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I think that Dr. Keyes is so convinced of his own intelligence and speaking ability
that he is convinced that those who are not as gifted are less worthy.
I think it grates him that he, the erudite and golden-tongued speaker,
was rejected by the Republican party..."

In fact, I think he is solely motivated now by that hurt,
and he is driven to show us all that we missed our chance.
In a way, it is quite tragic.
He is indeed the best extemporaneous speaker I have ever heard.
He could have used this gift for so much good.
But he has thrown it away with cheap shots to prove petty points.
# 136 by Miss Marple
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Please, Miss Marple,
I would like you to point out some of those "petty" points.
I've seen nothing but consistency in the points Keyes has made.

If I were Keyes,
I would be hurt by the Republican's rejection of his ideas.
I'm a voter who shares his ideas,
and I'm hurt by what I see as a betrayal of my trust.

I don't consider Keyes infallible.
There are many points I disagree with.
It's just that he comes closer
to my way of thinking
than many others do.

Actually, Dr. Keyes shares many of my views. I just do not like his presentation and his attitude to the President, who is, after all, the person who won the election. I also find some of his supporters repellant in their behavior.

Petty incidents off the top of my head:

1.)Long after he had come to the point of having NO chance of winning, he was in Oklahoma saying that Bush would lose, and that he, Keyes, was the only one who could beat Gore in a debate. He said he would be back to say "I told you so." PhiKapMom has the newpaper articles from that incident, and she and another Oklahoma freeper heard him say this on the radio. I think this was petty.

2.)Then there was his roundabout criticism of Laura Bush, discussed here a couple of weeks ago, in which he said he agreed with her comments, but it was such a shame she didn't discuss abortion in her ONE MINUTE SPEECH. Petty!

Then there was the "massa" comment, which I will not discuss, as it gets me quite angry.

There are plenty more, but if you don't like President Bush, it is perhaps understandable that you wouldn't notice them. Bush supporters do, and his failure to withdraw from the Presidential race was disloyal in the extreme for a Republican (although I understand that his supporters think that principle is more important, and they do not see it that way). However, the Bush people DO see it that way, and this is no doubt why Dr. Keyes was not nominated for any position within the Administration.

Plus, isn't anyone curious about his relationship with Bill Kristol, who was his college roomate, and who is CONTEMPTUOUS of conservative Christians? I find it interesting that those two had a long relationship, although they are at opposite wings of the party. One would think that Dr. Keyes would be hard pressed to have a kind word for neo-con Kristol.