Posted on 09/15/2007 4:08:21 AM PDT by Man50D
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After two previous runs for U.S. president, former Reagan diplomat Alan Keyes has announced he's again seeking the White House in the 2008 election, and he'll take part in Monday night's Republican presidential debate here.
Keyes told syndicated radio host Janet Parshall he's "unmoved" by the lack of moral courage shown by the other candidates, among whom he sees no standout who articulates the "key kernel of truth that must, with courage, be presented to our people."
He added, "The one thing I've always been called to do is to raise the standard ... of our allegiance to God and His authority that has been the foundation stone of our nation's life" – and he decried the lack of "forthright, clear, and clarion declaration" from the current crop of presidential contenders.
As a result, Keyes said, "We're putting together an effort that's not going to be like anything before, because it's going to be entirely based on citizen action. We're going to be challenging people to take a pledge for America's revival," and elevate them from spectators in the political arena to participants.
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Ron Paul no longer in last place!
The clobbering he took in his race for the senate must have him filled with confidence.
Is this for real?
yep, this is for real.
At least Alan means well.
Uhh, yeah.
OK.
Sure.
Next Gingrich will announce that he will run. Then what are we gonna do?
Keyes was beat out by a Democrat called Obama in a majorly Democratic State .. Illinois, I would hardly call it a clobbering. I look forward to hearing Keyes in Debate, he is eloquent
Keyes looks to rescue GOP, announces run for president
the quest for matching federal funds!!!
OK, dumb Aussie question here:
Who?
The name rings a bell but I’m drawing a blank.
So does every other “No chance in Hell” person who decides to run. Except for the moment of self-gratification someone might get from contributing to one of these doomed to failure campaigns, I cannot see the point. Flush your money down the toilet instead, it is closer and you do not need a stamp.
I’m looking pretty good.
When I compare some of the dumb things I’ve done with this action, My record doesan’t really look so bad.
I’m looking pretty good.
When I compare some of the dumb things I’ve done with this action, My record doesan’t really look so bad.
Well, I really love Alan... but he just can’t be serious.
His personal checking account must need an infusion.
I know... I was just trying to put some sort of positive spin on something that probably won’t have anything positive said about it anywhere... I did forget to label that post as sarc though, too.
He got beat 70% to 28% for a seat previously held by a Republican.
Keyes has as much chance of winning as Donald Trump marrying Rosie O’Donnell.
Keyes has as much chance of winning as Donald Trump marrying Rosie O’Donnell.
"Alan Keyes (born August 7, 1950) is a former Reagan administration diplomat, a Harvard-educated constitutional scholar, and a conservative political activist. He is also a former television and radio talk show host. He has announced that he will run in the 2008 United States Presidential Election. He has previously run twice for President of the United States in 1996 and 2000 and three times for the U.S. Senate in 1988, 1992, and 2004 as a Republican."
Keyes was beat out by a Democrat called ObamaYeah, Keyes proved he can't beat the guy who can't beat Hillary.
His talents are best used elsewhere.
“he is eloquent.”
One man’s eloquent (yours) is another man’s bombastic windbag. (mine)
I’m with you, Dundee. I had to have it explained to me who Alan Keyes is, and I’m in America. Still, he sounds like a good alternative to the other Republican candidates.
As for the Democratic candidates, I’d rather have some nice animal, like “Donkey” from “Shrek” as President. At least he wouldn’t be working for Moscow, Beijing and Iran.
Maybe he is running for VP on the Thompson ticket.
Thompson/Keyes vs. Clinton/Obama... think about it.
Alan Keyes. Former Ambassador to the United Nations. Declarationist candidate. Candidate for President in 1996 and 2000. www.alankeyes.com
I’ve often wondered why intelligent people, that must know that they haven’t got a snow-balls chance in hell of winning, would run for President? Must be an ego trip. Maybe he saves the “Keyes for President” buttons and bumper stickers.
LLS
I agree. I love Keyes' speeches and interveiws. Unfortunately, his decision to run in Illinois, when he is not a resident, let me down.
I am beginning to suspect Keyes is a bit of an attention whore.
You don’t have to be a winner to run for President , you only have to be a “winner” to win the Presidency.
Did I hear once that Alan Keyes is a Freeper? I liked him enough to vote for him in the 2000 presidential primary, and still like him now, but with similar conservatives already in the race (Huckabee, Hunter, Thompson), I don’t see him going anywhere.
LLS
If you really want a conservative, Keyes is your man. I would vote for him over any of the candidates that are now running.
Uh oh, I think you just opened the flood gates!
While I do not give Dr. Keyes much of a shot, I will say, “Cut and run is not worthy to shine Dr. Keyes shoes.”
1. Alan Keyes attained a record loss in his 2004 U.S. Senate run against Barak Obama...achieving an abysmal 27% of the Illinois vote, while Obama attained 70%.
2. Debt, tax questions surface for Keyes
3. Lest we forget reparations...
Keyes proposed that for a generation or two, African-Americans of slave heritage should be exempted from federal taxes--federal because slavery "was an egregious failure on the part of the federal establishment..."The former ambassador said his plan would give African-Americans "a competitive edge in the labor market," because those exempted would be cheaper to hire than federal tax-paying employees and would "compensate for all those years when your labor was being exploited."
Under Keyes' plan, African-Americans would still have to pay the Social Security tax, because "it's not a tax in the strict sense," said Keyes, calling it instead a payment to support a social insurance program. Chicago Tribune
4. The mysterious missing Minuteman money and the Alan Keyes' web of deceit.
Declarationist candidate.Is that someone who thinks a letter to King George III trumps the Constitution as the law of the land?
I love Alan Keyes for one simple reason. He forces the other candidates to examine their conscience. I learn more about a Republican candidate by watching their interaction between themselves and Alan Keyes than by listening to years of soundbites from the candidates. He knows he has no chance - I doubt that he has ever truly desired to be President. He loves his country, and sees it going downhill rapidly (in a moral and cultural sense) and wants everyone who is in a position to do something about it to act.
It is not going to be comfortable for the other candidates, because Alan will not glide over moral issues — he attacks them ferociously. It requires other candidates to think before they speak, and for smooth-talkers, that is not something they like having to do.
And for the cynical — Alan doesn’t make money on his elections.
I agree, I think he would be an excellent Secretary of State.
We need to secure our borders, continue the WOT, and we are currently at war in two TO’s. We need to neutralize NAFTA and all the other other globalist trade deals that threaten our sovereignty, economy and security.
We need some one who has done something in regard to these issues, not just talked about them. We have enough of those already, so I am not real excited about an Ambassador entering the race.
Yeah, exactly when Keyes came out for reparations, I knew there was something wrong.
Sorry Alan... I love ya.. but you are a day late and a Duncan Hunter short my FRiend..
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
...with wide margins of defeat and a long trail of unpaid campaign debts, while securing his own salary.
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