Conservative leaders cooling toward Keyes (From the far right IL Leader)

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Conservative leaders cooling toward Keyes

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

By The Leader-Chicago Bureau

CHICAGO -- They winced at his “Israeli uzi” comment. They questioned his position on reparations. But the “selfish hedonist” remark did damage.

Some conservatives leaders are cooling toward conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes .

“I think Alan is right on the issues, but he just has to pull back on the rhetoric,” said Ruth O’Connell , a Wheeling Township committeewoman and trustee.

O’Connell cancelled Keyes’ Saturday appearance at the Buffalo Grove Days parade, where Republicans planned to march with Bush signs. “I hated to do that, but I didn’t want to take away from President Bush ,” explained O’Connell. “I just didn’t want the controversy.”
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http://illinoisleader.com/news/newsview.asp?c=19266

[Ducks In A Row]

1. Keyes is nothing but rhetoric

but they knew that, they were hoping it would play.

[Inland]

3. Good point. After choosing Keyes

for his desire to talk and lack of concern about winning, they are surprised by the fact he won't stop talking about positoins that will keep him from winning. How dumb can Illinois republicans be?

[yellowcanine]

2. Heh. Illinois pubs act as if they didn't know what they were getting.

Now they are worried that Keyes will hurt other Pub candidates. Would that it were so. Is it too much to hope that old "cheatin heart" Henry Hyde goes down?