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...confronting the unfortunate fact that a system which, by definition, should filter out Buchananism has failed to do so thus far. No one is facing the upsetting reality that white, Anglo-Saxon supremacy has grown popular. No one is condemning Buchanan for a social ideology reminiscent of Germany in the 1930s. No one is standing up to Buchanan purely for the purpose of preserving all for which this country stands. It is feeling deprived of the full portrait of "Buchanan as bigot" which leads me to this artistic task...
...spite of the mainstream media. Much like Clinton in 1992, he has sought to speak to the American people without the press serving its traditional intermediary role. The former television commentator and newspaper journalist has been appearing on local radio shows and writing newspaper columns, skirting the media filter which has largely intercepted the views of the other candidates...
Adekanbi had previously been deported from the U.S. for credit-card fraud, only to filter back by using a fake passport. When police arrested him, his two-bedroom Queens apartment was littered with boxes of stolen credit-card slips that, authorities believed, gang members used to set up phony accounts. The closets were stuffed with fashionable men's suits, chic handbags and Italian leather shoes, with price tags attached. Adekanbi, says assistant district attorney Diane Peress, "liked to play Santa Claus" by responding to shopping lists from friends in Nigeria. They will surely miss...
More distressing, toxins have leaked through clogged hoses and faulty filter gaskets on two occasions. After one such incident, the Environmental Protection Agency fined the Army $91,700 for "releasing a nerve agent above allowable levels." Says Craig Williams of the Chemical Weapons Working Group, a nationwide citizens' coalition: "To allow [all] of these incinerators to operate at the same time is a recipe for disaster...
...should be ashamed of its sponsorship of Forbes' speech. Although television and radio outlets may not be able to turn down Forbes' purchases of air time, a responsible forum for political discussion should filter its speakers in order to ensure responsible political commentary. Such expression does not come from a whiny multi-millionaire whose only qualification for office is an aspiration to increase his inherited fortune...