Gary Johnson in 2 minutes: Recent speech from Houston, Tx. Only 3rd Party candidate on the ballot in all 50 states this Fall.
Posted Sep 1, 2012, 4:59 PM UTC
615
Back it up to T=19m36s for his entire speech. The whole 30 min video is worth it if you have the time.
1
Why is this posted in r/Green? Gary Johnson straight up does not believe in environmental regulation. There are lots of reasons to like Gary Johnson, but if you're looking for a green candidate then you're probably better off voting for the Green candidate.
1
Why is this in r/green? Not that I'm a huge fan of Obama's environmental record, but Gary Johnson doesn't even believe environmental regulation is necessary. You want to vote for a green candidate, vote for the Green candidate.
For the Green Party to have a chance in future elections, we need to break the 2 party, lesser of evils mentality. 3rd party candidates need a voice in the National Debates. This time around Gary Johnson has the best chance.
Wait, so what you're telling me is that I should vote for Gary Johnson even though I don't agree with him just so that I'm not voting for one of the two other guys? That is the exact idea he was speaking against in the video you posted!
Bottom line: Gary Johnson does not belong in this sub no matter how you spin it.
If the Big parties and media have their way, this election will remain squarely focused on Romney "vs" Obama straight through November.
Johnson has a real chance to stop the momentum of this charade and inject actual substance into an otherwise scripted debate. Without him, the Military Industrial Complex of Endless War, including the War on Drugs will go completely ignored this election cycle.
My Dad sides with the Green Party on almost every issue, but I got him to take the political quiz at isidewith.com and although it says he agrees with Jill Stein 97%, he also agrees with Gary Johnson 60%.
So I've been scanning the Green Party Platform for issues that we agree on. Wouldn't you like to see the following ideas discussed this fall?
"We call for the repeal of the USA PATRIOT Act"
"Greens want to stop the assault on our civil liberties that intensified after 9/11, and restore these and other freedoms to all people."
"Greens want to make sure that the United States is not the first nation in history to lose its constitutional freedoms because we forgot what they were, and why we had them in the first place."
Monetary Reform
"The private creation of money or credit, which substitutes for money, will cease and with it the reckless and fraudulent practices that have led to the present financial and economic crisis."
Tax Reform
"End corporate welfare, such as the bailouts for Wall Street, the big banks and the automobile industry; subsidies for agribusiness, Export-Import Bank loan guarantees; tax abatements for big box stores; the tax loophole for “carried interest” from private equity and hedge fund managers; tax deductibility for advertising and business entertainment; offshore tax avoidance schemes; giveaways for new sports stadiums and casinos."
"Eliminate tax subsidies for the oil, gas, coal, nuclear and timber and mining industries."
I could go on...
Everything you said is true but somehow you're still missing the point, so I'm going to put in capital letters, that might help somehow.
THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENT-FOCUSED SUBREDDIT.
GARY JOHNSON IS NOT AN ENVIRONMENT-FOCUSED CANDIDATE, IN FACT HE OPPOSES ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION.
ERGO, GARY JOHNSON DOES NOT BELONG IN THIS SUBREDDIT.
I can understand the POV of people who say we should vote for the lesser of two evils. I understand the POV of people who say we should vote our conscious. Your POV, I don't understand.
Getting the libertarians to the point where they qualify for matching funds will hurt the progressive cause, not help it.
Jill Stein is on the ballot in at least 32 states and the district, so voting for her would have the same positive effect on national attention to third parties. Also, unlike Gary Johnson, Jill Stein supports environmental protection.
By all means vote Jill Stein. I'm talking about getting these issues into the National Presidential Debates over the next 2 months before the vote. Greens and Libertarians agree on many high priority issues. Gary Johnson has the best chance among 3rd party candidates to make it into the Debates and get these issues exposed.
he is nowhere close to polling at 15%, so he will not get invited. I think that every candidate who is eligible and on enough ballots to win the election should be allowed to debate (both of them). I'm not sure what we can do about it though.