'Where The Right Went Wrong' (Patrick J. Buchanan)- New York Times Book Review

NY Times ^ | September 12, 2004 | Michael Kazin

[af_vet_1981]

Fortunate that proponents of the "big tent" theory would use it to justify the inclusion of politicians like Rudolph Giuliani, Arlen Specter, George Pataki, Jim Jeffords, John McCain, etc. in a supposedly center-right political party, but absolutely refuses to include someone who hates Israel and respects Adolph Hitler.

[CWOJackson]

buchanan might improve book sales when he releases the next version of his same old book if he goes straight to printing it on two-ply and charges a price comparable to more popular brands.

[Gumption]

What possible good would have come to the US by staying in Lebanon at that time?

I know you think leaving when, and how, we did actually saved American lives, but I think it led to more American deaths in future years up to and including 9-11. So the "possible good" would be saving future American lives.

[af_vet_1981]

Yes it is true -- he is anti-semitic. He and Hillary would get along in that regard.

I don't think of Hillary Clinton as antisemitic in the same way as Pat Buchanan. She is dangerous and would do almost anything for political expediency but Pat Buchanan really hates the Jews. He would do something evil even if it were not politically expedient. He was the most dangerous man on the political scene for quite some time. It was really a pity how he lost his soul.

[Exit148]

"Who is Pat Buchanan? Bay Buchanan's brother."

About Bay -- I just realized I haven't heard anything from, or of her for a long time. What gives?

[af_vet_1981]

Pat has never said he was anti-Jewish...

No more so than Yasser Arafat. Arafat goes a step further than Buchanan and even says he is not anti-Jewish ...

[Doctor Stochastic]

Buchanan is Deepthroat.

That, I hadn't thought of. Perhaps this explains Buchanan's sabotage of the GOP in his 1992 speech, and his subsequent actions. Buchanan still comes acrosa as a Democrat-Farm-Labor party member.

[Delphinium]

Funny that proponents of the "big tent" theory would use it to justify the inclusion of flaming liberals like Rudolph Giuliani, Arlen Specter, George Pataki, Jim Jeffords, John McCain, etc. in a supposedly center-right political party, but absolutely refuses to include a man who expressly condemns abortion, homosexual marriage, and mass immigration invasions

Wasn't it Pat who ditched us and joined pro-abortion group?

What really bothers me is his poor loser mentality, and especially his anti-jew sentiments.

I used to like him alot.

[Ukiapah Heep]

Yessir Pat, nothing like battling the 1960's (liberals) with the 1930's (you). /sarcasm off

[Delphinium]

"Neocon" ~ that's the professional leftwinger's new code word for "Jews".

And conservatives who like Jews.

[af_vet_1981]

Laura Ingraham had Pat on her show a couple of weeks ago, and commented that his book was a must have for any Conservative.

I'll have to have a little chat with Laura the way she had one with Bill O'Reilly ...

[MegaSilver]

For a young fella, you have certainly "got it"...The insults listed (except racist) used to identify Republicans...What would you call em' now???

Personally? I'd say "globalists," "sell-outs," "materialists"... in a word, LIBERALS. (Those whom we normally call "liberals" really should be called "communists.")

[Doctor Stochastic]

He has Hoerge McGovern's foreign policy, John Sweeney's dometic policy, and Hugy Long's delivery.

It would be better (or at least more fun) to have McGovern's hotel, Sweeney's bank accounts, and Long's mistress.

[Valpal1]

This is the most concise explanation.

http://www.fact-index.com/j/jo/john_birch_society.html

They are world class conspiracists.

[Gumption]

I never see anyone actually refute his supposedly fallacious logic and the conclusions that arise from it.

That's hard to believe. I've seen plenty of it. For example when he was asserting that we should have stayed out of WWII. Plenty of folks refuted his fallacious logic and the conclusions that arose from it. I saw it myself.

[Grey Ghost II]

Rush was thinking about voting for him in '92 before he realized how much he had changed.

Was that before or after Rush became a druggie?

[MegaSilver]

Time and again, Pat says he believes in FAIR trade...not free trade...

One, of course, has to clarify what one means when he says "fair trade not free trade," because the Democrats have said the same thing. But what the Democrats want is for international bureaucrats at NAFTA, FTAA, and the WTO to establish uniform employer safety, minimum wage, and environmental codes. I don't think Buchanan--or any paleocon--would agree. What I think they want--and I would agree--is for us to encourage trade only with countries that have a decently developed economy and could therefore offer us something besides mere unskilled labor.

[Grey Ghost II]

I don't think he's an anti-semite, I just think he thinks we should unhitch our wagon to Israel's star.

Unfortunately, that the modern day definition of an anti-semite.

[Gumption]

mere unskilled labor.

Evem mere unskilled labor has value.

[Freepdonia]

Was that before or after Rush became a druggie?

What does that have to do with anything? He's not the one who has changed. To answer your question, this was quite a few years before his back problems.