TOTALLY GEEKED!

Cheerios4606 wrote:

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‘WHAT IS ALEPPO?!’ – Gary Johnson pretty much destroys his campaign with 3 words

Published Sep. 8, 2016 9:01 am by SooperMexican • No Comments

Everyone is just stunned at the seemingly potheaded response from Gary Johnson this morning to what should not be that difficult a question about ISIS.

Watch Johnson destroy his campaign with just three little words:

Haha!  @CNN ALREADY doing its best to cover for drugged out @GovGaryJohnson's "What is Aleppo?" Hillary needs him!https://t.co/8QZpryukcS

— Boston Bobblehead (@DBloom451) September 8, 2016

Wow.

I understand how maybe most Americans aren’t expected to know what Aleppo is, but if you’re running to be president, you better know the major city in Syria that had been taken over by rebels and is the source of so many refugees. This is bad, bad, bad.

At least he was honest about it and didn’t BS anyone, but unfortunately for the libertarian ticket, this video is going to be run a million times today. Unless Trump gets jealous and says something stupider to steal the spotlight away.

And the sad thing is, the only reason this will hurt his campaign is that people actually expect him to know something. If Trump did this, his legion of mindless followers would argue that NO ONE needs to know what Aleppo is, and that actually know what it is hinders your operation as a Commander-in-Chief. But Gary Johnson just can’t make this kind of error.

 

Read more: http://therightscoop.com/what-is-aleppo-gary-johnson-pretty-much-destroys-his-campaign-with-3-words/#ixzz4JhAWV5pl

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 I'm offended by this.

Dont you know? ALL of us are mindless followers.

Maybe he should have laid off the weed more than 7 weeks ago since it stays in your system longer than alcohol.

"I am Legion, for we are many..."

Think Ghost Rider will show up?

I wanna ride his bike.

This whole story is stupid. No, the candidates don't know everything about everything. And, focusing on something like this is idiotic. I mean, i don't know anything about him one way or the other. And, when i ran for School Board, no I didn't know all the School policies or anything like that. You LEARN and study when you get there. I have learned a heck of a lot. This is my second year on the Negotiations Team. I didn't know what i was doing. The first year, i sat there with my mouth shut and listened and study. This year, i was put in charge of the the Team. I still don't know a lot and i discuss it in depth with the School Solicitor. So, these type of "Gotcha" questions are assanine. What you want in a leader is an person who is going to work hard, apply himself and learn and grow into the job.

This is just a bunch of controversy for the Small Minds people. Ooooh, oooh, oooh.

Once it was explained to him what Allepo was, he did have a good answer...teaming up with Russia, etc. But hearing that sound byte over and over yesterday....he did sound like a stoner.

I don't doubt it. The media is gunning for anyone running against their gal, Hillary.

I don't think it's a "zinger" to ask about Aleppo - it's a major foreign policy issue and it's the center of the refugee crisis. So it's pretty pertinent and not exactly a zinger nor should it be a surprise question. A candidate might not know everything, but they should know the major issues. This was a huge fail. Ask any high school debate team member and he/she would know exactly what Aleppo was. This man should be ashamed of himself. I knew what it was - and I run a grocery store. He has no excuse.

But the question was not "what would you do about the threat from Syria" It was "what do you think about Aleppo" ? Not everyone knows that as a name of a city to be weary of.
- I know what to do_sometimes

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Exactly why I believe this is much ado about nothing. More "we have to keep voters from leaving Hillary" by the media, and probably why the interviewer phrased it the way he did.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Mellow Momma wrote:

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I don't think it's a "zinger" to ask about Aleppo - it's a major foreign policy issue and it's the center of the refugee crisis. So it's pretty pertinent and not exactly a zinger nor should it be a surprise question. A candidate might not know everything, but they should know the major issues. This was a huge fail. Ask any high school debate team member and he/she would know exactly what Aleppo was. This man should be ashamed of himself. I knew what it was - and I run a grocery store. He has no excuse.

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 But the question was not "what would you do about the threat from Syria"  It was "what do you think about Aleppo" ?  Not everyone knows that as a name of a city to be weary of.  

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 if they watch they news and stay up to date on current affairs they do. 

And like I said - I don't think a foreign policy question is a gotcha question. I knew what it was, my husband knew what it was, and any high school debate team memeber knows what it is. It's not unrealistic to ask that a candidate for president knows that the city at the crux of the Syrian refugee crisis is able to identify it and give us his/her opinion on it. If you detest the idea of these refugees coming here so much, wouldn't you want a candidate who is knowledgeable about the situation?!

Well you don't know much about high school debate. I coached it for 10 years and they debate both domestic and foreign issues. They know what Aleppo is. Trust me. Aleppo is a topic they are currently discussing.

Aleppo is currently help by the rebels. It is a city of extreme violence. As Aleppo goes, so goes Syria. This is why the question was specific. Shame on the media for trying to get a candidate to answer a foreign policy question. The nerve! Lol.

Gary Johnson has said that he thinks the question was fair game and that he should have had a better answer.

Mellow Momma wrote:

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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And, your point is what exactly?

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 That tens of thousands of high schoolers are more knowledgeable about foreign affairs than a candidate for president. And that's not right. He needs to educate himself. If you want to be seen as  serious candidate you need to have a command of the facts. He did not. 

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 I'm betting you that 98% of Americans didn't know what Aleppo was. 

It's a horse, right?