Posted on 06/02/2010 8:51:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. would approve of the tea party movement, says conservative historian Lee Edwards, who just finished a book about Buckley.
“Bill Buckley embodied the idea of blending the main streams of conservatism – traditional conservatives, libertarian conservatives, social conservatives, neo-conservatives, national security conservatives and so forth,” Edwards told Newsmax.TV.
“He always said politics is a matter of addition not subtraction. I think he would reach out with open arms to the tea party movement.”
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Edwards sees many similarities between the tea partyers and Buckley. They both are/were anti-establishment; they both support(ed) limited government, for example.
And just as not all tea partyers are Republicans, “Bill Buckley was very careful about choosing Republicans as the main political vehicle, but maintaining good relationships with Democrats like Joe Lieberman,” Edwards said.
His book is “William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement.” Edwards is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
And how would Buckley unite conservatives to victory in today’s political climate?
First, “He would make sure there are no extremists,” as when he said there was no room for the John Birch Society in the conservative movement of the 1950s-60s, Edwards said. That group’s founder Robert Welch said communists made up 50-70 percent of the U.S. government.
In addition, Buckley would counsel against engaging in ad hominem personal attacks, Edward said.
“Stick to ideas. Bring people together around the basic ideas of conservatism – limited government, individual responsibility, free enterprise.”
President Obama, who is trying to turn us into a European democratic-socialist society, presents the conservative movement with the biggest challenge of its 50-60 year existence, Edwards says.(continued)
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Of course Buckley would aprove of Governor Palin, as would Ronald Reagan, as would any serious minded and principled conservative.
The only dolts who don’t approve of Sara Palin are purists and those with another dog in the hunt.
Palin is no Buckley, but then again, Buckley was not much of a politician. She reminds more of Reagan than Buckley.
If elected, I believe President Palin would rise to the occasion quite nicely.
Rush Limbaugh always paid his respects to Buckley. But since his death Rush has taken the ball and ran with it.
I absolutely agree with this headline....
What a crock of crap. Buckley was a WARRIOR. He threatened to kick the $hit out of Noam Chomsky, and later Gore Vidal on national television.
And furthermore, we don’t know for certain what he or any other dead person would think about anything going on these days.
I’d say that Buckley would like that people thought enough of his life’s work that they would use his extensive writings to back up or disprove claims like this, that it means the man’s effort can continue beyond the grave, but I’m not allowed to have such an opinion, it seems.
Purist Conservatives..., now there’s a group that has it’s head up it’s ass huh. Damn if they aren’t the only ones who unfailingly support our Founders, our Constitution, our sovereignty, or national defense, our... well, you get the idea. I say F’m.
God it’s frustrating to see folks with their heads so firmly implanted. What the hell is this forum all about, if not sticking with Conservatism over infatuation?
” And furthermore, we don’t know for certain what he or any other dead person would think about anything going on these days.”
Correct....but we have a few memories ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYymnxoQnf8
and....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEIrZO069Kg&feature=related
BTW, open arms? Big tent? Inclusivity?
John McCain couldn’t have said it better himself. Why just reach across the isle in pursuit of comity.
Gag me with a fricken pitch fork.
Please view post 10 ;-)
Buckley was a genius. They don’t make them like that anymore.
My comments should have been more clearly focused on the claim rather than the man. Your post makes that clear, even before my post. Thank you.
Exactly how does the quote;
“It’s also very important not to take Gov. [Sarah] Palin and put her in some category as an untouchable. That would be an enormous mistake”. Edwards wouldn’t call Palin a model conservative.
“I don’t think she’s done much reading of classical works such as ‘The Road to Serfdom,’ ‘The Conservative Mind,’ or ‘Ideas Have Consequences,’ all of which make up the conservative canon for most people.”
...equate to approval? First, the assertion in the title was made up out of thin air by the author, second it was the author’s opinion, not one he attributed to Buckley.
You gotta watch the Palinista propaganda machine, it’s always in high gear to mislead you if not outright lie to you...like Palin did about the “bridge to nowhere”.
*A sentence that appears to need fixing*
You gotta watch the Palinista Bob J propaganda machine, it’s always in high gear to mislead you if not outright lie to you...
Fixed
“Edwards wouldn’t call Palin a model conservative“I don’t think she’s done much reading of classical works such as ‘The Road to Serfdom,’ ‘The Conservative Mind,’ or ‘Ideas Have Consequences,’ all of which make up the conservative canon for most people.” But he’s highly impressed with Palin’s natural communication skills. “I think you need to surround her with the best possible advice. Encourage her, keep her going. Take advantage of her energy, her enthusiasm, her ability to communicate. And make sure she remains a leader of the conservative movement.”
I don't care what live people claim dead people 'would do' under current circumstances.
Is that the same thing as the Palinista smear machine, in which Palinbots attack staunch conservatives in order to eliminate the competition for their beauty queen candidate?
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