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Posted by: JoninNH



This guy is such a nutter, when he was denied access to one of the debates, his staff took MSNBC footage of the debate, and edited him in. Thats right, they took footage of the moderator asking the questions and edited in Cox's responses, (ie. "Thats a very good question... I believe that...") (See a blog on this at http://politicalpalehorse.blogspot.c...knowingly.html )

He is a loon.

-- Failed candidate for U.S. Senate
-- Failed candidate for U.S. Congress
-- Failed candidate for Cook County Recorder of Deeds
-- Failing to raise more than $15,000 in his presidential race in more than 13 months of campaigning
-- Failing to measure up to ONE percent in all polling
-- Failed to wrangle an invitation to the Reagan Library debate
-- Thrown off the Reagan Library property by security
-- Failed to stop the May 15 South Carolina GOP debate by court injunction
-- Failed to get a judge to force the SC GOP to put him in the May 15 debate
-- Failing to keep volunteers or staff
-- Failing to FORCE the national media to take him seriously as a candidate


Below is taken in part from http://www.totheright.org/?p=454
John Cox For President: A Retrospective


Cox is an Illinois businessman who is running for President. He previously lost primaries for a Senate seat and a House seat. He also lost a County Clerk race. He is now running for President because he thinks that the Republican field is lacking a conservative, despite the fact there are at least five conservatives running who have actual qualifications.

As if this weren’t pathetic enough, Cox has edited himself into the first Republican debate. His campaign took the MSNBC footage of Chris Matthews asking questions and has it cut to an awkward shot of Cox responding. As of now, his campaign has apparently pulled the video after relentless mocking by several Colorado blogs (PPH and CCP). Cox apparently thought that by editing himself into the debate, people would be fooled into thinking he was really there. We wonder how this tactic might work under different circumstances.

Cox is currently asking a federal court to force Fox News to place him in the next Republican debate because they are violating his constitutional right to free airtime on a cable news network, or something…

If this were Japan, John Cox would probably be forced to kill himself to save his family and household any more shame. Since this is America, he’ll probably end up with a radio talk show somewhere that no one listens to like Bob Beauprez and John Andrews did.

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Posted by: JoninNH

Matt Labash, in a hillarious and deadly article for the Weekly
Standard, "The Sane Fringe Candidate" (which could be used as a
script for a Daily Show skit) shadows crackpot presidential
candidate John Cox around as he snuck into the Reagan Library debate
posing as Labash's photographer.

Labash tells the inside story about how he was promptly thrown out,
and how Cox went back to his hotel room to "pretend" he really was
in the debate by filming a video of himself making it appear that he
had really been asked the questions on the debate stage. Very odd.

The resulting article is a very good read, made even funnier because
it has been posted in full on the Cox campaign Website as if it was
a positive article. I guess every mention in the press is a good one
for this guy.

Here are some highlights:

"The advantage of writing about someone who has absolutely no chance
of winning is that you get to dictate terms. I agreed to see John
Cox, but told him there'd be some conditions. I would not be
manhandled or warded off at crucial junctures by any punk press
secretaries. Also, I would be granted exclusive access. He told me
nobody wanted access, so that wouldn't be a problem. He added that
I'd better get out there shortly, he was having an important press
conference on Monday. That would mean I'd have to fly to Chicago on
Sunday. But it was perfect weather outside, and I wanted to get some
fishing in over the weekend. "Can you bump it to Tuesday?" I
asked. "I don't see why not," he said....

The next morning, I arrive early at the Intercontinental Hotel to
get a good seat for Cox's brace-yourself announcement--that he has
paid his $25,000 registration fee, and is on the South Carolina
ballot. I needn't have bothered. There's nobody around, except for
some California Closet Company conventioneers. When I ask the
concierge where the John Cox press conference is, he says, "John
who?" Cox's amiable press secretary, Dan Herren, a South Carolina
political hand who's a Re/Max realtor on the side, tells me this
isn't out of the norm. When Cox tells strangers he's running for
president, a common reaction is "President of what?"

I find my way to the proper room. A "JLS Foods Inc." sign is still
in the placard bracket from an event the day before. Only two
reporters are there--a guy from a radio wire service and me. Cox,
who is silver-haired and trim, immaculately tailored in a charcoal
suit with a blue pinstripe, looks disappointed but not surprised. He
muses that it doesn't help that the nationwide May Day immigrant-
rights rallies are taking place the same day. Not only are illegals
taking our jobs, they're taking our publicity.

Still, even while he makes plenty of noise about the need to seal
our borders, the corrupt Mexican government, and a crackdown on
businesses that hire illegals, he will not set his hair on fire by
becoming a pandering immigrant-basher--he points to fellow GOP
hopeful Tom Tancredo as an example. "I refuse to lower myself," says
Cox. "I'm a businessman. I've got clients. I'm not going to make
myself out to be a buffoon." [NOTE TO COX: TOO LATE]

Cox eyes us two journalists, then says, "No need to go there,"
nodding at the podium. Instead, he pulls up a chair next to
us. "It's much more intimate this way," I say, trying to make him
feel better. "Most of my gatherings are pretty intimate," he says,
with a pained smile....

Before joining up with Cox, I'd told him that I was credentialed for
the debate, so he should get someone from his campaign to apply to
be my photographer, which Herren had done. The next day--debate day--
we arrive early at the press credentialing table. I pick up my
lammie, and Dan picks up his, giving it to Cox. Cox and I board the
media shuttle bus at the bottom of a hill that runs us up to the
Reagan Library. Cox, it appears, will have his day in the spin room.

But he is unhappy about the whole arrangement. It demeans him, he
feels. I tell him to get with the program. His look is all wrong.
For one thing, he's wearing American eagle suspenders over a crisp,
white dress shirt. If he wants to pass for a journalist, he can't go
around looking patriotic. "Put on your suit jacket," I tell him. As
we arrive at the Library and walk through its gates, I give him more
pointers on how to pass for a reporter. "If you see anything free,
especially a drink, take it," I say. I hand him a prop reporter's
notebook, and tell him if anyone asks why he's not holding a camera,
since he's supposed to be my photographer, tell them he's taking
mental pictures...

We are bounced from the debate before it even begins. As we ride
past the fringe-sters on the curb--Ron Paul supporters wearing
dolphin suits to illustrate Mitt Romney's flip flops, guys in "Stop
Chemtrails" hats, etc.--Cox grows reflective:

"Am I an anarchist?...is it going to be attractive to go into
politics where you've got to steal a press pass to get heard?"

Indeed. Not very attractive at all.

Link to full article: http://tinyurl.com/yv4798

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Posted by: masscopguy

Maybe he could run as Lyndon Larouch's running mate. That nut job was born and raised in Lynn Massachusetts.

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