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But I did get some Keyes video–nothing mind blowing, but humorous. It won’t be up until tomorrow night. Regular posting tomorrow.
2004
The Best of Alan Keyes
It’s hard to believe Alan’s time in Illinois is almost half-way done, but here are the top ten events for Alan Keyes’ first month and one-half.
10. Jim Edgar is left Speechless when he learns Thompson isn’t supporting Keyes
9. The Economist chimes in on the Keyes selection in a biting editorial
The Illinois Republicans are not just guilty of tokenism. They are guilty of last-minute scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel tokenism. The local party has been undergoing a sort of collective mental breakdown ever since Jack Ryan’s Senate candidacy collapsed in June over a sordid sex scandal.
8. Okay, 8 didn’t really happen during the campaign, but this makes me giggle:
7. Denny Hastert, the first of many, offers up an alibi as to how Keyes was chosen.
5. GOP Political Operative Mike Murphy reflects on the Alan Keyes candidacy and then responds to his critics
4. State Senator Dave Syverson responds to General JC Christian’s suggestion that to get out Keyes out of the race, Syverson and Rauschenberger stage a three-way with Keyes at Wrigley Field.
2. Keyes Launches into Walter Jacobson during a morning interview. Keyes creates actual sympathy for Walter, something long unheard of in Chicago.
1. Keyes Declares There is a Smelly Toad in the Room
There’s much, much more if you follow this link
Coming to the Neighborhood
The Presidential debate in St. Louis will be in walking distance–I won’t get inside, but I’ll have fun watching the protestors.
That Pesky First Amendment
Now Alan wants to ban polls and the reporting of such during a period close to the election.
Apparently the First Amendment is not a great moral principle to Alan.
Keyes Campaign Goes AMWAY
The Minuteman Program just announced is a pyramid scheme of electoral politics.
You’ll have had to have had a lot of the kool aid to be aiming for these prizes:
In addition to the Keyes’ 04 Minuteman lapel pins, other perks will be assigned to each rank. Some of the currently established perks are listed below.
Sergeant = Keyes ’04 Soundtrack CD (Includes songs from the announcement and assorted speeches)
Colonel = A chance to get an in-studio seat for one of the upcoming debates
General = Time with Alan on the bus during a statewide swing
Other perks are in the works and will be announced shortly.
Songs from the announcement? Uh-huh. Any more Friend of Dorothy moments on there–I mean, we don’t want the Keyes campaign to be thought of as effeminate do we?
From the Inbox
Quickly becoming one of my and others favorite posters over at the Illinois Reader is DJRluth
“But look at this and tell me – is the guy running to be senator, or General Secretary of the Central Committee?”
“…By the very definition, Amb. Keyes is the opposite of a “carpetbagger.” Amb. Keyes was recruited and called for a transcendent mission of righteousness, victory and renewal in Illinois and beyond.
“The Amb. Keyes is performing his duty and deserves to be senator and deserves our loyalty and honor.”
Dear Leader indeed.
Most interesting–DJRluth posts from a Missouri IP for K-12 education.
Statehouse Guard Information
Capitol Fax has the basic information on the guard murdered yesterday at the State Capitol–Rich Miller will be providing details on how to donate to the family or a designated charity soon.
Crazy 8
Dawn Clark Netsch has a great interview on 848 about her career and her time in the Senate as a member of the independent Crazy 8 block. Back when she called Daley, Dirty Little Richie
Asked And Answered
Alan seems to think that clarifying his immigration positions is beneath him and repeatedly says to 848’s ….. that he asked and answered the question. Besides being utterly stupid from the point of view of someone who might actually be trying to win votes, it is absolutely hysterical.
Start at about 3:30 if you want to skip the preliminaries. The contentious part starts around 5:10.
It’s all great if you think you are the clearest spoken person in the world–not so great if you actually want to reach the public. When you are too, ahem, ‘smart’ to even clarify for NPR audiences, you have pretty much found a way to avoid connecting with a signifcant chunk of the electorate.
More fun as he tangles with Mora on Channel 2–largely consisting of Keyes being presented with evidence that he isn’t connecting well and then Keyes simply stating the world is different.