Pat Buchanan got so riled up during a discussion last night about Geraldine Ferraro’s controversial comments that he yelled out “shut up” at pundit Keli Goff during an on-air debate. Liberal talker Rachel Maddow ended up scolding him for the outburst, and MSNBC host Dan Abrams was noticeably shaken:

What did you think of Buchanan’s style?

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Katrina vanden Heuvel, the editor of The Nation magazine, told Chris Matthews today on Hardball that Sen. Barack Obama’s plagiarism scandal should not have been covered on the program because, she feels, it doesn’t matter to the common person. An incredulous Matthews responded that she should ask Sen. Joe Biden whether these kind of issues matter — a reference to Biden being forced to quit his bid for the presidency in 1987 after he plagiarised a speech. Pat Buchanan, a guest on the show, said that he felt this was a “bad day” for Obama, and that his character will likely be called into question more often now in the campaign.

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Lawrence O’Donnell, a liberal commentator, says Mormonism is “demented, Scientology-like” and is rooted in racism. Pat Buchanan defends Mormonism by noting that his Christian great grandfather “had slaves.”

Earlier: Mitt Romney Did Not Mention Angel Moroni

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With Washington-based MSNBCers being forced to abandon their old 400 N. Capitol building in favor of Tim Russert’s Meet the Press studios on Nebraska Ave., it’s no secret that some staffers are grumbling.

Logistically, the new studio is farther away from the Capitol, making it more difficult to lure lawmakers in for quickie interviews. Plus, Hardball’s Chris Matthews was not happy to have to give up his autonomy and bow to Russert’s control. He even made futile complaints to MSNBC honchos. 

And now some physical limitations of the new space are becoming clear. Thus, you’ve got news reporter David Shuster sharing office space with a political pundit Pat Buchanan. These types of news/opinion syntheses had always tried to be avoided in the past. However, the new space, we hear, just can’t allow for that traditional boundary to remain. 

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On Dan Abrams’ MSNBC program tonight Pat Buchanan, looking old and confused, really stuck his foot in it when he intimated that being gay is a disease. Salon’s liberal editor Joan Walsh yelled at him during the segment, saying she strongly disagrees. And the show’s host, who tends not to show much bias when doing political reporting, even called Buchanan on the argument.

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Joe Scarborough wanted Pat Buchanan to look at something on TV while he was calling in to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program this a.m., but the conservative talker just couldn’t fulfill this assignment.

“I don’t have a TV down here, Joe,” Pat lamented. “We have a few upstairs.”

What?!

Does Buchanan only eat Cheetohs and blog in the basement like the rest of us regular folk?

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Noted gay advice columnist Dan Savage weighs in this week on the rather strange case of 18-year-old Tyler Whitney, a self-professed up-and-coming conservative activist who currently works as a webmaster for GOP antigay presidential candidate, Tom Tancredo. Whitney also reportedly leads an antigay political group on his college campus and has carried a “Go Back in the Closet!” sign at an antigay protest.

Recently, Between the Lines, a gay newspaper in Michigan (who knew they had one?), published a story that noted Whitney has told some friends that he is gay, which was then picked up by loads of national gay bloggers, including Mike Rogers, the gay editor of BlogActive, a blog that’s outed at least two dozen high-ranking political figures since 2004.

Bay Buchanan, an adviser to Tancredo, has said that Whitney’s “sexual preference is a personal matter” and that it should have “nothing to do with the campaign.”

But Savage disagrees:

“Sorry, Bay, but gay-bashing thugs—people like you, your horrible brother Pat, your vile candidate—can’t have it both ways. If Whitney’s sexual preference is a personal matter, then so is mine. If Whitney’s sexual preference shouldn’t have anything to do with the campaign, then neither should mine—nor should the sexual preference of any other American. But so long as the GOP attacks gay Americans, Whitney’s sexuality—and his hypocrisy—has everything to do with the campaign.”

Hmmmmm. Hypocrisy among politicos. Now where have we heard about that before?

Earlier: What ABC News Didn’t Tell You: Big Head DC’s Interview With “DC Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey

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Bill O’Reilly asked, “Why can’t I be a role model for gays?” to a bewildered activist promoting Gay History Month as a way to highlight positive role models for gay youth.

Country singer Sara Evans — Tom Delay’s fave — said in a taped interview on Dancing with the Stars that the welfare of her son was the reason she quit the show. The 100 nude photos of her husband Craig Schelske “in a state of arousal,” mentioned in her recently filed divorce papers, played no role whatsoever, we’re guessing.

Pat Buchanan, on MSNBC’s Scarborough Country, called the Air America radio station “now-defunct,” after its recent bankruptcy filing. The New Republic’s Michael Crowley agreed that that station was a “failed attempt.”

Rosie O’Donnell’s recurring character on Nip/Tuck, who will eventually be spun off to star in her own show, said that she wipes her ass with $100 bills. Now that’s capitalism!

Jon Stewart, after noting that every POTUS — save Zachory Taylor, until last night — has been mentioned during the Daily Show’s ten year run, welcomed the always lovely Amy Sedaris. Party guests have shown up at her house with sunflowers, which she hates. John “the Puritan” Ashcroft, whom Sedaris said she’s dated, will be on the program this evening. Set your Tivo now!

Stephen Colbert celebrated his one year anniversary by noting that less than 50 percent of American households are getting married.

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Pat Buchanan must have had a fit when he read “Where It’s At — and Where It’s Not” by WaPo editor Nancy Szokan. Why? Because the rest of the world doesn’t know its @ from a hole in the ground.

I personally think Americans have fallen behind yet again. By now we should have figured out some much more creative language for the @ sign. I’d love to hear some of your ideas on what @ really looks like.

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