I like Alan Keyes, but man, when you start off an article quoting yourself, from a blog post you made that maybe a dozen people read, well, you need to take a step back!
I like what he did there.
Keep in mind that in a lot of these articles on political websites, the author is just a contributor over which the editor of the site can add or subtract elements. It’s entirely possible that a website editor added this opening quote without Keyes’ permission or knowledge.
Not saying that is the case, but it’s possible.