BE LIBERTARIAN WITH ME: A GARY JOHNSON TIMELINE
I spent 40 years in the corroded rectum of the two party system. I was the guy the Republican party turned to when things got tough. I saw first hand how the two major parties worked together to limit voter choices and exclude minor party candidates from the election dialogue.I also recognized the extent to which both major parties had morphed into one big government party, both supporting foreign intervention, continue deficit spending, erosion of our civil liberties, and defense of a loop-hole ridden tax system.
As for my beloved Republican Party, I recognized how their misguided policies on immigration would leave us a "white man's party" unable to win votes other than those of white voters. Well aware of the odds against success, I decided to change my registration to the Libertarian Party.
Johnson is credible, articulate, affable and hard working. Most importantly he was an open borders man who, unlike the GOP candidate was not subject to the fatal flaw of the GOP. He was an articulate critic of "building a wall" as a solution to our immigration policies. [1]
-Roger Stone
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The two parties don't like dissent, and there's nothing more dissentful than an anti-war message or an independent campaign. Many devoted Americans dissatisfied with the status quo revolted for change. Folks wanted a watchdog party ready for them to grow at the local, state, and national levels in future elections that could serve as a watchdog party over the hawkish corporate uniparty. [2]
-Ralph Nader
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As governor, I didn’t want to build a wall to keep people out. I tried to get the state legislature to look into legalizing hemp to bring more jobs to our agriculture industry. I also went to Cuba to try to normalize relations with our countries.
My Reform Party might be dead and gone, but the principles of that party will never die as long as people are socially liberal and fiscally conservative—and guess what? In poll after poll, the majority of the country is exactly that! If you’re disgusted with how Bernie Sanders was treated, if you’re tired of money buying elections, then vote your principles. Vote your heart and conscience. I can’t thank the people of Minnesota enough for doing so back in 1998. [3]
-Jesse Ventura
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Despite what the vested special interests, the media, and the two ‘major’ parties would have us believe, nowhere is it written -- in the Constitution or elsewhere – that we should have only two choices for President. Especially when those two choices are basically the same choice. This is a ticket that represents the occupy movement and the tea party movement and everybody who is just plain fed up. I have gotten to know Governor Johnson over the past several months, I am convinced that he is a capable and proven leader. He is a leader that many Americans could easily support if only given the opportunity. [4]
-Buddy Roemer
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It's over. The media should stop calling it a two-person race. That's what they assume, that's what they assume every time. This is at a three-person race. 5% is significant, but 11% is gigantic! For a third-party candidate with no name recognition and no free media and no free 4 days of wall to wall national media that's amazing!
-Cenk Uygur
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I like Gary. We still talk sometimes. He likes my Guacamole.
-Jeb Bush