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RGMike

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RIP William F Buckley
« on: February 27, 2008, 08:51:55 AM »
no doubt someone here will say "RIH" but he was iconic, influential, frequently satirized and unique.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/business/media/27cnd-buckley.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2008, 08:58:57 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 08:51:55 AM
no doubt someone here will say "RIH" but he was iconic, influential, frequently satirized and unique.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/business/media/27cnd-buckley.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Sorry, no love from me, though I'll stop short of "RIH."
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2008, 09:57:39 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on February 27, 2008, 08:58:57 AM
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 08:51:55 AM
no doubt someone here will say "RIH" but he was iconic, influential, frequently satirized and unique.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/business/media/27cnd-buckley.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Sorry, no love from me, though I'll stop short of "RIH."

Ever see Hook?  Dustin Hoffman's weird take on Capt. Hook was based on Buckley.  He once said that it was because he could think of nothing more frightening to young children than WFB.
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM »
he was a good writer. amen.
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM »
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2008, 06:32:42 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

and the whole anti-civil-rights thing, which he eventually changed course on, but still ...
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2008, 08:20:54 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 08:51:55 AM
no doubt someone here will say "RIH" but he was iconic, influential, frequently satirized and unique.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/business/media/27cnd-buckley.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
well, I don't know if RIH is my reaction, but he seemed to be one of the first of the lot to pave the way for all these right-wing talking heads.  I always resented the way he wouldn't let people respond logically to his warped points of view.
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 10:04:54 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

He changed as he aged. He was a libertarian in regards to being in favor of the legalization of pot. Actually compared to Man Coulter he's a liberal.
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2008, 05:40:29 AM »
Quote from: SFGuy on February 27, 2008, 10:04:54 PM
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

He changed as he aged. He was a libertarian in regards to being in favor of the legalization of pot. Actually compared to Man Coulter he's a liberal.

she is kinda manly...  ;)
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #9 on: February 29, 2008, 07:36:02 AM »
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 29, 2008, 05:40:29 AM
Quote from: SFGuy on February 27, 2008, 10:04:54 PM
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

He changed as he aged. He was a libertarian in regards to being in favor of the legalization of pot. Actually compared to Man Coulter he's a liberal.

she is kinda manly...  ;)

I love the internet rumor that she's a tranny. 
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #10 on: February 29, 2008, 07:52:22 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 29, 2008, 07:36:02 AM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 29, 2008, 05:40:29 AM
Quote from: SFGuy on February 27, 2008, 10:04:54 PM
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

He changed as he aged. He was a libertarian in regards to being in favor of the legalization of pot. Actually compared to Man Coulter he's a liberal.

she is kinda manly...  ;)

I love the internet rumor that she's a tranny. 

Mannish depression is a frustrating mess.
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Re: RIP William F Buckley
« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2008, 10:36:05 AM »
Quote from: Gazoo on February 29, 2008, 07:52:22 AM
Quote from: RGMike on February 29, 2008, 07:36:02 AM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 29, 2008, 05:40:29 AM
Quote from: SFGuy on February 27, 2008, 10:04:54 PM
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: princessofcairo on February 27, 2008, 12:40:14 PM
he was a good writer. amen.

and compared to today's O'Reilly/Limbaugh/Coulter conservatives, he was practically a wild-eyed libertarian (well, except for that AIDS-quarantine thing). 

He changed as he aged. He was a libertarian in regards to being in favor of the legalization of pot. Actually compared to Man Coulter he's a liberal.

she is kinda manly...  ;)

I love the internet rumor that she's a tranny. 

Mannish depression is a frustrating mess.

a new lyric! i always sang, "is a full straight and miss!" don't ask me what it means.
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