During his seven years at the Washington Times, Lofton became nationally known in print and on the nascent cable news circuit.

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.

The Crossfire video went viral after freeform radio station WFMU posted about it on its widely read blog in early 2006.

[6][7] In a 1989 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Lofton and fellow conservative columnist Mona Charen debated with two homosexual couples on the subjects of gay adoption and the then-novel concept of same-sex marriage.

[8] Both Lofton and Charen argued that legally sanctioning such marriages would undermine the fabric of the American family.