He and Ron Paul have always been very similar to me. Pat and Ron (not to be confused with the former duo who called Cubs games on WGN Radio for many years) would say something that would make me think, "Wow, I get where he's coming from. This is extremely insightful and intriguing." And then I'd remember how many batshit crazy other things he'd say, and I'd wistfully smile and go, "Shame, really."
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > Once again, white America is being put down by the man! > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/pat-buchanan-msnbc-part-ways_n_1283483.html?ref=media > > It has always been interesting how long the media tolerated Pat Buchanan, > since he is not shy in talking about race, especially along the lines of > "everything is the fault of the black peoples or the immigrants", whereas > most other commentators just argue about the generalized plight of the > working white man (Charles Murray's latest schtick). > > Other than that (or maybe because of it), Pat is one of the few > paleoconservatives to be seen on TV. In addition to the desire of a > 'Westernly Civilized' America (and from that, antipathy to immigration), > they are (and he was) one of the few conservatives to be very anti-war and > anti-intervention. I guess that may have been part of the reason Ol' Pat was > afforded as much punditry-time on MSNBC as he was given. > > Title refers to my prior post on this: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg23104.html > > -- > Wesley McGee > http://www.ambivi.com > http://sterlingnorth.vox.com > http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com > > Twitter: @westwit > G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
