Gary Johnson Sticks Out Tongue In Super Cringey MSNBC Interview (VIDEO)

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When we last heard from Gary Johnson, he was getting tongue-tied over Aleppo. But in another interview this week with MSNBC, he stuck his tongue out to prove that he should be on the presidential debate stage.

In a sit-down with MSNBC’s Kasie Hunt, the libertarian candidate said he could catch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the polls just by appearing on the debate stage, regardless of the content of his answers.

“It wouldn’t have anything to do with my debate performance, either,” Johnson said. “It would just be that people would realize there’s another choice.”

To underscore his point, Johnson continued on with his tongue out: “I think I could stand up there for the whole debate and not say anything.”

The Libertarian candidate and Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee, both failed to qualify for the first debate on Monday. Johnson, who was polling around 9 percent, fell short of the 15 percent national threshold.

Here’s a clip of the interview via MSNBC:

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  1. …And polling at 10% nationally. What the fuck.

  2. I have yet to see an interview with him that didn’t make me find him creepy.

  3. Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to smoke too much weed.

  4. Avatar for grack grack says:

    Frankly, Gary, I think you’re doing as well as you are because your only real exposure has been via memes on Facebook.

  5. Either he was always an empty-headed moron, or massive doses of THC turned him into one. Either way, he’s not fit for any office today.

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