That’s Firestick.
Two girly-men going at it,
The original debates are on Youtube. Buckley destroys him. Vidal is obviously drunk and Buckley calls him a queer and says he’ll sock him in the face so he stays plastered.
After calling Buckley a crypto nazi. Whatever that is and Buckley calls him a queer he says we shouldn’t resort to name calling...
“A good documentary that suggested Vidal got the upper hand throughout he convention debates. Buckley threatened him when called a Nazi and Vidal smirked, showing his evil side.”
Suggested??? Not this video.
I remember Rush discussed this once and someone from National Review called in, or relayed the message, that Buckley regretted what he called Vidal the rest of his life.
I don’t believe it.
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the 1960s thru Ronald Reagan were the Golden age for conservatives. It’s been downhill since Bush 41 destroyed the movement. It’s a smoldering heap at this point.
It rarely looks good to lose one’s temper.
Buckley is *still* the conservative I respect the most. Anything beyond his style is silly histrionics, even if I agree with the person.
But I was raised in such a way that it is *never* acceptable to raise one’s voice or use a mocking name for ones opponent or target. I loath what both this country and so-called ‘conservatism’ have become, even if it is a reaction to the vehemence of the left. Oh, well, Ike was the last politician I respected.
Now if they call you a Nazi, you just shoot back with “But you call everyone and everything a Nazi. This chair is a Nazi”