Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
The Iowa GOP presidential straw poll came and went, as meaningless as ever. Though it did have two real effects: it shook Tommy Thompson out of the race and it was the first time I'd heard of the candidate who came in 11th of 11, John Cox. Apparently he's a venture capitalist sort of guy who has held various leadership posts in the Cook County (IL) Republican Party, which has got to be one lonely, lonely hobby.
Anyhow, I went to look up his website since, y'know, John Cox Who? Like every other candidate in the field, he's the "only real conservative" running. In stark opposition to all those fake-ass posers, he likes guns and hates abortion and gay marriage and thinks we need to win in Iraq and my eyes soon began glazing over until I noticed he has a music video! Best I can tell, it isn't actually Cox singing, but it is a spoof of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song". I don't think Mr. Cox likes immigrants much. Also, he should hire somebody who can hit those high notes.
I went over to the straw poll Saturday and John Cox--who? was exactly what I said when I saw his tent. It was little more than a few chairs, a table stacked with brochures, and a big flatscreen tv that you couldn't see because of the sun. Mostly, he just blocked the Romney to Huckabee thruway.
Posted by: hermit greg at August 13, 2007 09:56 AMThanks for answering the question I'd asked ("Who the #%&* is John Cox?") but hadn't gotten around to investigating.
Posted by: just john at August 13, 2007 10:27 AMI had assumed that "John Cox" was an obscene joke I hadn't been up on. As it were.
Posted by: Jackmormon at August 13, 2007 11:55 AMCox obviously has SOME supporters. It takes a lot of cash to get a Coppola to direct your video, as he clearly did.
Posted by: idlewild at August 13, 2007 02:34 PMWow, Illinois has their own Vernon Robinson, and he's white. Does this mean there's a black Jesse Helms somewhere in Peoria?
Posted by: Cangrejero at August 13, 2007 03:06 PMRegarding our state's very own John Cox, I was surprised, but glad, to see that he was included in the big Iowa Straw Poll event; we thought that he gave a very good speech.
Mr. Cox is a principled and knowledgeable conservative... He is sharp, intelligent, ambitious, and energetic, and was actually the first candidate to formally announce for President of the United States. It is too bad that he does not have more name recognition, and major media coverage.
and was actually the first candidate to formally announce for President of the United States.
I sincerely hope this isn't a selling point for you (and I'm having a hard timing understanding why it's a link-worthy statement) considering Lyndon LaRouche declared his candidacy in 1976 and has never really deviated from this course.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at September 3, 2007 01:12 PM