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Okay, that headline may be a stretch. But not by much. Check out Google regarding Buchanan’s history as an apologist for Nazis if you don’t believe me. Not to mention his anti-Semitism and (IMO) his racial bigotry.
Many wingnut pundits don’t really believe the crap they peddle. The reason they do it is because it beats flipping burgers, or heavy lifting. And it pays very well.
But Buchanan is the real thing -- a true major league bigot. Anyone who can make excuses for Nazi Germany is either a fool, totally nuts, or someone who genuinely sympathizes with the concept of a “superior, pure Aryan race.”
Buchanan was one of Nixon’s speech writers. (William Safire was the other.) When you find yourself writing speeches defending the indefensible, it’s time for a reality check. But Buchanan and his ilk have no doubts about the moral superiority of their opinions. (Yes, that means you too, Bay Buchanan.)
Why MSNBC continues to allow him to spew his hatred and bile is beyond me. Tweety, Tucker Carlson, and others are obnoxious enough. But I really don’t believe that they are in Buchanan’s league when it comes to people who have long ago lost whatever may fit the definition of a soul.
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