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[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]] | [[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|right|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr., on his long-running television show [[Firing Line]].]] | ||
| − | '''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008) was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of | + | '''William Frank Buckley Jr.''' (November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008) was a prominent [[conservative]] author and commentator, and the founder of the [[National Review]]. He was also host of [[Firing Line]], a token [[conservative]] talk show featured for years on the otherwise [[liberal]] public television. He is best known for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit. He was educated in an [[English]] preparatory school as a teenager. |
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| + | As young man, he wrote an influential [[conservative]] book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale." He remained [[conservative]] his entire life, but did part with other [[conservatives]] on a few issues after he became a celebrity. Most notably, he supported President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s giveaway of the [[Panama Canal]] in the late 1970s and then, decades later, expressed support drug legalization. In 2007, on a [[National Review]] sponsored cruise, Buckley declared that the Iraq war was a disaster. <ref>MULSHINE, PAUL. "GOP leaders aren't getting the message" ''The Star-Ledger'' (Newark, New Jersey), pg. 15, July 12, 2007</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:36, February 27, 2008
William Frank Buckley Jr. (November 24, 1925 - February 27, 2008) was a prominent conservative author and commentator, and the founder of the National Review. He was also host of Firing Line, a token conservative talk show featured for years on the otherwise liberal public television. He is best known for his seemingly limitless vocabulary, and his intellectual wit. He was educated in an English preparatory school as a teenager.
As young man, he wrote an influential conservative book about his college experiences entitled, "God and Man at Yale." He remained conservative his entire life, but did part with other conservatives on a few issues after he became a celebrity. Most notably, he supported President Jimmy Carter's giveaway of the Panama Canal in the late 1970s and then, decades later, expressed support drug legalization. In 2007, on a National Review sponsored cruise, Buckley declared that the Iraq war was a disaster. [1]
References
- ↑ MULSHINE, PAUL. "GOP leaders aren't getting the message" The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), pg. 15, July 12, 2007
External Links
- William F. Buckley Jr. on Conservatism: An Interview Bill Steigerwald, Human Events, 11/19/2007
- William F. Buckley Jr. Is Dead at 82, New York Times, 2/27/2008