Gary Johnson Loses It! Goes Full PC Over Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ [VIDEO]

Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 8 years, 7 months ago to Politics
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Gary Johnson Loses It! Goes Full PC Over Term ‘Illegal Immigrant’ [VIDEO]
An interview with guy Benson of Townhall:
Wow, Johnson really loses it... no matter how one feels about the rest of his platform, or illegal immigration, or "undocumented immigrants" I would say to him, No; I would not do the same thing. Right or wrong, I would respect the sovereignty and rule of law of the nation I wish to enter. I would enter legally, consider another nation, stay where I am and try to change things in my native land, or start my own business. I wouldn't want to be arrested or considered to be a scofflaw by the native citizens. When in Rome...
A second link: http://www.infowars.com/watch-gary-jo...

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  • Posted by Bethesda-gal 8 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Actually, when I went to the Libertarian website a long while ago, Johnson's platform seems 100% aligned with "Libertarianism" as outlined on their own site.
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  • Posted by Bethesda-gal 8 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    So...if there are homeless people ( which there are ) we should all leave our homes unlocked and its ok for them to come in ? That is essentially what you are saying which is 100% anthetical to anything Objectivist that I'm aware of.
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    Posted by cem4881 8 years, 7 months ago
    There is illegal and there is immoral. I am committing a moral act to enter a country illegally to obtain work to feed my family. The illegality question is meaningless.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 8 years, 7 months ago
    Johnson is trying to show how libertarians straddle both left and right and are therefore the party that is more inclusive than any other. This is one of its greatest faults as represented by Johnson. The basic senses of original Libertarianism was to jusge everything on its merits based on a rational philosophic underpinning. Johnson has turned that idea into a "let's show liberals how liberal we are, while we show conservatives how conservative we are. It's Libertarianism as seen in a fun house mirror.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    This statement on immigrants would seem to me to show Johnson is going after Hillary's voters, not Trump's at this time. Polls indicate Trump has no support from immigrants.
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    Posted by bobsprinkle 8 years, 7 months ago
    The Libertarian candidate showing political correctness. Rude to call an illegal alien an illegal alien. I am registered independent. I subscribe to many libertarian ideals. Johnson is embarrassing the libertarian party. I will hold my nose and vote for Trump as a vote against the Hildebeast.
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  • Posted by Tassie 8 years, 7 months ago
    I am registered Libertarian. I believe that Gary will be the cause of Hillary's win in November. He isn't pulling any votes away from her, but is pulling them from Trump. Gary cannot win. And he'll lose it for Trump. Sad state of affairs!
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 7 months ago
    I have to ask why is the truth rude. Only if you accept the definitions of the left and in doing so enable and support them. But then Johnson did in effect say it was OK to break the law as long as you were a foreign Latino, Do we call it rude to say a drunk is a drunk or a Democrat is a democrat , I am so glad I rejected the PC definitions of the left. Especially definitions from a group who have zero morals, values and standards. Next thing you'll be calling Hillary a Constitutionalist.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 8 years, 7 months ago
    He went right over to the left on that one. Pure anti indiviidual US Citizen in favor of statist collectives of illetal undocumented aliens. sometwo hundred years ago they were black not brown and slaves to the same Democratic party he sided with . When he decides what side he is on call me until then he's a side issue anyway
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I agree with Johnson's point about it being rude to call people "illegal"
    I am surprised to hear this from a objectivist...A=A right...you snuck in under the wire, you steal a SS, put your kids in school all at our expense and It's "RUDE"? to say what IS...Illegal? again...A=A
    Someone breaks the law...to say you broke the law...is not rude...if the illegal thinks it's rude?...to bad, you shouldn't of broken the law.

    That's just my opinion...and I'm sticking to it.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 8 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Hello freedomforall,
    I was surprised to see him so animated. He seems so controlled and sedate to me... granted I haven't followed his every appearance...
    Happy labor day weekend!
    O.A.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 7 months ago
    Loses it? The title of the article has "lost it" more than Johnson does.
    I disagree with Johnson on the term, but I'm glad he is passionate enough about something to be forceful. I was so tired of watching his low key boring interviews ;^) Johnson is closer to the immigrant issue than either Trump or Hillary. Neither of them has been closer to immigrants than seeing them turn down the bed in their luxury suite.
    Johnson's going after the voters that are not strongly supportive of either Hillary or Trump. It's not how I would have done it, but I will wait for the results.
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    Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 7 months ago
    It seems like Johnson was having a really bad day-- tired and frustrated. He kept conflating issues. At least twice the interviewer asked him a question, and Johnson responded to something different that Trump said.

    I agree with Johnson's point about it being rude to call people "illegal". He doesn't agree with the law, so he finds it offensive to call people who commit these illegal acts by the name of their crimes: illegal immigrants, drug criminals, income tax cheats.

    Johnson was very unclear about the executive orders. I think, although I'm not sure, he was saying exec orders overturning laws may be okay if there's no hope of enforcing the law.

    One thing I liked about his style is he didn't raise the tone of his voice, but that's about all I liked. He usually does interviews where he sticks to the same talking points. I don't know if he want off the message or if he's trying to change his message, trying to get away from the exasperated rising tone thing, and trying to express indignation at Trump.

    My guess is he was tired and in a bad mood, and his attitude was more like, "Politics is a crappy job. I'm sick of doing interviews all day, answering phony-baloney questions about dog-whistle rhetoric, while pretending like we're not talking about what the rednecks hear in that dog-whistle." A hardcore politician would have just roboticaly stuck to the talking points and gone and gotten some rest after an unremarkable interview.
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