Libertarian candidate unable to name a foreign leader he admires. Gary Johnson's memory is causing him problems.
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Just as he was making a last-ditch effort to create momentum and build credibility for his long-shot presidential campaign, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson had another brain freeze Wednesday night.
Asked by host Chris Matthews on MSNBC to name his favorite foreign leader, Johnson drew a blank. Matthews pressed him, and still Johnson came up with nothing.
"Name one foreign leader that you respect and look up to," Matthews said. "Anybody." No one came to the candidate's mind.
Matthews wouldn't let him off the hook. "You gotta do this," he said. "Anywhere. Any continent. Canada, Mexico, Europe, over there, Asia, South America, Africa: Name a foreign leader that you respect."
Johnson blurted out, "I guess I'm having an Aleppo moment in the former president of Mexico." This was a reference to a gaffe on MSNBC earlier this month when he failed to recognize Aleppo as the besieged city in Syria that has been in the headlines for months.
When the candidate couldn't come up with a specific name, Matthews pressed again and Johnson said, "I'm having a brain freeze."
At this point, Bill Weld, the Libertarian vice presidential candidate who was sitting next to Johnson, began listing the names of recent Mexican presidents.
"Fox!" a relieved Johnson declared, referring to former Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Asked his favorite leader, Weld said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Poster's Comment -
How can all you libertarian Paultard potheads continue to dispute and say that previous research does not suggests smoking marijuana daily may affect short-term memory and that even casual use of marijuana can lead to brain changes….even when another study now shows that teenagers who smoke regularly but then kick the habit in a couple of years may see their long-term memory take a hit too?
Every time in the future when I read or hear the word libertarian, a mental visualization of Gary Johnson, your libertarian candidate for president, in front of a live TV camera twice sitting there is a stupor and dumbfounded will flash through my mind.
ROTFLMAO …
