And you thought Alan Keyes couldn't get any crazier...

[NYCGirl]

from Andrew Sullivan

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/02/hewitt-award-no.html

"Obama is a radical communist and I think it is becoming clear. That is what I told people in Illinois and now everybody realizes it is coming true. He is going to destroy this country and we are either going to stop him or the United States of America is going to cease to exist," - Alan Keyes.

This is the rhetoric one has to be aware of: Limbaugh's "they must be stopped"; and here, with Keyes, "we are either going to stop him or the United States of America is going to cease to exist." Limbaugh prefaces his statement by saying within constitutional means, but Keyes is not so careful. If they are whipping up this kind of hatred now, after a month, and describing this as a question of "stopping" Obama or losing America, then the next few years of depression are going to be scary.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. I didn't know anyone still listened to Alan Keyes.

Or ever, for that matter.

[gratuitous]

7. It just takes one guy teetering on the edge

I'm not in favor of sending the cops out for every little thing, but a trend and a pattern seems to be emerging with these "entertainers."

[WI_DEM]

2. He's still bummed at losing to Obama by something like 50-points in 2004

[sufrommich]

3. He should be arrested for threatening the President.

Democrats in control of both houses of congress and the Presidency, what would Keyes mean by "stopping" him if there are no legal means to do it?

[Sal Minella]

4. "Communism" -- isn't that taking wealth away from people who deserve to have it (i.e.

those who earned it and/or created it, the workers) and giving it to parasites and useless eaters (i.e. the Wall Street banks and bankers?)

Since Obama wants to give tax breaks to the workers, I believe he can't be a communist, by definition.....?

[defendandprotect]

5. They did this with Clinton as well . . . and we had people flying into White House

with planes and shooting from in front of the White House --- !!!

This is a GOP call for violence against Obama --- and it should be stopped.

[malaise]

6. One more fugging loser

Ah well :puke:

[tridim]

8. Does Keys care that our current situation was caused by his party?

I thought not.

[mucifer]

9. I hope the republicans run keyes for senator again here in IL

[NYCGirl]

10. That would be worth it for the entertainment value alone! NT