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Gary Johnson is the former Governor of New Mexico. He is running for POTUS, as the Libertarian candidate. He is not going to win. However, with the electoral college STILL IN USE, Mr. Johnson could jimmy the results in a key state. Whether this would benefit Mr. Obama or Mr. Romney is not knowable before November 6. Before he was a Libertarian, Mr. Johnson was a Republican candidate for POTUS. He had the best one liner in a Republican debate. When discussing the effects of BHO economic policy, Mr. Johnson said: “My next door neighbor’s two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.”A remarkable interview with Mr. Johnson was produced by The Daily Caller. HT to Matt Lewis. Here are a few highlights from that interview. Pictures are from The Library of Congress. Guns “I bought my first gun ever this summer, .38, 2 1/2 inch Smith and Wesson revolver,” Johnson said. “Forever I’ve always thought of finding myself in a situation where I needed a gun and not had it.” When asked whether he is packing heat on the campaign trail, Johnson said no. But that doesn’t mean he is necessarily opposed to it. “I’m not the guy to restrict anything about private firearms,” he said. “Caliber, number of bullets in the chamber, I’m not your guy,” Religion Johnson, who said he doesn’t go to church, made it clear he doesn’t think “religion should play a role in government.” “I don’t seek the counsel of G-d,” Johnson said. “G-d doesn’t speak to me on what I should or shouldn’t do.” Asked about his religious beliefs, Johnson said,“I haven’t gone to church since I finished my confirmation as a Lutheran.”Roswell NM “Okay, you’ve hit on the one thing I really can’t talk about,” Johnson said, straight-faced, when pressed on the mystery surrounding Roswell. “I was whisked off into a basement and told exactly what happened.” But he then added, “I will tell you that the alien-to-work program in my office really worked well. They’re hard-working. There’s no stop and they don’t take potty breaks.” “I’ve said too much already.”Drugs “Marijuana was really my favorite,” said Johnson, who supports legalizing the drug, but said in a previous interview that he hasn’t used it since 2008. He’s also tried coke at one point in his life. “I’ve used cocaine on a handful of occasions and that was one of those drugs where — holy cow — I understand why cocaine is what it is.” He says he has no desire to touch the drug again. “To me, there’s something wrong with feeling this good, and come to find out, I mean, cocaine literally puts holes in your heart,” he said. “People my age who have used cocaine have died because of heart failure, and Whitney Houston [is] our latest example of what it is to use cocaine your whole life.” Johnson doesn’t support full legalization of drugs yet. “Would the world be a better place if all drugs were legalized tomorrow? Absolutely,” he said. “But pragmatically speaking, you’re not going to go from the criminalization of all drugs to the legalization of drugs overnight. I think you start with marijuana and those giant steps happen very quickly after we do marijuana.” Marriage Asked if he has a libertarian view on consenting adults having more than one spouse, Johnson made clear he didn’t want to discuss the topic, replying that “if you talk about those kinds of issues” you will be “labeled as kooky.” “And I would hate to have come out of this meeting that Johnson supports polygamy,” he said. “I would hate to have that happen.” When one questioner suggested that it’s difficult to support gay marriage philosophically and not support polygamy between consenting adults, Johnson replied: “I agree with that philosophically.” He then quickly added, “If the headlines out of this meeting is that Johnson supports polygamy, that’ll be the end of my campaign.”