Brilliant. And sorely missed.
During the late 60s it was amazing to see his show on TV and more amazing to hear the conservative views and watch him debate the big liberals of the time and win.
Might watch it, but it seems there are some problems. Link to NRO via Powerline:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/a-flawed-documentary/
For those who don’t know, Buckley was an infantry officer during WWII so he was more physical and physical world capable than he comes off as an intellectual sitting in a chair.
It was a great portrayal of Buckley. Once they get to Newt Gingrich and DJT near the end of the program it turns into total BS garbage. Well worth watching, just turn it off when the lying BS starts.
However, they did make Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gringrich, and Trump out to be monsters. They didn't mention anything about the neocon takeover of NR or the conservative movement in general.
I know there is a lot of animosity toward Buckley on FR. NR was my first major introduction to conservatism. Buckley was a great essayist, interviewer, and author. I especially liked Stained Glass which I think would be a great book for anyone to read who thinks pushing farther and faster in Ukraine would be a great idea.
Lots of beautiful film especially of Buckley sailing with his son and his friends. Definitely watchable except for the last few minutes.
This was from an episode of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.
Buckley was also a total degenerate who urinated on cars by peeing out the open door of his chauffer driven car, and who reportedly may have been allowed to succeed by CIA due to his being compromised molesting underaged boys, just like his nemesis Gore Vidal. If you do an honest look into his past the man was deranged.
Much of old politics is degenerates who were allowed to dominate the narrative by CIA and their prolific domestic operations. Those of us who have run into the surveillance domestically today, tend to see it all a little differently, and crave the day we are freed from those scumbags.