Tolerance, "liberal" style

Pat Buchanan doused with salad dressing

KALAMAZOO, Michigan (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.

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So, in recent weeks, we've had Ann Coulter heckled, Bill Kristol pelted with a pie (Coulter deftly dodged a similar attack last year) and Buchanan doused with what appears to be creamy Italian. We say appears as you can never be certain with this bunch -- we hope Pat went home and swam in bleach.

Yup -- the vaunted tolerance of The Left! Buggery, oui! Opposing opinions, non!