[Conservative Chicagoan]

Why is this anti-American traitor criticizing the New York Times? It makes no sense for him to criticize the single most important publicaton ever in bringing communism to America.

[dighton]

One dose of Vidal is more than enough.

[Timesink]

He comes off more like the Last Defender of Thorazine and Haldol.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Evidently Gore Vidal and Patrick J. Buchanan are on the same page. </sarcasm>

[Seeking the truth]

Gore Vidal is, has been and will always be - An Evil Doer!

I remember my Dad telling me about him many years ago when I first saw him on TV. As usual, my Dad was right again.

[Viva Le Dissention]

Ah, it doesn't surprise me at all that someone who calls it like it is gets called anti-american and every other name in the book.

Sometimes we need a pat on the back, others, a kick in the ass. Vidal is dead on right on quite a few subjects--and although admittedly he does come off a little tin foil-hatish, what is says definitely rings true with a lot of folks, myself included. The United States is not the world's policeman, and the rapid erosion of civil liberties is more than a bit disconcerting. Combine that with Bush, and well...you know the rest.

He's a smart guy, but for an author who writes really good books, he didn't do the best job of formulating his thoughts. Guess some people just have to put it on paper.

[shrinkermd]

Gore Vidal proves you can be a great writer but not a great man. His Julian was a great work of both fiction and history. His other writings are similarly quite fine until he becomes vociferous on his political views.

IMHO, Gore Vidal's politics and belief system are part and parcel of his defense and despair over his homosexuality. Characteristically, he labels Christianity as a "Sky-God" religion. At the same time he seems so iconoclastic, one senses a poignancy and regret over not having a family. To be noted, is his long-term, male partner which Mr. Vidal claims is not sexual. Mr. Vidal always refers to this man in a deferential, positive and spousal fashion.

Mr. Vidal is a complex and driven man of extraordinary talent. One can only wish he had more balance to his political and personal views.

[KC_Conspirator]

Defender of the Republic? Maybe Defender of the United Soviet Socialist Republic or the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea? This guy is guilty of treason for lies about Reagan, let alone anything this wacko has said since 1990.