Attn, DC Reasonoids: Conquer Snowpacalypse 2 Tonight With Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson at Reason's DC HQ
Reason magazine invites you to join us for appetizers, drinks and the opportunity to meet with Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and honorary chairman of the Our America Initiative.
Tonight, Gov. Johnson will reveal an economic recovery plan that is long on free markets, spending cuts, and tax cuts and short on mandates, tax increases, and massive increases in government expenditures.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Johnson will begin his remarks at 6:30 p.m. and will be available to chat throughout the evening.
In 2003, Johnson climbed Mt. Everest just a few months after busting his leg in a skiing accident. That's a feat less inspiring than his record as governor: Johnson vetoed 750 bills and never raised taxes in eight years. He is outspoken on issues ranging from the deficit to the war on drugs to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is frequently mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2012. The Our America Initiative is dedicated to advancing the public debate on national issues including civil liberties, free enterprise, limited government, and traditional American values.
Also at Reason's DC HQ tonight: Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron, an outspoken critic of TARP, stimulus spending, drug prohibition, and more.
Who: Gary Johnson, Honorary Chairman of the Our America Initiative
What: Drinks, Appetizers, Discussion
When: Tuesday, February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Reason's DC Office, 1747 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009
Watch Reason.tv's interview with Gov. Gary Johnson below.
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Can someone give me a ride so I don't have to use public transportation? I prefer private roads too.
Will gladly pay with two gallons of canola oil for a ride in a Cosmotarian biofueled chariot.
Stupid TV, be more charismatic!
[bangs on Reason.tv]
I can think of no-one else I'd rather get trapped in an office building with. But yeah, i think I'll stick with being trapped at home.
(Reasonoids Vs Snowpocalpyse2? Sry, i gotta go with the snow on this one.)
What if Lobster Girl is there too?
I bet he'll be able to give you an answer if you ask him which newspapers and magazines he reads.
I love the guy's politics but, honestly, I can scarcely imagine a national politician with less charisma.
He needs to make his answers snappier and more folksy.
On the other hand, I'm not totally convinced that the United States will still be a going entity in November 2012, so what does it really matter?
Imagine a ticket of Johnson and Paul Ryan. In any order.
Gary: If by strange chance you read this, please take note of your speaking style and body language.
Try mimicking prominent pundits on t.v. At the beginning and end of the interview, smile and make eye or camera contact. When speaking, either use your hands for gesticulations or consciously keep them still-no twitching. Try to pull an Obama and briefly pause mid-sentence so as not to use too many uh's.
When telling a story, (like everest) use descriptive words to make it more emotional and easy to relate.
(exhilarating, bone chilling wind, a struggle akin to battling special interests in Washington.)
At your current state, you're going to look weak against any of the hardball interviewers.
Free drinks and appetizers?
I'll get plane tickets!
I think there is a stimulus program for that.
Snow has arrived in Arlington.
Just saw him speak in Seattle a couple of days ago - as shallow as it sounds I have to echo the sentiments of D-G above. His mannerisms and facial expressions are more than a little odd at times.
One thing I appreciated, he took on any and every question presenting from the audience no matter how odd some of them were - and when he didn't have an answer to something - he admitted as much concisly without all the dancing around of the subject only to retreat to talking points. I like the guy, he is not perfect, and I dont think he has a shot in hell of getting out of a Republican primary, but I will support him if he runs.
Not that I could've made it anyway because of work, but in the future would it be possible to announce this sort of thing with a little more advance notice (i.e. more than four hours)? Or did it just happen to come up very suddenly?
After event report? Come on guys, did you get your after-party reporting intern drunk like a Roman Polansky date or something?
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