Maybe that's why Pat is so pissed. I'm sure the day of 911, he had a wet dream about his role in moving the US into isolationism and building a business around the creation of cloth Stars of David.
I think so.
And Thorin is Pat Buchanan's brother or something.
Talking to him (or Pat) is like talking with a brick wall and usually not worth it unless you are in it for laughs.