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...
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If you propose to compensate the living for experiencing segregation, then say that - but it is wrong to compensate ANY person for something they didn't experience.
I am stunned there are people here who could get behind this in any way, shape, or form.
That's what Alan Keyes said!
Bump to that --- anyone who opens their eyes can see this is not pandering in the least --- it's getting attention and getting focus on certain issues.
As a strategy to out the Dems on their reparations BS? You bet I am. As a legitimate proposal? Never!
(It was fun watching Howlin out herself as a closet lib.)
What is fair about letting one taxpayer who was not a slave keep his money, but still demanding another taxpayer who was not a slave-holder ante up?
Sorry. You can't dress up this pig of an idea.
If you or Keyes advisors believe this will be the outcome of his positional flip flop, Keyes needs to fire his entire staff and hire some professionals.
Outing Howlin as a closet lib? You have to be kidding. It is the Keyes supporters who suddenly sound like the closet libs.
Like I said, this idea is a pig and no matter how you stretch it, the dress won't fit.
You mean that's not how the leftist Chicago rags are making it sound. I'll wait at least a day to see if they are telling the truth. Seems a lot of FReepers swallow whatever bilge these DNC propaganda schills say without question.
Don't you feel stupid posting crap like that?
But carry on, anything to make sure Keyes is right.
Howler *LIVES* in the People's State of Amazement and Stunning with her 'The View' roundtable...day in, day out.
>>>In other news, the "Assault Weapons" Ban DIES its rightful death very, very shortly, and that's a good thing for America. *Right Howlin?*<<<
Bilingual education NOW!!!!
Mind you, that's not pandering in the least bit, that's getting attention, and focusing on the fact that overall, Americans lag behind the rest of the world in linguistic abilities.
I know and Obama will screw you equally with all the rest.
"It's a flip-flop of principles, where Keyes has become one of those "extorting"...
Is it? The analogy was that the ancient Romans waived tax levies on blighted areas. You apparently aren't aware that is being done now on a regular basis. The diffence is that with Keyes the leadership and education that go with it is conservative and eprsonal responsibility gets taught. That's not the case with rat prgms.
" "handouts"
Relief and ed.
"Oh, so we must blindly follow Keyes"
Do what you want, it's a Free country. Unless the rats get hold of it. They'll kick your ass big time if you don't go along.
"versus one guy who wants to take our money away and give it to someone else. "
You must have missed class the day they went over the word ownership. It's their money, not yours. Your money is not being taken and given away. Shorts are covered when Keyes cuts pork dispersions.
"I'd rather be consider a RINO than the ugly face of conservatism." Howlin
Why don't you make a list of all the things you believe Keyes is right about ... and THEN we can give a Howling Rat's A** what you believe he's wrong about...
I'm sure you won't, because I know you're CINO/RINO/RAT agenda...
You are actually quoting Jesse Jackson?
How low can you go?
Slurp, slurp.
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