Posted on 08/17/2004 5:58:48 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
One day after their first meeting, U.S. Senate hopefuls Barack Obama and Alan Keyes were back on the campaign trail again Monday.
Speaking at a news conference at the Hotel InterContinental in Chicago, Republican Keyes added to his now familiar talking points his stance on slavery reparations.
Prompted by a reporter's question, Keyes gave a brief tutorial on Roman history and said that in regard to reparations for slavery, the U.S. should do what the Romans did: "When a city had been devastated [in the Roman empire], for a certain length of time--a generation or two--they exempted the damaged city from taxation."
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." In calling for the tax relief, Keyes appeared to be reaching out to capture the black vote, something that may prove difficult to do, particularly after his unwelcome reception at the Bud Billiken Day Parade Saturday...
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Is this true?
That's because you can't handle truth - you twist, spin, and outright make stuff up to avoid having to actually deal with factual evidence presented to you.
Enjoy the Kool-Aid.
Okay, so its settled. We get a mule and 40 acres for each black slave. The descendants get to split it.
Still dogging me? What did I make up?
http://chicago.about.com/library/blank/blslaveryresolution03.htm
I wonder if this why he is bringing this up.
I agree, I should have stated balanced taxes and not "no taxes", like a flat tax. Thanks for pointing that out.
Indeed.
Actually, I could care less about Illinois politics as long as they keep it within their borders.
The corrupt nature of their political base is astounding, and worth reading about, but certainly not participating.
They picked Keyes for only one reason, and that is press attention. If the press investigates Obamma closely, they may hopefully expose the mess. I doubt they will in the end.
Spin, twist, repeat. That's you.
When I said I was done with you, I meant I was done trying to actually debate with you, since all you do is drink the Keyes Kool-Aid.
Seek deprograming, for your own sake.
LOL...
Of course, but would the judicial system make your plumber, your neighbor, your Great Aunt Ethel pay the judgment?
Prove it.
Based on the articles, and what other FReepers claim to have heard on the radio, yes, it's true.
He's already made it and it's not like he hides his thoughts about taxes. Only the brain dead could miss it. He's looking to gain an ear and short out the Chicago machine.
Good find. I can't wait to see what Omamba says about no taxation.
No way. I'll just have to differ with Alan in this respect.
Yeah but this idea is going over as well as the Bush amnesty plan. Just faaaaaaaaabulous!
Abortion
The race card
and now we have
reparations
Who here thinks Keyes is a serious candidate and isn't just using this race to fund raise?
Spin, twist, repeat. That's you.
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