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To: penelopesire

“When asked if he had “referred to Jesse Jackson as an ignoramus,” Buckley said, “If I didn’t, I should have.” “

I wish I was witty like that.

Kudos to Ann—the esteemed Mr. Buckley was found dead this morning, and she cranked out this column by this dinnertime.


86 posted on 02/27/2008 6:57:22 PM PST by exit82 (People get the government they deserve. And they are about to get it--in spades.)
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To: exit82

No worries..wit has a way of rubbing off, especially if you hang around Freepers long enough. (grin)

No doubt, Mr. Buckley would have enjoyed Ann Coulter’s column today.


88 posted on 02/27/2008 7:24:04 PM PST by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: exit82
“When asked if he had “referred to Jesse Jackson as an ignoramus,” Buckley said, “If I didn’t, I should have.”

“ I wish I was witty like that.

He was on Tim Russert's show several years ago when a question on global warming came up.

Russert: "Do you believe GW is a threat?"

WFB: "No"

Russert: "But a recent poll says that 80% of the public belives it is a threat."

WFB: "Then you've got your work cut out for you."

103 posted on 02/27/2008 9:20:29 PM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan ("Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made." Groucho Marx)
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