Here's a another powerful peice from guest blogger GottaLaff (originally posted at the The Political Carnival on October 25, 2009): Pat Buchanan & Traditional Americans: Special Comment by my 72-year-old friend My very caring, impassioned 72-year-old Twitter pal, who goes by the name 42bkdodgr, would like to share his feelings about one of our posts a few days ago of Pat Buchanan's feelings on "traditional Americans". I am more than happy to oblige. But first, a personal note from 42bkdodgr: Many of you may wonder why I chose to use the “ 72 year old friend” as the introduction to my Special Comments. I selected the moniker so readers could see that from my age and life experiences I give a different perspective to the issues of today. Now for his Special Comment: Traditional Americans I commented recently on an article written by Pat Buchanan titled “Traditional Americans Are Losing Their Nation”. In my previous comment I wrote about the Oath Keepers, but I said at the time I wondered who was a Traditional American. So I ask Pat the following: * Were traditional Americans the Indians and Mexicans who lived on the continent before its discovery? * Were traditional Americans the colonists who preferred being a colony of England prior to the Revolutionary War? * Were traditional Americans the people who supported the Declaration of Independence and fought in the Revolutionary War? * Were traditional Americans the people who owned slaves and supported a Civil War or the Americans who opposed slavery? * Were traditional Americans the people who opposed the immigration of Irish Roman Catholics and other nationalities to the United States in the 19th Century? * Were traditional Americans the people who barred black athletes from baseball and other major sports? * Were traditional Americans the people who believed that a Catholic or Black person should not hold the office of President? * Were traditional Americans the people who fought against the desegregation o