The Gary Johnson swindle
'Boosting his friend George W. Bush to reporters, Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico recalls a conversation they had at a conference on state government: "George turns to me and says, 'What are they talking about?' I said, 'I don't know.' He said, 'You don't know a thing, do you?' And I said, 'Not one thing.' He said, 'Neither do I.' And we kind of high-fived.' - New York Times, July 28, 2000
On this degrading election day, I want to take one last look at our alleged "third choice", the huckster who supposedly "shakes up the status quo" and can "break the two-party stranglehold." Or, as he calls himself, "Perrier."
This is the hidden story of Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson which is really a story about the depths of corruption and depravity that our democracy has sunk to. Ive made it clear already that I find Rocky Anderson to be a genuine progressive alternative, someone whose ideas I am for and who has a real track record of governing, as well as trial lawyer and human rights activism experience. But our politics today dont allow a Rocky Johnson as a real choice, not yet anyway.
Since Gary Johnson and libertarianism is the only real Third Party choice our gangrenous democracy allows us, its time we took a serious look at him and its not pretty, folks. Because if you poke beneath the facade, what you find is a sponge absorbing just about every bad right-wing idea, and a campaign mixed up with some of the most loathsome GOP political operators of the last few decades.
http://nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/gary-johnson-swindle
More at the link. Long but interesting.
I was in New Mexico when they built that highway- he's very hypocritical when he claims to be fiscally conservative, he directed a lot of government dollars over to his buddies.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)Libertarians, Civil or otherwise, are all full of shit.
naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)Whats your complaint against glenn greenwald?
Tarheel_Dem
(31,237 posts)supporting asshole? I just think he's a despicable human being. Hope that helps.
naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)All I know of him is that he's one of the only guys regularly exposing the government violation of our civil rights.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)I addressed these ridiculous uneducated smears here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1766677
naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)I suspect his real "crime" is attacking Obama every now and then.
summerschild
(725 posts)Everybody better read up on this guy. He'll be back soon.