Libertarian Candidate John McAfee

[Bailey Guns]

Not meant to bash libertarians. Just a comment on the libertarian candidate for president, John McAfee.

I dislike Glenn Beck a lot. But I was in the boonies today and the ONLY radio station I could get for a while was playing the Beck show. Beck played parts of an interview he had recently done with John McAfee, the anti-virus software guy, running for president.

The guy is a total nut job. Seriously. Listen and tell me you didn't come to the same conclusion. And he is at least a person of interest in the murder of his neighbor in Belize though he vehemently denies any involvement.

[Hound]

I think the front runner is a guy named Johnson. Ex Governer from New Mexico. McAfee is running but wont win.

[asmo]

Having met John multiple times (both in the early 90s and recently), I can tell you he is a very smart and very passionate. He also plays the part of an eccentric very well - because he is.

[asmo]

I think the front runner is a guy named Johnson. Ex Governer from New Mexico. McAfee is running but wont win.

Gary Johnson is the only sane person running in the election. While I don't agree with absolutely everything, I agree a lot more with him than anyone else .

[Singlestack]

Like Dems, I think he is off the mark suggesting that ISIS will stop attacking if we just leave them alone. What we know of their indoctrination and training suggests that will never happen. I do agree with him that global interventionism is a problem for the US, however.

[Bailey Guns]

My mistake...I thought from the parts I heard McAfee was THE candidate...not A candidate. I guess the L party selects their candidate next week.

[asmo]

My mistake...I thought from the parts I heard McAfee was THE candidate...not A candidate. I guess the L party selects their candidate next week.

Correct, and the candidate will be Gary Johnson. The other two John McAfee and Austin Peterson are just also-rans.

Having two ex-govenors on ticket is pretty damn enticing. While I make no illusions about the Libertarians actually winning, it does send a very strong message in the absolute worst case.

In the best case, enough people voting Libertarian prevents any party from getting the majority - in which case the House of Representatives gets to pick the President.

[Rucker61]

Gary Johnson is the only sane person running in the election. While I don't agree with absolutely everything, I agree a lot more with him than anyone else .

This guy seems sane:

http://andy2016.com/proposals/

[Zundfolge]

Correct, and the candidate will be Gary Johnson. The other two John McAfee and Austin Peterson are just also-rans.

This is why I don't believe that Libertarians (large L ... as in the party) ever really want to win anything. They're going to choose Gary Johnson as their candidate but Austin Peterson is the actual serious one of the bunch. I don't think even LP types take McAfee seriously.

If they'd pick Peterson I'd actually believe that they intended to build a party that would someday win instead of just being a bunch of "political hipsters". They like to vote for "a candidate you've never heard of" and getting mainstream success would cause many of them to leave the party because its not cool and elite anymore.

Oh well, I've long held that one of the biggest impediments to the implementation of libertarian ideals is the Libertarian Party.

[asmo]

This is why I don't believe that Libertarians (large L ... as in the party) ever really want to win anything. They're going to choose Gary Johnson as their candidate but Austin Peterson is the actual serious one of the bunch. I don't think even LP types take McAfee seriously.

My problem with Austin, whom a good friend of mine is very good friends with, is that he has zero executive leadership experience (his media consulting firm is rather small, consisting of himself solely) - and doesn't have damn near any concept of leading a large public services organization (let alone the entire executive branch). He is an idealist, a good speaker, and makes good twitter/facebook posts, but that does not a presidential candidate make.