Is there anyone who is taking this seriously???? :D

Is there anyone who is taking this seriously???? :D


It is simply amazing that the Republican Party, which is very strong historically in illinois, can not seem to come up with a decent candidate for Senator.

Mind you, I am nod "dissing" Keyes here, just observing that he is not an Illinois resident and they are importing him at the last minute.

The cast of Republican Senatorial primary Candidates was a travesty.  I personally know one of those candidates, and I was absolutely amazed that ANYBODY would have voted for him, let alone contributed to his campaign.  Ryan won the primary basically as the "least objectionable" of a slate of zeroes.

There's no way that Keyes is going to win this thing.  Too late into the game, especially when you consider that the Party offered the nomination to Mike Ditka first.  :P

Taking what seriously?  Is he running for the senate now?  I haven't heard anything about him since the last election.

Taking what seriously?  Is he running for the senate now?  I haven't heard anything about him since the last election.


Yes, he is going to move to Illinois to run against  Barak Obama.

He lives in Maryland now, so how serious can this be? The republicans already now they will be defeated, so they toss the first African-American in the ring that's in their party.

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That is ridiculous.  Why doesn't he just try to run in his home state?  Obama seems like a smart man.  I think he should have a chance to prove himself to be a leader.

That is ridiculous.  Why doesn't he just try to run in his home state?  Obama seems like a smart man.  I think he should have a chance to prove himself to be a leader.


You could have asked the same question of Robert Kennedy and Millary Clinton, both of whom gratuitously moved to New York to run for the Senate.

Keyes is obviously gonna lose this one though.  Too late in the game.  I can't figure how he got suckered into this since it is not a "plus" for his political career.  :-\\

You could have asked the same question of Robert Kennedy and Millary Clinton, both of whom gratuitously moved to New York to run for the Senate.

Keyes is obviously gonna lose this one though.  Too late in the game.  I can't figure how he got suckered into this since it is not a "plus" for his political career.  :-\


Yes, but Keyes has already lost twice in his home state of Maryland, and they, at least, established
residency, then announced they were running.  He has announced that he will run, but now has to
scramble to establish his residence.

You could have asked the same question of Robert Kennedy and Millary Clinton, both of whom gratuitously moved to New York to run for the Senate.



I wasn't alive for Robert Kennedy, but I did ask that question of Hillary.  Her move and run in New York screamed of opportunism to me.  It didn't seem right.  I think maybe she should have moved there and lived there for a couple of years or so before she ran. 

I don't agree with his politics, but I rather like Alan Keyes.  I think he's sincere in what he believes.  He is a little fanatical and stubborn, but no crime there.  I wish Keyes was still on MSNBC, instead of frickin' Joe Sourdough!

I don't agree with his politics, but I rather like Alan Keyes.  I think he's sincere in what he believes.  He is a little fanatical and stubborn, but no crime there.  I wish Keyes was still on MSNBC, instead of frickin' Joe Sourdough!



But all of this doesn't make him a viable candidate.  I question why he would want to do this,
other than for publicity

As an Illinoisian (is that what I am? ???) I think this is a load of BS.  First of all, Ryan has not stepped down "officially", second, if he does, the logical candidate would be Jim Oberweis.  IMO, Obama is the best choice of all 3.  He is quite intelligent and seems quite sincere and honest, a rarity in politics these days.


Cheer,

You will not see Oberweis named.  A ton of "stuff" would come out very quickly on that guy.  I am amazed that it did not come out during the primaries.

I just can't believe that the GOP can't find ONE Republican from Illinois to run.




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I just can't believe that the GOP can't find ONE Republican from Illinois to run.




Cat


Yeah, when you consider that Massachusetts has a reputation of being all liberal, all Democrat, all
the time, we have a very Republican governor.

Yeah, when you consider that Massachusetts has a reputation of being all liberal, all Democrat, all
the time, we have a very Republican governor.

Not just a Republican, a far-right Mormon straight from Utah!

I just can't believe that the GOP can't find ONE Republican from Illinois to run.




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They did, Jack Ryan, then the democrats went through his sealed records and forced him out.  Then they went for Ditka, but he didn't want it.  IL is a blue state remember?  Anyway Keyes and the GOP there know he won't win, its just to late, but they didn't want Obama to get in completly unopposed.  He may screw up big time and Keyes could win.  Obama is like Edwards, no experience, never done any thing important, is running soley on youth and looks.

They did, Jack Ryan, then the democrats went through his sealed records and forced him out.  Then they went for Ditka, but he didn't want it.  IL is a blue state remember?  Anyway Keyes and the GOP there know he won't win, its just to late, but they didn't want Obama to get in completly unopposed.  He may screw up big time and Keyes could win.  Obama is like Edwards, no experience, never done any thing important, is running soley on youth and looks.


As I recall it was a Federal court that had Ryan's divorce records unsealed, at the request of the media.

I wonder if we will see Kerry's divorce records also unsealed?  ???

As I recall it was a Federal court that had Ryan's divorce records unsealed, at the request of the media.

I wonder if we will see Kerry's divorce records also unsealed?  ???


I just did some research.  It was not a FEDERAL judge that unsealed the records, it was a California judge in Los Angeles Superior Court who did the deed.

Obama is like Edwards, no experience, never done any thing important, is running soley on youth and looks.


I would think that being elected three times to the Illinois State Senate counts for something.
He sits on three state committees. He was also graduated Magna from Harvard Law and was
President of the Harvard Law Review.  Seems like he's not just another pretty face.  Oh, and it
was his grades that got him into Harvard, not his daddy. Check his website there is much more.

They did, Jack Ryan, then the democrats went through his sealed records and forced him out.  Then they went for Ditka, but he didn't want it.  IL is a blue state remember?  Anyway Keyes and the GOP there know he won't win, its just to late, but they didn't want Obama to get in completly unopposed.  He may screw up big time and Keyes could win.  Obama is like Edwards, no experience, never done any thing important, is running soley on youth and looks.



Are you saying that those two are the ONLY Republicans that live in IL?





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Are you saying that those two are the ONLY Republicans that live in IL?





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No there was another one, who was banished from the securities business for 10 years by the SEC, but the voters did not seem to think he deserved the nomination.  On his first run he ran as pro-abortion, and the second time he ran as anti-abortion (I may have the order mixed up there).

They did, Jack Ryan, then the democrats went through his sealed records and forced him out.  Then they went for Ditka, but he didn't want it.  IL is a blue state remember?  Anyway Keyes and the GOP there know he won't win, its just to late, but they didn't want Obama to get in completly unopposed.  He may screw up big time and Keyes could win.  Obama is like Edwards, no experience, never done any thing important, is running soley on youth and looks.

Not digress too much but if Edwards was a right-wing Republican corporate lawyer, you'd be praising him as a "Washtington outsider."  They even tried to push Dubya as a "Washington outsider" when he's the scion of the most powerful political family in Amerca. 

I wasn't alive for Robert Kennedy, but I did ask that question of Hillary.  Her move and run in New York screamed of opportunism to me.  It didn't seem right.  I think maybe she should have moved there and lived there for a couple of years or so before she ran. 


When Pat Buchanan suggested on fox news channel in march of 2000 that he run for senate against Clinton in New York, Keyes responded "I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there, so I certainly wouldn't imitate it." That is from Alan Keyes three years ago.

What I've seen of Keyes on TV over the past few days is chilling.  He seems really hostile and angry, maybe a little cracked up, too. 
I don't what I was thinking!
:P

When Pat Buchanan suggested on fox news channel in march of 2000 that he run for senate against Clinton in New York, Keyes responded "I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there, so I certainly wouldn't imitate it." That is from Alan Keyes three years ago.


Alrighty then.  Sounds like a case of selective memory to me. ::)

Keyes was on the news today singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"...didn't hear exactly why he was doing it, though.  Is a good singing voice a prerequisite for being a Congressman? ;D :D


Probably hoping he'll be able to get in tune with Ashcroft, another well known songster.

Keyes was on the news today singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"...didn't hear exactly why he was doing it, though.  Is a good singing voice a prerequisite for being a Congressman? ;D :D

Like I say, I think Keyes has blown a few circuits!
:D