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To: Brian Sears; Clara Lou
I supported him in 1996 and 2000. I thought that he was so intelligent and articulate and that if he just got some exposure people would flock to him. Unfortunately he showed signs in the 2000 election of being, as clara lou stated, brilliant but flawed.

He went from showing signs of his flaws in 2000 to proving them in the Illinois Senate race against B. Obama. First by carpetbagging to Illinois after criticizing H. Clinton for doing the same thing in New York and then by his pathetic attempts to out-pander Obama (anybody remember reparations talk?)

Alan Keyes is a brilliant man, but one whose large ego prevents him from being an effective leader and squandered the chances he had.

I won’t make the mistake of supporting him again.

39 posted on 07/31/2007 9:05:43 AM PDT by Warhammer (This is my opinion, freely offered, and worth what you paid for it.)
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To: Warhammer
(anybody remember reparations talk?)

Yep. Despite being a fine man, a wonderful orator, and one whom I agree with on many subjects, Dr. Keyes lost my support when he proclaimed his support for slavery reparations. There are neither living slaves nor slaveowners, and the former owners were stripped of their assets during Reconstruction, for the most part.

There is no basis to pay any money to anyone, especially money taken from the coffers fed by those whose ancestors had not yet arrived on these shores when slavery met its demise.

80 posted on 07/31/2007 8:44:12 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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