Keyes' running mate: Tiller murder "answer to prayer" (Salon)

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Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 16:01 EDT

Given Alan Keyes' descent into Birtherdom and his recent anti-abortion protest at Notre Dame, which featured dolls covered in fake blood, it should be no surprise that the man hangs out with something of an eccentric crowd. Turns out it's sort of violent, too.

Last year, when Keyes ran for president (yes, he ran, sorry if you didn't notice), he had Wiley Drake as his running mate. Tuesday, Right Wing Watch noted that Drake, who's also served as the second vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has been celebrating the murder of abortion provider George Tiller. "There may be a lot who would say, 'Oh that is mean. You shouldn't be that way,'" Drake said on his radio show. "Well, no, it's an answer to prayer" ...

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/02/drake_tiller/