tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post9057325790744549240..comments2024-03-18T20:00:47.729-05:00Comments on Book Chase: R.I.P. William F. BuckleySam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-55369511416150246862008-03-05T16:50:00.000-06:002008-03-05T16:50:00.000-06:00Nonsense, Tony, but thanks for sharing that. :-)Nonsense, Tony, but thanks for sharing that. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-14363904297825053752008-03-05T15:44:00.000-06:002008-03-05T15:44:00.000-06:00William F. Buckley went overboard in his defense o...William F. Buckley went overboard in his defense of Joe McCarthy. Joe McCarthy did more than anyone to suppress artistic creation in the United States. Dozens of writers, movie directors, and other artistic types were black-listed during the McCarthy era. This was a shameful era in American history, and William F. buckley was all for blacklisting. Maybe it reduced the competition for his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28735890462642035732008-03-02T15:01:00.000-06:002008-03-02T15:01:00.000-06:00Bybee, he was one of the best, I think. I can't w...Bybee, he was one of the best, I think. I can't wait for the "politics of hate" thing to die a natural death. I long for the days of good, clean debate rather than all the name-calling and dirty tricks that come from both political machines these days.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84522846370177560182008-03-02T15:00:00.000-06:002008-03-02T15:00:00.000-06:00I could listen to him speak forever, Jenclair...hi...I could listen to him speak forever, Jenclair...his delivery was hypnotic.<BR/><BR/>I recently saw a clip of him and Gore Vidal almost coming to blows during a televised debate from 1968...I've often wanted to wipe the sick little smirk off of Vidal's face, myself. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13406314708129143842008-02-29T20:40:00.000-06:002008-02-29T20:40:00.000-06:00I'm more on the liberal side, but I'll miss him, t...I'm more on the liberal side, but I'll miss him, too. He was so different from the conservative commentators of today, who are often mean-spirited and stupid. Buckley was neither of those; far from it.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-47030315185389766052008-02-29T09:51:00.000-06:002008-02-29T09:51:00.000-06:00My husband and I were talking about this last nigh...My husband and I were talking about this last night. A great loss. Such an intelligent and articulate man...I thought he'd go on forever.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com