May 25, 2013

Pat Buchanan and MSNBC go Separate Ways

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*Stick a fork in him ’cause he’s done. Yep, Pat Buchanan is officially out as a commentator for MSNBC, after being suspended from the network for controversial statements in his most recent book. The network, in a statement, says it’s severed ties with the conservative icon and former presidential candidate: “After ten years, we’ve parted [...]




Dr. Boyce Watkins: MSNBC Suspends Pat Buchanan, but Needs to Fire Him Too

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*MSNBC has suspended conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, according to Phil Griffin, the network’s president.  The suspension comes from words in Buchanan’s book, “Suicide of a Superpower.”   Buchanan has stated that President Obama arrived to the White House as a result of Affirmative Action and that the country “has been built, basically, by white folks.” [...]




Tea Party Backs Buchanan: Calls ColorOfChange ‘Racist Nuts’

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*Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips defended Pat Buchanan against charges of racism by African-American civil rights group Color of Change, arguing that “the racist in this story is the group, the ColorOfChange,” reports Talking Points Memo. Phillips, in a blog post on Tuesday, wrote that “despite my opinions of Pat Buchanan, he is clearly [...]




Buchanan to Sharpton (Video): ‘Your Boy, Barack Obama, Caved in’

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*We’ll give Rev. Al Sharpton major props when it comes to taking on his foes on his (temporary?) 6pm nightly newscast on MSNBC. Nope, he ain’t scurred of ‘em. Case in point, loud mouth conservative commentator/critic Pat Buchanan was being interviewed by Sharpton about the Bush tax cuts when he got a little too comfortable [...]