Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan was fired from MSNBC last week. The conservative commentator and former presidential candidate was dismissed because of comments in his book "Suicide of a Super Power: will America Survive to 2025?"

The two comments singled out were "I think homosexuality is an unnatural and immoral act" and his bemoaning of the fact that by 2025 there will be more people of color in the U.S. than white people. This in reference to illegal immigration in the country. When did MSNBC become so thin skinned? I thought the Democrats were supposed to be the party of free thought and expression? Apparently only when it serves their purposes.

Those of you who don't know of Buchanan might be interested in some of his story. He served in the Nixon and Regan Administrations. In 1992 as George H.W. Bush was running for re-election, Buchanan challenged him for the republican primary; this is almost never done-- imagine a democrat challenging Obama this year. Buchanan was worried about senior Bush's big spending, one world order ideas and decided to put principle over party. He knew this would cost him politically. The GOP hated him for it.  But the people loved him, Buchanan won in N.H. but Bush ended up winning the nomination. Bush really needed Buchanan's endorsement that year and Buchanan agreed, if he could have a primetime spot at the convention. His culture war talk became a classic. You can watch it on Youtube here:

Buchanan is a rare visionary. As a student of history, he seems to see things before they happen. He was speaking against illegal immigration before anyone else dared and was labeled a racist by the left. Now the republican Presidential hopefuls can discuss it openly in debates (Finally conservatives didn't cave on an issue.)

When the North American Free Trade Agreement was being endorsed by all 5 living Presidents, Buchanan said it would be a disaster for the American people; that jobs would go overseas and south of the border. Twenty years later manafacturing has all but dried up and people can't find work. Our country produces almost nothing. Too bad nobody listened to the "scary" Buchanan.

Buchanan now warns of the demise of Christianity and our endless conflicts overseas. He warns of our need to bring troops home from the cold war conflicts such as South Korea where we employ 28,000 troops. He warns that Islam will overtake Christian countries because of our refusal to have children. He warns that our country will come to resemble California. Bankrupt, overrun, and without a moral compass. We ignore him at our own risk, and with the help of MSNBC.