Posted under Alan Keyes & Conservatism & Constitution Party & Election 2008
Over the next few days I am going to start going through the rather substantial Keyes archives and dig up every over-the-top interventionist, Lincoln cultist, etc. statement he has made and put them out here for all to see. Here is one for starters. In August 06 Keyes called for war against Syria. Is that what you want Constitution Party? This is going to be too easy. There will be plenty more where this came from. E-mail me with your own examples as you find them.
If the anti-terror war is more than hollow rhetoric, the logical and necessary response of the Bush administration will be a message to Capitol Hill requesting that, on account of the overt Syrian alliance with a terrorist entity, Congress formally declare the state of war that would then undeniably exist between the United States and Syria…
No other course would be consistent with the premise that, after 9-11 the U.S. was not at war just with al-Qaida and those directly involved in the attacks, but with terrorism and all those who practice it; that we were not just responding to a threat to the United States, but to one that in principle menaced the peace and security of the entire world. Given this premise, every act of terror against any people anywhere is an act of war, which engages our interest and ought to engage the interest of all nations, against the perpetrators. Any state that fights in open alliance with a terrorist entity is therefore, like that entity, at war with us and with all the world.
Notice the breathless “menaced the peace and security of the entire world.” Such is the typical language of the neocon (a.k.a. revolutionary Jacobin). Such is the language of the “fear the Islamomeanies” hysterical alarmist.
“…every act of terror against any people anywhere is an act of war…” Is he serious? I had given Alan some credit for being more reasonable and level-headed than his “police the world” followers. I take it back. This man is dangerous.
RonL on 29 Mar 2008 at 2:59 am #
Of course Keyes is a neocon. He is simply from the religious camp, as exemplified by “First Things” or “Toward Tradition”.
John Lofton, Recovering Republican on 29 Mar 2008 at 3:02 am #
Might want to hear my interview with Keyes.
http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=942
Exclusive Interview: Alan Keyes On God/Government; His Civil Religion; Abortion; His Opposition To Anti-Sodomy Laws; His No-Comment On Voting For Bush
JL, JLof@aol.com
JOHN LOFTON / RECOVERING REPUBLICAN
For more than 35 years John Lofton has covered national politics and cultural/religious issues as a journalist, nationally-syndicated columnist, TV-radio commentator/analyst and political advisor.
• Editor, “Monday,” the weekly, national publication of the Republican National Committee, 1970-73.
• Nationally-syndicated columnist for “United Features” Syndicate in more than 100 papers nationwide, 1973-80.
• Editor, “Battleline,” monthly newsletter of The American Conservative Union, 1977-80.
• Editor, “Conservative Digest” magazine, 1980-82.
• Columnist, “The Washington Times” newspaper, 1982-89.
• Program-host/commentator, “America’s Voice,” a national cable TV network in all 50 states, 1998-99.
• A commentator on the “Mutual Radio Network;”
• An advisor to the Presidential campaign of Pat Buchanan;
• Author of a monthly column on the Federal bureaucracy for Howard Phillips’ “Conservative Caucus.”
• Has written articles for the NRA magazine “America’s First Freedomâ€; Gun Owners Of America.
• Communications Director for Constitution Party Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka in 2004.
• Co–host with Michael Peroutka of “The American View†radio program nationally-syndicated by “Radio America.â€
John Lofton has given numerous speeches before various groups, Liberal and Conservative, including Liberty University/Bob Jones University. He has appeared on every major TV/radio talk show (including the Comedy Channel’s “Daily Showâ€/“Politically Incorrectâ€) to debate every imaginable kind of anti-Christian goofball — and some who are unimaginable but who do, alas, exist. And he never went to college which is why he is so smart. He can be reached at: 16111 Jerald Road, Laurel, Maryland 20707. Phone: 410-760-8885; cell phone: 301-873-4612; email: JLof@aol.com
RedPhillips on 29 Mar 2008 at 3:03 am #
Ron, you can see it. How can so many in the CP not?
James on 29 Mar 2008 at 3:43 am #
RonL is exactly right. In fact, I think Keyes is more of a true believer than some of the more mainstream neocons. Frum, etc. have a strain of cynicism and corruption about them that Keyes lacks. That the CP is considering him is just more evidence of how deeply the necon infection has gone into the conservative movement. Conservatives today have absolutely no idea who they are, what they believe or what the true principles of conservatism are anymore.
RedPhillips on 29 Mar 2008 at 4:06 am #
James, I agree. The “in group” (Frum et al) knows it is all a bunch of BS meant to fool the masses.
Keyes, on the other hand, hasn’t yet been let in on the secret. He is the perfect mid-level propagandizer. He really believes the stuff.
The Communist perfected this. The inner circle sat around getting fat, dumb, and happy while a bunch of true believers were running around screeching “workers of the world unite” and babbling about surplus value.
Weaver on 29 Mar 2008 at 4:58 am #
It’s an esoteric onion with each level thinking it’s fooling/manipulating the level below
While I’ve been criticised on this site, by posters not by editors, for being too elitist as well as for focusing on the irrational nature of man, I at least don’t believe in lying to one’s own people and believe the same laws which apply to the lower levels ought to apply to the highest as well, etc. This is perhaps something that most current day rightists, save for uber nationalist managerial types, agree on.
Class system, ruling elite, and influence (on all including the highest elite) via the irrational: yes.
Separate laws, separate elite nation ruling over a separate host nation, propaganda and lies: no.
Entangled Alliance on 29 Mar 2008 at 5:43 am #
So what you are saying is that the Jews have done got themselves a House @#$%&. *
* Editor’s deletion
RedPhillips on 29 Mar 2008 at 3:14 pm #
John, I don’t agree with everything you said in there, but the interaction does very well indicate a problem with Keyes. (As a Southerner, I do not concede that the Puritans founded America among other things.)
Keyes is arguing his usual universalist Straussian platitudes, while trying to ground it in and not do violence to a very particularist Christianity. It will never work. If you start with Christianity you have to go from there. Keyes starts with universalist Straussianism and attempts to force it into a Christian box.
But despite our differences, we all recognize Keyes as a potential disaster of a nominee. We could really use your help spreading the word and trying to derail this thing.
Perhaps you could convince Michael Peroutka to speak out against a Keyes nomination.
Thanks,
Red
Andrew T. on 29 Mar 2008 at 4:12 pm #
Entangled Alliance’s comment is terrible and should be removed immediately.
roho on 30 Mar 2008 at 1:48 am #
I’m in no way an economist, and quikly admit that I am a simple minded paleoconservative.
Yet, I have been off in the world of economics lately, trying to understand the “Stearns” buyout, and the meaning of “PETRO DOLLARS”………..In my simple mind, it appears that all of this invasion and neocon war mongering comes down to NOT allowing the middleast OPEC nations move the petro industry onto the Euro and away from the dollar!…………As for Keyes, he’s still strugeling to find his “Puppet Master” while everyone else has already found theirs!………..It must be difficult to not have any direction in one’s life when none of the “Puppet Masters” see you as a useful idiot?
David Allyn on 30 Mar 2008 at 8:09 pm #
Alan Keyes continues to show us what a self-promoting moron he truly is. During a more civilised time in this nation’s history, this buffoon would not have been able to vote, let alone run for public office.
Filmer on 31 Mar 2008 at 7:41 pm #
Andrew, for the record here is my position on censoring, removing or altering comments. I post this becasue we may get some new visitors to the site regarding the Keyes/Constitution Party battle.
Who the editors are is obvious. They are the people whose names appear directly under the post. The opinion’s of the commentors are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or CHT in general.
I will personally delete or alter posts that are profanity laced that don’t make a point. If the posters is actually trying to make some sort of intellectual point and just does it in an offensive way, then I will generally not remove it. Entangled Alliance’s point is crudely stated, but I think I understand the point he is trying to make. That is my policy. Other of the editiors may feel differently. We all have equal ability to alter or delete comments.
Andrew T. on 31 Mar 2008 at 8:05 pm #
Filmer, I’d be more concerned about comments that are intellectually rotten than those that contain a few wordy dirds.
Trent Hill on 03 Apr 2008 at 8:38 am #
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David Allyn on 30 Mar 2008 at 8:09 pm #
Alan Keyes continues to show us what a self-promoting moron he truly is. During a more civilised time in this nation’s history, this buffoon would not have been able to vote, let alone run for public office.”
“In a more civilised time in this nation’s history, this buffoon would not have been able to vote, let alone run for public office.”
Red–this is outright racism.
RedPhillips on 03 Apr 2008 at 11:59 am #
What is your point Trent? I didn’t post it.
Weaver on 03 Apr 2008 at 3:57 pm #
Politics is about forming alliances and learning to tolerate other groups.
Ron Paul tolerated all sorts: from stormfronters to antiwar lefties, and he built up a fairly successful campaign.
The majority of this country agrees on several good reforms, and yet it can’t unite to oppose the Washington elites because it’s so divided. Divided and conquered…
Andrew T. on 03 Apr 2008 at 6:18 pm #
Weaver,
Left-right alliance? How passe. We see that it certainly hasn’t worked to bring our Ron Paul’s campaign to the forefront.
Next time, let’s try excision and intellectual continuity. It almost worked for Buchanan.