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    Gary Johnson: The danger and the appeal

    This year's Libertarian presidential candidate is Gary Johnson, former Republican Governor of New Mexico. Earlier this month on MSNBC, he failed to answer what seemed like an obvious question about Aleppo.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 30, 2016 • 1 min read

    This year's Libertarian presidential candidate is Gary Johnson, former Republican Governor of New Mexico. Earlier this month on MSNBC, he failed to answer what seemed like an obvious question about Aleppo.

    This week, Gary Johnson was on a voter town hall with MSNBC's Chris Matthews and was asked to name a foreign leader he could respect.

    Today, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Gary Johnson, following the Detroit News and leading papers in New Hampshire, Virginia and North Carolina. Is support for Johnson a statement of principle or a wasted vote with potentially dangerous consequences? We hear from political analyst Nomiki Konst , host of The Filter on Sirius radio. She was a delegate to the Democratic convention, and a Bernie Sanders supporter on the Platform Committee.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Nomiki Konst

      political analyst and radio host

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    3 of 3
    Is Suing Saudi Arabia for 9/11 a good idea?
    1. 1:52Duterte, citing Hitler, says he'd kill millions of drug addicts
    2. 8:34Suing Saudi Arabia: What could go wrong?
    3. 42:43Gary Johnson: The danger and the appealYou’re reading this
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