FOOD FIGHTS

Pat Buchanan Doused With Salad Dressing

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - Commentator and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan cut short an appearance after an opponent of his conservative views doused him with salad dressing.

"Stop the bigotry!" the demonstrator shouted as he hurled the liquid Thursday night during the program at Western Michigan University. The incident came just two days after another noted conservative, William Kristol, was struck by a pie during an appearance at a college in Indiana.

After he was hit, Buchanan cut short his question-and-answer session with the audience, saying, "Thank you all for coming, but I'm going to have to get my hair washed."

The demonstrator, identified by authorities as a 24-year-old student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, was arrested and faces a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace. He was released on a $100 cash bond, pending his April 14 arraignment.

"He could have faced a felony assault charge, but Pat Buchanan decided to not press that charge," university spokesman Matt Kurz said.

Buchanan's visit had evoked controversy on campus because it fell on the birthday of the late Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez. Buchanan favors tighter controls on immigration.
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Earlier this week, a protester hit Bill Kristol with a pie at Earlham College.

Yesterday, Pat Buchanan was splattered with salad dressing. Thankfully, he wasn't pelted with croutons.

While these stunts have caused no serious injuries to the victims, they have shown how childish these individuals are.

Waging these food fights on conservatives is indicative of the intellectual inferiority of the perpetrators.

Rather than expressing themselves legitimately, these fools engage in sophomoric capers. They prove their inability to disagree reasonably and resort to assault.

It should be noted that in all cases of food-based attacks, the victims have been gracious.

The desperation exhibited by people who are anti-conservative is pathetic.