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NYT reporting that William F Buckley has died
NYT
| 2/26/08
Posted on 02/27/2008 8:14:31 AM PST by Borges
Dead at 82
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: buckley; wfb; williamfbuckley; wod; wodlist
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To: Borges
101
posted on
02/27/2008 9:17:33 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Obama and Hillary - it's right there in black and white)
To: Borges
Four score & two - and very full ones at that.
Buckley’s face off with Gore Vidal in 1968 was a classic -
Buckley to Vidal...”Now listen, you queer. Stop calling me a crypto Nazi, or I’ll sock you in the goddamn face and you’ll stay plastered.”
To: Borges
RIP Bill. Your wisdom will long outlast you.
103
posted on
02/27/2008 9:19:25 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Borges
When I was just a teenager back in the 60s and the time came for me to decide what kind of a person I was going to be as an adult, it was William F. Buckley Jr.'s writings that convinced me I was a conservative American. Thanks to him, I never had to go through that immature, Liberal phase of life that most college kids go through.
God bless you and RIP William F. Buckley Jr. You done good sir!
104
posted on
02/27/2008 9:21:25 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(In November, we're going to be able to elect politicians who say they can change the weather. YAY!)
To: varina davis
“His political debates...with Gore Vidal”
During the 1968 convention. Those were classics. At the age of twenty-two these were my first exposure to his wit and intellect. Wonderful, brilliant man. And does anyone else remember impressionist David Frye doing a great Buckley, as well as all of the other players of that year’s presidential race?
105
posted on
02/27/2008 9:22:49 AM PST
by
beelzepug
("Suffering from electile dysfunction.....can't get aroused by any of the candidates.")
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
Okay, sorry, one more. Saw the story on RightVoices and bounced back to search for topics. This is the first one, many others (see
search results, this one is from the NYT).
106
posted on
02/27/2008 9:24:54 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
107
posted on
02/27/2008 9:25:19 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/___________________Profile updated Tuesday, February 19, 2008)
To: Borges
To: King of Florida
Oh well, Buckley can wait... (he said through the egg)
109
posted on
02/27/2008 9:25:58 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: Borges
God be with him and his family.
110
posted on
02/27/2008 9:27:39 AM PST
by
stevio
(Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
To: Borges
In Christ, dear Bill. You were, and will remain, one of my hereos. I had the chance to meet him once and he was as sweet and wonderful as I could have hoped.
Last summer, I received a letter from him, a response to one I had written him, and it is framed in honor on my wall and today, my heart is heavy.
To: King of Florida; Old Professer; MotleyGirl70; Cagey; Mr. Brightside; Gamecock; jdm; Rb ver. 2.0
Safire is still alive and well. And pedantic. :-)
To: Borges
RIP, Bill. You will be sorely missed.
I cut my teeth on National Review. Mr. Buckley helped shape and solidify the thinking of this conservative. Prayers for Pat and Christopher and the NR family.
113
posted on
02/27/2008 9:32:47 AM PST
by
shezza
(WWRD?)
To: Borges
That’s a good death, though. His life’s work done, full of years and memories, to die in one’s sleep, in one’s own bed, at home. Either that, or struck by lightning on the golf course.
RIP Mr. Buckley.
114
posted on
02/27/2008 9:37:14 AM PST
by
Argus
To: Borges
An elegant and principled man.
We are indebted to you Mr. Buckely. Thank you for carrying the torch all these years.
To: Borges
One of the last things I did with my dad was to take him to see Buckley in a talk in Sacramento, It was on my wedding anniversary and my wife was nice enough to let me take dad.
Later I was able to have him sign my program.
I still have it.
To: Borges
Prayers up
117
posted on
02/27/2008 9:41:13 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Borges
Prayers up. We will so miss his wit.
118
posted on
02/27/2008 9:41:36 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Borges
I am listening to Rush talk about him. This is a shock. How is that? He is not family. Why am I stunned? I couldn’t have imagined it before.
To: null and void
I'm surprised that the NYT staff paused champagne cork popping long enough to get the news onto the wire. They have the obits pretty much written up ahead of time. They might have tweaked it a little, but most of the content was ready to go.
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posted on
02/27/2008 9:53:03 AM PST
by
ELS
(Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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