Posted on 07/12/2004 7:52:29 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
I clearly recall Buchanan's speech at the Houston GOP convention having watched it live and recoreded it on tape for future review.
I listened to it at least 3 times. This was when Pat was still a Republican and before he went off the deep end.
Personally, I thought this was one of the greatest speeched ever given at a convention. The media went NUTS. They talked about His hate filled, mean spirited speech for MONTHS on every single TV show and in every article written on the convention.
This year our convention will be full of moderates and boring speeches. Would you prefer conservative speeches that speak to many of our values AND the months of media criticism and labeling of the GOP as hateful? I would. Reagan spread the conservative word and I think the GOP of the 21st century should do the same and stop trying to run from our values.
That's an explanation in itself, it's wasn't the word for word assessment of the speech, rather the man.
By 1992 Buchanan’s views were well known.
His opposition to all forms of civil rights legislation was clear.
His opposition to integration was clear, the Negroes get their schools, we get ours, no harm, no foul, and there’s more of us than them. I'm not sure if the 15 points lower IQ (negroes, that's why you can't integrate them) memo was public yet.
He’d had his dalliance with Holocaust denial and the martyrdom fantasies of survivors, his columns published in the Spotlight.
He was clear that the recent war (Gulf War I) was opposed by everyone but Jews and the “Amen Corner”, not surprising in view of the Israeli occupation of Washington, DC.
He had suggested the Republican Party analyze David Dukes views and incorporate those “cultural” issues that were winners. His former employer, William Buckley had condemned him.
The list goes on. By bumping Ronald Reagan in favor of Pat Buchanan, the Republican party appeared at worst to embrace these views, at best to embrace those who hold them.
A stupid decision, imo, Pat had no place speaking for the Republican Party. Of course facts have born that out.
Yup.
When the GOP bumped Reagan, they committed electoral hara-kiri to try an appease the folks who were going to vote for Perot anyway, just out of spite for Bush.
Aren't you the dreamer!
These people want Tom Tancredo, Alan Keyes, and Pat or nobody!
i've never liked buchanan.
he's a troll.
Of course there is a religious war going on in this country between the religious and the secularists? It pervades the news every day, from homosexual marriage to the right to pray in schools, to standards of decency in broadcasting.
Swedish?
That passes for hate these days, you know?
Keyes would be good :)
Who?
Yep, newspeak
These unsupported ad hominem attacks on Buchanan are no different than the justification the left uses to attack Bush.
That speech cost a lot of things in addition to the Jews that would vote republican. I agree with you but the Buchanan idealogues don't get it.
Absolutely the truth, word for word.
I hope you're kidding.
Keyes would be worse than Buchanan every THOUGHT about being.
Perhaps we should have former NYC Mayor Ed Koch - Jew - Democrat - New Yorker - Bush Suporter.
ROFL
What makes you think that is unsupported?
I support her view.
Imagine, a speach at a Republican convention touting conservative principles instead of trying to appear more like the Democrats. The horror!
Guliani and the Governator . . . what a joke.
No Zell Miller either?
Some people say they don't want to fight a culture war...fine, but realize that one is being waged regardless.
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