OK, maybe this is just a keyword algorithm gone wrong or ignorance about where exactly your ad would appear. But, the lone remaining GOP candidate to fill Senator Kennedy's seat (as if), Scott Brown, bought some ad space on Newsmax a, shall we say "conservative", web site. One ad was placed on the column page of John L. Perry.
OK, so far. Free Speech after all. But the column talks about the "possibility" of the a military coup to stop Obama's march towards socialism (or is it fascism?). Course he didn't quite (wink wink nod nod) actually come out and SAY "hey let's", but you know (wink wink nod nod) real americans ain't for this socialism.
And Scott thought that old Cosmo article from his "huggable hunk" law school days was gonna be a bit to live down. His silence on the ad and the column are deafening; unlike his continued condemnation of ACORN (which is way more "unAmerican" than, say, a military coup).
It would link to the column, but unlike ol' Scott, Newsmax thought better of the column and sanitized their web site. You can read Mr. Perry's golden oldies on the site though.
You can read more, and see a screenshot of the ad/column on BlueMass Group here. BMG also has the Cosmo pic and story, just in case your interested.
Maybe, maybe, this was an honest/ignorant mistake. Just like ol' Trent MEANT to say "unborn" humanity. Just an honest mistake any true patriot could make. But silence = complicity.
Having an American Idol daughter and a TV reporter wife may be all Mr. Brown's got going for him.
Update: TPM has the complete text and a bit more on the Newsmax columnist/"completely independent isn't one of our guys blogger" here.
To save you all some time, and so you can understand the difference between "advocating" and "just talking". Here is the full text, thanks to TPM for saving it:
Obama Risks a Domestic Military Intervention
By: John L. Perry
There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America's military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the "Obama problem." Don't dismiss it as unrealistic.
America isn't the Third World. If a military coup does occur here it will be civilized. That it has never happened doesn't mean it wont. Describing what may be afoot is not to advocate it. So, view the following through military eyes:
# Officers swear to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." Unlike enlisted personnel, they do not swear to "obey the orders of the president of the United States."
# Top military officers can see the Constitution they are sworn to defend being trampled as American institutions and enterprises are nationalized.
# They can see that Americans are increasingly alarmed that this nation, under President Barack Obama, may not even be recognizable as America by the 2012 election, in which he will surely seek continuation in office.
# They can see that the economy -- ravaged by deficits, taxes, unemployment, and impending inflation -- is financially reliant on foreign lender governments.
# They can see this president waging undeclared war on the intelligence community, without whose rigorous and independent functions the armed services are rendered blind in an ever-more hostile world overseas and at home.
# They can see the dismantling of defenses against missiles targeted at this nation by avowed enemies, even as America's troop strength is allowed to sag.
# They can see the horror of major warfare erupting simultaneously in two, and possibly three, far-flung theaters before America can react in time.
# They can see the nation's safety and their own military establishments and honor placed in jeopardy as never before.
So, if you are one of those observant military professionals, what do you do?
Wait until this president bungles into losing the war in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's arsenal of nuclear bombs falls into the hands of militant Islam?
Wait until Israel is forced to launch air strikes on Iran's nuclear-bomb plants, and the Middle East explodes, destabilizing or subjugating the Free World?
What happens if the generals Obama sent to win the Afghan war are told by this president (who now says, "I'm not interested in victory") that they will be denied troops they must have to win? Do they follow orders they cannot carry out, consistent with their oath of duty? Do they resign en masse?
Or do they soldier on, hoping the 2010 congressional elections will reverse the situation? Do they dare gamble the national survival on such political whims?
Anyone who imagines that those thoughts are not weighing heavily on the intellect and conscience of America's military leadership is lost in a fool's fog.
Will the day come when patriotic general and flag officers sit down with the president, or with those who control him, and work out the national equivalent of a "family intervention," with some form of limited, shared responsibility?
Imagine a bloodless coup to restore and defend the Constitution through an interim administration that would do the serious business of governing and defending the nation. Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars. Having bonded with his twin teleprompters, the president would be detailed for ceremonial speech-making.
Military intervention is what Obama's exponentially accelerating agenda for "fundamental change" toward a Marxist state is inviting upon America. A coup is not an ideal option, but Obama's radical ideal is not acceptable or reversible.
Unthinkable? Then think up an alternative, non-violent solution to the Obama problem. Just don't shrug and say, "We can always worry about that later."
In the 2008 election, that was the wistful, self-indulgent, indifferent reliance on abnegation of personal responsibility that has sunk the nation into this morass.
Update 2: Brown Responds
Scott Brown responded - sorta - to the ad placement and the column. I'll give him a hat tip for this, as far as it goes.
His response:
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Our campaign's web ads are targeted at an audience that will find my pro-jobs and anti-tax message appealing. Obviously, we don't review or endorse editorial content, or the opinions of columnists, on websites where we advertise. However, I'm also a proud member for nearly three decades of the National Guard. I've sacrificed time away from family to perform my military duties and obligations. I respect the chain of command and my commander in chief, and I find the John Perry column offensive and insulting to all military members, who like me are loyal and duty-bound. For that reason, I've instructed my campaign staff to take down the Newsmax ad.
At least we have a Republican responding with comments like "offensive" and "insulting" rather than "just kidding" or "I really meant something completely different". For all this and more, see the BMG link above.