Posted on 08/19/2004 5:27:04 AM PDT by kattracks
His voice rising to a yell, Republican U.S. Senate nominee Alan Keyes told a bipartisan civic group Wednesday he "will not budge" from his belief that descendants of slaves should be exempted from income taxes to help heal the wounds of past discrimination and segregation.The former presidential candidate disdainfully brushed aside questions over whether his suggestion should apply to rich African Americans such as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan or Oprah Winfrey.
"Do you know how many Oprah Winfreys there might have been running around in the 1930s or in the 1920s or in the 19-teens that got nowhere because the doors were shut in their face?" Keyes thundered. "If you think that because I wear a conservative label, I have forgotten that history and am not mindful of that injustice -- then I will tell you now that you are wrong."
Keyes delivered his blistering defense at a luncheon of the City Club of Chicago, scolding fellow conservatives who challenged his proposal and evoking the struggle of his African-American parents, saying they had talent and "hearts and spirit and strength and faith."
"Why didn't they get to a point where they could stand on this platform?" Keyes aked.
Vying against Democrat Barack Obama, Keyes drew heat from conservatives earlier this week when he proposed exempting descendants of slaves from income taxes for a generation or two, a view he insists "involves a traditionally Republican, conservative and market-oriented approach."
On Wednesday, Keyes ridiculed the fuss over his position, saying it is simply a tax break, something "Republicans and my conservative brethren" don't object to when applied to a "wealthy corporation."
Conservative activist Jack Roeser met with Keyes for what Roeser called "a long argument and an intense one" over the issue before the speech. A Barrington businessman, Roeser said he still is not sold on Keyes' reparations proposal, but still plans to support him anyway. "I will tell my friends that this is a good man, and we should support him."
Please, for the umpteenth time, STOP SPAMMING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER in a high volume thread!
You made your point the first ten times you flooded the thread.
GFYS, liar.
And enjoy the koolaid.
I don't think I'll take your advice.
And you made your point the first ten times you rooted for Keyes' defeat. Quit running to the moderator like a crybaby because you don't like a legit response.
AM: my "advice" was that this person stop posting the same tripe over and over (basically a message telling everyone to shut up, over and over and over...)
Please advise this person to either play nice or go home, thanks. This is a high volume thread, and it's one thing to present ideas, but for someone to chant at others to be quiet, because he doesn't LIKE their ideas, well, sheesh.
Spamming a high-volume thread is not "a legit response".
It is abuse, plain and simple.
Uh...no, she would be on the same side as those who are cheering for Keyes' defeat.
No, the abuse is campaigning for Keyes when JimRob has made it VERY clear he doesn't want it here. Take it to DU.
The abuse is campaigning against Keyes when JimRob has made it VERY clear he doesn't want it here. Take it to DU.
Then stop campaigning for Keyes, einstein.
I am not campaigning for ANYONE.
No, basically quoting Jim's words verbatim. Don't lie to the mod. Please advise this person to either play nice or go home, thanks.
YOUR nice?!?
GFYS you two bit net.nazi.
Who TF are YOU to dictate to everyone else what they may and may not say?
You are a vile, disgusting little worm, attempting to intimidate those whom you cannot best in discussion.
Your kind makes me ill.
Don Joe: "GFYS, liar. And enjoy the koolaid."
EV, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that just threatening people with Obama may not turn out to be enough. ;-)
Again, and again, and again, and again, and again...
In YOUR context, not HIS.
Unless you are authorized to speak for him, I suggest you STFU up and stop acting like his personal representative.
What a pathetic piece of work...
I don't see anybody here campaigning against Keyes, do you?
Unless you could the people who actually LIVE in Illinois and can actually vote for him.
Questioning seems to be the real problem.
...this MORON Keyes...We'll be laughing our asses off on election day when the returns come in, and shouting a virtual "We TOLD YOU SO!" to the wind.
Just campaigning AGAINST Keyes.
...this MORON Keyes...We'll be laughing our asses off on election day when the returns come in, and shouting a virtual "We TOLD YOU SO!" to the wind.
Just campaigning AGAINST Keyes.
Total stupidity. Hey, Keyes, make the descendants repay over 5 trillion dollars tax payers were forced to give them since the "War on Poverty" began. Let's start over - even steven.
Gosh, is Keyes nuts?
Well, I think it's arguable that Keyes is campaigning against himself. The more he spews this insanity, the more voters he's losing.
Unless you could the people who actually LIVE in Illinois and can actually vote for him.
Bingo.
Questioning seems to be the real problem.
Ist verbotten!
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