ADAM KOKESH UPDATE jan. 13th

Kokesh.... I have kept you in my thoughts and prayers for a long time now. Some people look to distance themselves from activism that they do not agree with, but my experience here tells me that there are many more who support you and everything you are doing. I hope that you find a way to get what is yours back, and begin a new chapter. You can only go UP from here.
 
Good luck brother...nothing worse than being betrayed and backstabbed by those who you thought were friends.

GTFO and let it burn...it's not worth it.

Thanks for all the support, everyone! The Independence Day action was successful beyond my wildest dreams and we were able to reach millions through the mainstream media coverage on Fox, CNN, and an absurd amount of coverage on local TV. Every time I went to court (at least a dozen times) while I was locked up, they played the original video and lots of inmates saw it. I did, however, naively underestimate the potential costs to myself, but I'm happy to pay the price for such powerful outreach. The greatest cost was not going to jail (it was far easier than combat in Fallujah in 2004) but being abandoned and betrayed by those who I thought had my back. I was openly attacked by many self-proclaimed liberty enthusiasts and my team stole my legal defense fund, (about $25k in donations) lied to the public in my name, stole all the money from my personal bank account, (a few $k) got me evicted from my home and caused damages for which I owed my landlord $24k, then stole most of my valuable personal possessions including paintings, tapestries, and a rug from Iraq, irreplaceable family heirlooms, and computers and other studio equipment. Since my TV show was cancelled, I've never taken a salary from AVTM because everything possible was reinvested into the business, in many ways poorly due to the problems with my business plan which have been addressed in my plans for relaunch. Forgive me for collectivizing the members of RPF, but I've never been so slandered and consistently demeaned by any other part of the movement and haven't checked in here for a long time. (Even now, LibertyEagle has to jump in and lie about what I've said. I would think such an esteemed member of this community would have a little more commitment to the truth, especially repping "Paleoconservative.") I only saw this thread because Deborah K asked me to read it. If you want to support me, please get people to come out Friday, and if you can't be there, be ready to share an announcement about relaunching AVTM or donate today at adamvstheman.com.
 
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1075537

Libertarian Activist Adam Kokesh Discusses Liberty, Upcoming Sentencing, and the Future

Video at the link.

Adam Kokesh is no stranger to arrests. The Libertarian activist has been arrested over 30 times for activities related to what he sees as an overbearing government. A veteran of the Iraq war, he began his battle for liberty on the homefront where he has participated in a series of protests including civil disobedience. Earlier this year, he was arrested for being filmed loading a shotgun in Washington DC and faces sentencing on January 17th. He faces charges related to guns and drugs, both of which he has included in his public acts of civil disobedience.

With his sentencing coming soon, I wanted to give him a chance to speak for himself. While many members of the media may report on him and speculate, I gave him a chance to speak directly to his audience and describe himself, his action and his ideals.

Produced and Edited by Ford Fischer
Filmed by Trey Yingst
Featuring Adam Kokesh
http://adamvstheman.com/
 
I can't see Franklin donning a costume and chucking tea into the harbor, but I do know that he sanctioned piracy against the British in the course of the Revolution, as we had no navy to speak of. He was always willing to bend, or ignore outright, accepted social mores and conventions. Ah...maybe all this talk belongs in a different thread - after I've brought myself up to speed! :-)

Franklin is definitely an interesting fellow - with "interesting" being very different from "admirable." As Rothbard noted, he always had his eye on the "main chance" - he excelled at self-promotion, cronyism, detecting the quarter of the wind, and maneuvering to put himself in position to maximize his gains. He was, in other words, a "playa" ...

And you are definitely correct about Franklin not "donning a costume and chucking tea into the harbor." Quite the opposite, in fact:
Murray Rothbard (Conceived in Liberty said:
To compound the irony, Franklin, at the same time, was sending his stern Tory disapproval of the the Tea Party to the Massachusetts Committee of Correpsondence. Franklin denounced the extremism of destroying what he chose to call "private property" - a designation that surely stretched the concept of "private" to the breaking point. Franklin also vainly demanded that Massachusetts repair the damages and pay compensation to the [East India Company].

IOW: Benjamin Franklin was certainly no Adam Kokesh ... /end-thread-derailment
 
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How about taking your own advice and keep your negative/disruptive comments out of a pro-Adam Kokesh thread. Go post your drivel in the Rand forums.

Here's the difference. This isn't the Adam Kokesh subforum.

c'mon now LE, the guy is facing jail for actually taking a stand. Does that count for anything?

Absolutely it does. What I said was in response to his comment. Regardless of our disagreements, I certainly don't want him in jail and I will be praying for him.
 
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You negative repped me first, hence the "back at ya". Admittedly pretty petty on my part:toady:

aha I found what I negged you for...

Doesn't surprise me, he's closer ideologically to McCain than to Ron Paul. But he doesn't mind using us for our $$$$$$$

That deserves MORE than just negative reps. What a horrible untrue thing to say. Nobody is perfect, but Rand closer to McCain? Jeeze I'd neg it again if I could, and encourage others to do the same.
 
Even if he is a Zionist, which I don't think he is, I still support him here. No one should have to go to jail for that long for merely having some weed in their house.
 
What I heard came out of your own mouth, Adam.

I doubt it, knowing your post history and claims you never back up. You probably heard about it from the same bullcrap campaign source that fed you line of bull that you apparently ate up as truth, saying the campaign ended with virtually zero cash-on-hand. Then went around thinking that stupidity and lie was the truth, when in fact they ended with more than a million cash-on-hand.

Notice how you can't just sit by and let something go that bothered you? Instead, you gotta repeat something like a broken record. Why? You ever going to move forward? LOL! I guess you like trying to defend a lying campaign and those involved, from criticisms? Or, act like it doesn't deserve many, many, many criticisms, until we get answers.

No, instead let's defend campaign staffers, that agreed to help Mitt Romney win the nomination, using Ron Paul 2012 supporters' money and time, because they are above "attacks" or criticisms that were probably 100% legitimate?

I wasn't going to say a thing in this thread, Deb, but that wasn't when it started and you know it. Adam blamed losing his internet TV show with RT on Benton; instead of holding his own butt accountable. Then, he proceeded to start attacking everyone in Ron's campaign and in the end, participated in attacking Ron himself. I will stop there.

That said, I do hope he gets out of this mess he is in. He certainly doesn't deserve to be in prison.

And you think Ron Paul 2012 was a beacon of honesty and liberty, and didn't sell supporters out to Mitt Romney's campaign before Michigan? So what, fine campaign staffers like Jesse Benton and others could keep jobs? Is Ron Paul 2012 and those involved with it, beyond legitimate criticism? For some, apparently yes.

Ron Paul 2012 deserves/deserved criticism, because they lied to supporters for months. They helped Mitt Romney win the nomination, as has been explained before. They helped destroy forward momentum, with their own actions and behind-the-curtain secret deals like what they did with the Romney campaign. Now, what email did Ron supposedly send about throwing in the towel that you mentioned? When was it? Oh right, another claim that you can't/won't back up?

I noticed you didn't actually dispute what was said by Penny Langford-Freeman, did you? I mean, first it was supporters stating the obvious DURING the campaign, then it was Mrs. Freeman, then Doug Wead came out and said it straight up. I don't think it takes a Captain Obvious to point out Ron Paul 2012 was dishonest with supporters, from the moment they agreed to not attack Mitt Romney and instead help him win the nomination. And who was in charge? Jesse?

So, please, let's not act like Adam or anybody else questioning things about Ron Paul 2012, and saying it was a complete fraud, is a reason to have issues with them. If anything, knowing how Ron Paul 2012 betrayed supporters with a deal with Romney 2012, would you really question Adam's claims that somebody might have gotten him fired from the campaign at RT? The staffers with Ron Paul 2012 were not worried an ounce about supporters, other than for their money.

As for Adam, I hope you get some leniency with maybe something like community service, and I thank you for doing interviews with people like Penny Langford-Freeman over the years, and trying to shine some light on what was a dishonest campaign.
 
Thanks for all the support, everyone! The Independence Day action was successful beyond my wildest dreams and we were able to reach millions through the mainstream media coverage on Fox, CNN, and an absurd amount of coverage on local TV. Every time I went to court (at least a dozen times) while I was locked up, they played the original video and lots of inmates saw it. I did, however, naively underestimate the potential costs to myself, but I'm happy to pay the price for such powerful outreach. The greatest cost was not going to jail (it was far easier than combat in Fallujah in 2004) but being abandoned and betrayed by those who I thought had my back. I was openly attacked by many self-proclaimed liberty enthusiasts and my team stole my legal defense fund, (about $25k in donations) lied to the public in my name, stole all the money from my personal bank account, (a few $k) got me evicted from my home and caused damages for which I owed my landlord $24k, then stole most of my valuable personal possessions including paintings, tapestries, and a rug from Iraq, irreplaceable family heirlooms, and computers and other studio equipment. Since my TV show was cancelled, I've never taken a salary from AVTM because everything possible was reinvested into the business, in many ways poorly due to the problems with my business plan which have been addressed in my plans for relaunch. Forgive me for collectivizing the members of RPF, but I've never been so slandered and consistently demeaned by any other part of the movement and haven't checked in here for a long time. (Even now, LibertyEagle has to jump in and lie about what I've said. I would think such an esteemed member of this community would have a little more commitment to the truth, especially repping "Paleoconservative.") I only saw this thread because Deborah K asked me to read it. If you want to support me, please get people to come out Friday, and if you can't be there, be ready to share an announcement about relaunching AVTM or donate today at adamvstheman.com.


Dear Adam,

I'm really proud and in awe of all your accomplishments and sacrifices. You have walked the walk and tried to make a difference, and I appreciate all the freedoms you've sacrificed in order to show us what Tyranny looks like. Good luck to you.

I'd rather you not become a martyr and I think you can do more good and keep up your activism residing in a country where you are not a marked man. I do feel you should consider leaving the country after your court dealings are concluded.

Snowden is still able to have an impact here, and I think you could still as well. You could still be active online and still be a voice and yet still enjoy some freedoms on the outside. Here in the U.S. you've ripped off the mask and shown the true colors of this gov't and they will never forgive you. Even if you serve time, once you get out, you will still be marked, and always be subjected to raids (with or without justification) and arrested for leaving your shoes untied, you'd have a better voice elsewhere, where a SWAT team wasn't on standby 24/7.

Good luck to you, and thank you for your sacrifices.


regards,

Mani
 
"To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal." Malcolm X
 
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1075537

Adam gets some pub from a CNN contributor.
Did everyone vote this article's feedback up to promote it onto CNN main?

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Libertarian Activist Adam Kokesh Discusses Liberty, Upcoming Sentencing, and the Future - CNN iReport
 
Wasn't a forum member in here close to Adam...Ron Paul Hawaii...i think?..

Haven't seen him post in here for awhile.
 
Wasn't a forum member in here close to Adam...Ron Paul Hawaii...i think?..

Haven't seen him post in here for awhile.
Besides myself and you and a few other stalwarts, most of the old guard left during the last campaign when it was painfully clear the campaign staff wasn't going to actually try to win.
 
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