Spotlight on the hill – Libertarian candidate Johnson
meets with South Bay supporters
Kerry Welsh knew he’d found a presidential candidate he could support when Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson stayed at the Rancho Palos Verdes home of Welsh and his wife Helen.
Despite RPV’s steep hills, the candidate wanted to go on a bike ride. Johnson has climbed the each of the highest mountains on the seven continents, including Mount Everest. “Unfortunately, I told Gary, my bike has a flat. Not a problem. I’ll fix it, he said. I thought, Wow, a presidential candidate who’s not afraid to get his hands dirty, Welsh recalled the candidates visit to the Peninsula during a fundraiser he co-hosted in July at the Mulholland Dr. home of comedian Drew Carey.
Nirvanna bass player Krist Noselic reminded Johnson supporters of how the Seattle grundge band’s 1991 hit “Smells like teen spirit” went “viral” after receiving receiving play on MTV. He said today’s more powerful social media gives small party candidates like Johnson an opportunity to challenge the major party candidates.
R.J. Lyman, a law partner of Johnson’s vice presidential running mate former Massachusetts governor William Weld, told supporters, “Theodore Roosevelt promised the Square Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised the New Deal. Truman promised the Fair Deal. Trump is promising the Art of the Deal. And Clinton is serving up the Same Old Deal.
Johnson, he said is the Real Deal.
Johnson told of building his handyman business from one employee (himself) to 1,000 employees before becoming governor of Texas, where, he said, he vetoed a record 700 bills.
Johnson described himself as the fiscally conservative candidate who favors less government, and more individual liberties. He proposed replacing military intervention with free trade diplomacy. Johnson is hoping to reach the 15 percent poll threshold that would qualify him for participation in the presidential debates.
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