Posted on 03/07/2008 11:58:49 PM PST by Kurt Evans
Presidential candidate Alan Keyes may be leaving the GOP. In a conference call last night, Keyes is said to have told supporters that staying in the Republican Party would be "an occasion of sin" and he's ready to bolt. Keyes ... reportedly wants no part in selecting the "type of deodorant we need to make a stinking candidate acceptable to conservatives." A Keyes supporter confirms to Radar that the former Reagan administration official "stated in the conference call that he could no longer remain in the Republican Party."
As for what's next, a third party bid seems like a good bet. Keyes hinted at the possibility on a radio program in January, and an e-mail sent out by the campaign after last night's conference call ... included a link for supporters who "want to vote for Alan as your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice on the Constitution Party presidential poll." A Keyes message board commenter who claims to have been on the conference call last night said regarding the possibility of a Constitution Party run that, "Alan asked us to pray about it." ...
PBS presidential debate in Baltimore, MD:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980602/posts
Independents add interest to U.S. House race:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982356/posts
Good, McCain won’t be losing out on many voters.
Keyes would mop the floor with McCain, as he did in 2000. If Keyes were to run as a third party candidate, expect the gatekeepers as usual to exclude Keyes from coming anywhere near the building of any of the Presidential debates .
Yeah, that'll energize the conservatives Alan. Sure.
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Absolutely!
What a great idea, Ambassador Keyes...you've never been elected to anything and it's good to see you're not missing the opportunity to keep your miserable record of abject failure intact!
Wrong man for the job. I like him for the most part, but he just rubs a lot of people the wrong way.
Still, he's the best of the 4 in the race.....
The question is, what are you “winning” with your beloved “winners?”
The cloak of failure belongs rightly to the moronic voters who choose socialism and slavery over opportunity and freedom.
There are plenty of real opportunities to help good conservatives win elections around the country, and the conservatives that we do elect this year could be our farm league for future presidential nominees.
We even have one of our own, John Armor, running for Congress in the 11th District of North Carolina - and you know he's a conservative.
Wow. Yeah. A rock-ribbed, righter than right Conservative losing to a Communist in bright blue liberal Illinois. Who'da thunk it?
I know Alan speaks the truth for the most part, but he has really gotten pompous and ridiculous. I have heard him quite pushy and forcefull on talk radio when force wasn’t needed at all. And now he is possibly going to pull some voters away from McCain which could swing it to the democrats and we will be left with much more evil and no good supreme court appointments. What kind of sense does that make? I think he is simply angry at the weaknesses that he sees in the republican party and judges the hell out of it but that judgement is seen as righteous in his mind. I believe he needs some patience and then his strength won’t come out as anger and pushiness. If we can get a majority back in congress, great things could happen.
The cloak of idiocy belongs to anyone who advocates voting for a phony perennial candidate like Alan Keyes.
Your comments credit him with more than he deserves. There’s a screw loose somewhere in the Alan Keyes picture.
Perhaps a website which lets liberals vote for Nader if we agree to vote for Keyes should be created?
Good, and rightly so. In fact, I would say there is a better chance of victory in November with the Reagan Conservative than with the Bakerite. Patriot, Conservative, Constitutional scholar versus the Traitorous Bastard... It isn't a hard choice for me to make.
Godspeed Alan Keyes! You'll have my vote!
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I’ve been talking to you here at Free Republic and reading your work at Renew America, but I hadn’t made the connection between the two until today. I’ve enjoyed the columns.
I’ve seen the same thing in him. He used to be the finest speaker in the land. Now he just rants at everyone.
Yeah, I’m sure folks will be keeping THAT promise...
Yawn.
Yawn.
The incumbent was a Republican
Vote freedom or vote "Republican"... the choice is yours.
Keyes rocks!
Below is directly from the Const. Party site and their platform. Just what Obama and Hitlery are saying.
You are sitting safe in So. Dak. 15 miles south of me are Federal troops and battles going on in the streets of
Tijuana that look like Bagdad two years ago.
Also kidnappings, beheadings, etc are part of the scean.
This also spills over to the American side here in San Diego.
These people also support the IslamOfascists in the Middle East.
Saving money is nice but when the enemy takes over because you have pulled back from the world, you are finished.
They don’t make pockets in shroudes.
(From the CP platform)
America is engaged in an undeclared war with an ill-defined enemy (terrorism), a war which threatens to be never ending, and which is being used to vastly expand government power, particularly that of the executive branch, at the expense of the individual liberties of the American people.
The “war on terrorism” is serving as an excuse for the government to spend beyond its income...
Foreign Involvement
The Constitution Party has consistently opposed American involvement in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central and South America. The United States has no interest in these areas which would justify the sacrifice of Americans on foreign battlefields
The Const. Party perverts our constitution.
The Const. Party is no better than what the far left anti war liberals are advocating.
Your phony "freedom vote" will give us Jamie Gorelick on the Supreme Court, the abolition of The Electoral College, a return to treating terrorism as a police matter, Socialized Medicine, the highest taxes the country will have ever seen and legalized partial-birth abortion on demand.
Enjoy your "freedom"...and stop praising the deity of a death-cult. It's not funny or clever, even in jest.
I respect Keyes and support him.I can’t say what I want to post.I left the pubs 2 days ago.Wanted to be an independent but could not vote in Pa as an indi.So I am a democrat and have decided to check out Obama:)Heehee
“Keyes would mop the floor with McCain, as he did in 2000.”
Video excerpts from the 2000 Arizona debate:
http://www.alankeyes.com/video?clip=0000991206debate
PS,My vote is for sale.I want a hi-def flat screen TV.
That's no perception. We don't call 'em RINO's for nothing! They've abrogated core values like moral authority, self-defense (RKBA), fiscal discipline, corruption and protecting national sovereignty.
“The Constitution Party has consistently opposed American involvement in conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.”
As opposed to McCain, whose aggressive military interventionism would make Cheney look like Gandhi:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U-ptjl3ZQwM
Nader and Keyes should be the nominees.
since the CP views are in line with the democrat party, it would save you time to support them and post like minded views at the DU site.
For those of us who are in the real world, we will support the Republican.
Nattering Nabobs of Negativism.
Wow. What a magnificent speech.
I would challenge everyone who lands on this thread to listen to it in it's entirety, and try to disagree with any of it.
Try as one might, there is no comparison between this and the insipid posturing and pandering of any of the other candidates. There is no comparison at all.
Reposted for edification and convenience:
There is a VAST difference between the Illinois Republican Party (and it's incumbents), and Conservatism, not to mention that it (IRP) had soiled itself in the first place- Creating the need for Keyes to go there at all.
BTTT
To finally hear a presidential candidate speak without equivocation is reason enough to vote for Alan. You (not you) may not like what he has to say, but there is no doubt that he loves liberty and can articulate the principles that this nation was founded on.
As for taking votes away from McCain, any person voting for Alan isn’t likely to have voted for McCain anyway. He just gives a lot of us a reason to vote for the top slot instead of abstaining.
Since McCain and Hillary agree on more things than the CP does with the Dems, I’d say that you were allowing your emotions to over ride your common sense.
My views don’t mesh completely with the CP, but I have more in common with them than McCain.
I would be proud to cast my vote for Alan Keyes regardless of the party label or even whether he runs or not. He still believes in the Founding Principles and so do I, your histrionics aside.
Losing Alan Keyes is almost as serious a loss as losing Pat Buchanan. However will the Republican party get along without them.
Yeah, principled, well-spoken, consistent conservatism won't be much missed in the McCain "Republican" party, will it.
It's kinda like the Bill of Rights and our sovereign borders. Expendable.
Far less important than personal ambition, you know...
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My biggest concern is having votes pulled away from our Repub nominee. Ouch. I was kinda glad hearing that Nader was joining the fray once again, as I’m no fan of either Dem. Not wild bout our “my dear friends” guy either but he is the better choice. Keyes to be the GOP’s version of Nader? This isn’t sounding like a very good idea... :(
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