Alan in Action

Alan Keyes was in fine form during the Republican debate on Dec 12th, in what some called a "complete hijack of the event" replete with "histronics" and a fair amount of pontificating. He gave answers to many questions, including ones that were not directed towards him (see link 1 below). There have been a variety of responses to his performance at the debate, which generally conclude that it would have been better if he were not invited. Political blogger Rick Moran of the American Thinker noted the debated was "all mismanaged by a brusque, snippy moderator who seemed to think Iowans did not want the candidates to finish their sentences. She seemed to want to ignore Alan Keyes, and when he was skipped over, he piped up and complained, and she allowed him to go on at length after that." The Washington Post agreed with this conclusion, calling it a "Debate in Name Only." Nonetheless, the debate was a good way for Keyes to make his platform issues known, the most salient of which remains his plan to " make sure the executive branch of the U.S. government recognizes the unalienable rights of U.S. citizens, as spelled out in the U.S. Constitution."The theme of most of his answers centered upon his ideas about "restoring the Consitution" and his condemation of elitist politicians. In a typical Keyes-ian remark about a global warming question he quipped, "I think the most emission we need to control is the hot air emission of politicians who pretend one thing and don't deliver."

Link 1:
http://wonkette.com/politics/alan-keyes/snarf-alan-keyes-snarf-snarf-333190.php