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'''Patrick Joseph Buchanan''' is a noted [[conservative]] commentator, author, and three-time candidate for [[President of the United States]].
 
  
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==Background==
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Now, this is a story all about how
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Pat Buchanan was born November 2, 1938 in [[Washington, D.C.]].  He is a lifelong [[Roman Catholic]].  He earned his bachelor's degree from [[Georgetown University]] in 1961 and his master's degree in journalism from [[Columbia University]] in 1962.
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My life got flipped-turned upside down
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And I liked to take a minute
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Just sit right there
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I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air
  
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At age 23 he was hired by the ''[[St. Louis Globe-Democrat]]'' as an editorial writer.  He was a supporter of the [[Barry Goldwater]] campaign for President in 1964.
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In west Philadelphia born and raised
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On the playground was where I spent most of my days
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Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
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And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
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When a couple of guys
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Who were up to no good
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Startin makin trouble in my neighborhood
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I got in one lil fight and my mom got scared
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She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in bel Air'
  
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==Government service==
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I begged and pleaded with her day after day
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In 1965, Buchanan was hired by the law firm of [[Richard Nixon]], and the next year, as a researcher for the Nixon Presidential campaign. Following Nixon's 1968 victory, Buchanan worked as a [[speechwriter]] and White House special assistant for the Nixon Administration and the [[Gerald Ford|Ford]] Administration.
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But she packed my suite case and send me on my way
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She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket.
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I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.
  
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Buchanan also served as White House Communications Director during the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration, from 1985 to 1987.
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First class, yo this is bad
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Drinking orang juice out of a champagne glass.
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Is this what the people of Bel-Air Living like?
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Hmmmmm this might be alright.
  
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==News commentator==
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But wait I hear the pricey booze, wine all that
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Buchanan became a radio commentator starting in the 1970s, and a regular on ''[[The McLaughlin Group]]'' and [[CNN]]'s ''[[Crossfire]]'' starting in the early 1980s.
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Is Bel-Air the type of place they send this cool cat?
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I don't think sow
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I'll see when I get there
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I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air
  
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==Presidential campaigns==
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Well, the plane landed and when I came out
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Buchanan has run for President three times.  In 1992, he sought the [[Republican Party]] nomination against then-President [[George H.W. Bush]].  Many conservatives were alienated from the first Bush administration's policies, especially his reneging on his "read my lips, no new taxes" pledge and his frequent use of the term, "[[New World Order]]" to describe his [[foreign policy]] goals.  Buchanan offered conservatives who were disillusioned by the Bush Administration a choice in the 1992 primaries.  Buchanan came in a distant second in the primaries but is remembered for his fiery keynote speech at the 1992 Republican convention.
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There was a dude who looked like a cop and yelled my name out
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I ain't trying to get arrested
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I just got here
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I sprang with the quickness like lightening, disappeared
  
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In 1996, Buchanan sought the Republican nomination again, and pulled an upset victory in the [[New Hampshire]] primary.  However, after [[Bob Dole]] emerged as the clear favorite after the [[Super Tuesday]] primaries, Buchanan suspended his campaign.
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I whistled for a cab and when it came near
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The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
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If anything I can say this cab is rare
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But I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'
  
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In 2000, Buchanan left the Republican Party and announced his intention to seek the [[Reform Party]] nomination for President.  He easily won the Reform Party nomination over his main rival for the nomination, [[John Hagelin]], but carried only about 1/4 of 1% of the votes in the general election, coming in fourth place behind [[George W. Bush]], [[Al Gore]], and [[Ralph Nader]].
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I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
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And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
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==Author==
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I looked at my kingdom
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Since the end of the [[Cold War]], Pat Buchanan has been largely identified with the [[paleoconservative]] wing of the conservative movement.  As such he is an opponent of [[free trade]], a critic of mass [[immigration]], and a critic of foreign policy interventionism such as the [[Iraq War]], positions which put him at odds with the [[neoconservative]]s.  He has written several books on these and other topics:
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I was finally there
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To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air
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* ''Right from the Beginning'' (1988)
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* ''The Great Betrayal: How American Sovereignty and Social Justice Are Being Sacrificed to the Gods of the Global Economy'' (1998)
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* ''A Republic, Not an Empire: Reclaiming America's Destiny'' (1999)
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* ''The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization'' (2002)
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* ''Where the Right Went Wrong: How Neoconservatives Subverted the Reagan Revolution and Hijacked the Bush Presidency'' (2004)
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* ''State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America'' (2006)
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He is also a co-founder and founding editor of ''[[The American Conservative]]'' magazine.
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Revision as of 11:24, October 5, 2007

Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I liked to take a minute Just sit right there I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

In west Philadelphia born and raised On the playground was where I spent most of my days Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school When a couple of guys Who were up to no good Startin makin trouble in my neighborhood I got in one lil fight and my mom got scared She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in bel Air'

I begged and pleaded with her day after day But she packed my suite case and send me on my way She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket. I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.

First class, yo this is bad Drinking orang juice out of a champagne glass. Is this what the people of Bel-Air Living like? Hmmmmm this might be alright.

But wait I hear the pricey booze, wine all that Is Bel-Air the type of place they send this cool cat? I don't think sow I'll see when I get there I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air

Well, the plane landed and when I came out There was a dude who looked like a cop and yelled my name out I ain't trying to get arrested I just got here I sprang with the quickness like lightening, disappeared

I whistled for a cab and when it came near The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror If anything I can say this cab is rare But I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'

I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8 And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later' I looked at my kingdom I was finally there To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

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