[Nick Danger]

That's a pretty clear delineation of the Keyes position

It is like Hell. Stop lying to the Freepers about this. Lots of us would like to see an end to the Federal income tax... for everybody. But that is not what Keyes advocated.

"Keyes proposed that for a generation or two, African-Americans of slave heritage should be exempted from federal taxes."
— Chicago Tribune Aug 2004

Don't try to tell us that Keyes actually meant "everybody," in the same way JimRob did, because Keyes followed it up with this:

The former ambassador said his plan would give African-Americans "a competitive edge in the labor market," because those exempted would be cheaper to hire than federal tax-paying employees and would "compensate for all those years when your labor was being exploited."

That is the same sleazy "you're a victim, you deserve reparations" hoo-hah that we've heard come out of the mouths of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. And you have this guy on your profile page, and you're trying to sell him to the rest of as someone we should consider for President. What's worse, you're describing him, and yourself, as "conservatives." Yeah, just like that other conservative hero, Al Sharpton.

[EternalVigilance]

Really, you need to get over whatever personal bitterness it is that is dogging you, Nick.

[woofie]

I’ll vote for Sharpton over Keyes any day, at least he is honest about being a crook