Alan Keyes Update 2/19-25/08

Alan Keyes’ presidential campaign labored on for another week in continued obscurity. Though his name did not appear on last week’s major primary in Wisconsin, it appears Keyes is focusing his time and energy on the upcoming Texas primary. His campaign is still based in the Lone Star State.

Keyes' days

Mr. Keys spoke Wednesday to a Texas A&M College Republicans meeting where he said that by the time the attendee reached his age it would be questionable whether or not they would be living in a free country. He then went on to wonder the state of our nation and whether or not it was a republic anymore. Mr. Keyes then went on to praise America's system and how it was formed. The whole assertion of Mr. Keyes' speech was that American liberties and rights were under attack. Friday a nurse seconded the opinion that Jesus Christ would not vote for Sen. Obama because of the Senator's support of abortion. The nurse then went on to state the Obama supported infanticide recalling the Born Alive Infant Protection Act which Obama voted against. Mr. Keyes has issued a statement saying the he cannot support Sen. McCain without abandoning his conservative principles.

Alan Aims for Success

Alan Keyes, on the ballot in 24 states, maintains his indomitable enthusiasm in the race for the Republican nomination. Today, Keyes will be holding a rally in Beaumont, Texas to rouse support for his cause. He believes that Texas could be a wellspring of support for his conservative principles, so he plans to keep touring the state before the primary on March 4th. In an interview with the Beaumont Enterprise, Keyes detailed some of his views on the other candidates, remarking, "The Republican party is being hijacked" before going on to note, "Huckabee is pro-life, but liberal on other issues" and "McCain is moving in the direction of becoming a Democrat wearing a Republican label." Indeed, with Romney out of the race and Huckabee maybe to follow, Keyes may have the chance of garnering their voters. Besides his work in Beaumont, Keyes was also campaigning in the Texas cities of Lubbock and Kerrville this week. In his interview with the Beaumont Enterprise, he concluded by announcing that as of right now he has "no plans beyond winning the Texas primary and moving on to the convention, where I believe that the conservatives will come together in order to nomiinate the kind of alternative that America needs."

Doggedly Determined,Alan Advances in the Race

Presidential hopeful Alan Keyes has remained in the race even after better known underdogs in both parties like Sam Brownback or Chris Dodd have thrown in the towel. This is especially suprising given the obstacles he has encountered on the campaign trail since the Iowa cacus, when he excoriated the GOP for failing to show how many votes he garnered. His campaign said that "It wasn't a case of no one voting for him", just a case of the results not being posted. Furthermore, it was hard for Keyes to make his message known in the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary because he was excluded from the debates. Despite this, last weekend, The Topeka Capital Journal announced that Keyes had been the "seventh candidate to file for the Kansas GOP presidential caucus" which will take place on February 9th, and reported that his campaign "filed the paperwork and paid the filing fee Wednesday morning." Keyes's confidence may be bolstered by the fact that although small in numbers, his supporters remain dedicated. On his RenewAmerica grassroots organization site, Wisconsin homemaker Helen Valois wrote that "Alan Keyes, forcibly sidelined and then treated dismissively for not garnering levels of support comparable to those of his overtouted counterparts, is unique among the presidential candidates." Although the validity of this statement is questionable, at least there are a few people who believe Keyes's vision can "restore our law to wholesomeness."

Keyes Continues to Push for Presidency

Even during the last final days, hours, and minutes before the Iowa caucus, Republican hopeful Alan Keyes is not losing any steam although he was the final last minute entry into the presidential race. He has been traveling all over Iowa, especially the northwestern region where he has made four stops, in attempts to bolster his support base. His last stop will be in Des Moines at a campaign rally, where he will deliver his final inspirational words to voters. Yesterday, Keyes’ speeches crescendoed in intensity as he boomingly assured voters at the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Rock Valley, Iowa that he has been “working for or with others throughout my whole political life.” Keyes has not wavered at all from his desire to mix religion with political ideas Even though the Des Moines register poll reports that he has only garnered one-percent of votes, Keyes still remains confident that he can do well.

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

News Keyes

In recent events Alan Keyes has gotten himself on the Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee Ballots. Alan Keyes has not been included in the Massachusetts ballot. In a World Net Daily interview, Alan Keyes said that the American system of self-governance is under attack, for judges taking away power from the Legislature and from immigrants who do not respect the border and by abolishing the income tax, restore some sovereignty to the people. Keyes said that in his first 100 days of office, he would try to get pro-life legislation passed, set up a border fence and new kind of border patrol. It has been announced that Alan Keyes will be in the last Republican debate. In the World Net Daily interview, Keyes claimed that there is no need for a pro-life amendment in the Constitution because the protection was already there, it was just not being enforced for the unborn.