Geoffrey Stone on the Tribune's Endorsement of Gary Johnson

The Chicago Tribune Must Have Been Stoned To Support Gary Johnson

I have read Chicago Tribune editorials for almost half a century. The Tribune‘s September 30 editorial endorsing Gary Johnson for President of the United States is the first one that ever caused me to consider cancelling my subscription - not just because I disagree with the editorial, but because it was so bizarre in its reasoning. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gary-johnson-p…

I can only assume that Gary Johnson, who until recently was president and CEO of the company Cannabis Sativa, Inc., and who proudly admits that he frequently used marijuana himself, must have gotten the Tribune‘s editorial board very stoned for them to have written that editorial.

Like Donald Trump in the recent presidential debate, the Tribune‘s editorial board got off to an O.K. start. They began by astutely observing that the Republican nominee is “a man not fit to be president of the United States.” Trump, they noted, “has gone out of his way to anger world leaders, giant swaths of the American public, and people of other lands who aspire to immigrate here legally.” Adding that Trump is “bombastic and self-aggrandizing,” they concluded that he has “neither the character nor the prudent disposition for the job.” In short, Trump is “not fit to be president of the United States.” So far, so good.

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