Talk:Gary Johnson

Preemptive strike against claims of gay marriage support

a lot of media outlets are exaggerating this guy's libertarianism to make him more interesting. They are claiming he is pro-gay marriage. Several reputable sources such as Politico and The Hill have said as much. However, straight from the horses mouth, he only supports "gay unions" and stops short of marriage: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/08/09/washington-wire-q-a-gary-johnson/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.171.38.14 (talk) 05:50, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Religion?

Conservapedia has him as Lutheran? andycjp (talk) 01:45, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Is it significant to his notability? If not, we don't need to mention it, do we? Yworo (talk) 01:50, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Clearly, social conservatives will want to know.andycjp (talk) 01:51, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

While the US Constitution says no religious test is required of any political office, religion does play into politics. See: United_States_presidential_election,_1960#Campaign_issues.--S. Rich (talk) 02:30, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Of course religion is notable. In fact, religion is notable for anyone (and I say that as an arch-atheist...), provided it can be verified by a reliable source - which, of course, Conservapedia is not. However, this article used to say that he was Lutheran until a lack of references meant it was deleted (as is fitting for a WP:BLP).

My understanding - which I read in some newspaper article, but can't remember where, and so I'm not suggesting that I be cited! - is that he is a Lutheran, but not a particularly observant one. Quite a few major outlets report that he's Lutheran, or at least raised Lutheran, so that ought to go in and be referenced. If more details come up later - and, as noted, they will, because it matters a lot to some voters - that can be qualified and added to in its own separate paragraph under 'Personal life' or whatever. Bastin 10:18, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Big J has a web site

Big J. Possible useful information and their logo might dress up the article a bit.Geo8rge (talk) 13:56, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

The logo could only be used for fair use, which means only in the article about Big J (which doesn't currently exist, although there's no reason it couldn't), and not this article unless we got permission to do so. Bastin 17:44, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Footnote 15, Forbes.com profile, http://people.forbes.com/profile/governor-gary-e-johnson/3646 seems broken

Seems like broken link I could not figure out where the page moved to. There seems to be a few Gary Johnsons and even a few Gary E Johnsons.Geo8rge (talk) 14:01, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Footnote 42 seems broken

Gadi Schwartz (5 November 2009). "Supporters call for former Gov. Johnson to run for president". KOB News 4. Retrieved 6 November 2009.[1]Geo8rge (talk) 14:29, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

100% praise, no criticism -- not even any ambivalence -- for a TWO-TERM GOVERNOR

No two-term governor in history has left office with not a word of criticism or even ambivalence, but only praise. This article strongly needs some sourced criticism of his time in office (and I'm not referring to the obvious point that legalizing pot is controversial -- I mean in terms of his behavior, policies, and executive acts, beyond one controversial opinion). Otherwise it's just a PR puff piece.63.17.61.86 (talk) 00:05, 28 April 2011 (UTC)