[rmlew]

Sadly,Paul Gottfried called for an Alternative Right, but failed to define it. Worse, he got taken in by Spencer's lies.

[Pelham]

Some observations from Paul Gottfried, the man who coined 'Alt Right'

[Pelham]

“Sadly,Paul Gottfried called for an Alternative Right, but failed to define it. Worse, he got taken in by Spencer’s lies.”

Paul Gottfried coined the term in 2008 if not earlier, years before the likes of Richard Spencer took it up. I’ve never seen him mention Spencer- do you have a link?

Here’s Gottfried’s 2008 address to the HL Mencken Club where he speaks about the Alternative Right:

http://www.unz.com/article/the-decline-and-rise-of-the-alternative-right/