Posted on 09/07/2004 3:48:17 PM PDT by Aquinasfan
My paraphrase of what I just saw on Brit Hume's show.
Brit: Barak Obama said today that not only would he beat Alan Keyes in the upcoming election, but his victory will be a defeat over the kind of scorched-earth, negative campaigning that creates an atmosphere that prevents anything getting done in Washington.
Here's what Alan Keyes had to say in response:
Alan: Christ would not vote for Barak Obama. Christ could never possibly vote for him.
Alan's right of course. But you don't have to be Jesus to realize that it's unconscionable to vote for a man who has worked to keep infanticide legal.
Sigh.
KEYES IS A MORON !
nor the goat obama's father kept.
I don't know much about Alan Keyes, but the more I've seen of him on TV since he decided to become an Illinoi-an, the less I care for him and his politics.
Keyes is cutting his own throat with this statement. Silly.
JMHO, of course.
Oh, you think Jesus WOULD vote for Obama?
Keyes is way too entertaining to be classified as a "moron". If you're going to lose anyway, you might as well go down with style!
Keyes thinks he is running for the Nation's Moralist, or National Preacher, so, naturally, Jesus is on his side.
The cringe factor just gets higher everyday with this guy.
Remember,we've got a mandate to be "keyes positive".
You said it.
Assuming the report is accurate, it's just more evidence that Alan is unelectable.
If Keyes is going to talk about 'what Jesus would do' he should talk in general terms and about principles Jesus preached... caring for your neighbor, the little ones, widows, orphans, etc.
Telling people that Jesus would never vote for your opponent will chase people away from you, which he will soon find out.
I have this conspiracy theory that keyes had a bet placed against himself in one of those vegas gambling parlors where you can bet on anything. Now he's just trying to beat the spread.
Ditto. He's an awful candidate running an unbelievably inept campaign. Wouldn't surprise me at all if Keyes is defeated by the largest margin for a senate candidate in modern history.
Keyes will be lucky to get 30% of the vote. I had the misfortune of encountering him in person in New Hampshire in '96, and I believe he is mentally unbalanced. His antics so far (including endorsing reparations for slavery) do nothing to change my opinion of him.
That's an answer. Not the one I'd give but it sure is an answer.
WWJD?
I'm just imagining every time he mentions Jesus--demons squeal in pain.
I agree wholeheartedly. I used to like him, but he is just too far out there to be a viable candidate. He is sounding quite flakey as of late.
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