Posted on 01/03/2008 7:49:11 AM PST by Brian Sears
As a Christian conservative, I have made the conscious decision to support Alan Keyes for president. Mr. Keyes closely mirrors what I'd like to see in our next president. I do hold in high esteem a candidate who will acknowledge, and has ALWAYS acknowledged, Almighty God as our nation's up-lifter and helper.
Alan Keyes recognizes our nation and Founding Fathers' reliance on Almighty God that is evidenced in the Declaration of Independence and other historic documents.
A statement on www.AlanKeyes.com reads:
Foremost among the Declaration principles that Dr. Keyes believes should guide interpretation of the Constitution are these:
1. All human beings are created equal and endowed by God with unalienable rights;
2. The purpose of government is to secure these rights; and,
3. No government is just or legitimate if it systematically violates these rights.
Adhering to the above self-evidently true ideals Dr. Keyes believes would go a long way to preventing misapplication of the Constitution, or otherwise abusing the Founders' intent when they framed our government's basis for law.
Read More: http://www.alankeyes.com/about/declarationist.php
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If the Republican Party should focus on a true conservative, that person is Alan Keyes. By conservative, I mean someone with true conservative convictions, and not merely one who touts his conservatism as an elitist, straying from his positions on important issues.
Mr. Keyes remains humble yet passionate in all his affairs. Passionate in debates, people may think of him as a rogue as he gets fired up over the issues. But I believe Keyes's passion comes from a desire to alert Americans to a country that could be lost if we abandon our traditionally held values for a more secular viewpoint.
Recognizing this country's rich heritage in the Christian faith does not indicate a desire to push a theocracy. Our nation was founded on the freedoms to worship as one pleases. But there is certainly nothing wrong with supporting a Republican candidate who will stand up for traditional values that have recently been under attack in our nation.
Conservatives against big government/corporate elite
Conservatives in the Republican Party are fed up with big government and out of control spending. They are fed up with elite Republicans, RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) as some are called. So why would Republicans choose from among the top tier candidates who will likely continue with big government policies and fall in favor with the corporate elite? It's politics as usual and we have only ourselves to blame if we allow that to happen. Shouldn't we break up that cycle?
We the People have the choice, not the media, which chooses to ignore some conservative candidates and give constant coverage to others.
Alan Keyes has been cut out of debates and shunned by the media for a good reason. He is not part of the elite group of top tier Republicans.
The media will give attention to any Republican that will be just a bit compromising in their positions... someone who will be liberal enough that the media will feel comfortable with heralding as an opponent for the Democrat nominee and contender for the presidency.
In any situation, voters should choose candidates that closely fit their convictions. Conservatives should rightly pick a conservative candidate. Not merely one who is doing well in the polls or is popular.
I am convinced that the man needed for the times that we face in America today, is Alan Keyes. He is a man to awaken our spiritual apathy. He is a man who will remind us who we are and to urge us to meet challenges ahead with the help of Almighty God. Mr. Keyes is a man who embodies the spirit of the Reagan era.
Alan Keyes, a passionate man for our times. And a passionate president is what we need.
Related Reading
Alan Keyes heads www.RenewAmerica.us, a conservative activist website which urges Americans to preserve America's Christian heritage and principles of our Founding Fathers.
Alan Keyes on the Issues
http://ontheissues.org/Alan_Keyes.htm and http://www.renewamerica.us/keyes/issues.htm
Learn more about Alan Keyes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Keyes and http://www.renewamerica.us/keyes/
Our Character, Our Future: Reclaiming America's Moral Destiny by Alan Keyes
http://www.amazon.com/Our-Character-Future-Alan-Keyes/dp/0310208165/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product
Alan Keys is a great man! I voted for him in the primary in 2000, but I will be voting for Duncan Hunter this year...
I love Alan Keyes. But he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting elected to any federal office unless he picks the most gerrymandered Republican district in the country and runs for Congress. Give him an appointed position in the next Administration.
This ought to bring out the moonbats in droves.
Popcorn time!
When Hillary Clinton ran for Senate in New York in 2000, Alan Keyes said, “I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton’s willingness to go into a state she doesn’t even live in and pretend to represent people there.”
He then moved from Maryland to Illinois to run for Senate in 2004.
I lost all respect for Alan Keyes at that point.
Alan Keyes solidified himself in my mind when he ran for U.S. Senate here in Illinois. The stupidity of the Illinois GOP and laughable campaign of Keyes is what catapulted the empty suit Obama to fame. He is a bigger embarrassment to the GOP then Paul and the three libs at the top of the polls.
I voted for Keyes in 2000. Before he went ‘round the bend.
Alan Keyes is definitely a “true conservative”. He’s also a bit of a “whack job”.
How many times has Keyes run for President now? He keeps doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Alan Keyes would make a GREAT Congressman.
He needs to start his own show. He has the wit and mental quickness.
I doubt any republican president would give him a position, except maybe Ambassador to Puerto Rico.
Hopefully, he will withdraw and support a good candidate who will appoint him to a position that would make the most of his oratorical abilities.
My thoughts exactly.
WE hear this every stink’n time Alan runs for somethin’! Dang it when in the sam hill is he gonna win somethin’? T’at don’t seem ta matter much as beiin’ axed ta throw away ‘r votes!
So, vote f’r Alan, thro’ ‘r vote away while’st I vote f’r Fred!
Keyes certainly has great passion. Unfortunately he’s nuts.
California - 10/08/07, SOS approved
Utah - 10/11/07, fee paid and form submitted
New Hampshire - 10/24/07, fee paid and form submitted
Georgia - 11/01/07, GOP approved
Florida - 11/06/07, GOP approved
Alabama - 11/05/07, fee paid, petition and form submitted
Washington state - 11/14/07, SOS approved
Connecticut - 11/19/07, SOS approved
Missouri - 11/20/07, fee paid and form submitted
Maryland - 11/26, 2007, SOS approved
Tennessee - 12/4/2007, SOS approved
Oklahoma - 12/3-5/2007, fee paid and form submitted
Louisiana - 12/14/2007 - fee paid and form submitted
Arizona - 12/17/2007, SOS approved
Mississippi - 12/18/2007, SOS approved
New York - 12/21/2007, approved by NY Board of Elections
Texas - 12/31/2007, $5,000 fee and candidate form sent to Texas GOP
Illinois - It appears that Alan is on the ballot in Illinois, since the signatures that were submitted were not contested.
I’ll be stunned if he manages to pull more than two or three percent in the caucuses.
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