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KEYES PLANNING TO RUN! (Accepts GOP IL Senate Bid)
Chicago Sun Times ^ | 8/05/4 | Scott Fornek

Posted on 08/05/2004 7:50:40 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

Let the debates begin.

Former Presidential hopeful Dr. Alan Keyes has told Illinois Republicans that he would accept their request to take on Democrat Barack Obama in the US Senate race.

Members of the Republican State Central Committee insisted that the former radio and television commentator make the promise to run before they would give him the nod Wednesday night, sources told the Chicago Sun Times on Thursday.

The Republicans were leery of voting to give Keyes the nomination without some guarantees.

So he went back into the room and bascially said, 'If you offer, than I will accept.'

Another GOP source said that Keyes had agreed to accept the nomination but told the committee that he wanted to wait until he could publicly announce it at a 'campaign style' rally on Sunday.

'He told them that he would do it,' the source said. 'he just wanted to take a few days to put things together and make his announcement.'

(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...


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Bring Obama on!
1 posted on 08/05/2004 7:50:41 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

That is fantastic news. He will be a top notch candidate.


2 posted on 08/05/2004 7:52:07 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: dc-zoo

Speaker Hastert already said he would do fundraisers for Ambassador Keyes..


3 posted on 08/05/2004 7:53:22 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

Prayers for Alan Keyes! There needs to be a change in Illinois now!


4 posted on 08/05/2004 7:53:27 PM PDT by presidentbowen (God Bless Ronald Reagan!)
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To: dc-zoo

FANtastic !


5 posted on 08/05/2004 7:53:51 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: gopwinsin04

This is pretty obvious and expected. You don't make an offer like this public. You extend it privately and if the person turn it down, then you can go on to the next person without that person being publicly perceived as your 2nd choice.

If you make the offer public, that is because the person has indicated he/she will accept.


6 posted on 08/05/2004 7:53:53 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Truthsearcher

Bingo


7 posted on 08/05/2004 7:55:37 PM PDT by MJY1288 (John Kerry Would Still Be Negotiating With the Taliban if he Was President)
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To: gopwinsin04

All right!


8 posted on 08/05/2004 7:55:43 PM PDT by Gelato
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To: Truthsearcher

Chicago retail politics is a lot like making sausage, we probably wouldn't have wanted to see that meeting live Wednesday night on C-SPAN..


9 posted on 08/05/2004 7:57:38 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
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Either you're with Keyes, or you're with Obama and the terrorists :-)


10 posted on 08/05/2004 7:58:11 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (Arthur Carlson: "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.")
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The liberals totally hate Keyes. It is amazing that several blacks on another forum have accused me of everything from being a racist to wanting to commit genocide against them all because I defended Keyes against their mindless attacks.
11 posted on 08/05/2004 8:00:05 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
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To: gopwinsin04

I don't want to be a spoil sport, but I don't think anyone in the party thinks Keyes can win. He will draw media attention to the race and be a good spokesman for the conservative movement. It's a "national" move.


12 posted on 08/05/2004 8:00:50 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: gopwinsin04

I know that Keyes is not from Ill. is Barack Obama?
If Obama is a "home-boy", then Keyes will be an outsider or reverse carpet bagger.

BTW - Don't misunderstand me. I think Keyes is tops. I was priveleged to hear him address the Oklahoma Republican convention over a decade ago. Dynamic speaker and a rock ribbed conservative. I just don't want Republicans looking foolish or desparate. Also, I don't want Keyes tarnished.


13 posted on 08/05/2004 8:01:40 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)
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To: Callahan

That may very well be true, and frankly, I don't mind anymore. Regardless of the carpetbagger charges, I still think the debates are going to be very fun to watch.


14 posted on 08/05/2004 8:03:46 PM PDT by GiveEmDubya (John²: Two Hairdos. One Agenda. No Idea.)
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To: Sola Veritas

Obama, born in Hawaii, was raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, and went to school in New York.


15 posted on 08/05/2004 8:04:11 PM PDT by Gelato
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To: gopwinsin04
Former Presidential hopeful Dr. Alan Keyes has told Illinois Republicans that he would accept their request to take on Democrat Barack Obama in the US Senate race.

Thank you Ambassador Keyes !

16 posted on 08/05/2004 8:06:47 PM PDT by af_vet_1981
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To: Callahan

He's got a better chance than that Democrat-supporting woman the IL GOP was considering. At least this gives them a chance.


17 posted on 08/05/2004 8:06:49 PM PDT by Gelato
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To: gopwinsin04

Great news. Thank you Alan Keys for being willing to put your shoulder to the wheel. You will do us proud. God bless you, and prayers for your success.


18 posted on 08/05/2004 8:06:58 PM PDT by dasein64
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To: Sola Veritas

Keyes will be carpetbagging. He denounced Hillary for doing the same like we all did, but this is a special case due to Ryan's collapse. I wonder why we don't get to go digging around in candidate Kerry's divorce records.


19 posted on 08/05/2004 8:07:41 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: gopwinsin04

I envy the voters of Illinois. We have Feinstein and Boxer in California. Boxer has got to be the luckiest person around, because Bill Jones doesn't have a snowball's chance of winning this race.


20 posted on 08/05/2004 8:07:52 PM PDT by giotto
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