rssNew Mexico Republicans Try to Bring Down Anti-War Candidate
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 3:05 pm
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Last year I profiled Adam Kokesh, an Iraq War veteran who became a fiery anti-war activist and launched a 2010 GOP bid for Congress. Since then, he’s become a more credible candidate for the nomination in NM-3, typically the bluest district in New Mexico — and has come under attack from conservative bloggers like Michelle Malkin and from Republican activists who want to prevent the party from nominating an anti-war libertarian.
The first result of that opposition was a disappointing showing at the state party convention where Kokesh got only 19.6 percent support — technically enough to get him a ballot slot without getting additional signatures from voters, but the party’s not yet allowing that. Here, via a libertarian source, is one of two “smear cards” (the Kokesh campaign term) passed out at the convention.
Some decoding:
- Kokesh, like many Paul acolytes, has indulged the out-there right with an occasional interview, and the reference at the top of this card seems to be to the Kokesh appearance on “The InfoWarrior,” a radio show hosted by Jason Bermas. He’s best known for his role in the 9/11 truth documentary “Loose Change,” but they didn’t touch on those issues in the interview at all.
- Kokesh did appear at “Shoe Bush out of office” rally on January 19, 2009, but in that still captured on the flier, he’s holding up the shoe he’s “saving for Obama,” in case the new president escalates one of America’s wars.
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8 Comments
Comment posted March 20, 2010 @ 5:46 pm
Not just “Republicans” who can't stand Kokesh, and his strident Anti-Americanism. It's us Libertarians, as well.
You assume that all Libertarians agree with his anti-War crap. He may be good on pot legalization. But that's not enough to win him support from Libertarians. He needs to be a Patriot on foreign policy, as well.
Comment posted March 20, 2010 @ 6:40 pm
Remember friends. Patriotism requires blind obedience. Let's not let this anti-war guy tell us otherwise!!!!
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Comment posted March 21, 2010 @ 3:53 pm
Wrong Dondero. In your own words: “If you are Anti-War, you are by definition Anti-American, like it or not.” – Eric Dondero. Sorry, but warmongering is not an American value.
Adam Kokesh is a true American. Research him on youtube. A lot of us anti-war people want to bring the troops home and defend our America.
Comment posted March 22, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
Eric Dondero, you have no credibility. You're a LINO, and functionally a neo-con with your pro-war posturing. You don't speak for libertarians, and are quite lucky most true libertarians are polite enough to avoid revealing some of those very large bones in your closet.
In a minefield of your own making, I advise you tread carefully.
Comment posted April 3, 2010 @ 3:15 am
Adam Kokesh is not a Republican. Why doesn't he just run as an independent, a Libertarian, or his own damn party. Republicans DON'T WANT HIM.
Comment posted June 27, 2010 @ 10:01 am
You assume that all Libertarians agree with his anti-War crap. He may be good on pot legalization. But that's not enough to win him support from Libertarians. He needs to be a Patriot on foreign policy, as well.
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