William F. Buckley Jr. has died
February 27, 2008 at 2:21 pm by Andisheh Nouraee in Not-lantaOne of the key figures in the rise of the conservative movement in the United States has died.
When I was a bored child, deprived of cable television by my cruel, cruel parents, I loved watching William F. Buckley Jr. on “Firing Line.” It aired on PBS — the same PBS that Buckley’s political allies have been trying to destroy for the past quarter century. Ha!
I don’t think I had a concept of what conservative or liberal meant (I think I was 7 or 8 when I watched the show regularly), but I was a big fan of his mannerisms. Basically, I thought he was cool.
Now that I’m an adult (legally, at least), I disagree with most of Buckley’s political views, but admire that he created a forum where smart people could debate without shouting.
I love arguing. I hate shouting.
Here’s Buckley debating Noam Chomsky on “Firing Line” in 1969.
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February 27th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I agree with you. It’s great to have a place to go for reasonable discussions/arguements on real issues, and even though William F. is gone, PBS is still around. Godspeed, Mr. Buckley and PBS.