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Michael Anthony Peroutka ( born 1952 ) is a ___MASK81___ lawyer , the founder of the Institute on the Constitution . He once held a position in the United States Department of Health and Human Services and was the Constitution Party candidate for president in 2004 . He is co - host of " The American View " radio program . John D . Lofton , Jr . ( May 26 , 1941 -- September 17 , 2014 ) was an American paleoconservative political commentator and editor of The American View radio program run by Michael Peroutka . Lofton was also a newspaper editor , a journalist , a columnist , and a political advisor . Describing himself as a `` recovering Republican '' , Lofton was most closely allied with the Constitution Party . Lofton edited Monday , the weekly publication of the Republican National Committee , between 1970 and 1973 . He later became a syndicated columnist for United Features Syndicate whose columns appeared in 100 newspapers between 1973 and 1980 . He became a columnist for the ___MASK57___ Times in 1982 . During his seven years at the ___MASK57___ Times , Lofton became nationally known in print and on the nascent cable news circuit . Lofton advised Pat Buchanan ' s presidential campaign and was the Communications Director for the 2004 Michael Peroutka presidential campaign . Lofton made numerous appearances on political talk shows , including The Political Cesspool , Politically Incorrect , Scarborough Country , and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . He is perhaps best - known for a 1986 appearance on Crossfire in which he debated musician Frank Zappa about the Parents Music Resource Center ' s campaign to identify music albums inappropriate for children . Lofton vehemently argued that the Founding Fathers of the United States did not mean to include lyrics like Zappa ' s under the protection of the First Amendment . He and Zappa argued while Zappa kept defending free speech , even if it implies taboo subject matter ; in the debate , Lofton eventually called Zappa an idiot . Zappa responded , `` Tell you what -- kiss my ass ! How do you like that ? '' . The Crossfire video went viral after freeform radio station WFMU posted about it on its widely read blog in early 2006 . Lofton interviewed poet Allen Ginsberg in 1990 for Chronicles : A Magazine of American Culture . The interview was subsequently reprinted in Harper ' s Magazine . Lofton died on September 17 , 2014 of a heart condition . The Institute on the Constitution is a paleoconservative think - tank and educational organization based in ___MASK85___ , Maryland . The Institute is a project of the American College of Cultural Studies . The Institute ' s aim " is intended to reconnect Americans to the history of the American Republic and to their heritage of freedom under the law ." The Institute educates students about American history and Constitutional government from a " constitutional conservative " perspective . ___MASK81___ is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , bordering ___MASK24___ , ___MASK86___ , and ___MASK57___ , D . C . to its south and west ; Pennsylvania to its north ; and Delaware to its east . The state ' s largest city is ___MASK35___ , and its capital is Annapolis . Among its occasional nicknames are " Old Line State ", the " Free State ", and the " Chesapeake Bay State ". The state is named after Henrietta Maria of France , the wife of Charles I of England .