Gary Johnson: 'What Is Aleppo?'

Ruh-Roh. I don't think that's the answer he was looking for. I wonder how bad it will hit him.

"Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, does not know what Aleppo is.

Asked on Wednesday's "Morning Joe" what he would do if elected president about the city in Syria at the center of the refugee crisis, Johnson earnestly asked what Aleppo is even.
"And what is Aleppo?" Johnson said.

"You're kidding me," Mike Barnicle responded, who asked the question. Barnicle then began to explain what Aleppo is to the candidate.

"OK, got it, got it," Johnson cut him off, and then added, "With regard to Syria I do think it's a mess. I think that the only way that we deal with Syria is to join hands with Russia to diplomatically bring that at an end."

"It's just a mess," he said.

Yes.

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/08/gary-johnson-what-is-aleppo.html

I'm still voting for GJ. Let the Russians worry about Aleppo.

johnson also thought it was wrong to use the term illegal immigrant

The FSE rocks!

After listening to the few minutes leading up to the question, I don't think it was all that bad. I can see where he was thinking Allepo might be an acronym for something. It wasn't like they were discussing Syria when he was asked the question. I doubt it will cost him much support.

Billryan, a place we agree!!! I think Johnson made the best of it. I did a dbl take, thinking I heard olepo. Not a big deal from where I sit.

Wasn't Aleppo that fat substitute that was popular for a while in the potato chip world, except that it came with the disclaimer "may cause anal leakage"?

if I wanted to vote for him, this wouldn't change my mind.

It is no big deal. It is not like he expressed his desire to make sweet love to Putin or threatened all the Generals in the Army and all the Admirals in the Navy.

Too bad this wasn't an email question.....he could have just deleted it!