[Republican Challenger]

I would, in fact, be all three of them. Strangely enough, the discovery of those "Bush-Nazi" documents in The National Archives and Library of Congress is how I got catapulted into this adventure. The AP version of the story ran on the front page of major newspapers from Moscow to Melbourne, Tel Aviv to Londton to Bombay.
Doonesbury did a cartoon and Howard Kurtz did a Washington Post column.
However, the Bush-Nazi story I reported has nothing to do with my agenda of new ideas for the Republican Party and the country. I have been swept into something bigger than myself, and I am very serious about my platform.
Please visit my web site at www.johnbuchanan.org and learn more about my platform. Please contribute to offer me a fair chance on a small budget.

[deport]

Would you be a Luddite? Wanna keep the buggy whip industry flourshing?

My contributions will go to the campaign of the current occupant of the Whitehouse, President Bush....

[Erik Latranyi]

"I have been swept into something bigger than myself, and I am very serious about my platform."

And in the immortal words of Dirty Harry.......

...you're a legend in your own mind.

[Revolting cat!]

Well, I admit "Buchanan For President" sounds kinda catchy, doesn't it?!

[Peace will be here soon]

I have three questions for you, sir. Where do you stand on the issue of abortion ? And how would you address the illegal immigration problem this country is facing? And finally , do you support the H1B and L1 visa programs ?

[DefCon]

Didn't we go 50/50 for a lid one time back in college?
Didn't you go by the street name of "rooster"?
I'm almost sure it was you.
He sure did sound like you.
You would remember me as "catfish".

[Dan from Michigan]

I will remove the corporate influence from American politics by making it illegal for corporate/business entities to contribute to candidates or political parties.

It's already illegal for corporations to donate to political committees.

I will outlaw political action committees (PACs).

I disagree 100%. PACS are issue orientated organizations. I use PAC endorsements and donations to influence who I vote and don't vote for.

I will make it illegal for any corporation or business entity to in any way influence the vote of any employee or induce involuntary involvement in any political or social cause.

I think that's already illegal.

I will end war profiteering by former government officials and Washington insiders.

How?

I will make the awarding of all U.S. defense and aerospace contracts a public process that includes full disclosure by all participants in a vigorous competitive process.

Good luck. I agree with you actually on this one after the Ed McNamara no bid contracts in Wayne County Michigan. It won't happen though. There's been a spoils system going back past Andrew Jackson.

I will require that all U.S. defense contractors adhere to a strict new policy of financial transparency, monitored on behalf of the American people by new Congressional subcommittees in both the House and Senate, which release public reports audited by the Government Accounting Office (GAO).

Specifics?

I will hold corporations accountable for their actions, including full prosecution of white-collar criminals.

Much of that has to do with plea bargains and judges.

I will introduce new measures to hold corporations accountable to their public charter. Corporations that violate the interests of the public will be either be sued, in the name of the American people, by the Department of Justice – or face revocation of their charter by voter referendum.

What's defined as the 'public interest?

I will strengthen existing regulatory agencies such as the Securities & Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission and create new government initiatives to protect consumer rights..

"Consumer rights" to me means big payoffs for the trial lawyers lobby.

I will reform the media by reinstating the FCC Fairness Doctrine, mandating that “fair and balanced reporting” be a daily reality on the public airwaves, not a trademarked slogan for an Australian-born media empire.

The Fairness Doctrince is fascist as are those who support it. It is anti-freedom and anti First Amendment. You lost any chance of my vote right there.

I will create a new “local hour” of required community broadcasting by all network affiliates and independent TV stations, to replace the present “strip” syndication hour of 7-8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

More free speech regulation by government thugs.

I will require the media to better serve its public responsibility by regularly airing first-rate programming analyzing and covering difficult social issues.

What the hell is 'first rate programming'? I personally think first rate programming is a shoot em up or a Sports game.

I will create a Citizens Media Oversight Board, nationally and locally, to represent the interests of the public in the making and management of all media policy. The board will consist of journalists, news and media executives, media historians, and an equal number of citizen representatives from the full spectrum of U.S. society.

A waste of tax money.

I will make the FCC charter renewal process for TV and radio stations more directly accountable to the communities they serve.

Riiiight.

I will create new voter registration drives designed to dramatically increase voter participation in all elections as a basic civic duty, and encourage more citizens to run for office.

People will vote if they have a reason to. If they don't have a reason to vote, they shouldn't be voting, and I do not want them to vote.

I will create a new program for the public financing of national elections so that campaigns can be conducted free of corporate or institutional influence or financing. I will encourage all states and localities to do the same.

Why the hell should taxpayers pay for all elections? They shouldn't. My money should not go to help John Kerry's campaign.

I will shift the financing of the U.S. government from the middle class to the corporations and wealthy individuals whose taxes have been cut too far.

Which will put the middle class out of work.

I will create a new “billionaire tax” so the very wealthiest Americans pay their fair share toward the general good of society.

Fairness...how communist. And supporting the general good of society can start by eliminated the PAYROLL tax completely.

I will ease and simplify the tax burden of the middle class and increase the “floor” for minimum taxation to bring more struggling families above the poverty line.

Again..eliminate the PAYROLL tax.

I will simplify and standardize the U.S. tax code for maximum ease of compliance and efficiency.

Specifics?

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Bottom line is this. You are against the first amendment, and you are a tax lover, so you are unworthy of my vote.

[chris1]

You seem really off your rocker.

[Swordmaker]

Your article claiming a NAZI association for the Bush family has already been deconstructed on FreeRepublic and was found to be twaddle.

Prescott Bush was a member of the Board of Directors of a Bank that had financial links to a bank that was owned by the family of a former Nazi who was IMPRISONED by Hitler for breaking away from him and his policies. That is really a tenuous link through to many trivial connections to make ANY KIND of determination of Prescott Bush's political or philosophical leanings. In addition, Prescott Bush is dead. George W. Bush is TWO generations removed from him. In case you have not noticed, George W. Bush is NOT Prescott Bush.

Your article was a patchwork of incomplete research, stretched connections, and innuendo. That does not make it something to brag about; it makes it something to be ashamed of. Merely because other unethical journalists with agendas elected to reprint or quote your twaddle does not grant it any more weight... it just diminishes their credibility.

After visiting your website (very nicesly laid out by the way) I found that unfortunately, the thinking prowess you exhibited in that article is also apparent in your platform... superficial understanding, mis-information, and mis-application of facts. None of this would make me inclined to believe a word of your conclusions, your platform, or your chances of actually performing well in the office of the Presidency.

Thank God you have no chance of achieving that lofty goal!