sox4lifeinPA Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Link NEW YORK — William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82. His assistant Linda Bridges said Buckley was found dead by his cook at his home in Stamford, Conn. The cause of death was unknown, but he had been ill with emphysema, she said. Editor, columnist, novelist, debater, TV talk show star of "Firing Line," harpsichordist, trans-oceanic sailor and even a good-natured loser in a New York mayor's race, Buckley worked at a daunting pace, taking as little as 20 minutes to write a column for his magazine, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Well on behalf of soxtalk I will say Rest In Peace because no one else has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Absolutely. He was a great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox4lifeinPA Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 07:51 PM) Well on behalf of soxtalk I will say Rest In Peace because no one else has. except when I wrote it in the thread title, but no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 He was a funny critic. I disagreed with many of his positions, but I always found him to be generally funny and his magazine was an enjoyable read through most of the 90s. His son, Christopher, is also a talented satirist in his own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 28, 2008 -> 10:22 AM) except when I wrote it in the thread title, but no worries well when someone dies usually there are followers with the RIP and no one had followed yet, that's what i was getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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