alan keys considers offering comedy relief for election 08.

[Philosoraptor]

http://www.alankeyes.com/articles/070806iowa.php



"I've told my supporters — who, by the way, are undertaking this effort on their own — that if they can demonstrate sufficient grassroots support for me to run, I will do so," Keyes commented.

Stephen Stone, head of the draft-Keyes movement, said, "A recent AP poll suggested that the leading candidate among GOP hopefuls is 'none of the above.' One-fourth of respondents rejected all the current hopefuls — including Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, and John McCain — none of whom drew more than 21 percent. The poll also indicated that no candidate has a clear lead among Christian evangelicals."

"I predict that as the primaries approach, once the current candidates have been fully scrutinized, the GOP will find itself without a candidate who excites the party's conservative base," Stone said. "That spells a loss for Republicans in the general election."

Stone continued, "Alan Keyes has the ability to inspire the Republican base, because he shares their values and priorities, and has a record of leading out in defense of the most important conservative issues. The more people learn about this remarkable statesman — not the caricatures or misconceptions created by his opponents, but the real truth — the more they like him and endorse his deeply-held moral conservatism."
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I hope alan keyes runs again, that guy is HILARIOUS.

[AntiCoup2K08]

1. What state would he pretend to be from this time?

He didn't ever actually MOVE to Illinois during his last campaign, did he?

[jgraz]

2. Denial?

:hide:

[Philosoraptor]

3. gingrich for pres. with alan as his VP.

Just shoot me.

[SoCalDem]

14. capitol city? Delusion

[WindRavenX]

4. alan keyes is comedy of the highest form.

Didn't he at one point suggest arming every Israeli with an AK-47? I mean, fuck. What kinda crack is he smoking?

[Hieronymus]

5. Rachel Maddow was convulsing in laughter and praying that Keyes runs.

[tomreedtoon]

6. I wanna do his campaign commercial!

It'll be a cartoon of a chorus line of dancing, singing aborted fetuses. "If you voted for Alan/We'd still be alive/Killing Iraquis/On a midnight drive..."

[Philosoraptor]

7. Oooh, that's good...

[saracat]

8. OMG, He is delusional.Check out his site.Hilarious!

[last_texas_dem]

9. Alan Keyes Is Making Sense...

Hey, I wouldn't mind him jumping in at all. The Repugs are already so divided among their sub-par field of candidates; Keyes would fit in nicely among that bunch. He might even manage a couple of percentage points higher than the 1- or 2-percent he pulled in the past. I'm all for anything that causes further division among those clowns.

[Philosoraptor]

10. How many R's are running or considering, 15?

Yes, alan would further dilute the base, AND more importantly provide the biggest belly laughs.

[last_texas_dem]

11. I think "just" nine, but...

Let's see: Ghouliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Tommy Thompson, Tancredo, Hunter, Paul, and Fred Thompson- although I'm not sure if he's officially declared yet. (There was Jim Gilmore, who already dropped out.) So nine Repugs at this point, I guess, but, for whatever reason, it does seem like even more than that!

[Philosoraptor]

12. in the wings: gingrich, thompson, keyes, at least 5 more will drop out.

[last_texas_dem]

16. Oh yeah, I had almost forgotten about the Newt

He has definitely made some noise in recent weeks that makes it sound like he might jump into the race. Besides the fact that he'd divide the Repug vote even more, just like Alan "Making Sense" Keyes, he actually wouldn't irritate me as much as most of the Repug candidates. He's a right-wing nut, but at least he's always been a proud wingnut and wouldn't be a flip-flopper extraordinaire attempting to pander his way to being the favorite of the Repug primary-voting base, like Ghouliani, McCain, and Romney.

[last_texas_dem]

17. Oh yeah, I forgot Brownback.

So that makes ten, I guess.

[murielm99]

13. There has to be a joke in there somewhere.

How many R's does it take to....

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

15. in my part of republican hell

the moderate repubs voted for obama over keyes. keyes and his supporters drove the last nail in the coffin of the republican party in illinois...