mrstickball on 06 May 2012
Gary Johnson is the second candidate officially representing a party (the other being Barak Obama).
He won the Libertarian Party's nomination 72% to 26% for the closest runner in the 1st round of voting.
His nomination speech was great. I hope to God he gets to debate Obama and Romney to show how absurd their views are.
A few gems from his speech:
- "I will be the only presidential candidate to use the words 'Gun rights' and 'gay rights' in the same sentence'
- "I will be the only presidential candidate to discuss reducing both welfare and warfare spending"
- "I will balance the budget within my 1st year of office by cutting spending to match taxation"
I wish I could find the transcript. it was great stuff. I think my wife even liked his speech, and she hated every GOP nominee she saw, even though I made her watch a dozen debates.
If you're interested in Johnson's socially liberal, fiscally libertarian policies, check out his site at http://www.garyjohnson2012.com
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
