Tour2ma Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Gary Johnson just blew it on Morning Joe. “What would you do if you were elected about Aleppo?” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panelist Mike Barnicle asked the former New Mexico governor during an in-studio interview Thursday morning. “And what is Aleppo?” Johnson responded. “You’re kidding,” a stunned Barnicle replied, to which Johnson answered that he was not. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/gary-johnson-aleppo-227873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Gary Johnson just blew it on Morning Joe. “What would you do if you were elected about Aleppo?” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panelist Mike Barnicle asked the former New Mexico governor during an in-studio interview Thursday morning. “And what is Aleppo?” Johnson responded. “You’re kidding,” a stunned Barnicle replied, to which Johnson answered that he was not. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/gary-johnson-aleppo-227873 Oh boy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Gary Johnson and Jill Stein both having some major deathblows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 To be honest, I would have probably paused on Aleppo. Everyone refers to it as a Syrian conflict. But I am also not running for president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporTrail Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'm no Gary Johnson fan, but I think this is a non-story. Foreign policy has never been his forte, and he gave a reasonable answer once it was clarified that Aleppo was part of Syria. This is why presidents have cabinets. No single person can be an expert on every issue. This is just the establishment's media trying to character assassinate anyone who stands in the way of their attempt to hold on to the status quo, like they've been trying to do any time Trump talks about foreign policy. Remember when he was asked about the nuclear triad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 why is syria our problem? i thought the consensus was most people wanted us to keep our hands off the middle east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrb12711 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 As noted previously, any bad press (and lost votes) against Johnson is not good for pro-Trump. Certainly almost anyone not voting for Johnson because of stuff like this isn't going to the Donald. Agree though this is a non-issue. To be really honest as someone who keeps up with the news a good bit I had no idea of the name of this city until about 10 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MLD Woody Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 What was that poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 What was that poll? Who did better in the town hall I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I didn't recognize the name Aleppo. It was an ambush and it worked. Hillary supporters have to do something to take the eye off their cannonade. But if we're just looking for a debater in chief every candidate should learn one basic rule. Always ask for a clarification of any question. The more your attacker clarifies, the easier it is to craft something that sounds reasonable. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 No story, just fabricated. His respinse as to what to do withthe syrian conflict is of more interest, not one town in syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 No story, just fabricated. His respinse as to what to do withthe syrian conflict is of more interest, not one town in syria Apparently not. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownsKidd Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Aleppo, who? My thought is this, Gary has already stated his position on foreign policy. You can change the name from Aleppo to any other city or country in the world having the same issues, and his answer will probably stay the same. Not knowing where Aleppo was, (me neither) logically, doesn't change my opinion of Gary. What I would like to know is what he would do with N. Korea and that fat turd of a leader they have their. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I was surprised Gary Johnson didn't know about Aleppo. I knew about it. It is has been in the news a number of times in a number of years as being a rebel stronghold and a city where Assad has used chemical weapons against. I don't think it is a big deal though and I appreciated how Johnson handled himself afterwards and his honesty. I guess he could have made an excuse and said something like he made a Jeopardy answer and answered in the form of a question, "what is Aleppo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I knew what Aleppo is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I also knew what Aleppo is but to be fair I've been interested in the Syrian civil war for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 I knew what Aleppo is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Well yeah, you post on StackOverflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Well yeah, you post on StackOverflow. Right I'm more qualified for the presidency than Gary, except for the whole being old thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Anybody got the energy to do a search of this board to see if Aleppo has ever been mentioned before this? I'm sure if it's such a hot topic there must be some kind of discussion thread? WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Right I'm more qualified for the presidency than Gary, except for the whole being old thing When u run for potus can u call urself the father of linux al gore stylie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I actually did a search of this board. There was one mention in 2011 and it was just in a cut and paste article. Aside from that not one single member of The Forum has ever even said the word. FYI WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldBrownsFan Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I actually did a search of this board. There was one mention in 2011 and it was just in a cut and paste article. Aside from that not one single member of The Forum has ever even said the word. FYI WSS I knew about as it was in the news a few times. Not an expert or anything on Aleppo just knew it to be a rebel stronghold that had been attacked by Assad's government forces with chemical weapons. I was very surprised that Gary Johnson had never even heard of Aleppo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I actually did a search of this board. There was one mention in 2011 and it was just in a cut and paste article. Aside from that not one single member of The Forum has ever even said the word. FYI WSS We probably haven't mentioned Damascus either on this board but that doesn't mean some people don't know what and where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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