On days like these, when there’s not a whole lot going on and we’re all waiting to see whether or not John McCain and Freddie Thompson will actually cry when they concede defeat, thoughts turn to Alan Keyes. You see, we need Alan Keyes. And when I say “we,” I mean “writers of snarky blog posts about Republicans.”

So let’s take a look at his public schedule since announcing for President in September.

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OK, so there hasn’t been a lot. But hey, getting on the ballot in seven whole states is hard work, so cut the guy some slack. And look, he traveled to Reno in October and Colorado in November, so that’s an undeniably consistent pace. Hell, maybe he’ll surprise everyone and go out for TWO events in December!

But really the Keyes campaign has been about what Republicans haven’t let him do. Here is a sampling of the news feed on Keyes’ campaign website.

CNN poised to exclude Alan Keyes from last big debate before primaries
Alan Keyes excluded from FRC event
Florida GOP excludes Alan Keyes from Orlando debate
NBC “chooses who is allowed to enter political arena” says Keyes
Alan Keyes excluded from Oct. 9 Michigan Presidential Debate

You have to admit, the campaign has a message. And that message is, “I can’t get out my message!” I guess it’s this selective removal from the debates that has forced Keyes to go directly to the people, once a month, to kickstart the grassroots revolution to renew America.

I can’t wait.

Posted by David Dayen
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 5:49 pm

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