Mitt Romney on Wednesday said he wanted voters to get a chance to see Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson debate with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
“I hope voters get to see former GOP Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld on the debate stages this fall,” tweeted Romney, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts and the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/mitt-romney-libertarians-johnson-weld-227853#ixzz4JcDOsrtv
Everyone has some gaps in their knowledge base. It absolutely IS the job of the campaign manager to have a person or team assigned to make sure the candidate is up to speed on the current issues.
But, as I said, in this case Johnson has no excuse – this is an issue and a name that he should have heard of – He never even heard the name before. He might not know how many people live there and how many have fled or been killed or how to spell it …
But …
We now have a new use of his campaign slogan.
… Come on. – (need shaking head emoticon)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pID0o1QqEGw
… Hillary’s September surprise has arrived. The surprise is the demise of the only threat to her election.
… unless, of course, more dirt comes out on her … Then Trump?
… is it too late to run Dan Quale?
“Gotta watch the news and read a few books Gary – you had 4 years to get ready for this. Gary has no excuse, but his campaign manager should have been keeping Gary up to speed as well.” — Be Rational
Sorry, but that’s one that can’t be blamed on his campaign manager. Anybody running for president should — at a minimum — at least be reading a daily newspaper.
The Libertarian Party is to blame by nominating a joke of a candidate in a year with so much potential — the kind of third-party opportunity rarely seen in American political history.
Enjoy the remainder of the ride!
Sure, Tony, sure. It was just a “brain fart.” Unbelievable.
“And what is Aleppo?” — Gary Johnson
Anybody who takes this guy seriously shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Low-information voters should stay home on Election Day.
Truly, this is beyond ridiculous.
Let me be the first to comment on his ALEPPO gaffe this morning. Sadly, he may have lost my vote.
However, I was VERY pleased to see how he owned it in his statement. He said something about how as governor he surrounded himself with people who would brief him on what he needed to know and that he would do the same as president.
Also, I am pretty sure it was mostly a brain fart and that he at least has HEARD of Aleppo
Gotta watch the news and read a few books Gary – you had 4 years to get ready for this. GAry has no excuse, but his campaign manager should have been keeping Gary up to speed as well.
Good point, Bondurant.
Johnson’s appearance in the nationally-televised debates, while almost surely entertaining, would set the cause of third-party politics in the United States back by a not insignificant measure.
He’s better off just being another name on the ballot rather than somebody people actually recognize.
His saving grace — and that of the Libertarian Party in 2016 — is the fact that, as Johnson himself often says, some 70 percent of the American public has no idea who he is.
Honestly, it might be better if Johnson isn’t in the debate. He’s not ready for prime time as his recent town halls and this exchange show.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-08/gary-johnson-crushes-libertarian-hopes-3-little-words
He has trouble comprehending and answering very simple questions. In the incident above he turned it around okay but his initial gaffe is getting the headlines and is what most people will take away when he speaks.
Yes it can.
Romney probably just wants to see his friend, William Weld, in the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University on October 4th. Either that, or he’s looking forward to enjoying a couple of laughs watching the pot-addled and clueless Libertarian presidential candidate trying to go toe-to-toe with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the presidential debates.
Though it’s highly unlikely to happen, it would be really fun to watch, especially since Johnson wouldn’t be able to defer to his vice-presidential running mate when asked anything beyond a simple question.
Can’t Hurt