The Dead Thread - Bilge

M mrtikibar Member Neskowin, OR Joined: Jul 07, 2002 Posts: 837	M mrtikibar Posted posted on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 10:09 AM William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82. Here's what Morton Blackwell has said about him: Those who came of age politically in the 1980s or later can hardly comprehend the influence Bill Buckley had on the modern conservative movement. He was, by far, the most attractive and thrilling conservative intellect for decades, and more than equal in debate to any liberal intellectual, as we learned on many occasions. Conservative students of my generation, confronted with an overwhelming liberal (and often unbearably smug) faculty, were greatly reassured by the knowledge that Buckley could smash the arguments of anyone on the liberal side. [ Edited by: mrtikibar 2008-02-27 10:12 ]

William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82.

Here's what Morton Blackwell has said about him:

Those who came of age politically in the 1980s or later can hardly comprehend the influence Bill Buckley had on the modern conservative movement.

He was, by far, the most attractive and thrilling conservative intellect for decades, and more than equal in debate to any liberal intellectual, as we learned on many occasions. Conservative students of my generation, confronted with an overwhelming liberal (and often unbearably smug) faculty, were greatly reassured by the knowledge that Buckley could smash the arguments of anyone on the liberal side.

[ Edited by: mrtikibar 2008-02-27 10:12 ]

Post #363771 by mrtikibar on Wed, Feb 27, 2008 10:09 AM