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Sam Francis,columnist, 57, dies -a leading voice of traditional conservatism.
Washington Times ^
| Feb. 18 2005
| staff
Posted on 02/18/2005 12:16:33 AM PST by ETERNAL WARMING
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RIP Mr. Francis-thankyou for the support.
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Thanks for posting.
A gracious tribute to a true conservative.
He'll be missed.
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posted on
02/18/2005 12:21:01 AM PST
by
rcocean
To: ETERNAL WARMING
His best column ever was the one where he made fun of Amy Biehl after she was beaten to death by a mob in South Africa.
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posted on
02/18/2005 12:35:44 AM PST
by
ambrose
(....)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
There's a nice tribute on the VDare site.
To: ETERNAL WARMING
I've read him regularly over the years, and I'll miss him. No columnist could write better, and none was more scholarly. He sacrificed what might have been a stellar MSM career by sticking to his paleo-principles. He had, as the saying goes, the courage of his convictions.
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Sorry. All that comes to mind is NBC's Fred Francis (former Pentagon correspondent). Still, sad to hear. 57 is such a young age.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:01:31 AM PST
by
Tall_Texan
(Let's REALLY Split The Country! (http://righteverytime3.blogspot.com))
To: ETERNAL WARMING
I believe he first used the labels: "Evil Party" for the Democrats and "Stupid Party" for the Republicans in the Bob Dole for President era.
Maybe he was right. I'm still waiting for the Republican Party to become conservative. But, then again, I'm still waiting for the Tooth Fairy also.
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posted on
02/18/2005 2:23:42 AM PST
by
leadhead
(Living beyond my mental means because some assembly is still required)
To: ETERNAL WARMING
Don't know what happened to the other thread but it appeared that the death of such a principled conservative can attract the attention of those with no conservative principles other than its political proximity to their pet cause. Ironic that one of Francis' last columns which I excerpted in the other thread was about that problem. The Hard Right as he defined it, was based on the "Cultural Issue", that is, what kind of country do we want this to be rather than be based on politics or specific causes.
While this forum will continue to be a useful place to discuss what kind of country we want this to be, the focus on politics here along with the expediency of pushing pet causes which Francis always criticized and avoided (apart from culture) will mean the battles of the Hard Right will be won elsewhere.
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posted on
02/18/2005 3:23:21 AM PST
by
palmer
("Oh you heartless gloaters")
To: leadhead
"Evil Party" for the Democrats and "Stupid Party" for the Republicans Lately he pointed out that Democrats have become stupid while staying evil and that the Republicans have gone from being the lesser of two evils (from a paleo perspective) to the only slightly lesser of two evils.
My own view is that power and evil go hand in hand. It's not monotonic or inevitable but it's the natural tendency of many politicians without external limits on their behavior. Fortunately there are enough Republicans with limited government principles to keep things under control, but (IMO) the recent National ID bill is not a good sign.
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posted on
02/18/2005 3:33:10 AM PST
by
palmer
("Oh you heartless gloaters")
To: ETERNAL WARMING
I think I recall his columns in a Catholic paper called, "The Wanderer". Good writer.
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To: ambrose
I don't suppose that one is linkable anywhere?
To: Vic Mackey
>>>>>>Sam Francis was the man.
Agreed!
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02/18/2005 12:28:50 PM PST
by
Thorin
("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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