ALAN KEYES: WHAT A MESS

This up-and-coming Dem in Illinois, called Obama, was running unopposed in the Illinois senate race. He gives a speech at the DNCon and next thing you know, Alan Keyes moves from Maryland to Illinois to run against Obama in the un-taken Republican slot. This is all you really to know for the rest of this story. Here we go:

1) In 2000, when Hillary Clinton moved from DC to NYC in hopes of running and winning a vacant senate seat, Keyes said the following: "...I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there. So I certainly wouldn't imitate it." (source)

2) During the RNCon, Keyes gave an interview to the satellite-radio-based, gay-themed radio show OutQ where he described all gay people as "selfish hedonists." When asked if that meant that the lesbian daughter of Dick Cheney was a "selfish hedonist" too, he said: "Of course she is." (source)

3) In late September 2004, the blogosphere broke the story that Keyes, himself, has a lesbian daughter. (source) (source) (source) (source) (source) (source)

4) The day after giving that interview to OutQ, reporters asked Keyes what he would do if he had a lesbian daughter and he replied that he would pray to God to help her "deal with that sin."

I guess there's going to be a lot of praying going on in the Keyes household!

I should add that normally, I wouldn't give a crap about whether someone's daughter was gay or not. The thing is, her dad is going around spouting hatred and intolerance toward people like her, yet she is campaigning for him. She's campaigning for a person who thinks she is a "selfish hedonist." Seems like a conflict of interests to me. Kind of like me helping my parents to become lawmakers so they can outlaw action figures or Godzilla.

And yes, I do value my right to own toys on the same level as my right to choose whether or not my significant other has a penis.

Of course, the point of this entry, over all is, Alan Keyes: What a Mess.