This absolutely astounds me.
Alan Keyes is supposed to be the straightest shooter out there, a man of principle, a man who says what he means.
Yet, I'm supposed to believe that this plain argument in favor of reparations is now some sort of Machiavellian back-door plan to overturn the income tax?
The Keysters are twisting themselves into knots, insisting that Keyes is saying something he clearly didn't say.
Well, what do you suppose it is? Is Keyes actually a communist, hiding out in the Republican Party? Tell us.
BTW, should I consider you and the other Keyes-bashers down as officially for Obama? Just trying to keep track of who's for whom here.
You're not dragging me into this thread; I already was on the other one and got called a "pile of S**T" and a "dirty old hag," plus I have no life, am a liberal, and an anti-Christian.
Not that it's not amusing to watch the Olympian contortions we're seeing on here, mind you.
Don't forget one thing: we've been told for five years if ONLY a "real, true" conservative can get on the ticket, it's a big time win, so there's a lot riding on this, hence the blinders, etc.
Not really a back-door plan when the guy says it.
The Keysters are twisting themselves into knots, insisting that Keyes is saying something he clearly didn't say.
You mean like this:
I have also made it clear that while I believe that the descendants of slaves would be helped by this period of tax relief, my firm goal and ultimate objective is to replace the income tax, and thereby free all Americans from this insidious form of tax slavery. It is well known that this is one of the key priorities of the Keyes campaign.
Alan has triangulated the reparations issue in to the income tax issue brilliantly. He's gotten explosive national attention by this plan and he's deflated the hand-out conditions of the traditional reparations plan.
Imagine the confusion in the Obama campaign. He's offering anyone who can prove they are descendents of slaves the opportunity to live income tax free for life (twice). They can buy and own property and probably in a nicer neighborhood (and pay more property taxes). They can invest in stocks and pursue the American dream (and pay more sales and cosumption taxes). If they don't earn money they don't keep more of it. And while that's happening those non-income tax payers will stand as a testament to the possibility of life without it for all Americans.
Address slavery while defining income taxes as slavery. Brilliant!