McCain’s RNC heckler mounts GOP campaign for Congress
By David Weigel |
12.18.09 | 10:30 am
Just as Sen. John McCain was beginning his acceptance speech inside the Xcel Energy Center at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Adam Kokesh unrolled a banner that read, “MCCAIN VOTES AGAINST VETS.” Before he was removed from the site, the Marine and Iraq Vets Against the War leader shouted, “Ask McCain why he votes against veterans!” Today, Kokesh’s relationship to the GOP is quite different: he’s the party’s front-runner for Congress in a Ron Paul-inspired race in New Mexico.
