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Bush is 'playing with fire' (an interview with Pat Buchanan)
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Saturday, August 28, 2004 | Bill Steigerwald

Posted on 08/28/2004 9:35:19 AM PDT by Willie Green

Patrick J. Buchanan is not done causing trouble for the GOP, a party he loves but which he believes has abandoned many of the core principles of conservatism.

Just in time to cause a stir at next week's Republican National Convention, the Trib's regular Wednesday and Saturday columnist, TV pundit, editor of The American Conservative magazine, adviser to three presidents and thrice-defeated presidential candidate has debuted his sixth book, "Where the Right Went Wrong: How Neoconservatives Subverted the Reagan Revolution and Hijacked the Bush Presidency."

Along with strong criticism of President Bush's immigration, trade and social spending policies, the book blasts the current administration for intervening in Iraq and igniting a "war of civilizations" with the Islamic world that will only foment terrorism and tie America down for generations. I talked to him Thursday by telephone from his offices in Washington:

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: goawaypatgoaway; gopatgo; gotohpatgotoh; neocons; nitwitpat; patbuchanan; pimpslappedbybuckley; rightwentwrong; zotpat
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Go Pat Go!!!
1 posted on 08/28/2004 9:35:19 AM PDT by Willie Green
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To: AAABEST; afraidfortherepublic; A. Pole; arete; billbears; Digger; DoughtyOne; ex-snook; ...

ping


2 posted on 08/28/2004 9:36:04 AM PDT by Willie Green (Go Alan Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green
Wow...suddenly a Republican President looks strong, and the media finds an interest in talking to Pat Buchanan. And Buchanan takes the bait.

I'm shocked...shocked, I tell you.

3 posted on 08/28/2004 9:36:49 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Willie Green

Go (away) Pat Go


4 posted on 08/28/2004 9:37:28 AM PDT by Drango (Pi$$ off France, Re-elect Bush)
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To: Willie Green

Now, now Willie

Calm down.

Pat is just being his usual cantankerous self.

:)


5 posted on 08/28/2004 9:38:06 AM PDT by Ole Okie (Kerry, Kerry, quite contrary. And flippy.)
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To: Willie Green

Pat went waaaaay off the reservation about 10 years ago.


6 posted on 08/28/2004 9:40:07 AM PDT by RockinRight (Liberalism IS the status quo)
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To: Willie Green

Pat is right but now considered a "radical". The moderates have control of the universe. How can you tell? It is a PC universe.


7 posted on 08/28/2004 9:40:33 AM PDT by Glenn (The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
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To: Willie Green

Not much meat in the article, but Pat is wrong about Iraq, not way the USA could over look 911. No freakin way, the USA for batter or worse must change the mind set of the middle east, Iraq was as good as any place to start.


8 posted on 08/28/2004 9:42:11 AM PDT by jpsb (Nominated 1994 "Worst writer on the net")
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To: Ole Okie
Pat is just being his usual cantankerous self.

Yep!!!

May the Good Lord bless his pitchfork and grant it everlasting sharpness.

9 posted on 08/28/2004 9:44:27 AM PDT by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: Willie Green

This from an ash hole who ran with lola foulani last time and couldn't get himself arrest in an election against ANY real Republican. GO PAT GO alright, right the @#$% out of here!


10 posted on 08/28/2004 9:44:57 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 ( Kerry's not "one of us": catholicsagainstkerry.com. needs your help.)
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To: Willie Green

I thought he'd be too old for menopause by now...


11 posted on 08/28/2004 9:45:20 AM PDT by ErnBatavia ("Dork"; a 60's term for a 60's kinda guy: JFK)
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To: Willie Green

Both Bush presidencies have ruined the Republican Party.


12 posted on 08/28/2004 9:45:31 AM PDT by bluebunny
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To: Willie Green

Pat has a following of two: His sister Bay and himself.


13 posted on 08/28/2004 9:47:10 AM PDT by hgro
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To: Willie Green
Patrick J. Buchanan is not done causing trouble for the GOP, a party he loves

Pat isn't even a Republican. How can he love a party he opposes?

14 posted on 08/28/2004 9:48:20 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: bluebunny
Both Bush presidencies have ruined the Republican Party.

Most conservatives I know would certainly agree with that.

15 posted on 08/28/2004 9:49:18 AM PDT by eskimo
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To: jpsb
igniting a "war of civilizations" with the Islamic world that will only foment terrorism

This just what my lib sister said on Sept. 12-- we can't retaliate be cause it might make the terrorists mad. 

Will somebody please tell the Buchananites that it's too late, terrorism is already fomented and it's high time we did a little fomenting of our own dammit.

16 posted on 08/28/2004 9:52:09 AM PDT by expat_panama
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"Q: What about you?"

"A: No, I think, ah, I think, ah, three (laughs) ... as Nixon used to say, "Buchanan, I think that fellow broke his pick." (laughs) "

Broke his pick, but still trying to play it with his thumbs. Like an ex wife who keeps calling.

Credibility rating for PB ? Just over that of Dick Morris.

17 posted on 08/28/2004 9:52:11 AM PDT by G.Mason (A war mongering, red white and blue, military industrial complex, Al Qaeda incinerating American.)
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To: RockinRight

Pat is right, and has never changed from the original conservative views; America first, cut government spending, and protect our boarders.


19 posted on 08/28/2004 9:57:46 AM PDT by gooddeal
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To: Willie Green
Pat's right about U.S. immigration policy. Or should I say our lack of any policy except to let everyone come across our borders as quickly as possible. Every ten years or so another "amnesty" proposal is raised because we do not have an immigration policy.

To make matters worse, with NAFTA in effect we have been and are exporting manufacturing jobs overseas. Millions of jobs go simply to the "lowest bidder" in countries like Mexico, China, India (name your poison) that have no workers compensation and provide no health care benefits. The whole world is driven by green and corruption. American corporations are powerful and help drive the global economy.

Pat is ignored by the GOP today. But he hits the nail right on the head on the issue of illegal immigration. Feel free to flame away, I wear asbestos underwear.

20 posted on 08/28/2004 9:57:56 AM PDT by ex-Texan
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