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 ...
And you're just as sweet andpure as the driven snow...BWAHAHAHA. You, too, are a hypocrite.
The kid is actually worse than TBLSHOW.
Got your bra back, yet, RINO?
"Rah, Rah, Obama."
Grow up,kid,you're out of your depth here.
Far be it from you guys to ever insult anyone. Yeah...riiiiiight. Hypocrites. Rah, Rah.
I couldn't agree with you more. You have the situation analyzed quite well.
You're right about that. I don't usually come over to the shallow end where you are.
Maybe. But I haven't heard the president utter the word "abortion" once during this campaign. Given that this is one of Keyes signature issues, I'm not sure Bush will be so eager to campaign with him. We shall see.
Tom Coburn is an Oklahoman, and retired from Congress just a few years ago, so he's won elections in Oklahoma.
Contrary to what the children in here say, I do not support Obama, I am a broken glass Republican, and my loyalty to the GOP gives me the right to opine freely; I believe that this is a tactical mistake.
If I lived in Illinois, I would do whatever I could do to help Keyes defeat Obama, and I woud still think that this was a tactical mistake by the GOP.
Nothing like a good prairie fire! ;-)
Great comments.
Hello from beautiful Illinois, by the way! :-)
At least there is now SOME hope of the President winning IL's 21 electoral votes. Before there was none.
The Keyes candidacy will definitely energize Republican voters and turnout. Can't hurt.
Worst case scenario is we tie down RAT resources.
Congrats on Dr. Coburn's successes. He is a truly great man. He will do us all proud in the Senate.
Well I am glad someone else has seen this. I was at both the Kerry and Bush shindigs in Grand Rapids Friday and Monday and neither candidate touch the abortion issue.
To tell you the truth, I wasn't surprised that Bush didn't say anything, but why did the democratic candidate stay mum on his Pro Choice stance?
Anyone?
Oh wow, unlike "carpetbagger Keyes", the socialist mulatto from HAWAII has permanent residency in Illinois for a whooping 10 years, and managed to live here for at least three of them before HE ran for elective office. And he's 43 years old, which means he can run on this slogan:
"UNLIKE KEYES, OBAMA'S ONLY LIVED 3/4THS OF HIS LIFE IN ANOTHER STATE!"
Gee, his Illinois credentials sound soooo much better already.
>> Obama is NOT part of Jesse Jackson's mafia,either.So goodbye to that "taint".
He's not a card-carrying member of Rainbow-PUSH, but only a Dummycrat would use that to imply Je$$e Jacka$$ & Company aren't working their butt off to elect the guy when we saw them do exactly that at the RAT convention. He is a "rising star" among the socialist wing of black Illinois caucus and they recruited him to run against "tainted" Bobby Rush in 2000 AND HE RAN TO THE LEFT OF RUSH BUT FAILED TO WIN. Of course in 2004 they had less hopes in the primary but Obama pulled off an upset this time around and the socialists couldn't be happier and are marching in lockstep to elect him. Obama's fund-raising network is tied to hip of Rev. Jesse's "people".
>> Oberweiss should have been given the slot.He came in second,in the GOP primary,is Conservative,and wouldn't have given as much fuel to the damned Dems. <<
So let me get this straight? The Keyes critics here don't think he's good enough campaign material because he lost two GENERAL elections in socialist Maryland, so they want to give it to a guy who lost two PRIMARY elections in Illinois and has never held ANY office? Yeah, that makes sense. First off, Oberweis may have millions but every polled showed he would have been crushed by Obama. Two, it's ridiculous to believe Oberweis would have won the nomination if Jack Ryan weren't a factor in the primary. Most of Ryan's support would have went to Raushenburger. Oberweis simply had the "anyone but Jack!" vote locked up. Third, "conservative" Jim Oberweis compared pro-life activists to the Taliban in 2002 and was completely silent on immigration in his last campaign, but decided it was the "no. #1 issue" in this campaign. Oberweis is conservative on whatever issue does well with primary voters in a pull poll. He would NOT unite the party's base.
Except for that whole Convention thingEy where pundits praised him for being "articulate".
Conservatives have complained for the last four years of obstructionism from the left. Now we have a chance to break the 60 vote stranglehold and get judges appointed.
I suggest anyone who's interested in the future welfare of this country suck it up and support this man by any means possible. I know I will.
You are facing YOUR worst nightmare.Keyes isn't up for this,no matter what you think.
Alan Keyes has yet to win one election.He's an outsider,whose own words are going to be played and replayed on every local channel as well as the national ones.And before you say that Hillary just swanned into N.Y.,yes,she did,but she also got Moynihan to "invite" her,publicly,to run for his seat.
You and others here are suffering under the wild delusion,that outside of Chicago,the rest of the state is filled with staunch Conservatives.This is NOT the case at all.Evanston,Hillsdale,Champaign-Urbana,Glen Coe,and many more areas are solidly Dem.
The South Side blacks,the elite blacks,and the "ethnics" are NOT going to go for Keyes.Those who have claimed that abortion will swing them to Alan,don't know what they're talking about.These people vote for Dems;they usually do.
Alan Keyes is an outsider and people in Ill. do NOT like outsiders coming in to run against someone from Ill.!
These are facts.Calling anyone who posts facts,which just don't happen to match up with your delusions,won't dissipate by calling them names.
You're the one who has,since last night,insulted,name called,and in general,acted as though this was some playground and you were 6,at best.
Look kid,you're only making yourself look foolish.If you have facts,then post them...otherwise,go find some thread,whose topic you actually know something about.
If only that were true. Obama has raised money not only in communities, white and black, all over the city and suburbs, but has even gotten a pretty big chunk downstate. Unfortunately, the lack of a candidate all this time on the GOP side has allowed Obama to campaign in parts of the state that are not his natural constituency. (And he has kept on campaigning nonstop, despite the lack of competition.)
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