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.

2 thoughts on “Asked And Answered”
  1. I heard this when WBEZ broadcast it.

    And I was struck that Keyes sounded exceedingly pompous. There’s ways to duck a question that sound better. Keyes doesn’t use them.

    My guess is that he’s trying to portray himself as a victim of the media. But I doubt it’s working.

    BTW, when is the media going to start covering Jerry Kohn. Why does a freak show like Keyes get coverage and not minor party candidates.

    It’s not like Keyes has a chance of winning.

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