They Were Simpler Times

David Weigel | September 21, 2007

I don't know where YouTuber Travis Church found it, but this 1984 Lyndon LaRouche ad is a thing of beauty.

The Democrats aren't doing that well, all things considered. They have a nice poll lead but no successes to speak of in Congress. But they're not being bothered by a LaRouche campaign, showing up and demanding to get into debates, winning actual delegates and scrapping with the party to get them. The GOP's a bit more of a circus now as evidenced by the entrance into the '08 race of Alan Keyes.

Comments

|9.21.07 @ 9:58AM|#

You know in an alternate universe somewhere, they're having a Keyes/LaRouche race.

|9.21.07 @ 10:12AM|#

In a conservative's mind: Keyes = Obama neutralizer.

I guess plan A was to associate him with Osama.

Plan B seems to be "bring in a black guy, because Obama is a black guy, and... you know..."

robc|9.21.07 @ 10:13AM|#

I guess I can update my Gramm/Keyes '96 bumpersticker to Paul/Keyes '08.

(It was a mental bumpersticker, it never existed, obviously. After Gramm and then Keyes dropped out in 1996, I voted LP for the first time)

|9.21.07 @ 10:24AM|#

Maybe Edward can spend all his time on here cursing out Keyes, now.

Russ 2000|9.21.07 @ 10:27AM|#

In a conservative's mind: Keyes = Obama neutralizer.

Yeah, 5 years ago. Today, even conservatives know Keyes is an Obama enhancer.

|9.21.07 @ 10:30AM|#

Oh man, if Keyes' campaign is half as hilarious as his Illinois run, we're looking at comedic gold. It was like he was in a race against himself to see who could get the "batshit crazy" label first.

|9.21.07 @ 10:40AM|#

Today, even conservatives know Keyes is an Obama enhancer.

According to one recent study, injecting Keyes can increase audacity by up to 50%

VM|9.21.07 @ 10:57AM|#

Taktix® | September 21, 2007, 10:12am | #
In a conservative's mind: Keyes = Obama neutralizer.

I guess plan A was to associate him with Osama.

Plan B seems to be "bring in a black guy, because Obama is a black guy, and... you know..."

that really worked out well for the Illinois GOP - and a big echo of what Hr. Kovacs says @ 10:30! It made the monty Python "silly party" seem dead serious!

Rhywun|9.21.07 @ 11:33AM|#

Alan Keyes + Lyndon LaRouche = Riley Martin

D. Greene|9.21.07 @ 12:05PM|#

Again with the passive voice, Weigel? Cut that shit out.

Also, in a battle of crazy between Keyes and LaRouche, I'm not sure who would win. The universe might just collapse.

|9.21.07 @ 1:23PM|#

You know in an alternate universe somewhere, they're having a Keyes/LaRouche race.

I'd pay good money to watch that. And could the results really be that much worse than Clinton vs. Giuliani?

highnumber|9.21.07 @ 1:27PM|#

I too found Keyes' performance in Obama's March to Washington to be entertaining at first. By the end I found him infuriating and I felt sorry for Obama for being forced to take him seriously. Definitely an Obama enhancer.

VM|9.21.07 @ 1:34PM|#

sort of ObamaEnzyte?

|9.21.07 @ 1:48PM|#

If you have an Obama lasting longer than four hours, seek medical attention...

VM|9.21.07 @ 3:00PM|#

argh!

it burns! it burns!

An Obamapriapism?

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ed|9.21.07 @ 3:33PM|#

Is it true what they say about you people?

Oooh, it's true, it's true!

Someone Who Doesn\'t Want to L|9.21.07 @ 10:14PM|#

You know in an alternate universe somewhere, they're having a Keyes/LaRouche race.

In the alternate universe, Larouche has a goatee but Keyes is clean-shaven.

|9.23.07 @ 5:48AM|#

Anyone else remember the LaRouche science mag? Is that still published?