from 2012 is particularly painful to listen to. He's certainly not ... well read.

 

[FLEABttn]

He's so nuanced and wonkish!