Tale of the tape

In case you didn't know, Keyes, Obama offer stark contrasts, reports the Rockford Register Star.

Who next? Rush Limbaugh?

Morning Bloggy: If you're still undecided about the upcoming Presidential election, or beginning to doubt the wisdom of four more years of the current administration, this morning's Doonesbury offers a link to yesterday's Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - Another View:
Why I will vote for John Kerry for President, written by the son of a former Republican President. Not Reagan, Eisenhauer!

G-Rod's Dream

"If Freud were alive, what he would say about this dream," Blagojevich said.

Keyes, Obama agree on charter school benefits

Yesterday, "U.S. Senate candidates Alan Keyes and Barack Obama agreed
that establishing more charter schools was one way to improve the nation’s educational system, but they differed on the overall role that government should play toward that goal." -Chicago (AP)

extremism in the defense of virtue

Poll suggests, extreme Keyes failing at painting Obama as extreme.

Race in Senate race

historic Senate race: "There are two historic dimensions to the Keyes-Obama race: It's the first time you have two African-Americans representing both major parties (in a U.S. Senate race) ... and it's one of the best examples of men who are diametrically opposed in terms of the issues," says Alvin Williams, president and CEO of the Washington-based Black America's Political Action Committee. The organization was founded by Keyes to promote conservative candidates.

Bush and Kerry Follow Debate With Sharp Jabs

heraldtribune.com: Bush and Kerry Follow Debate With Sharp Jabs

Who won the Presidential debate?

70% of those voting on the MSNBC web site think Kerry did, 30% say Bush, but your vote could change that.

Keyes slams 'phony' polls

With only 32% of voters polled supporting him, Keyes would ban 'phony' polls.

Keyes questions Obama's record

At SIUE, Keyes questions Obama's record: continuing a theme "he's used before, that Jesus would not vote for Obama."

Keyes derails Obama from traditional track

Keyes derails Obama from traditional track: "Asked by reporters at his Springfield health-insurance event to address some of Keyes' attacks, the state senator launched into an explanation of his own Christian faith, of his interpretations of the Bible, of his belief that a human life's true beginning can be viewed differently through religious and secular lenses--and that legislators should write abortion law based on a secular 'line of viability.' As Obama waxed on, his chief media aide, Robert Gibbs, appeared to squirm uneasily in the background." --Chicago Tribune.

Keyes interview with Jim Muir

"Speaking with the fervor of an evangelist at a tent revival, Alan Keyes, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, made a campaign swing through Southern Illinois last week, marking his first visit to the area, [making] appearances in Marion and Mount Vernon to rally downstate support in his race against Democratic candidate Barack Obama, [taking time] ...to grant a one-on-one interview to the Southern Illinoisan. "

kinky obama?

The Southern Illinoisan quotes Barack saying: "'I don't just want to win. I want to give this guy who is running against me a spanking.' "

Eagle Scout for Keyes

He's not from Illinois, but seems like a good boy . . . Why would he say "Barack Obama is one of the most dangerous men in America."

Same event, two different takes

The Pantagraph reports Candidates move further apart 09/09/04: "Illinois farm leaders will have no difficulty remembering where the state's two U.S. Senate candidates stand on agricultural issues. . . . Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama offered divergent views Wednesday on world trade and repealing the federal estate tax. They spoke separately to agricultural leaders during a forum at Funk Farms Trust near Shirley."

While WHOI concludes Obama, Keyes Have Similar Farm Ideals: "They agreed on just about everything related to agriculture."

Illinois Boy vs. The Maryland Crab

Barack Obama versus Alan Keyes duke it out to be U.S. Senator from Illinois. . . . plus other important Illinois election match-ups.