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John McLaughlin was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1927. He grew up in a Catholic family. At age 18 he attended Weston College in Weston, Massachusetts, which later attended the theological seminary of Boston College, to prepare for the priesthood. He became an ordained priest in 1959 and continued to earn 2 masters degrees and a PhD. He later became a teacher, writer and an assistant editor. He produces and hosts the series The McLaughlin Group and also John McLaughlin’s One on One. You can visit his website at http://www.mclaughlin.com.
McLaughlin in the beginning was a member of the Democratic Party, opposing the Vietnam War, but later changed to a Republican. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1970 but lost. He later became a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon. After Nixon left office, McLaughlin was editor and author of the column “From Washington Straight.” between the years 1981 to …show more content…

Pat Buchanan, who is a political commentator and author. McLaughlin has known Buchanan since 1970 and who has been a panelist for much of the show's history. Eleanor Clift, who is a contributor to MSNBC and The Daily Beast, seems to be conservative in her views. Tom Rogan, who is a columnist for National Review and Daily Telegraph and Clarence Page, who contributor for The Chicago Tribune. I watched three episodes of The McLaughlin Group on You Tube. Issues on most episodes commonly discussed included American foreign policy and domestic security issues and of course the presidential candidates.
Episode 8/7/2015. Issues discussed: GOP Debates, Christie & Paul on Terrorism, Trump & Women, Entitlement Reform and Jeb Bush.
McLaughlin said at one point “were out of hand here” then gave the final answer “Kasich” would be the GOP nomination. I noticed McLaughlin seems to wear a permanent scowl across his face. Of course the most heated and talked about issues are the GOP debates, candidates and of course Donald

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