Word: extremist
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...ultra-right platform has not just suddenly appeared, but has been growing since the mid-1960s. Yet only recently does it seem to have attracted such attention. That it has gained this recognition today is an unfortunate reflection on the direction in which this country is moving. Buchanan's extremist ideologies are directed toward addressing people's fears and resentments, giving him what New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani termed "a career in which he has by and large been against things...
Dole, selfishly-motivated, refers to Buchanan as an extremist so as to paint himself in the colors of moderation. The New York Times reported him as saying, "This now is a race between the mainstream and the extreme, that's what it's all about." Democrats, on the other hand, are celebrating the demise of Republicanism as it becomes tainted with and supplanted by Buchananism. Pat Buchanan's extremism has left President Clinton with what the New York Times called "quiet glee," making Clinton's mistakes and controversial policies seem relatively excusable...
...leaning for Steve Forbes... My first choice was Pat Buchanan, but I think right-wing stuff there, the extremist groups kinda hurt him. And I think that he won't make it past Clinton. They'll vote for Clinton first. I think Alexander, $1 into $620,000, all that is just payoffs, so he's a typical politician...
...than the presidency of the United States" he told an Arizona Right to Life meeting. Meanwhile, Dole promised he will slightly temper his attacks on Buchanan. Aides to the Senator say Dole, in response to criticism from Ralph Reed and other religious conservative Republicans, will stop calling Buchanan an 'extremist.' Instead, Dole will take care to take on Buchanan in a more subtle way. Campaigning in Oregon, the Senator did not mention Buchanan's name, but instead attacked his ideas -- "extreme views about women, extreme views about maybe giving nuclear weapons to Japan or Taiwan or South Korea." Dole coyly...
Though Buchanan was written off early in the campaign as an extremist, his populist campaign strategy coupled with his fiery oratory propelled him to victory and sent opponents scrambling for answers...