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2016 Postmortem

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 10:31 AM Sep 2016

Gary Johnson

Anyone see him and Weld in 60 Minutes?

When pressed on the Libertarian platform of doing away with Social Security and Medicare Johnson backtracked. Said he wouldn't.

Are you kidding me? Why are they calling themselves Libertarians then?

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Gary Johnson (Original Post) SHRED Sep 2016 OP

Because saying they will (and they WILL) commits the Cardinal Sin of Politics: HughBeaumont Sep 2016 #1

and Kasich underpants Sep 2016 #2

Well, at least no one got hurt underpants Sep 2016 #3

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)

1. Because saying they will (and they WILL) commits the Cardinal Sin of Politics:

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 10:37 AM

Sep 2016

And that is . . .

Never, ever, ever, ever . . . ever, ever EVER tell seniors that you're going to cut/take away their earned benefits.

See: Bush, Jeb! and how he torpedoed his own campaign by doubling down on his SS "Reform" position.

underpants

(182,829 posts)

2. and Kasich

Reply to HughBeaumont (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 10:37 AM

Sep 2016

"Get used to it"

underpants

(182,829 posts)

3. Well, at least no one got hurt

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Sep 19, 2016, 10:38 AM

Sep 2016

Weld must have been the navigator to get them to the studio.

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