Comments on: Buchanan flips out, tells guest to ’shut up!’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:44:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Linus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4301562 Linus Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4301562 "Buchanan suggested Obama is winning the black vote simply because he is black. Goff countered that Obama has won states that have small populations of African-Americans. As Goff spoke, Buchanan grew more agitated, ultimately lashing out. 'Shut up for a second please!'” Not quite. That should read: "Buchanan suggested Obama is winning the black vote IN PART because he is black. Goff countered that Obama has won states that have small populations of African-Americans. As Goff CONTINUALLY INTERUPTED, Buchanan grew more agitated, ultimately lashing out. 'Shut up for a second please!'” Ms. Goff was fired up and perhaps (one would hope) didn't realize that she was running on, overtalking and interrupting (even prior to this bit of clip). Buchanan was upset that his comments were being mischaracterized, but he was horribly wrong to have told Ms. Goff to "shut up." He could have asked in a much more respectful manner to get in a word edgewise. “Buchanan suggested Obama is winning the black vote simply because he is black. Goff countered that Obama has won states that have small populations of African-Americans. As Goff spoke, Buchanan grew more agitated, ultimately lashing out. ‘Shut up for a second please!’”

Not quite. That should read: “Buchanan suggested Obama is winning the black vote IN PART because he is black. Goff countered that Obama has won states that have small populations of African-Americans. As Goff CONTINUALLY INTERUPTED, Buchanan grew more agitated, ultimately lashing out. ‘Shut up for a second please!’”

Ms. Goff was fired up and perhaps (one would hope) didn’t realize that she was running on, overtalking and interrupting (even prior to this bit of clip). Buchanan was upset that his comments were being mischaracterized, but he was horribly wrong to have told Ms. Goff to “shut up.” He could have asked in a much more respectful manner to get in a word edgewise.

]]> By: Ms_Joanne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4301339 Ms_Joanne Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:27:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4301339 <em>as scary as it may sound, obama is without question mobilizing black people to vote in this election... Comment by darladoon — March 13, 2008 @ 12:09 am</em> All I can say to this is WOW. Great white thinkers...and damn them uppity negroes anyway. How dare they think they can actually vote in the good old US of A. as scary as it may sound, obama is without question mobilizing black people to vote in this election…

Comment by darladoon — March 13, 2008 @ 12:09 am

All I can say to this is WOW. Great white thinkers…and damn them uppity negroes anyway. How dare they think they can actually vote in the good old US of A.

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300982 Max-1 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:14:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300982 . <i>#175 Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 8:36 am</i> GiGi deary, Blacks have a long history of voting for white presidential candidates. Parse that! Now, just because there is a viable black man running, voting for him is a race issue? I'm white, if I vote for him, does that make me black? You're a RACE BAITER GiGi. Plain and simple. . .

#175 Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 8:36 am

GiGi deary,
Blacks have a long history of voting for white presidential candidates. Parse that!

Now, just because there is a viable black man running, voting for him is a race issue? I’m white, if I vote for him, does that make me black?

You’re a RACE BAITER GiGi.

Plain and simple.

.

]]> By: delafield http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300715 delafield Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:51:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300715 If I ask a question about Barack Obama, does that make me a demon, a bigot, and a racist? Here is my question..... Can anyone name one thing that Senator Obama has accomplished? If I ask a question about Barack Obama, does that make me a demon, a bigot, and a racist? Here is my question…..

Can anyone name one thing that Senator Obama has accomplished?

]]> By: marcg http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300662 marcg Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:35:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300662 Here's what I see is the problem with Pat. He doesn't hang out with any of these young women whom he shares airtime with. He wouldn't recognize them if he passed them in the hall. He's involved in some heated discussion on The McLaughlin Group every week and he doesn't tell anyone to "shut up." I know it's probably not in his nature, but all Pat needed to do last night was to say, "I'm sorry." Done. End of story. However, any man who still fails to admit the wrongs of Richard Nixon isn't going to apologize to some chick he's never heard of and probably doesn't respect anyway. Just my view based on what I see. Here’s what I see is the problem with Pat. He doesn’t hang out with any of these young women whom he shares airtime with. He wouldn’t recognize them if he passed them in the hall. He’s involved in some heated discussion on The McLaughlin Group every week and he doesn’t tell anyone to “shut up.” I know it’s probably not in his nature, but all Pat needed to do last night was to say, “I’m sorry.” Done. End of story. However, any man who still fails to admit the wrongs of Richard Nixon isn’t going to apologize to some chick he’s never heard of and probably doesn’t respect anyway. Just my view based on what I see.

]]> By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300652 Gregor Samsa Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:33:03 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300652 <i>but you forgot to mention (as people always do with Bush at Yale) that Obama went to Harvard AS A LEGACY. Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 10:25 am</i> So what if he did? That fact is completely irrelevant to the point CitizenE was making. Another child left behind... sheeesh.... but you forgot to mention (as people always do with Bush at Yale) that Obama went to Harvard AS A LEGACY.
Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 10:25 am

So what if he did?

That fact is completely irrelevant to the point CitizenE was making.

Another child left behind… sheeesh….

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300543 joe cantwell Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:41:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300543 Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 11:25 am kind of a nutty guy, huh? http://books.google.com/books?id=lG2HAAAACAAJ&dq=Rod+Parsley&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=rod+parsley&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1&cad=author-navigational Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 11:25 am

kind of a nutty guy, huh?

http://books.google.com/books?id=lG2HAAAACAAJ&dq=Rod+Parsley&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=rod+parsley&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1&cad=author-navigational

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300537 joe cantwell Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:40:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300537 Comment by Roger_Roger — March 13, 2008 @ 11:08 am <em>i thought you were dead.</em> Comment by Roger_Roger — March 13, 2008 @ 11:08 am

i thought you were dead.

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-5/#comment-4300527 toasterhead Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:36:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300527 <i>185. Bush went to Harvard too (and Yale), but you forgot to mention (as people always do with Bush at Yale) that Obama went to Harvard AS A LEGACY. Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 10:25 am</i> True. The only real difference here is that Obama actually went to class. 185. Bush went to Harvard too (and Yale), but you forgot to mention (as people always do with Bush at Yale) that Obama went to Harvard AS A LEGACY.

Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 10:25 am

True. The only real difference here is that Obama actually went to class.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300476 Roger_Roger Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:08:39 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300476 Don't you just love what the Clintons are putting your party through right now? Almost everything the right ever said about the Clinton being selfish and hungry for power regardless of who they hurt is now obvious to everyone including the left. I only wonder when someone (maybe Al Gore) will come out and play hatchet man and rid the country of the Clintons. At this point it appears the Clintons are attempting to let the repugs win in the fall. WOW is all I can say. Don’t you just love what the Clintons are putting your party through right now? Almost everything the right ever said about the Clinton being selfish and hungry for power regardless of who they hurt is now obvious to everyone including the left.

I only wonder when someone (maybe Al Gore) will come out and play hatchet man and rid the country of the Clintons. At this point it appears the Clintons are attempting to let the repugs win in the fall.

WOW is all I can say.

]]> By: PoliticalCritic.com http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300426 PoliticalCritic.com Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:38:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300426 Goff is right. Obama won a ton of states with 90%+ white populations. Pat Buchanan is nuts. Obama would've also won Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California if not for older Hispanic voters not wanting to vote for a bi-racial candidate. Goff is right. Obama won a ton of states with 90%+ white populations. Pat Buchanan is nuts. Obama would’ve also won Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California if not for older Hispanic voters not wanting to vote for a bi-racial candidate.

]]> By: joe cantwell http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300418 joe cantwell Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:27:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300418 Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 9:14 am <em>didn't get much sleep, huh?</em> Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 9:14 am

didn’t get much sleep, huh?

]]> By: robertoroberto http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300412 robertoroberto Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:19:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300412 but i’ve listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist. Comment by robertoroberto "So you are deaf as well as dumb?" Comment by Fred. Now, now Fred. Remember, retaliation is the refuge of those who lack the understanding or wit to refute. P.S you're a poo poo head. but i’ve listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist.
Comment by robertoroberto

“So you are deaf as well as dumb?”

Comment by Fred.

Now, now Fred. Remember, retaliation is the refuge of those who lack the understanding or wit to refute.

P.S you’re a poo poo head.

]]> By: CitizenE http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300396 CitizenE Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:10:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300396 First it was "Is Barack black enough?" Now he's successful cause he's Black. ""Bluish, he doesn't smell bluish.," and at 3 in the morning who do you want protecting your blond kid, some untested black (boy) man or a mature mother who is willing to go to war with our enemies? Let's face it Obama is only successful because he is younger than Clinton, heh, heh, and he gets votes from young people. No, no, no, he's only successful with educated people, cause after all he went to Harvard. First it was “Is Barack black enough?” Now he’s successful cause he’s Black. “”Bluish, he doesn’t smell bluish.,” and at 3 in the morning who do you want protecting your blond kid, some untested black (boy) man or a mature mother who is willing to go to war with our enemies? Let’s face it Obama is only successful because he is younger than Clinton, heh, heh, and he gets votes from young people. No, no, no, he’s only successful with educated people, cause after all he went to Harvard.

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300380 Fred Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:00:34 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300380 but i’ve listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist. Comment by robertoroberto So you are deaf as well as dumb? but i’ve listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist.
Comment by robertoroberto

So you are deaf as well as dumb?

]]> By: Mr. Evil http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300370 Mr. Evil Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:56:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300370 I fear that someone is going to off Obama Comment by Ms_Joanne — March 13, 2008 @ 9:18 am The "angry lone nut" is being constructed and programmed probably as we speak. I fear that someone is going to off Obama

Comment by Ms_Joanne — March 13, 2008 @ 9:18 am

The “angry lone nut” is being constructed and programmed probably as we speak.

]]> By: Mr. Evil http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300368 Mr. Evil Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:54:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300368 Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 9:14 am Bill Clinton "mobilized the black vote." Is Bill Clinton black? Deep inside the brains of even the most die-hard republicans is the knowledge that Barack Obama is the smartest, most rational and presidential sounding and acting candidate today. They just can't stand the fact that he's black. Only fat-cat, arrogant, corporate shill white men are supposed to be president. Right? Comment by good_golly — March 13, 2008 @ 9:14 am

Bill Clinton “mobilized the black vote.” Is Bill Clinton black?
Deep inside the brains of even the most die-hard republicans is the knowledge that Barack Obama is the smartest, most rational and presidential sounding and acting candidate today. They just can’t stand the fact that he’s black. Only fat-cat, arrogant, corporate shill white men are supposed to be president. Right?

]]> By: robertoroberto http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300323 robertoroberto Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:32:06 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300323 Pat Buchanan's reaction was not typical of a racist or a sexist, just someone who was angry that his point was being destroyed. Doesn't make it right, but i've listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist. I honestly think Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann are the best commentators in mainstream media. If only they would leaves MSNBC and join forces with us in the online media realm! Pat Buchanan’s reaction was not typical of a racist or a sexist, just someone who was angry that his point was being destroyed. Doesn’t make it right, but i’ve listened to Buchanan on a number of occasions and he has never said anything i would describe as racist or sexist. I honestly think Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann are the best commentators in mainstream media. If only they would leaves MSNBC and join forces with us in the online media realm!

]]> By: Ms_Joanne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300309 Ms_Joanne Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:18:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300309 Jeez, Evil, don't you know that there is no BEST candidate when you something other than an old white guy? At that point, you could be Jesus Christ reincarnated, but you would for always be the black candidate or the girl candidate. GOD FORBID! The time is going to come where the world will have to come in and save us from the fascist dictator in chief. Diebold is in place. The US Marshalls have become brown shirts (Google warrants served in state house - don't have the link handy), I fear that someone is going to off Obama; not too concerned about Hillary for she has shown herself to be the best of the GOP candidates. Follow that bouncing ball and sing along with me now... We...are...sooooo...screwed! Jeez, Evil, don’t you know that there is no BEST candidate when you something other than an old white guy? At that point, you could be Jesus Christ reincarnated, but you would for always be the black candidate or the girl candidate. GOD FORBID!

The time is going to come where the world will have to come in and save us from the fascist dictator in chief. Diebold is in place. The US Marshalls have become brown shirts (Google warrants served in state house – don’t have the link handy), I fear that someone is going to off Obama; not too concerned about Hillary for she has shown herself to be the best of the GOP candidates.

Follow that bouncing ball and sing along with me now…

We…are…sooooo…screwed!

]]> By: RantingTommy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/comment-page-4/#comment-4300295 RantingTommy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:10:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/03/12/buchanan-flips-out-tells-guest-to-shut-up/#comment-4300295 Mr Evil, using the words "reasoning" in a reference to GG without a negative qualifier is nonsensical. Mr Evil, using the words “reasoning” in a reference to GG without a negative qualifier is nonsensical.

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