Keyes Will Run for Senate From Illinois

[dedhed]

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) -- Alan Keyes, the Maryland political commentator who has been critical of candidates parachuting into states where they don't live to run for office, announced Sunday he will enter the U.S. Senate race in Illinois.

Full story here...

Barack Obama has been unopposed since Jack "just-one-last-sex-club-then-we'll-go-home" Ryan dropped out of the race. Then he blew the country's socks off at the DNC Convention a few weeks ago. Seems that made the Republicans a tad nervous!

Logically, "Republican two-time presidential hopeful" Mr. Keyes also no longer has a problem with out-of-state contributions, so please indulge him... visit Barack Obamas Campaign Site and click the CONTRIBUTE button!

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[MikeG]

1. I wonder if he got through the speech without mentioning abortion?

[never cry wolf]

3. From a thread in the Illinois forum by buycitgo

Keyes just accepted on CLTV

his son was standing next to him, trying to be stonefaced, but every so often, he couldn't hold back slight grimaces, smiles, etc

you could TELL he didn't want to be there

his VERY LAST words on accepting would that his victory would be:
"FOR GOD!!!!"

this isn't even going to be funny, like I thought

can you say TRAINWRECK?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=150x1164

btw: I am in my office, less than a mile from the press conf.

[buycitgo]

5. steviet, the article is lined Arlington Heights

I LIVE there

if that's where it was, I'm FURious that I didn't know about it

photos, video could have been ALL MINE!

rats

you work here?

where?

[never cry wolf]

12. It was at the Wellington Rest. and Banquet hall

AH road, just north of Algonquin, east side. I take the office out to lunch there every Friday, I also did some work for the owner who had to respond to an ADA complaint. He was in the clear accessibility-wise except for the washroom door closers, which he replaced.

My office is in the Arlington Center, mid-quality one story multi-tenant industrial/office complex just east of Papa Doux on Algonquin. I grew up in Mt. Prospect, live in Lake Zurich now.

If you ever want to hook up for a lunch or something, shoot me a PM.

[SemperEadem]

13. Liars for God

somehow, I think that one will fly...

[Donkeyboy75]

8. No. I listened to it.

He somehow managed to equate Obama's failure to ban all "partial birth abortions" as going against the declaration of independence. A real :puke: fest. This guy will be lucky to win 30% of the vote.

[mermaid]

2. This Is The Repukes Attempt To

elevate a token black man in their party...so they can wave it in everyone's face...see, we aren't racist...we aren't bigots!!

Worry not, Obama will clean Keyes' clock.
And I don't wanna hear another fucking WORD outta the GOP's mouth about Hillary "carpetbagging" New York now. Because if I do, I'm throwing Keyes up in their face.

[Walt Starr]

10. Throw both Keyes AND Elizabeth Dole

She carpetbagged from Kansas to North Carolina for her seat.

[dsc]

15. In fairness

Dole was born in North Carolina and still has family here.

[mermaid]

16. In Fairness....

I was born in Illinois, and still have family there. I now live in Texas. does this mean that, if I want a congressional seat, I can just parachute into Illinois (never mind that I haven't lived there since I was 14) just because I was born there and still have family there?
Well, let's see then....
I have family in Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, Illinois, and Tennessee. Can I run for Senate from any of those states, just because I have family there...even though I really live in Texas?

Then again...if Cheney can claim he's from Wyoming (even though he really is) and register as a Wyoming resident to get around the constitutional ban on both the Pres and VP being from the same state, back in 2000...forget the fact that for the five years previous Cheney officially WAS a Texan, and registered to vote as such, and in fact actually DID vote as a Texan...until he was to be VP...and then he quickly changed back to Wyoming?

I see. "Carpetbagging" is only okay if your name isn't Hillary, and you have an "R" next to your name. I understand. Thatnks for helping me clear that one up...

[dsc]

20. If you can get the people to vote for you

then all the power to you. I have the quaint notion that the people get to decide who to vote for. BTW please find one word, or for that matter one letter, anywhere, and place in any post at anytime, in which I criticise Hillary for running in New York. If you can't find it, and you can't since it doesn't exist I would like an apology for you claiming I did.

[Pepperbelly]

4. this is gonna be interesting. Pop the corn & get set. nt

[olddem43]

6. Pitiful - they couldn't find a black Republican in the entire state!

There must be some unemployed guy somewhere in South Chicago.

[Cha]

7. I just saw this article from the Chicago Sun Times by

Mary Mitchell

snip~
Therefore, I want to be clear about why I am dismayed by the process by which black conservative Alan Keyes emerged as the GOP's candidate for the U.S. Senate, and why his race against state Sen. Barack Obama is nothing to celebrate. I have one thing to say to those who think Keyes' candidacy is a good thing: In the words of Malcolm X, you are being "hoodwinked, bamboozled and led astray."

The Republicans already have given up on this race. If that were not so, they would have convinced one of their millionaires to give it a shot. end snip~


More at..
http://www.suntimes.com/output/mitchell/cst-nws-mitch08.html

[mermaid]

14. But If He's Unemployed....

He probably correctly lays blame at the feet of Republicans, and their unfair, rotten economic policies, and thus is not likely to vote Republican, much less declare HIMSELF one!!

[Andromeda]

17. hehehehehehe...

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Walt Starr]

9. Sounds like the IL GOP wanted somebody experienced in LOSING

Keyes got 38.2 % of the vote against Paul Sarbanes in a 1988 Maryland bid for the U.S. Senate. In 1992 he got 29% of the vote against Barbara Mikulski in a bid for the other Maryland U.S. Senate Seat.

Keyes ran a failed GOP presidential nomination bid in 1996 and then again in 2000. He paid himself a salary from the campaign funds and still owes thousands upon thousands of dollars for his failed bids. He also complained that he didn't have enough money to run ads while paying himself a salary.

Keyes also owes money to the state of Maryland for a past due tax bill.

What the Illinois GOP has done is brought in a PROFESSIONAL LOSER!!!!!!!

[dogman]

11. Why embarass the home team?

Bring in a fall guy that can take his humiliation back home after the election. they have to keep the faithful faithful. Keyes is merely an agenda looking for a forum and another chance to fleece the flock.

[JCMach1]

18. He will be trounced: should make for interesting debates though

:)

[yellowcanine]

19. You can't make up shit like this. Why didn't they pick old

Henry "Cheatin' Heart" Hyde? Oh - that's right - he's white. And - if they wanted a nationally known conservative firebrand - Why not Oliver North? - oh yeah - he is white also. Heh.