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KEYES PLANNING TO RUN! (Accepts GOP IL Senate Bid)
Chicago Sun Times ^ | 8/05/4 | Scott Fornek

Posted on 08/05/2004 7:50:40 PM PDT by gopwinsin04

Let the debates begin.

Former Presidential hopeful Dr. Alan Keyes has told Illinois Republicans that he would accept their request to take on Democrat Barack Obama in the US Senate race.

Members of the Republican State Central Committee insisted that the former radio and television commentator make the promise to run before they would give him the nod Wednesday night, sources told the Chicago Sun Times on Thursday.

The Republicans were leery of voting to give Keyes the nomination without some guarantees.

So he went back into the room and bascially said, 'If you offer, than I will accept.'

Another GOP source said that Keyes had agreed to accept the nomination but told the committee that he wanted to wait until he could publicly announce it at a 'campaign style' rally on Sunday.

'He told them that he would do it,' the source said. 'he just wanted to take a few days to put things together and make his announcement.'

(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...


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To: Alamo-Girl
They knew Fiztsgerald,they don't know Keyes.Fitsgerald wasn't up against Obama.

Prayers are GREAT and so is the fact that you,unlike some,won't hold others responsible for Alan's loss.

241 posted on 08/05/2004 11:42:45 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: YngConservative

Obviously, thinking is not your forte.


242 posted on 08/05/2004 11:42:54 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (Sin Patria, pero sin amo)
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To: cyborg

*sigh*


243 posted on 08/05/2004 11:43:11 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: deport

"If Keyes accepts the offer then he'll most likely get the support of most of the GOP. I'd bet that the President will stand beside him on some platform in Illinois at some point during the campaign."

You better believe Bush will be up on a platform with Keyes at some point. Maybe more than once. Bush is desperately trying to make some inroads into the black vote, and to show his support for good conservative black candidates. He'd be a fool not to support Keyes wholeheartedly. Just hope none of his campaign "advisors" tell him otherwise.


244 posted on 08/05/2004 11:43:51 PM PDT by flaglady47
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To: Luis Gonzalez
Maybe, if you would have simply quit e-mailing me after beinfg asked to stop, I wouldn't have needed to use it at all.

I was only responding to YOUR e-mails to ME.

245 posted on 08/05/2004 11:44:05 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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To: EternalVigilance

Then you're either lying or blind.


246 posted on 08/05/2004 11:44:11 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

LOL am I adding to your stress?


247 posted on 08/05/2004 11:44:14 PM PDT by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: flaglady47

If he does, will everyone else quit complaining on how the Pubs did Tom McClintock wrong in California?


248 posted on 08/05/2004 11:44:24 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (Sin Patria, pero sin amo)
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To: Callahan

Our chances moved up tonight from NONE to SLIM. A real conservative vs a real liberal. I'm feeling better already knowing Alan's gonna give Barack Obama a real fight on his hands.


249 posted on 08/05/2004 11:44:40 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: LandOfLincolnGOP
...really resent the party importing an East Coaster instead of supporting a local candidate...

Your record needle's stuck, Linc. The fact is, you guys screwed up. You didn't have a candidate. Now you've got a five-star candidate, only downside, he's from out of town. But that's okay, the Dem is from elsewhere too. So let's can the fretting and the what-might-have-beens, and get the sleeves rolled up. How about it?

250 posted on 08/05/2004 11:45:18 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup2.html)
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To: tame

That's what I'm referring to.And it doesn't deserve an reply.


251 posted on 08/05/2004 11:45:44 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: EternalVigilance
I didn't say that.

But I see that you're up to your old tricks.

252 posted on 08/05/2004 11:46:36 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Either you're with Keyes, or you're with Obama and the terrorists

Righty-o! :-)

Go Keyes! Up with conservatism!!

253 posted on 08/05/2004 11:46:57 PM PDT by k2blader (It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
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To: Luis Gonzalez
..where did the good Doctor reside at the time that he announced his candidacy?...

Beats me. Who cares? He's running, let's get behind him. Unless...Luis? You're not going to spend the next three months projecting your recent melancholy onto the Keyes campaign threads, are you?

254 posted on 08/05/2004 11:47:33 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup2.html)
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To: tame

Childish games won't cut it.:-)


255 posted on 08/05/2004 11:47:37 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: EternalVigilance
Yes,I know.

Can you afford that much?

256 posted on 08/05/2004 11:48:24 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: tame

You're taunts are still childish.


257 posted on 08/05/2004 11:49:11 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

"Grow up,kid,you're out of your depth here" (you expound to tame).

The problem here is that YOU have no depth, no depth of thought. You're just a johnny one note, down with Keyes, down with Keyes, down with Keyes (oops, that's 3 notes). Well, I wouldn't be making "depth" comments if I were you, as you lack any.


258 posted on 08/05/2004 11:49:22 PM PDT by flaglady47
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To: Byron_the_Aussie
Now you've got a five-star candidate, only downside, he's from out of town.

That's ok. At least we can find Keyes' home on a map. The 'Rats are so far out of orbit we can't even get a radar fix on them.

259 posted on 08/05/2004 11:50:27 PM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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To: tame

First e-mail came from you to me, and I told you to quit FReemailing me.

You didn't, I got nasty, you stopped.

It worked.


260 posted on 08/05/2004 11:50:43 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (Sin Patria, pero sin amo)
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