Just when I had nearly forgotten about him, Alan Keyes squirmed out of the woodwork and appeared in a GOP debate in Iowa that was broadcast by CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. I didn't even know Keyes was (again) running for president. Alas, there he was on the stage with the front-runners (Giluliani, Romney and Huckabee. Yes, Huckabee!) and also-rans (McCain and some other guys).As usual, Keyes was a belligerent blowhard, pestering the moderator for more questions and more time as seen in this clip. And when given time, he didn't squarely address the topic at hand, instead offering his creepy vision of a theocratic America.
Keyes is also humorless. Here's his woefully unfunny punchline regarding global warming:
"I think the most important emission we need to control is the hot air emission of politicians who pretend one thing and don't deliver."Here is a clip of that part of the debate. And here's some more about Keyes and why he is the nuttiest candidate to ever get significant airtime:
- Likes to be called ambassador, but only represented the United States under that title at a mid-level position at the United Nations for a couple of years in the 1980s.
- Faced questions about unpaid campaign debts and his own compensation.
- Called homosexuality "selfish hedonism" and then watched his daughter come out as an anarchist lesbian.
- Hosted a short-lived show on MSNBC, the ironically titled "Alan Keyes Is Making Sense."
- Appeared in the Borat movie, but not even Sacha Baron Cohen could make him funny.
- Tried to glom on to controversies such as the Ten Commandments monument in Alabama and the Terry Schiavo case.
- Was soundly defeated in races for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 1988 and 1992.
- Was soundly defeated in races for president in 1996 and 2000.
- Was soundly defeated in a race for U.S. Senate in Illinois in 2004. Refused to congratulate the winner, Barack Obama, because doing so would somehow encourage evil.
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