I will vote for a Bush-Keyes ticket. Otherwise I'm goin' 3rd party (please spare the lecture).
Interesting that Idaho, Oregon and Utah have all endorsed Keyes. Aren't these the "whitest" areas of the country? And aren't the evil Repubs the most racist SOBs on the planet? Hmmmm. You'd think the combination of high cuacasian population and the Repub party would mean Keyes wouldn't stand a chance.
Very interesting. Who are the real racists in our society?
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ELECTION 2000
Oregon GOP
backs Keyes for VP
Says ticket including Bush, former
ambassador 'virtually unbeatable'
By Jon E. Dougherty
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
The Oregon state Republican party has voted to back
former U.S. Ambassador Alan Keyes as Texas Gov.
George W. Bush's running mate for the November ballot,
becoming the third state to endorse a Keyes vice
presidential nomination thus far.
The state GOP committee
voted 56-44 on Saturday
to back Keyes, saying that
his name alongside Bush's
would make the pair
"virtually unbeatable" this
fall.
Earlier, GOP chapters in
Idaho and Utah expressed
support for a Bush/Keyes
2000 ticket.
Specifically, the resolution adopted by Oregon
Republicans over the weekend states that Keyes is "the
most formidable defender of the principles of the
Republican Party," calling him a constitutional authority,
foreign relations expert and one of the most eloquent
communicators in the party. Keyes, the resolution said,
solicits "passionate support wherever he speaks and [he
inspires] people at the grassroots to work tirelessly for
the Republican cause."
"The people who voted for [the resolution] wanted to
send a message to Bush to seriously consider Keyes for
VP," said Gayna Flake, a member of the Oregon
Republican Central Committee. "They believe Keyes
would benefit the ticket."
Indeed, one of the main strategies of the Bush campaign
has been an effort to reach out to minority voters, an
effort that obviously would be bolstered by the
nomination of Keyes, analysts say.
Last week, Bush addressed 1,500 members of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People at its annual convention in Baltimore, as did his
chief rival, Vice President Al Gore.
Sources on Monday said June Hartley, Oregon's
National GOP committee member, was instrumental in
passing the resolution. Her last minute support, said a
committee statement, "clinched the resolution's passage."
State GOP Treasurer Dennis Richardson introduced the
resolution and read it into the record, while Kevin
Mannix, the GOP candidate for Oregon attorney general,
convinced the convention to suspend the committee's
procedural rules long enough to allow the Keyes measure
to be voted on.
Meanwhile, Stefani Stone, national coordinator for the
Keyes for Vice President grassroots effort, said the
Oregon GOP's endorsement is significant because it
indicates that Keyes is not simply the favorite among
Oregon Republicans, but the "overwhelming favorite."
"If Keyes were the favorite with 40 percent of the vote,
let's say, in a field of 20 names, he would not have
received an official endorsement. That requires a
majority," Stone said. "He got more than that, [and] that's
quite a show of support."
"Alan Keyes is the next Ronald Reagan," added the
Keyes for Vice President Oregon organizer Charles
Nichols. "I and the million other voters who supported
Alan Keyes for president are going to closely watch the
[national] Republican convention. It will be like watching
[Reagan] when he gave his first speech in 1964," if
convention delegates select Keyes to run with Bush.
"Oregon has gradually been moving into the 21st century,
and today took a giant step towards what may very well
be a new era of conservatism," Nichols added. "I don't
think Al Gore and the Democrats will be able to take
Oregon for granted this time."
Keyes is also a longtime columnist for
WorldNetDaily.com and thus far is still officially in the
race for president and the Republican nomination. He
could not be reached for comment on Monday.
Though Keyes is gaining support among some grassroots
conservatives and Republicans, not all think his prospects
to be Bush's running mate look good.
A popular website currently conducting a contest to pick
a potential vice president for Bush shows Keyes' chances
at being selected at 100-to-one.
As of late Monday, Keyes was leading other potential
running mates as one of voters' least preferred choices
with 45 percent of the voters choosing to remove him
from consideration as Bush's running mate. Rep. J. C.
Watts, R-Okla., was next with 10 percent.
By Monday, however, both Keyes and Watts had
already survived three days' worth of polling, which saw
other, more widely-known candidates voted out of
consideration.
Interesting that Idaho, Oregon and Utah have all endorsed Keyes. Aren't these the "whitest" areas of the country? And aren't the evil Repubs the most racist SOBs on the planet? Hmmmm. You'd think the combination of high cuacasian population and the Repub party would mean Keyes wouldn't stand a chance.
Very interesting. Who are the real racists in our society?
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www.worldnetdaily.com
ELECTION 2000
Oregon GOP
backs Keyes for VP
Says ticket including Bush, former
ambassador 'virtually unbeatable'
By Jon E. Dougherty
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
The Oregon state Republican party has voted to back
former U.S. Ambassador Alan Keyes as Texas Gov.
George W. Bush's running mate for the November ballot,
becoming the third state to endorse a Keyes vice
presidential nomination thus far.
The state GOP committee
voted 56-44 on Saturday
to back Keyes, saying that
his name alongside Bush's
would make the pair
"virtually unbeatable" this
fall.
Earlier, GOP chapters in
Idaho and Utah expressed
support for a Bush/Keyes
2000 ticket.
Specifically, the resolution adopted by Oregon
Republicans over the weekend states that Keyes is "the
most formidable defender of the principles of the
Republican Party," calling him a constitutional authority,
foreign relations expert and one of the most eloquent
communicators in the party. Keyes, the resolution said,
solicits "passionate support wherever he speaks and [he
inspires] people at the grassroots to work tirelessly for
the Republican cause."
"The people who voted for [the resolution] wanted to
send a message to Bush to seriously consider Keyes for
VP," said Gayna Flake, a member of the Oregon
Republican Central Committee. "They believe Keyes
would benefit the ticket."
Indeed, one of the main strategies of the Bush campaign
has been an effort to reach out to minority voters, an
effort that obviously would be bolstered by the
nomination of Keyes, analysts say.
Last week, Bush addressed 1,500 members of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People at its annual convention in Baltimore, as did his
chief rival, Vice President Al Gore.
Sources on Monday said June Hartley, Oregon's
National GOP committee member, was instrumental in
passing the resolution. Her last minute support, said a
committee statement, "clinched the resolution's passage."
State GOP Treasurer Dennis Richardson introduced the
resolution and read it into the record, while Kevin
Mannix, the GOP candidate for Oregon attorney general,
convinced the convention to suspend the committee's
procedural rules long enough to allow the Keyes measure
to be voted on.
Meanwhile, Stefani Stone, national coordinator for the
Keyes for Vice President grassroots effort, said the
Oregon GOP's endorsement is significant because it
indicates that Keyes is not simply the favorite among
Oregon Republicans, but the "overwhelming favorite."
"If Keyes were the favorite with 40 percent of the vote,
let's say, in a field of 20 names, he would not have
received an official endorsement. That requires a
majority," Stone said. "He got more than that, [and] that's
quite a show of support."
"Alan Keyes is the next Ronald Reagan," added the
Keyes for Vice President Oregon organizer Charles
Nichols. "I and the million other voters who supported
Alan Keyes for president are going to closely watch the
[national] Republican convention. It will be like watching
[Reagan] when he gave his first speech in 1964," if
convention delegates select Keyes to run with Bush.
"Oregon has gradually been moving into the 21st century,
and today took a giant step towards what may very well
be a new era of conservatism," Nichols added. "I don't
think Al Gore and the Democrats will be able to take
Oregon for granted this time."
Keyes is also a longtime columnist for
WorldNetDaily.com and thus far is still officially in the
race for president and the Republican nomination. He
could not be reached for comment on Monday.
Though Keyes is gaining support among some grassroots
conservatives and Republicans, not all think his prospects
to be Bush's running mate look good.
A popular website currently conducting a contest to pick
a potential vice president for Bush shows Keyes' chances
at being selected at 100-to-one.
As of late Monday, Keyes was leading other potential
running mates as one of voters' least preferred choices
with 45 percent of the voters choosing to remove him
from consideration as Bush's running mate. Rep. J. C.
Watts, R-Okla., was next with 10 percent.
By Monday, however, both Keyes and Watts had
already survived three days' worth of polling, which saw
other, more widely-known candidates voted out of
consideration.
