Alan Keyes

**WhatMattersMost** · 11-04-2007, 06:57 PM

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Black, Conservative Alan Keyes Enters 2008 Presidential Campaign
Alan Keyes Focuses on Renewing American Constitutional Government
By Lenora Murdock
Published Sep 15, 2007
Alan Keyes, sighting his concern with the lack of backbone on moral issues in the Republican Party, officially filed to run in the 2008 Presidential Campaign. According to Renewamerica.us, Keyes formally filed his Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He announced his candidacy on a nationally syndicated radio talk show with host Janet Parshall.

Although a lesser known candidate, this is not Alan Keyes first run for the presidency. He also ran as a Republican in 1996 and 2000.

Alan Keyes is an eleven year veteran of the U.S. State Department. He has served in U.S. Foreign Service, on the National Security Council, as President Ronald Reagan's Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, and has represented the United States at the U.N. Economic and Social Council. Articulate and decisive, Alan Keyes has hosted his own radio and television talk shows. He is also an author and speaker. And now, he is a Republican candidate for President of the United States of America. Prior to entering the U.S. State Department, Alan Keyes received his doctorate in government from Harvard.

Among Keyes concerns are the re-establishment of the moral strength behind traditional conservatism of the Republican Party. Alan Keyes is known and recognized as an ultra-conservative. He is unabashedly pro-life and pro-family. He is quick to site the denigration of morality in the United States, and in previous elections he brought moral issues into the Republican discussion. He is also quick to point to the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as the basis for his political stance and motivation.

In a September 9, 2007, C-Span interview Alan Keyes quickly admitted that any key to his success would be based on the ability to motivate a grassroots campaign. He rebutted a question about whether his candidacy was really about obtaining the presidency, or influencing the process by stating that his running had nothing to do with personal ambition and everything to do with the principles and morals upon which he stands. If that leads him to the presidency, Keyes said, "That's what will happen."

When questioned about his qualifications for president, Alan Keyes drove home his point that politics is a matter for all citizens, and that is the process in which he is engaging. According to Keyes, party label is insignificant to beliefs. He considers himself a Christian first, an American second, and a Republican because that is the party with which his moral beliefs align.

He has decided to run again for president, in the 2008 election because he believes it is an important part of his life's work, important to God, and important to people who are concerned about the destruction of our self-government.

Alan Keyes stances on the issues will be examined in future articles.

**MadInChicago** · 11-04-2007, 07:57 PM

Kniggit,

Thanks for this post, it may be over a year old but I am really glad to see it now.

I voted for him when he ran against Obama for the Senate here in Illinois. The Republican Party imported him to Illinois to have someone (anyone) to run against Obama. (O-Ya, someone who was black to run against black Obama.) Nobody really expected him to win against Obama. So the point to really note here is that Obama really had was a shoe in, and really HAS NO REAL EXPERINCE â€“ AT ALL! So remember that when people talk to you about voting for him Nov 2008. (Not that Hillary is any better).

**SOSADFORUS** · 11-04-2007, 08:41 PM