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Thanks! I hope you'll forgive me if I just respond to you collectively.
Unlike some of you, I never had the good fortune of meeting Bill Buckley personally. But his passing was almost like a death in the family for me...
posted by
Nautikos
on February 29, 2008 at 6:17 PM
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Nautikos
What a beautifully crafted tribute to Buckley.......he was also a favorite of mine, for precisely the same reasons. There aren't a lot of public figures anymore who I can point to and say, "There is someone I greatly admire." Now there is one less.
posted by
Krisles
on February 29, 2008 at 8:42 AM
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I was sorry to hear about his death on the radio yesterday morning...
posted by
Ariala
on February 29, 2008 at 4:35 AM
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I've never heard of him
but I am sorry to hear he died...from the sounds of it, he was an amazing man!
posted by
Sira890
on February 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM
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Nautikos..................
I didn't know much about him, but my husband is saddened by his death. I've been hearing a lot about him, now that he's gone.
posted by
MaggieMae
on February 28, 2008 at 1:46 PM
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Reading all these comments, I feel sorry I never knew this man regarless of
his political affiliatins.
posted by
Kabu
on February 28, 2008 at 1:21 PM
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Nautikos
He was a good man and I'm sure would not have been a happy conservative if he was following the news this morning about our Conservatives governing the country that tried to buy a million dollar life insurance policy for an independent MP, so he'd vote their way to defeat the Liberals a few years ago.
posted by
WileyJohn
on February 28, 2008 at 11:59 AM
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I loved to hear Buckley speak. He was indeed brilliant and masterful! sam
posted by
sam444
on February 28, 2008 at 11:29 AM
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Great men are often missed .
posted by
afzal50
on February 28, 2008 at 9:45 AM
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Yin Yang of Mr. Buckley
He was certainly a brilliant man and orator. However, he was also a defender of Joe McCarthy, did not oppose segregation in the 50's and.......when the AIDS epidemic began, proposed that those infected w/ the virus get tattooed to alert potential sexual partners.
posted by
ZenMom
on February 28, 2008 at 7:02 AM
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Even though I disagreed with his political philosophy,
I really admired William F. Buckley. In the late 1980s a staunch conservative friend of mine invited me to his personal appearance in St. Louis. I was nuts about his wit and the lively conversations on his PBS show, in awe of his writing output, and enjoyed the evening immensely. He was talking on the ways in which the wealthy support the economy and make the wheels turn, and by the end of his talk he had so persuaded me I was ready to send a donation. I will miss this silver-tongued gentleman. :)
posted by
Pat_B
on February 28, 2008 at 6:05 AM
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Much loss in such a man's passing...yet a greatness shall be accounted...
posted by
teddypoet_TheGoodByeFade
on February 28, 2008 at 6:05 AM
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What a great man......
I got to meet him 2 times in Washington........I was so nervous! He was the founder of the modern American Conservative movement and a brilliant man. The first magazine subscription I every had was for National Review.....God Bless You WFB.......rest in peace......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 28, 2008 at 6:05 AM
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Thanks Naut. I always learn something new with you.
posted by
auslander
on February 28, 2008 at 6:02 AM
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