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KharmaTrain

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41. The Show Is Funded By Underwriters...

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 12:49 PM

Jan 2012

I haven't seen the McLaughlin circus in a long time but if you look at the end of the show you'll see whose really paying the bills. IRC GE was one of the sponsors. It runs on a lot of PBS stations because the costs are underwritten so it costs the network nothing to run. PBS plays their own corporate games. Tax money generally goes to the mechanical side of operating stations...

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MSNBC Ousts Contributor Pat Buchanan Over Racist Book [View all] ProSense Jan 2012 OP

I see a Fox news gig in his future Kingofalldems Jan 2012 #1

He would be perfect on Fox 'news'. AlinPA Jan 2012 #42

Oh well......off the Fox. Although he might not be crazy enough for them. yourout Jan 2012 #2

Fuck you very much Pat... one_voice Jan 2012 #3

They should also ban Bay "at the moon" Buchanan as well.... WCGreen Jan 2012 #4

I haven't seen her anywhere for months and months csziggy Jan 2012 #51

Hooray--it's about time! Louisiana1976 Jan 2012 #5

It's amazing that it took MSNBC this long... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #6

+1 fishwax Jan 2012 #8

he is also not very bright, as well as being boring as hell wordpix Jan 2012 #17

And he has a really annoying voice. Withywindle Jan 2012 #27

Stupid bigot comes to mind when I think of Pat B. Hepburn Jan 2012 #39

Put up the GOODBYE BANNER...its about time opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #7

But Buchanan still keeps his seat on McLaughlin Group, a PBS show (thus funded by US)? alp227 Jan 2012 #9

The Show Is Funded By Underwriters... KharmaTrain Jan 2012 #41

MSNBC is just now discovering that Grand Wizard Pat is a racist? marmar Jan 2012 #10

Which one? MFrohike Jan 2012 #11

K&R BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #12

amazon.com 1-star reviews of Suicide of a Superpower alp227 Jan 2012 #13

Good!....................................................finally Vanje Jan 2012 #14

+1 Raffi Ella Jan 2012 #32

Now if only they would give Joe Scarborough the boot too :) n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #15

If only they would bring him to justice caveat_imperator Jan 2012 #16

this is a very interesting synopsis of the Klausutis case wordpix Jan 2012 #19

Remarkable how the media tore down Gary Condit over Chandra Levy - ending his career... Drunken Irishman Jan 2012 #25

Ditto! IMO the show is far better when he's not on. I never watch the show RKP5637 Jan 2012 #21

Me neither. I can't stand Banjo Boy. He's a GOP syncophant. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #34

I like Mika too, the show is better IMO when Joe is off for the day/week and RKP5637 Jan 2012 #37

A-FUCKING-MEN!!!!! DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #43

BRAVO HowHasItComeToThis Jan 2012 #18

Excellent!!! RKP5637 Jan 2012 #20

Buh-bye Paddy. Cleita Jan 2012 #22

msnbc is obviously lying about the reason for the departure. unblock Jan 2012 #23

He wrote a book in which the British and Americans were dumb MMJjestic Jan 2012 #24

He's only a few decades past the curve Blue Owl Jan 2012 #26

Everyone knew Buchanan was a bigot back in the 80's Major Nikon Jan 2012 #28

Good news. n/t Scurrilous Jan 2012 #29

Sounds like the right decision to me. Our country is in trouble. American PPL need truth! CarmanK Jan 2012 #30

Good find! Someone said that he Rex Jan 2012 #31

What a relief! Grammy23 Jan 2012 #33

I love it when people who don't sound like me are silenced! Skip Intro Jan 2012 #35

No worries. Faux News always has a place for extremists. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #36

When they make it official, and apologize for employing him knowing all of this already Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #38

This is long overdue. HCE SuiGeneris Jan 2012 #40

Finally, good riddance Mosaic Jan 2012 #44

I'm sure he'll still have C-SPAN. Gregorian Jan 2012 #45

Hey, but he opposed the war in Iraq frazzled Jan 2012 #46

Well said. Smilo Jan 2012 #47

probably mostly because Saddam Hussein liked the Nazis and modeled his gov't on the Nazi regime.. ddeclue Jan 2012 #50

so pat had to put his sorry ass opinions in a book before m$nbc realized he's a racist? spanone Jan 2012 #48

MOST of his books for the last twenty years have been racist csziggy Jan 2012 #53

Good bye Uncle Pat! ddeclue Jan 2012 #49

weird Pat trivia lazarus Jan 2012 #52