Adam Kokesh Calls Off Armed March On D.C. in Favor of 50 State March

[Hissyspit]

Source: Media Matters

Adam Kokesh Calls Off Armed March On D.C. In Favor Of 50 State March For "Orderly Dissolution Of The Federal Government"

57 minutes ago ››› TIMOTHY JOHNSON

Adam Kokesh is cancelling his planned July 4 armed march on Washington, D.C., and instead calling for a march on all 50 state capitols with the goal of overthrowing the federal government.

Kokesh, a former host for Russian state-sponsored RT television who now hosts an internet radio show, told conspiracy theorist radio host Pete Santilli that it was time to "escalate our tactics" before cancelling the Washington march and urging supporters to march on their state capitol instead.

On May 28, Santilli, a promoter of conspiracy theories about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks who recently drew scrutiny from the Secret Service over vicious comments made about Hillary Clinton, aired an interview where Kokesh read from a press release and provided other details about the expansion of his plans.

Previously, Kokesh launched a Facebook page to organize his armed march on Washington, an event he hoped would draw at least 1,000 attendees. The page currently lists more than 5,000 attendees.

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. Good luck with that.

[graham4anything]

2. Charge him with sedeition and toss away the key

treason is specific for not being allowed as per the founding fathers.

This too is what happens when one listens to those conspiracy theories bandied about in the media.

[Blue_Tires]

3. Yeah, I predicted that way back when...

He'd find some way to officially back out while saving a little face...

But Kokesh accomplished his REAL mission successfully, which was to whore a few headlines and get his name out...

[JDPriestly]

13. I must have missed this "news."

Kokesh sounds like a familiar name, but I don't connect it to a face.

Not very successful in my book.

[Crowman1979]

14. Adam Kokesh use to be a member of IVAW and took park in the Winter Soldier 2 conference.

Then recently, he decided to join the Alex Jonestown crowd and he's gone nuts ever since.

[KamaAina]

4. Fine with me

as long as they head towards Honolulu first.

[The Magistrate]

5. Chicken, Ma'am, Is As Chicken-Shit Does

"What a nimrod! What a ultra-maroon!"

[onehandle]

6. Damn. I was looking forward to seeing them wiped with a drone.

I was going to drive down for the day and watch the show from my lawn chair, while enjoying a six pack.

They're as brave as Ted Nugent at his draft board.

[MNBrewer]

7. He's an "anarcho-capitalist"? Ewww

I thought he was kinda hot and was considering having sex with him until I found that out. "anarcho-capitalist"? I think not. Good DAY sir! I said GOOD DAY!

[LittleGirl]

10. LOL

hysterical! thanks for the belly laugh.

[Turbineguy]

8. Good idea!

They'll save about 27 air fares! And 400 porta-potty charges.

[Jerry442]

9. Seems even Kokesh was rational enough to realize...

...that having a really big bunch of armed people openly defying DC's weapons laws couldn't possibly end well for anybody.

[thecrow]

30. Especially on July 4th when many families go to DC for the festivities and fireworks

Seriously what could possibly go wrong... What an idiot this guy is.

[marions ghost]

11. When he got 5,000 willing soldiers for his cause

...maybe he thought it might really get out of hand?

[paleotn]

29. Naaa.....

...he figured, correctly, that they'd all pee their collective pants when confronted by law enforcement. Internet tough guys and all.

[geek tragedy]

12. Punked out. nt

[starroute]

15. I'm not sure some of those 5000 won't try to do it without him

As anybody who's ever put on a birthday part for five year olds knows, it's a lot easier to get them whipped up than to calm them down again. And I suspect Kokesh may have whipped up a lot of mental five year olds with the promise of DC fun and games who won't find it nearly as exciting to march on Harrisburg or Dover or Springfield or Frankfort or Augusta or Jefferson City or Carson City or Trenton or Bismarck or Salem or Pierre or Montpelier.

[sulphurdunn]

16. A thousand right wing gun nuts

marching armed on Washington, I wonder have many accidentally inflicted gunshot wounds that entails?

[felix_numinous]

17. We should take bets

on how far he gets. I say one or two states.

I blame Fox and hate propaganda--they have really fanned the flames and incited a lot of trouble. I hope this goes down peacefully.

[erpowers]

18. Seeking Attention

It seems to me that Adam Kokesh is trying to gain attention. It just seems to me that the things he does are more about getting attention than supporting a cause.

[Tx4obama]

19. So, he must have posted bond and got out of jail...

May 20, 2013

Philly police bust libertarian activist Adam Kokesh during ‘smoke down’ pot rally


Libertarian activist and Iraq veteran Adam Kokesh was arrested Saturday at a “smoke down prohibition” marijuana rally in Philadelphia after police moved in on the crowd at 4:20 p.m. in an apparent show of force.

In Philadelphia, marijuana possession under 30 grams is punishable by a small fine and the offense is classified similarly to a parking ticket. Since decriminalization went through, activists have taken to staging open-smoking events at Independence National Historical Park, and police have mostly just ignored them.

Sunday’s event was different, however. As police milled ever-closer to the roughly 60 to 75 demonstrators present at the national park, a man with access to the public announcement system began counting down to 4:20, urging the crowd to “light that shit” in direct disobedience to signs police placed around the area insisting that nobody would be allowed to smoke marijuana. “Fuck the law, smoke it anyway!” Kokesh shouted into the microphone. “Bring it in! Hey, everybody show some love. Make it difficult for the police here.”

A total of five people were arrested during the event. Two of them — Kokesh and “Panic Hour” comedy writer N.A. Poe — remain in the Philadelphia jail pending a hearing set for later this week, according to supporters. It’s not clear what the official charges are, but the incident happened on federal land, meaning Kokesh and Poe could face charges of assaulting a federal officer, a crime that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

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It didn’t take long for conspiracy host Alex Jones to claim that Kokesh was intentionally targeted by federal officers due to his plans for a July 4 gun rally in Washington, D.C., which bans anyone except law enforcement officers from carrying a firearm in the city. His former group, Iraq Veterans Against the War, disowned Kokesh’s plan in a statement earlier in May, warning that the march may endanger participants.

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Full article here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/20/philly-police-bust-libertarian-activist-adam-kokesh-during-smoke-down-pot-rally/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022872725

[Berlin Expat]

21. A 50 state march? Really?

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[marble falls]

22. Ease up. He can't march in 50 states on the same day with only 14 followers. And six of those ...

have to have mom's car home by 6:30 for bingo night.

[Berlin Expat]

24. LOL!

So true. This guy is such a clown. Even the Freepers think he's a nutburger, and that's sayin' somethin' !!

[truthisfreedom]

23. That gif hurts my head.

[nobodyspecial]

25. Isn't that called treason?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

26. Treason has been redefined:

Tea Reason.

[Historic NY]

27. Wuss.....

[rdharma]

28. Errr merr gerrd! The Freepers have done a 180% turn on Kokesh!

I know I shouldn't, but I can't resist observing what's going on in Freeperville.

When Kokesh first announced the "armed march on DC", Bubba, Cletus, Jeb and all the bagger boys were ecstatic. "What a swell idea!" Thousands of "armed patriots"! It'll be arrrrsome!

Now that Kokesh has backed down, he's being branded by the Freebillies as an "Obama plant" and Russian agent provocateur!

I love watching the RW worms turning!

[LuckyTheDog]

31. That guy WANTS to be shot by the police

Suicide by cop. That's his goal. Then he'll be a martyr.

[David__77]

32. He's been captured by the wrong side. It's too bad.

His heroism in opposing the criminal and immoral wars abroad was wonderful, but his current politics stink.