Posted on 09/28/2004 7:15:06 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
I'm sure you believe that.
Why would he?
But anyway, I've seen them in private conversation.
George W. Bush is a great listener, and a very fast learner.
The Florida election debacle, and then 9-11, changed the man considerably.
To his everlasting credit, he rose to the challenge of leadership like a true patriot.
I have to laugh, too. Apparently Alan Keyes is the most misunderstood politician to ever walk the face of the earth.
George would be lost without him. Well, actually we all would. Even Reagan wouldn't have been able to accomplish the Cold War victory without him. Just ask.
All great men are.
If the truth were to be known, they're all closet Keyesians. I wonder why they are so obdurate about giving credit to their mentor. :o)
This is so condescending. Compared to this President, Alan Keyes is a nobody, yet you make it sound as though everything he ever needed to know, he learned from Keyes. This is a two-bag hurler disguised as a compliment, EV. Unbelievable.
Frankly, I didn't realize that.
I have no doubt that he's been talking about policy, but I didn't know that his ideas were necessarily taken seriously, or even considered, by those responsible for formulating policy, at least since he resigned from the State Dept. back during the Reagan administration.
Do you have any evidence to back up your statement? I ask this sincerely.
I have never seen anything like this. I'm just shaking my head.
If Keyes is responsible or even near on par with GW, why is he only getting 15%, and why didn't he run in his home state.
Well, you know how it is. Dog eat dog and all that. ; )
I see you missed my point; Keyes has trashed Bush on several occasions, but I've never heard George Bush say one word about him, much less something derrogatory. But anyway, I've seen them in private conversation.
So you've said; private meetings or group meetings? Since Bush has been in the White House? Talking policy? You've been in meeting with George W. Bush?
George W. Bush is a great listener, and a very fast learner.
Are you implying that Alan Keyes is teaching George Bush about being the president?
The Florida election debacle, and then 9-11, changed the man considerably. To his everlasting credit, he rose to the challenge of leadership like a true patriot.
Yes, he has; he had a great set of friends and family who gave him the knowledge and courage to be the man he is. But, again, I think you're insinuating that he is the man he is because of Alan Keyes' help; although you'd love to associate Keyes with that, of course, you're going to need some proof to back that claim up.
But this is how the diehard Keyes supporters see things. The adulation goes beyond the typical relationship between a politician and his supporters.
I have to leave right now for a meeting. But the fact is that this administration is chock full of people who have been allied with or greatly influenced by Alan.
People forget that he is a DC insider, and has been for many years.
I appreciate the sincerity of your question, and wish I could give you a fuller answer. I'll try to later.
And I'd appreciate it if you'd answer this question:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1229892/posts?page=200#200
How is it you claim that Keyes has formulated George Bush's foreign policy.
Name some.
I actually know some people who have been in "private consersations" with George Bush and they aren't out claiming that Bush formulated his foreign policy because of it.
If you are not going to vote for Keyes then who will you vote for?
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