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Pat Buchanan
Libertarianism and The Center
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:56am | posted by Paige Michael-Shetley
Libertarians constantly face the preeminent struggle to form and implement strategies to gain political relevance. The party has never achieved a result better than 1% on a Presidential Election. Adding to our frustration is the failure of the Libertarian Party to capitalize on the opportunity Ron Paul’s groundbreaking Republican Primary campaign, which gained new ground for the libertarian philosophy in terms of visibility. Bob Barr’s campaign failed to crack 500,000 votes in an election cycle in which Ron Paul earned more than 1 million votes in Republican primaries and caucuses.
Pat Buchanan’s “White Folks” Comment
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:31am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Much has been made about Pat Buchanan’s comments on the Rachel Maddow Show about the United States being a country “built by white folks.” It has raised alot of ire, and rightfully so. From Chinese workers building the railroads to black folks picking cotton, the contributions of people of color, often under terrible conditions, are indispensable.
Buchanan Talks Sense on Palestine
Sat, 01/17/2009 - 4:45pm | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Clifford May, the Israeli advocate in this video, appears to have little to no compassion for those killed by Israeli firepower. His rhetoric is a sad illustration of the dehumanization of the Palestinian people by belligerents, from his refusal to address Buchanan’s accusations that Israel is creating more enemies and that Hamas’ rocket attacks are cruel and dumb but pail in comparison to the actions of Israel to his unnerved nationalism.
Pat Buchanan on “Who Killed Detroit”
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 6:56am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
In his weekly column, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan illustrates how the lack of regulations in developing countries gave them a clear competitive advantage that crippled American industry:
How did Big Government do in the U.S. auto industry?
Washington imposed a minimum wage higher than the average wage in war-devastated Germany and Japan. The Feds ordered that U.S. plants be made the healthiest and safest worksites in the world, creating OSHA to see to it. It enacted civil rights laws to ensure the labor force reflected our diversity. Environmental laws came next, to ensure U.S. factories became the most pollution-free on earth.
Bob Barr Is Not Worth Your Vote
Thu, 10/30/2008 - 3:44pm | posted by Michael Orion Powell
When I first heard about Bob Barr’s Libertarian Party run, I actually looked at his past as a Republican congressman as a positive. Most people don’t join independent parties first crack out of the box, and I certainly didn’t. I found myself defending him against attacks that he was a “neo-con” or a pol seeking to advance a dying career.
That began to change as I heard more from him. The various news appearances he made were filled with canned rhetoric. He sounded like the stereotypical politician. It was hard to really tell if he believed what he was saying, or if he had just decided to leach onto the movement started by Ron Paul’s candidacy.
VIDEO: Hitchens on Afghanistan and Palin
Tue, 10/07/2008 - 4:14am | posted by Michael Orion Powell
Following is a clip of Morning Joe on MSNBC, wherein Joe Scarborough has on two of my favorite political commentators: Christopher Hitchens and Pat Buchanan. Hitchens takes apart the idiotic US anti-drug policy in regards to how it is applied in Afghanistan. He later goes on to criticize Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s use of sex appeal.
