Patrick Joseph Buchanan born November 2 1938 is an American paleoconservative author political commentator and politician Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to US presidents Richard Nixon Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan He is an influential figure in the modern paleoconservative movement in America In 1992 and 1996 he sought the Republican presidential nomination In 1992 he ran against incumbent president George H W Bush campaigning against Bushs breaking of his Read my lips no new taxes pledge as well as his foreign policy and positions on social issues At the 1992 Republican National Convention Buchanan delivered his Culture War speech in support of the nominated President Bush In 1996 he ran against eventual Republican nominee Bob Dole but withdrew after getting only 21 percent of Republican primary votes In 2000 he was the Reform Partys presidential nominee His campaign centered on noninterventionism in foreign affairs opposition to illegal immigration and opposition to the outsourcing of manufacturing from free trade He selected educator and conservative activist Ezola Foster as his runningmate In 2002 he cofounded The American Conservative magazine and launched a foundation named The American Cause He has been published in The Occidental Observer Human Events National Review The Nation and Rolling Stone The original host on CNNs Crossfire he was a political commentator on the MSNBC cable network including the show Morning Joe until February 2012 later appearing on Fox News Buchanan was also a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group Many of his views particularly his opposition to American imperialism and the managerial state echo those of the Old Right Republicans of the first half of the 20th century Since 2006 Buchanan has been a frequent contributor to VDARE
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