I wanted to know if you were implying that there was some orchestrated "smear campaign" against Keyes by FReepers. If you are referring to FReepers (and not the media), then I would like to know who it is you are accusing of a coordinated effort to bring down Alan Keyes.
I know this is going to shock you, but he's really not that important to people.
There are a number of people here who don't like Keyes. They see an article. They comment on it. They get rebuttal, and they discuss the issues. That hardly qualifies as a "smear campaign".
Unbelievable.
Oh, come on. FReepers aren't stupid.
The attacks against Alan have come from your crowd for four long years. Every opportunity to slam him, real or invented, is taken with a vengance.
If the guy takes a principled stand, you rake him for not being pragmatic. If he is pragmatic, you blast him for that.
And now that the GOP has asked him to take on this thankless task, the attacks are reaching new lows.
The hypocrisy level has reached the reek stage.