Johnson/Weld campaign

[Elendil_s_Heir]

@DSeid

Let’s see … Governors who became presidents … a mixed bag. GW Bush, Carter, Clinton, Reagan, FDR, Coolidge, Wilson, Taft , Teddy Roosevelt, McKinley, Cleveland, Rutherford B Hayes, Andrew Johnson … Some great, some mediocre, some crap.

Presidents who were not ever governors? Obama, GHW Bush, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Truman, oh quite a mixed bag more that include Lincoln, Jefferson, Adams, and Washington. Some of the greatest presidents ever. And some duds…

Taft was provisional governor of Cuba (for just two weeks) and also governor-general of the Philippines - Federal appointments, and not quite comparable to being a state governor.

Jefferson, as noted earlier, was governor of Virginia.

@eschereal

Coolidge the best ever? He gave us the crash of '39. Hoover had to deal with it, but Coolidge helped set it up.

I probably wouldn’t even blame him for the Crash of '29.

[Ravenman]

Ok, let’s just face it: either he’s smoking pot before nearly every interview, or the dude just doesn’t belong on the national stage. (Not that there isn’t some overlap between the two options.)

He can’t name the leader of North Korea, but he challenges a New York Times reporter to name him as though he’s calling the reporter’s bluff.

[Gyrate]

If gubernatorial performance is a sound metric for presidential fitness, it doesn’t bode well for Mike Pence.

[Lok]

@Ravenman

Ok, let’s just face it: either he’s smoking pot before nearly every interview, or the dude just doesn’t belong on the national stage. (Not that there isn’t some overlap between the two options.)

He can’t name the leader of North Korea, but he challenges a New York Times reporter to name him as though he’s calling the reporter’s bluff.

Supposedly, he has given up pot for the duration of the campaign (and his term in office when he wins :rolleyes:) so it must be your second option.

[ElvisL1ves]

Stoners are so often full of grandiose plans that just never seem to come to fruition, aren’t they?

[Ravenman]

@ElvisL1ves

Stoners are so often full of grandiose plans that just never seem to come to fruition, aren’t they?

You’re not expecting Johnson to actually name those plans, are you? Because I’m pretty sure it would go like this:

Reporter: “Gov. Johnson, what are you running for?”
Johnson: “Running? I’m sitting here right in front of you.”
Reporter: “I mean, the office you’re trying to be elected to. You’re running to be the next…”
Johnson: “Well, do you know what office I’m running for? That’s what I want to ask you.”
Reporter: “You’re asking me?”
Johnson: “I guess I’m having another Ubeki-beki-beki-stanstan moment.”
Weld: [whispers in Johnson’s ear]
Johnson: “Are you serious? [chuckles]”

[eschereal]

I think we can safely say that Johnson no longer gives a shit, he just wants another doob.

[CarnalK]

@eschereal

I think we can safely say that Johnson no longer gives a shit, he just wants another doob.

Ha ha! How can you not love this guy? What seals your point though was at the end when the anchor lady says “We tried to get a comment from the governor but he’s on a ski trip”. Are ski hills open already?

[astorian]

And given that William Weld has spent the last few days making excuses for Hillary, and singing her praises, it’s fair to say he doesn’t care about the Libertarian party, either. He was always a horrible selection.

[eschereal]

@CarnalK

Are ski hills open already?

We call them “ski slopes”, and no, it looks like none are open yet. Ski Valley, in his own back yard, has no significant snow pack as yet and will not officially open for about three weeks. There is some snow in areas of Washington and Montana, but not enough, AFAICT, to warrant opening any resorts (though Beartooth Pass was closed for a few days for heavy snowfall about 3 months ago).