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September 30, 2004 Keyes not a typical politician
Jean M. Heimann Chillicothe, IL Alan Keyes speaks so eloquently and honestly, it's hard to believe he is a candidate for the U.S. Senate. I can picture a man of such high ideals and strong morals as the dynamic leader of a great nation. He is so genuine and authentic that he fails the test of being a typical politician. [Read more] September 30, 2004 Keyes to the Senate Commentary
He attended Cornell for one year before transferring to Harvard. Ultimately, he would leave that institution with a Ph.D. in government, serve as an ambassador from the United States to the United Nations, host national radio and television shows, and run twice for President of our United States. Now he is making his third run for the United States Senate. His name is Alan Keyes and he is not only an exceptional candidate; he is an extraordinary human being. [Read more] September 29, 2004
Commentary Joseph Kash, MD Naperville Keyes supports important tort reform that will help to increase access to medical care in this state. [Read more] September 29, 2004 Alan Keyes on Moment of Truth with Bishop Lance Davis
I'm here with a special guest. As you all know, this is going to be a pivotal year as it relates to this election year. Not only are we electing a President but we are also electing a United States Senator within the State of Illinois. [Read more]  MP3 audio availableSeptember 29, 2004 Alan Keyes' speech to the Beth Hillel Congregation
[Read more] September 29, 2004 The effrontery of Obama's religious crusade
Andrew Longman In a wholly uninspired fit of glory we have seen, recently, some well-meaning and utterly befuddled opinions forwarded by conservatives saying that a political campaign ought not, under any circumstances, be a religious crusade. These confused are totally wrong, as we shall see in a moment, but they are a people harrassed, being pressed with titanic forces. I hope I here arrive with a cup of encouraging refreshment for the troops. [Read more] September 27, 2004 Election is taking odd turn on tariffs
John Chase Chicago Tribune Republican Alan Keyes says if he were elected to the U.S. Senate, he would push hard for the implementation of tariffs on imports, while his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, says such a plan could spark a trade war that would hurt Illinois. The difference of opinion is just one of several between Obama and Keyes on U.S. trade policy and is in some ways surprising, with the conservative Republican advocating a position that runs counter to his party and more in line with stands advocated by some on the left. [Read more] September 27, 2004 Transcript of Alan's City Club speech available
A transcript of the entire speech is now available. (Click here.) In his remarks, Alan focused on the importance of morality in politics and in economic endeavor. September 25, 2004 Keyes addresses Lincoln College students
Lincoln Courier Frequently checking his watch and running late, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes still took time in Lincoln Wednesday to expound a consistent message. Keyes repeatedly said America's moral crisis needs his and other Christians' commitment in the political arena as well as other areas of public life. [Read more] September 25, 2004 Keyes exemplifies what people claim to want
See here, Alan Keyes. You're breaking the rules of correct political discourse. You are giving the people what they say they want but don't. While they complain about candidates pandering to special-interest groups, 217 years of this republic have shown that down deep people want candidates who strive to be all things to all men. People say they want office-seekers who are candid, frank, straightforward, genuine, who tell the truth even when it hurts. Who are on the up-and-up, guileless, unartful, undesigning, unequivocal. But nobody has won running on that platform, including Lincoln, FDR, and Reagan, and you will be no exception. [Read more] September 24, 2004 Keyes rallies supporters in weeklong Downstate swing
ALTON -- Forty days from the November 2 election, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes continued on his weeklong Downstate Illinois swing today, energizing a crowd of a couple hundred supporters at Metro-East Alton's Lincoln-Douglas Park. Prompted by reports of relatives who heard Keyes speak last night, IllinoisLeader.com reader and Keyes supporter Terri Koyne of Benld drove to Alton to hear Keyes today. [Read more] September 23, 2004 Keyes stops in Rockford, calls for tariffs to protect jobs
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WGN profiles Keyes On Sept. 20, WGN-TV in Chicago featured a 5-minute profile of Alan Keyes. You can see the segment by clicking here. A transcript is available here. September 22, 2004 Keyes supports conservative values Commentary
Phyllis Novy New Lenox, IL Everyone I know is very excited about having Alan Keyes as a candidate. We crave a listening ear in the U.S. Senate where, for too long, Democrats and Republicans have chosen to disregard the will of the people. I am confident Alan Keyes will support the conservative values of the majority of the people in Illinois. In the next few years, there are critical issues that will be addressed by those in power, including how the war on terror will be fought; whether the youngest members of the human race will be sacrificed in the name of medical research; whether the right to dismember and kill pre-born children will continue; and whether marriage will be defined exclusively as the sacred union of one man and one woman, as God intended. [Read more] September 22, 2004 Beyond the polls
David R. Wade Aurora, IL Barack Obama is a lucky guy for a politician. He has a very unusual name. That apparently makes people think that they will be getting something different by voting for him. In fact, Obama is just another Democratic Party machine hack. He just has an odd name, a Harvard education, and a smooth way with words. On the other hand, Alan Keyes really is something different. He is a man who has thought deeply about the great issues of our day, and has come to some courageously independent conclusions. He is at once a true conservative and a true intellectual — something of a rarity in politics. [Read more] September 21, 2004 A picture worth a thousand words Minuteman of the Hour
David thought: "What will the drivers who pass by be doing on their long, boring commute home? Almost all will be listening to the radio As a result, David stood at two busy intersections in Palatine and Fox River Grove both before and during the show. [Read more] September 21, 2004 Dekalb County's Wiegand calls Alan Keyes a "man of principle" Sycamore event features Keyes
On Sept. 19, Joe Wiegand, a member of the Dekalb County Board, issued the following announcement concerning an event in Sycamore featuring U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes. Wiegand refers to Keyes as a "man of principle," and praises him for his loyalty to America's religious and political origins: U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes is coming to Sycamore on Tuesday, and local citizens have an opportunity to see and hear Keyes and go beyond the sound bites that our TV news and big city newspapers thrive on. [Read more] September 19, 2004 Illinois pro-life advocates want wins for President Bush, Alan Keyes LifeNews.com
"If Bush wins in Illinois, Bush will win the Presidency," Michael L. McGlynn, chairman of the Illinois Federation for Right to Life political action committee, said. [Read more] September 18, 2004 Alan honors President Reagan at GOP Convention Speech to the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Alan Keyes
[Read more] September 17, 2004 Alan Keyes takes to the airwaves on WYLL
For two hours, Keyes fielded listener concerns. Topics included compassionate conservativsm, the Federal Marriage Amendment, Roe v. Wade, media bias, illegal immigration, the failed policies of the Democratic Party toward black Americans, and many others. A transcript will be posted soon. September 14, 2004 Keyes gives wide-ranging interview on his positions
MARION -- Friday night, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes visited with downstate Republicans at DuQuoin's Pre-Trot Derby Race GOP funder. While downstate, Keyes visited with reporter Jim Muir of the Southern Illinoisan. The interview . . . provides quick Keyes' answers to questions Illinoisans care about. [Read more] September 13, 2004 Barack Obama, someone is watching you
For three years in a row I submitted the same testimony to Illinois Senate committees that were deciding whether to let the full Senate vote on the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. It was during those committee hearings that I first came face-to-face with state Senator Barack Obama, who functioned as either a member or the chairman, depending on the year and the committee. [Read more] September 12, 2004 Does Alan hold the Keyes to Illinois?
Alan Keyes can win in Illinois. That isn't a prediction, nor is it a probability, but it is a strong possibility. In both the substance and the outcome of the Illinois race for the U.S. Senate, decisive aspects of America's future are at stake. [Read more] September 11, 2004 9/11/01  By Alan Keyes Today, I would like to return to what I wrote at the time of September 11, 2001, and recall without the balm of time, what our hearts and minds knew with certainty in those awful moments of grief and righteous anger.
We have suffered a terrible blow, one so great in fact that it is right now difficult for us to appreciate its full magnitude and implications. Great symbols of our national life have been assaulted, damaged, and destroyed, with a loss of so much innocent blood that the pain of it is beyond all telling. We feel this pain with every cell of our vulnerable humanity. [Read more] September 10, 2004 Unspinning the Illinois media Searching for truth and campaigning to spread it Arlen Williams Illinois Leader OK, tell me. Last week, when you were told Alan Keyes “lashed out” against Mary Cheney, “attacking” the vice president’s daughter as a selfish hedonist, did you believe it? Come on, be straight with me. Did you believe that? [Read more]  September 10, 2004
Focuses on family issues HOWARD MCGEE, HOST: Now, Dr. Keyes, let's see KEYES: I think we are getting the message across that I think is most important to the people of this state. I have, for many years of my life, been the candidate of moral priority . . . [Read more] September 9, 2004 Candidates move further apart Senate hopefuls talk before farming group
SHIRLEY -- Illinois farm leaders will have no difficulty remembering where the state's two U.S. Senate candidates stand on agricultural issues. Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama offered divergent views Wednesday on world trade and repealing the federal estate tax. They spoke separately to agricultural leaders during a forum at Funk Farms Trust near Shirley. [Read more] September 9, 2004
Two radio interviews On Sept. 7, Alan Keyes appeared on two radio shows and discussed the importance of God-fearing morality, Barack Obama's support of infanticide, and a reporter's question about Jesus. The shows were the Scott Thomas Show on WYLL in Chicago, and the Tom Draschil Show on KTKK in Salt Lake City. Scott Thomas Show ALAN KEYES, ILLINOIS U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: In our time, a lot of things are coming to a head that have a fundamental impact on things that we know to be important to our faith, including whether we can walk in God's will when it comes to family life in this society. And I think that's a call to people of conscience to understand that we can make a difference here if we are willing to register to vote and to take action that will correspond to the requirements of our faith. [Read more] Tom Draschil Show TOM DRASCHIL, HOST: Hello, Dr. Keyes. Welcome, welcome. Appreciate you coming on with us today. Always glad to have you here on K-Talk. ALAN KEYES, ILLINOIS U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: Thank you. DRASCHIL: Excited about you running for the Senate up there in Illinois. We know it's not Utah, here, but we're excited about you having the platform in the first place, the forum, and the second place, if you were to be elected there--to have someone like yourself a leader, we're just excited about it. And that's why we wanted to have you on here to tell us what's going on. [Read more] September 7, 2004 Alan's speech at the Victory Apostolic Faith Church, Sept. 5 Discusses special challenges facing black Americans
The landmark address, which directly speaks to the disproportionate losses in the black community wrought by abortion, and shares Alan's insights into the special promise of black American heritage and history, follows. [Read more] September 7, 2004 Alan Keyes teaches sex education lesson to homosexual interviewer
Mike Signorile, who says in his bio he co-founded a now-defunct New York City magazine for lesbians and homosexuals, is known for what we might call harassing politicians about sex. He prowled the halls of the 1996 Republican Convention in San Diego, which I attended, pouncing on unsuspecting delegates about sex. It appears that at the Republican Convention in New York, he finally pounced on someone who pounced back when he went after Alan Keyes, Illinois Republican candidate for the US Senate. [Read more]
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September 5, 2004 Schedule for Keyes-Obama debates announced Three debates confirmed for October
Alan Keyes and Barack Obama will be debating at least three times before the November 2 election. All three debates will be held in October [Read more] September 3, 2004 What Alan Keyes actually said Remarks about homosexuality Joseph Farah WorldNetDaily.com
It all started earlier this week when Keyes gave a radio interview in which he expressed support for a proposed amendment to the Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. [Read more] September 2, 2004 Alan Keyes on Larry King Live at the Republican Convention
JACQUE REID, B.E.T. REPORTER: That's right, he just came on board for the Republicans in Illinois, moving over from Maryland to take over this. How's the campaign going? ALAN KEYES, ILLINOIS U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: It's going very well. We're getting a wonderful, warm, enthusiastic response from people in Illinois. And we have already begun to take the issues to the people and to tell them the truth about Barak Obama, that he's really an extremist who has even countenanced infanticide in the hospitals in Illinois. [Read more] September 2, 2004 NewsMax reports from New York: Keyes confident in Illinois
NewsMax.com "A lot of people in Illinois really know my opponent's name but they don't know his record; once they know his record, they won't want to know his name," Illinois Senate candidate Alan Keyes said. NewsMax's Fr. Reilly asked the former ambassador what the critical issue in his contest might be. "I think the defining issues will be the defining issues of my life: the issues of moral priority, including abortion, gay marriage and the need to renew our allegiance to the fundamental principles of our way of life," Keyes said. "I will apply those issues, of course, across the board to economics and foreign policy. We will talk about all the issues, but we will help people to see them in the context of the great moral crisis that this country faces." When asked if the Republicans have been faithful to the party line on cultural issues, Keyes replied, "If you look at the platform that was adopted at this convention, [it] is deeply faithful on these issues and I can stand on that platform and defend it without any difficulties or problems whatsoever." [See full report] September 1, 2004 Alan Keyes and Sen. George Allen address BAMPAC on Aug. 30
ALVIN WILLIAMS, BAMPAC PRESIDENT: Alan Keyes has been active in the American political scene for almost two decades now. He has an incredible resume', he started in the Reagan administration at the Department of State, also at the United Nations. He was president of Citizens Against Government Waste. He also ran for the Republican presidential nomination twice. [cheering] He's also a stellar family man. I've got to see him on many levels. I think that's where he's making his most important contributions. But of late, he has another campaign that he's a part of. He is now the Senate candidate for the great State of Illinois. [Read more] August 31, 2004 NPR's Tavis Smiley interviews Alan
On Monday, when this convention approved, by voice vote, a party platform that endorses, among other items, constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and abortion, a cheer went up from the corner of the room that might support a guy like Alan Keyes. These are issues that define the personal politics of the former ambassador and erstwhile presidential candidate. Alan Keyes is now campaigning, as you know, for U.S. Senate seat from the State of Illinois . . . [Read more] MP3 audio availableAugust 30, 2004 Alan Keyes on CNN's Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff
It's good to see you again. ALAN KEYES: Good to be back. Thanks. [Read more] August 29, 2004 Remarks at CURE Press Conference, Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., August 28
Thank you very much. As we stand here on a day that commemorates Martin Luther King's hopeful dream for America and for black people in America, I think all of us understand that sad elements of that dream have been damaged and destroyed in ways that have turned the lives of many black Americans not into a hopeful dream of aspiration, but into a terrifying nightmare. [Read more] August 28, 2004 Tom Roeser of the Chicago Sun-Times on Keyes and economic justice
Chicago Sun-Times Make no mistake about it: GOP Senate candidate Alan Keyes' idea for reparations, which he outlined at the City Club of Chicago, is radical and free-market -- radical because it is free-market. Were President Bush to accept his plan, all blacks who can date their ancestry to slavery would be exempt from paying federal income taxes for several generations. The result: a massive infusion of economic power to a group historically disadvantaged, and in particular to black neighborhoods. [Read more] August 27, 2004 Streaming videos of Alan's positions available
Topics include abortion, homosexuality, illegal immigration, the Patriot Act, the role of the U.N. in war time, national security, and other issues. [Click here]
Keyes condemns partial-birth abortion ruling Illinois Leader WASHINGTON D.C. -- Partial birth abortions will continue despite a 2003 federal ban signed into law by President George W. Bush, Federal District Judge Richard Casey ruled today in New York. [Read more] August 26, 2004
Illinois Leader CHICAGO -- "Da Coach," Mike Ditka, invited Republican U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes to dinner at his Chicago steakhouse last evening. [Read more] August 25, 2004 Streaming video of Keyes' Aug. 25 speech on foreign policy and national security
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Keyes: Let private citizens carry guns Peoria Journal Star CHICAGO - Regular Americans should be allowed to carry concealed handguns, have access to the kind of heavier weapons used by foot soldiers and could even help in the war against terrorism . . . [Read more] See related articleAugust 24, 2004 Schlafly endorses Keyes
Alan Keyes has upset the liberal game plan to crown law school lecturer Barack Obama as the new leader of blacks in America. Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton like Obama because he imitates their votes, but Americans like Keyes because he is straightforward about issues we care about. [Read more] August 23, 2004 Keyes picnics with conservatives
Illinois Leader WAUCONDA [Read more] August 22, 2004 Keyes: "The victory is for God"
Chicago Sun-Times First impressions can be misleading. Two weeks ago, a wild-eyed Alan Keyes stood in front of news cameras in a hot, crowded Arlington Heights banquet hall sweating profusely, yelling and shaking his fist as he enthusiastically accepted the Republican nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Illinois. [Read more] August 21, 2004 Keyes' refreshing honesty could change GOP
Chicago Sun-Times How I love the campaigning, cyclonic Alan Keyes! Let me count the ways. To appreciate the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, you must consider his two ingredients. First, an Old Testament prophet. ''Thus says the Lord,'' the prophets declared. So does Keyes, who announced the other day that Illinois politics is corrupt. He's right: I love it! [Read more] August 21, 2004 U.S. Senate hopeful Alan Keyes sets GOP record straight Quad-City Times
He twice ran to be the U.S. senator from Maryland in 1988 and 1992. He sought the Republican nomination to the presidency in 1996 and 2000. During the Reagan administration, he was an ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission. Now, he faces Sen. Barack Obama, D-Chicago, in the upcoming general election. [Read more]
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