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He will be by far the best orator and greatest intellect on that stage. He cannot get elected and will go nowhere, but when he speaks I believe the audience reaction meters will soar.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Got to agree. He has zero chance, and yet is the intellectual superior to all the field, Republican and Democrat.

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Add my name to the list of Keyes’ admirers.  I remember his New Hampshire “town meetings” from 8 years ago.  As keenly as I watched and listened and tried to dissect what he said, I could find fault with none of it.

His platform may be impractical, the antithesis of political accommodation and compromise, but ethically and constitutionally he towers over all the others, who would be well-advised to avoid the confrontation.

Just as a footnote, Rob, it’s interesting that dismiss Romney as not a “true conservative” but disparage Keyes as a “clown”.  Is this a nascent anti-Christian moment, or merely a passing paradox?

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

I like what Keyes brings to the debate.  I am actually anxious to watch since I heard Keyes will be on the stage.  This ought to be a good one.

I have always had a lot of respect for Alan Keyes, but he did beclown himself in the 2004 Illinois senate race.  Unfortunately, I think he’s become bitter about his perpetual loser status.  It speaks volumes about Keyes’s character that he doesn’t take his losses in stride and take comfort in the fact that he has had a generally positive effect even if only as a candidate and orator.

kbiel,

Obviously, if what you say is true, the people of Illinois are far more judicious in their appraisal of carpetbagger candidates than are the folks in New York… a fact which holds true on several different levels.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

I like Keyes!

I am a little saddened that so far in this debate, Keyes, a man I truly respect, has been quite negative and bitter.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

What is with the woman asking the questions? She seems like she has a problem or is bored???

Zsa Zsa: She acts like she has a broomstick up her ____. I also was amused how she makes little asides to express her disdain for everyone on stage.

I have to go back to work, be home in a few hours. But, so far in the debate, watching the instant reaction graphs, Romney’s self deprecating humor, his frequent smiles and laughter, his physical appearance and style seem very, very strong. I am not endorsing him, I don’t really trust him; but I am simply saying from an image standpoint, Romney looks like a President, none of the others come close. Issues: It seems Romney and Rudy have done very well in the instant reaction polls. Most of the others, including Hucksterbee and Fred seem, solely from a television image position to be shrimps compared to Mitt. I don’t want to irritate anyone or speak ill of their favorites, but in this movie star instant gratification age, I fear style and appearance very often dwarf substance.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Some are clowns. Most are puppets. Very few stand on their own.

Neiman,

With yesterday’s National Review endorsement secured, its no wonder Romney seems to tower over the rest of the field… rhetorically speaking, of course.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Alan Keyes is no clown!  He is a deeply committed and articulate African-American conservative, and his place on the national stage along with other black conservatives like Larry Elder needs to be nurtured and supported! No wonder black Americans distrust us so much.

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

The times, they are a-changin’...
Bob Dylan

FoxNews has Romney as the clear winner of the debate and they HATE Romney.

The focus group really thought Huck stuck up the joint.

Hmmm.

pparets,

Being black doesn’t protect Keyes from becoming a clown and that he did to himself in his last campaign.  The paradox is that, generally, we conservatives do not see black and white (or Indian or Asian or ...).  So we do not “nurture” black conservatives and patronize them.  It may be unappealing to be treated like anyone else to the minorities who vote Democrat, but people like Clarence Thomas, Larry Elders, Walter E. Williams, J.C. Watts, and even Alan Keyes would not have it any other way.  It’s our lack of condescending attitude, of patronizing demeanor, of nurturing attitude, that probably attracted some of those luminaries to the conservative movement in the first place.

So, call it like it is.  If Alan Keyes or Mike Huckabee want to beclown themselves, then we shouldn’t care what color their skin is when we assess their performance.

Kbiel: You are exactly right! Except that it was the derogatory use of the word ‘clown’ that I was objecting to in the original posting. If there is a problem with his politics or qualifications, then the posting should have said so! And, whether you or I like it or not, referring to the only black candidate on the stage as a ‘clown’ is fraught with unintended meaning.

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

The times, they are a-changin’...
Bob Dylan

If there is a problem with his politics or qualifications, then the posting should have said so!

I can’t disagree with you there.

And, whether you or I like it or not, referring to the only black candidate on the stage as a ‘clown’ is fraught with unintended meaning.

No, it’s fraught with intended meaning only if you’re one of the perpetually offended.

Keyes had a chance once and BLEW it as far as I’m concerned.

I saw some of the debate on the news. Keyes
was acting nutty if you ask me. Rude,too. The guy needs to get back on his meds. LOL!!

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan

I think the woman asking the question needs to get on her meds. She was the rudest. Were the candidates suppose to be polite after the way they were treated??? I think NOT!

I think the woman asking the question needs to get on her meds. She was the rudest. Were the candidates suppose to be polite after the way they were treated??? I think NOT!

Poor little Republicans. Getting all huffy about getting some hard questions. How will they act when they have to fight big bad Bin laden. Will they tuck tail and run? Oh that’s right, like Bush and chicken hawk Cheney, who had other priorities during Vietnam, they will send our boys to shed blood they refused to shed. Buc, Buc, Buc.

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan

Hard questions? What hard questions, davi?

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

Davinski… It wasn’t the questions that were hard. It was the woman giving the questions. She was rude and ill mannered. So take your poor little Republican’s speech somewhere else. Bye Bye!

Zsa Zsa-- just a little good natured ribbing. I get it all the time over here. I guess we simply saw the debate differently. I thought they (the Repubs) all had chips on their shoulder( Especially the nut job Keyes)
What a piece of work that guy is.

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan