Gary Johnson Booed at Libertarian Party Convention for Calling William Weld 'the original libertarian'
Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 4 months ago to Politics
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"Various delegates I've spoken with share that sentiment, and some of the ones who know William Weld best—particularly longtime New York L.P. hand Richard Cooper—vowed to me that they would move heaven and earth to deny Weld the V.P. slot."
(Veeps are elected separately at L.P. conventions.)
"Various delegates I've spoken with share that sentiment, and some of the ones who know William Weld best—particularly longtime New York L.P. hand Richard Cooper—vowed to me that they would move heaven and earth to deny Weld the V.P. slot."
(Veeps are elected separately at L.P. conventions.)
I want him to defeat Trump and Clinton. Then we can complain how Johnson/Weld are not ideal. I'd actually love that scenario. It's a dream scenario. The next step, though, is to help Johnson win the general. Then we can complain about the non-idealities.
I was going to vote for and we did give money to Clinton, but Johnson is a chance of a lifetime.
Johnson is promising to fight for liberty, but he admits aloud electing him alone won't solve the problems. But what a huge thing it would be. Republicans who don't like Trump will vote for him. "Tech-optimist Democrats" or whatever you call people like me will vote for him.
Many people supported him before it was cool. I was for Clinton until I saw the poll showing > 10% b/c I thought it was pissing in the wind. I urge people who would boo him to vote for him and when he is POTUS they can complain he's not libertarian enough.
Politicians fight each other over the drop of a hat. Instead, they should figure out ways to fight our enemies. We should only elect persons who fight tooth and nail to NOT be elected. Only those who don't want to run for office should be voted on. If they choose to take office -- good. If not, no loss. No More Politicians! Ever!
I guess I'm just frustrated. How about you-all?
The USA will be totally gone and so will freedom..
Watching the State Troopers hold off the DOJ gun grabbers would be quite the sight.
But somehow I don't think it will turn out that way.
Ding-dong! Knock-knock-knock! Hello, the house! Anyone home?
We're from the federal government and we're here to help you!
Oh, we've got all sides of the house covered so don't even think about it!
Now that might happen.
Found out when a tornado came through that there are only five ways in and out where I live.
Of course, helicopters beat blockades.
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/...
1985 was my fourth year at a new prison near Birmingham that was really rough and tumble
My off-hours was rock music on the radio and a steamy romance. I chilled out with HBO and MTV when MTV really was MTV. I rarely looked at local TV at all. News? I didn't care as long as I got off the clock in one piece. I had personal headlines to deal with.
It was during the 90s when I went to the first shift to help with raising kids and discovered Rush Limbaugh and other talking head spin-offs.
It was in the middle of that decade when shift bosses liked me on the back gate tower that almost everyone was afraid to work due to being job scared of screwing something up.
I came to like that tower just fine.
LP's keeps losing because they keep putting up freak shows, people that have no name recognition, a 35 y.o. candidate that talks in bumper stickers and presents himself as full of shine-ola, then there's a stoned Spicoli McAffee (what is an empty bong, other than an opportunity to fill it up again).
Johnson/Weld is the best chance LP has to truly become a viable national party.
As long as Weld doesn't come out as an alcoholic the ticket has a chance.
Johnson better get moving. His own website doesn't say anything about Weld yet.
If LP doesn't make a good show this year, the party is done.
Just turn it over to Vermin Supreme.
His view on gun control alone makes him a Democrat and more suitable to be Hillary's VP.
Makes no difference if they can't raise enough money to get into the debates and introduce libertarian ideals to more people.
I agree with you on Weld's liberty credentials (if it walks like a statist and talks like a statist), but I can also understand why 52% of the delegates at the convention are taking a chance on the Johnson-Weld ticket.
They are willing to blow out their own brains to try and prove a point using faulty logic.