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Jan 15th, 2006 02:59 PM | |
ziggytrix | thank you |
Jan 15th, 2006 02:56 PM | |
KevinTheOmnivore | To add to that point, here is an article Buckley wrote, sort of laying out his mixed feelings on the war in Iraq. |
Jan 15th, 2006 02:52 PM | |
KevinTheOmnivore |
Well, it's merely my opinion, but Buckley is often credited as the intellectual godfather of conservatism. Without him and the National Review, perhaps there wouldn't have been GOldwater, thus no Reagan, etc. etc. Would Buckley recognize the conservatism of today? Big government spending, Christian-Right paternalism, corporate welfare junkies? I don't think so, and I believe he actually has complained quite recently about the war. He certainly didn't disapprove of war, see the clip above. But this war certainly stretched the conservative perspective on war and security, and now has turned us in to nation builders. Not necesarily in line with his kind of conservatism. |
Jan 14th, 2006 10:50 PM | |
ziggytrix |
"Buckley represents a brand of conservatism that arguably doesn't exist anymore" would you be willing or have the time to elaborate on that point? |
Jan 14th, 2006 12:06 PM | |
KevinTheOmnivore |
Vidal: "the only pro or crypto-Nazi here is yourself." Buckley: "Now listen, you queer, you stop calling me a crypto-Nazi or I'll sock you in the goddamn face and you'll stay plastered." I actually think the way it first took a nasty turn was the the best. Just under his breath, ever so subtle, Vidal says "shut up a minute." Great! This actually makes me feel a little bit better about political discourse today. Here you have two icons of their respective ideologies, and even THEY can't refrain from throwing "queer" and "nazi" out there. This would be an interesting debate even today, since Buckley represents a brand of conservatism that arguably doesn't exist anymore, and Vidal has completely lost his mind. |
Jan 11th, 2006 11:48 PM | |
Miss Modular |
William F. Buckley v. Gore Vidal http://kronykronicle.com/1968/BV4.html I was watching TV Land's 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, and this was somewhere in the twenties. This is the grandaddy of all the debates on Fox News. Classic. |