| − | '''Alan Keyes''' (born 1950) is an [[American]] conservative activist and pundit, and was a [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Sep17/0,4670,Keyes2008,00.html</ref> In 2004 Keyes unsuccessfully ran against Democrat [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Illinois]] U.S. Senate race. According to the Obama camp, as studiously reported by [[NBC]] affiliate WMAQ TV of Chicago, Keyes is alleged to have said that [[Jesus]] would not vote for Obama.<ref>http://www.nbc5.com/politics/3712293/detail.html</ref> | + | '''Alan Keyes''', a black man, (born 1950) is an [[American]] conservative activist and pundit, and was a [[Republican]] candidate for president in 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Sep17/0,4670,Keyes2008,00.html</ref> In 2004 Keyes unsuccessfully ran against Democrat [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Illinois]] U.S. Senate race. According to the Obama camp, as studiously reported by [[NBC]] affiliate WMAQ TV of Chicago, Keyes is alleged to have said that [[Jesus]] would not vote for Obama.<ref>http://www.nbc5.com/politics/3712293/detail.html</ref> He is not a professor. |
| | During the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] administration, Keyes served as an ambassador to the [[United Nations]]. This position made him the highest-ranking African-African in the Reagan administration. | | During the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] administration, Keyes served as an ambassador to the [[United Nations]]. This position made him the highest-ranking African-African in the Reagan administration. |