Blogcritics: Comments on Keyes chasing tail in Illinois

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:58:20 EDT

Great headline, by the way :-)

Comment by Mac Diva

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:15:07 EDT

There are a few African-American members of those movements, believe it or not. One of the strangest things I've ever seen in the blogosphere was LaShawn Barber promoting a movement to develop a Christian Identity 'state' spearheaded by the former head of Texas' League of the South.

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:48:31 EDT

Both the tax thing and the Jesus comment seem like pitches to the extreme right (like the Patriot movement and to Christian fundamentalists, respectively).

Comment by Eric Olsen

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:16:52 EDT

good one Mac!

Comment by Mac Diva

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:13:49 EDT

The most weird part to me is Keyes trying to distinguish himself from Mrs. Clinton in regard to running in a state he is not from. "To sacrifice respect for state sovereignty and true representational integrity for the sake of personal ambition and a personal agenda, as Hillary Rodham Clinton did, is wrong. I deeply condemn it. But to be called by the Illinois state party to come and defend the principles of our national union against someone who, on a whole range of issues, rejects those principles is in fact not only to act in the interest of federalism, it is to act in the deep interests of the people of Illinois, who share with me a commitment to those principles." I think it translates into 'I'm Alan Keyes, bitch.'

Comment by Evilwhiteguy

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 03:39:54 EDT

Yeah, Keyes is a nutjob. But I do admire his "screw political correctness" attitude. He says what he thinks, no matter what the blowback might be. Not too many people go out on that ladder. Win or lose, you know where he stands. And if he only gets one vote, you'll know that it was from Jesus, because Jesus wouldn't vote for Obama :)

Comment by Lono

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:04:57 EDT

Keyes is a nutjob. Remember that crack about 'If Jesus lived in Chicago today, he would not vote for Barack Obama.' What in the world kinda comment was that? I mean, it is disturbing on more levels than my beer addled brain can handle.