February 27, 200818 yr 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
February 28, 200818 yr Author 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
February 28, 200818 yr 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.
February 28, 200818 yr 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.
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