William F. Buckley (1925-2008)
Written by Lotus on Wednesday, 27 of February , 2008 at 3:46 pm
I don’t have much to add that hasn’t already been written by people much more eloquent than I am. Instead I’ll just post this witty exchange:
“Mr. Buckley,” one non-fan wrote in 1967, “you are the mouthpiece of that evil rabble that depends on fraud, perjury, dirty tricks, anything at all that suits their purposes. I would trust a snake before I would trust you or anybody you support.”
Responded Buckley: “What would you do if I supported the snake?”
UPDATE: Be sure to check out Ann Coulter’s column this week. She recalls some of Buckley’s “shocking” retorts. She writes, “I prefer to remember the Buckley who scandalized to the bien-pensant. “ Coulter and Buckley are similar in at least two ways. Both have a dry wit that I love and both always seem to use words I have to look up.
Category: Conservatives I Love
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