Reply #29: The REASON Pat Buchanan said what he said is because he hates Israel. [View All]

[WildEyedLiberal]

I'm sorry, there's just no pretending that Pat Buchanan can be a voice of reason on this issue. It would be the same if David Duke offered a critique of affirmative action - even if he makes some valid points that some people might agree with, his opinion on the subject should be discredited because he's a KKK bigot. You can't just ignore Pat Buchanan's past and his hateful ideologies and pretend they somehow don't color his commentary. You can't give him a veneer of objectivity about this issue, because he has none.

You can make your own case for what you belief, for what you think Israel is doing wrong, without agreeing with an anti-Semite. Apologetics for Buchanan on DU just undermine your credibility because of his known attitudes toward Jews. It just harms your argument and your POV if you choose to give him any credit.

Kim Jong Il from North Korea hates Bush, too, but I'd hate to see DUers start saying "I agree with Kim Jong Il" just because they happen to also hate Bush. Like it or not when you choose to voiceferously agree with someone on an issue, you are implicitly endorsing their reasoning.