Alan Keyes on the FL ballot

He's getting excluded from presidential debates, but FL Republican leaders are putting Alan Keyes on the presidential primary ballot. Maybe it's part of all that African-American outreach? Here's the GOP presidential ballot approved today: Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Ambassador Alan Keyes, Sen. John McCain, Congressman Ron Paul, Gov. Mitt Romney, Congressman Tom Tancredo, Sen. Fred Thompson.

“We have an outstanding slate of Republican presidential candidates, and Florida’s Republican voters should be proud that they will choose our nation’s next President from such a diverse field of qualified, principled leaders,” state party chairman Jim Greer said in a statement.  “The historic January 29, 2008 election will be pivotal not only for Florida but for the nation, propelling the winner of the state forward in a way that no other state has the power to do.”

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GO MCCAIN!!!!!

is greer still the chairman?

They should have put Charlie on the ballot, if they're going to insert Keyes in there. Oh I forgot, he's a Dem.

[None of the Above]

Wow…someone asked me if I’d heard anything on Mr Keyes just the other day – I hadn’t, and now this.

Considering the Dearth of Candidates on either side of the aisle, triangulating, dissembling, or just outright lying about any given topic; the lack of concrete, practical solutions to various problems; and the politicians usual posturing and pandering to whatever special interest is feeding their respective campaign coffers at any given moment, I have always found Mr Keyes take on the issues of the day to be extremely refreshing – he calls it as he sees it come hell or high water.

I never paid very much attention to him until a few years ago, most likely during the 2000 election cycle, and once I took the time to listen instead of reaching for the remote, I found myself in almost total agreement with his general conception of where we are as a nation regarding the hot-button topics of the day, channel surfing in the hopes of finding him speaking somewhere.

In my opinion, Politicians are no longer interested in being TRUE Public Servants. Politicians are deathly afraid to speak the truth, either to power or to the electorate – Mr Keyes breaks this mold. Further, in my opinion, the only reason that he is generally omitted from Debate of any type is that it is hard to argue his points.

I say welcome to the party…

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

classical looser!!

i bet even HE will not be attending a political rally for any people of color!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

Why?

You may find that Alan Keyes is smarter, well spoken and more qualified than most of the bozos running as Republicans.

5:34
DITTO

5:50
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705 DUMBO

You have to be kidding. This guy is a bible toting, anti-abortionist, evangelical lunatic who would create a theocracy if he had a chance. He is a wild man and thankfully will remain on the fringe.

The only thing Keyes will do is take votes away from the Christian right candidate. That's looking like Thompson now because in Florida, we can't be fooled by the Massachusetts, born again religious carpetbagger Romney.

739 Alan Keyes is a Catholic not a Protestant. What is wrong with defending the unborn child? Can you really defend with a straight face sucking the brain out of a defenseless child?

Greer got it right AGAIN !

Isn't he busy running for Governor of Alaska?

[politicalspectator]

Perhaps Alan Keyes can jump start his presidential campaign by appearing on "Da Ali G Show". He's familiar with the "Borat" format. I'd leave out the "latex fist" part this time, though.

Yes, alan keyes is pro-life, but he has never used religion as a means to oppose it politically. he stands firm on the belief that the Declaration and the Constitution have no mention or provision for abortion (notwithstanding penumbras), and in fact the Declaration specifically provides for the right to life (the first of the three mentioned).

so bible haters (who are the most vile and hateful people I have ever had the displeasure of meeting), you can go find something else to complain about.

Keyes has some legal baggage that would get him laughed off the ballot except for his skin color.
He's crazy like a fox---he knows how to work the system to his best advantage and name ID.
It's just some of those little legal details that trip him up.

7:39 This is the Republican primary if you want your "pro- baby slaughterer" go blog about the democrat primary somewhere else- Oh forgot Your vote doesn't count - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.

WHy don't give me your address so I can send you a Bible. You need to read that part about "Thou Shall Not Kill"

[None of the Above]

Would his legal baggabe be similar to Mr Faulkners...

If so, then hell, he'll get the Coveted Times indorsement.

[None of the Above]

Sorry about the mis-spellings

If I saw him in a bathroom, I'd offer him $20 to perform oral sex on him.

[Erik Libby]

Thr Republicans must be grasping at straws to come up with Alan Keyes. His presence makes the rest of the field seem centrist and more moderate. The times wouldn't endorse a nut like Mr. Keyes.