Gary Johnson: What is Aleppo?

[XenaLee]

Gary Johnson: What is Aleppo?
 
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BY: Alyssa Canobbio   
September 8, 2016 8:05 am

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson was asked about how he would handle Aleppo if he was elected president by Mike Barnicle on Thursday’s Morning Joe. Johnson did not know what Aleppo was.

“Aleppo and what is Aleppo?” Johnson said.

http://freebeacon.com/politics/gary-johnson-aleppo/

I couldn't help but notice the really ""blank"" look he had on his face in that interview.  Looks like he summarily 'blanked out his entire campaign' with that one question.

[aligncare]

...and yet some of our resident TDS patients managed to slam Trump.

Oh, this is delicious...

Imagine had this been Trump? 32 pages and raging on, eventually to set an all-time record number pages of hating Trump on TBR. 

[Jazzhead]

Johnson responded.

This seems perfectly reasonable to me.  It does strike the ear as an acronym.   Remember,  we're thinking about electing Donald Trump president.   THAT's the real travesty of ignorance.   

[truth_seeker]

...and yet some of our resident TDS patients managed to slam Trump.

Oh, this is delicious...

Imagine had this been Trump? 32 pages and raging on, eventually to set an all-time record number pages of hating Trump on TBR. 

Here is the deal. Marijuana is a mind altering drug, some say effects last long term. Some warn that youth should not use it, for reasons of long term impact on brain development.

Now I see reasons to use it for pain in adults, but not when operating equipment, making important decisions.

Even Gary Johnson has said he quit using it, for his campaign. That alone is an admission it has a potential impact on performance.

He has proved that visually. "Where is Aleppo? Dave's Not Home."

[aligncare]

 

(oh, did I just laugh out loud? Oops...something jazz said I think)

[aligncare]

Here is the deal. Marijuana is a mind altering drug, some say effects last long term. Some warn that youth should not use it, for reasons of long term impact on brain development.

Now I see reasons to use it for pain in adults, but not when operating equipment, making important decisions.

Even Gary Johnson has said he quit using it, for his campaign. That alone is an admission it has a potential impact on performance.

He has proved that visually. "Where is Aleppo? Dave's Not Home."

Another plus for Trump. He's a teetotaler and homebody. A father and grandfather. Real family man. Not to mention a good provider... ^-^

[Applewood]

 I remember when Rick Perry went blank trying to name an agency he would eliminate.  Rotten people spread a rumor that he had Alzheimers.  Now Johnson forgets what Aleppo is and people are making a big deal out of it. 

We all have "senior moments" at one time or another.  Doesn't mean anything.  Stress, nervousness, lack of sleep -- so many things can cause the mind to go blank. 

I'm not a fan of Johnson and wasn't thrilled with Perry, but can we just let this lapse go?  No good comes from beating up on someone whose brain misfires.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Real family man. Not to mention a good provider... ^-^

To all former wives...

Yeah, Yuge Family Man.

[ScottinVA]

[driftdiver]

Another plus for Trump. He's a teetotaler and homebody. A father and grandfather. Real family man. Not to mention a good provider... ^-^

 

Yeah to all THREE wives and a multitude of women that he didn't marry.

 

[aligncare]

I remember when Rick Perry went blank trying to name an agency he would eliminate.  Rotten people spread a rumor that he had Alzheimers.  Now Johnson forgets what Aleppo is and people are making a big deal out of it. 

We all have "senior moments" at one time or another.  Doesn't mean anything.  Stress, nervousness, lack of sleep -- so many things can cause the mind to go blank. 

I'm not a fan of Johnson and wasn't thrilled with Perry, but can we just let this lapse go?  No good comes from beating up on someone whose brain misfires.

I seem to recall saying the same thing when Trump was skewered for 28 pages over a lie someone told about him.

Can we...can we just get along?

 

Sorry, it's not gonna wash with me. Gary Johnson is an asterisk, no chance to win, but may help push Hillary Clinton, the most corrupt person to ever enter politics into the White House.

Don't give me this live and let live shit, over a 'lapse'. If this were Trump,  you darn well know it would be a big deal.

[Wingnut]

Another plus for Trump. He's a teetotaler and homebody. A father and grandfather. Real family man. Not to mention a good provider... ^-^

Yep, That Trump, He is a real Summers Eve Man.

[Suppressed]

Real family man.

Why, he loves family so much, he discards them and starts new ones!

[Longmire]

This seems perfectly reasonable to me.  It does strike the ear as an acronym.   

Some people really have trouble with regional accents and phrasing they're unfamiliar with and Mike Barnicle has distinct speaking mannerisms.

'What about Aleppo' isn't even a complete sentence either.. I'm sure if Barnicle provided more context Johnson would have picked it up.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

This seems perfectly reasonable to me.  It does strike the ear as an acronym.   

I agree completely.  There's always times ina campaign when a candidate forgets the name of the Prime Minister of Thailand, or some such.  But we're electing a President, not a Jeopardy contestant.  Candidates probably could spend their time better by focusing on issues rather than memorizing the names of every foreign leader, city, etc..  When push comes to shove, they all have advisors who are going to provide the details anyway.  One brain fart shouldn't disqualify someone.

I wouldn't vote for Johnson for other reasons, but this is nitpicky.

[aligncare]

By the way adding a dozen Emoji's to a post doesn't make that post any less asinine.

No need to thank me for that information, I'm here to help.

[Silver Pines]

This seems perfectly reasonable to me.  It does strike the ear as an acronym.   Remember,  we're thinking about electing Donald Trump president.   THAT's the real travesty of ignorance.

@Jazzhead

I give him credit for that.  He had a blank moment and he was big enough to address it.  No problem, IMO.

[Silver Pines]

Another plus for Trump. He's a teetotaler and homebody. A father and grandfather. Real family man. Not to mention a good provider... ^-^

@aligncare

Those are "pluses" only if you're trying to project the values you want to see onto Trump.

So what if he's a teetotaler?   A glass of wine now and then isn't harmful and in fact has certain health benefits.  The way he shovels in the junk food, he might be able to use them.

Trump is not and has never been a "family man."  He admitted that he had very little to do with his kids when they were growing up, and in fact preferred it that way.  He's a serial adulterer who called up the husbands of his affairs to brag about screwing their wives.
When his wife-before-last was walking down the aisle to marry him, he says he looked at her and thought, "I'm bored."  And he has admitted that he will probably divorce Melania at some point.

He's a sleaze, nothing more. 

[jmyrlefuller]

Then there's this gem:

New York Times Mislabels Aleppo Twice While Chastising Gary Johnson’s Gaffe

[Applewood]

I seem to recall saying the same thing when Trump was skewered for 28 pages over a lie someone told about him.

Can we...can we just get along?

 

Sorry, it's not gonna wash with me. Gary Johnson is an asterisk, no chance to win, but may help push Hillary Clinton, the most corrupt person to ever enter politics into the White House.

Don't give me this live and let live shit, over a 'lapse'. If this were Trump,  you darn well know it would be a big deal.

Well, I didn't say anything about Trump, but since you brought him up...

The difference here is that Johnson had a moment of forgetfulness.  Trump, however, doesn't forget things. He just says whatever is on his mind at the moment.  He can stick to a script, but talking off the cuff doesnt go well for him. He talks without thinking.  As he has demonstrated, sometimes it's just not a good idea to say the first thing that crosses your mind.

I'm sorry that you are so hostile.  Why are Trump supporters so miserable?  Your candidate has secured the nomination, and Trump supporters predict he will win in November.  You should be happy and excited, but here you are getting all in a lather over a candidate who is no threat to Trump.  Chill!

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Lauer should have asked Trump about Aleppo last night.  Would have been a riot.

The next group can ask Trump.  Hugh Hewitt asked Trump about the nuclear triad and several months after that interview Trump still had no idea what the nuclear triad was.

[Frank Cannon]

Gary Johnson: What is Aleppo?

It's the new allergy medicine from the makers of Dristan.

[libertybele]

Well, I didn't say anything about Trump, but since you brought him up...

The difference here is that Johnson had a moment of forgetfulness.  Trump, however, doesn't forget things. He just says whatever is on his mind at the moment.  He can stick to a script, but talking off the cuff doesnt go well for him. He talks without thinking.  As he has demonstrated, sometimes it's just not a good idea to say the first thing that crosses your mind.

I'm sorry that you are so hostile.  Why are Trump supporters so miserable?  Your candidate has secured the nomination, and Trump supporters predict he will win in November.  You should be happy and excited, but here you are getting all in a lather over a candidate who is no threat to Trump.  Chill!

   Trump supporters seem to be becoming more and more aggressive as time goes on.  I think for the most part they know they've been duped, they realize Trump is unfit to be Commander In Chief and has been in this to hand Hillary the White House from the beginning.  To many of us this has been obvious for quite sometime.  For the Trump supporters, they are just now waking up and scratching their heads.  Some refuse to still see it and some will continue to ride the Trump Train of Destruction.  The problem is the engine who 'could' is now the engine who 'can't'.

[Jazzhead]

Well, I didn't say anything about Trump, but since you brought him up...

The difference here is that Johnson had a moment of forgetfulness.  Trump, however, doesn't forget things. He just says whatever is on his mind at the moment.  He can stick to a script, but talking off the cuff doesnt go well for him. He talks without thinking.  As he has demonstrated, sometimes it's just not a good idea to say the first thing that crosses your mind.

I'm sorry that you are so hostile.  Why are Trump supporters so miserable?  Your candidate has secured the nomination, and Trump supporters predict he will win in November.  You should be happy and excited, but here you are getting all in a lather over a candidate who is no threat to Trump.  Chill!

QFT.   I've thought that myself - why aren't Trump supporters happy, and sallying forth to convince others of the merits of their candidate?   Instead,  they complain of backstabbers and traitors, and make no positive arguments in favor of their candidate.  All they've got is appeals to fear - of Hillary, of foreigners, of the world in general.