In relation to Johnson, I really feel that he is being treated unfairly in many ways.
He has not been afforded the courtesy of national security briefings like Trump and Clinton, even after requesting them, so he doesn't have access to the same information they do. This puts him at a disadvantage when responding to certain questions, since he may not have the full picture. When you go back and look at the specifics of each of the "gaffs" that he's made, they're all just the normal mistakes that a normal human can make, even a well informed one. He didn't recognize Allepo as a place name, but once he understood exactly what it was he answered the question in detail. And he completely owned his lack of knowledge and apologized for it, something neither Trump or Clinton seem to know how to do. He was asked which world leader he respects. He couldn't come up with one mainly because his past experience with politicians is that they aren't necessarily what they seem. Yet the media chose to report this as he couldn't name a world leader. Because he is willing to admit when he's wrong or doesn't know something, instead of the political normality of deflecting the question, media can and will take this honest answer and run with it as a big headline, which makes him look stupid, when he's really just being honest. The ability to admit ones shortcomings is a refreshing change, yet somehow it has morphed into a liability. My favorite recent twitter quote goes something like this: "johnson's shortcomings can be fixed with Wikipedia, what would it take to fix the other two?" On Oct 10, 2016 8:08 AM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> wrote: > Decorum, decency, character.... Where did they go? I agree, we are in > bad place with the choices we have... But spooky part is how we got > here.... You Republican guys had an army of candidates... All better > choices than Fuckwad Trump, even Prick Perry or Cruz, yuk.... But no... And > the loyalty no matter what he does reminds me of Hitler and his > followers... On other side.. Sanders was better choice but Hillary had more > going for her... Can't say I happy about it, but she is smarter than > Trump. Johnson needs a class on current events. I pray for our > country... Lincoln ,Reagan and Kennedy are spinning away... Like I said > before.. New source of clean energy > ..and on side note... I wish the aliens that followed Columbus's fleet had > sunk them... Oh well. > > On Oct 10, 2016 8:44 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion > may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic > chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by > the better angels of our nature.” > > Abraham Lincoln, first inaugural address. An effort to stave off the > Civil war. > > Of the presidents I have been aware of during my short life, in my opinion > only the following would have had the temperament to have penned the quote: > Kennedy > Regan > Perhaps Bill Clinton > Maybe Obama but probably not. > > And then this: > > Executive Mansion, > Washington, Nov. 21, 1864. > > Dear Madam, > > I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the > Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who > have died gloriously on the field of battle. > I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should > attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I > cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in > the thanks of the Republic they died to save. > I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your > bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, > and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice > upon the altar of Freedom. > > Yours, very sincerely and respectfully, > A. Lincoln. > > Mrs. Bixby. > > > > Neither of our candidates could do this. They could get an aide to > perhaps pen something similar, but if you consider their heart, neither > possess this type of heartfelt caring or duty to serve. > > Wouldn’t it be nice to have a president that truly has these kinds of > thoughts and feelings? > Someone that could be a role model for kids. > I wonder if it will ever happen again. > > > >
