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/p> p> W. James Antle III replies: br> In my column, I link to a post-convention interview with Alan Keyes and an account of Howard Phillips's speech from a Chuck Baldwin delegate who nevertheless thought Phillips's remarks were inappropriate. I also blogged about Phillips's fusillade and noted that Keyes's speech to the convention was well received. One of my major sources of information was the streaming video on Keyes's own website. /p>

In the end, Keyes just didn't have the votes on the convention floor because most delegates didn't agree with him on issues that were important to them and also feared he would turn their party into his own personal vanity project. There is some disagreement as to whether the Phillips speech helped or hurt the campaign to deny Keyes the nomination but, either way, he lost. People are certainly entitled to be unhappy about that outcome or the criticism of Keyes at the convention, but that is the full story.

p> 13.1 MILES, THANK YOU br> Re: Joel Miller's Running Fool :

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