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.

6. Keyes indicates fully automatic weapons are legal and claims support for his claim to this day, even though in Illinois they are not in the State of Illinois.

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.

3. In an interview discussing homosexuality, Keyes says that by definition, Mary Cheney is a selfish-hedonist

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

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8 thoughts on “The Best of Alan Keyes”
  1. I think I’d bump JC Christian’s brush with Syverson up a notch. Smelly Toad and the exchange with Walter are classics that will be replayed and cherished again and again.

    Oh, cheeze… they’re all good — and the debates haven’t even started yet!

  2. Awww will someone please tell this guy that his 15 mins are up. Failed presidential candidate, failed talk show host, soon to be failed (2x) senate candidate.

    Time to go away and work on the message. Note to Keyes: people don’t like being preached to (or ‘at’ for that matter) Whoever thought this bitter old scold would make a refreshing contrast to an optimistic , charismatic Obama?

    Rhetorical question… I know the answer.

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