Conservative Icon William F. Buckley, Jr. Dies

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Author and commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. dies at 82. He founded the magazine National Review and hosted a TV program. Buckley championed anti-communism and free-market economics. (Feb. 27)

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Price floors, like ... ( 7 months ago by markiscrummy)

Price floors, like minimum wage, hardly ever work.

trickle down this ... ( 7 months ago by ETECHJOEs)

trickle down this pal

dunno. I think it ... ( 7 months ago by lmb193)

dunno. I think it could do alot if it were moved from a 'minimum' to a living wage, say $15. Then you wouldn't have poor people, and you wouldn't have welfare spending (like health care) and I think other plagues on society like low education, children born out of wedlock, violent crime - all things related to low income - would be reduced.

Conservativism... ... ( 7 months ago by kihadat)

Conservativism...right? No. Never.

Morality should ... ( 7 months ago by GBS990)

Morality should never be confused with affluence. People who lived through the Great Depression did not have low morals.

He was a respected ... ( 7 months ago by dogdoom)

He was a respected foe...A bit naieve,disassociated,arrogant...he will be missed!!!

a closed minded fool ( 7 months ago by samfuller)

a closed minded fool

Why not? It would ... ( 7 months ago by lmb193)

Why not? It would give the poor the money they need to support themselves so they wouldn't need to depend on welfare programs. Also it puts more money into hands of consumers so that demand for goods would rise, which would presumably fuel the economy. And it would raise taxes for low income communities, which could then build better schools, hire better teachers, improve living conditions and probably lower crime. yes/no?

Shame on you, ... ( 7 months ago by Croscros72)

Shame on you, samfuller, for denigrating a late hero. You deserve ridicule, you little shit.

buckley was an ... ( 7 months ago by cruzander)

buckley was an american treasure.

My understanding is ... ( 7 months ago by residentfan2)

My understanding is he was a friendly, gracious man who would be the best friend in the world with you, even if you disagreed with him. Certainly a contrast to the nastiness that has happened in this country in the past 10 years.

To make it clear: ... ( 7 months ago by residentfan2)

To make it clear: I would be one of those folks that would disagree with him overall.

Everyone is ... ( 6 months ago by soccerjones84)

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it helps to brace your estimations with facts. To say Buckley was a fool is hardly a representation of the truth. Buckley was not a fool and to say so would be to fly in the face of even his adversary's opinions, who saw him as distinct, political threat. Ostentatious? Yes. A fool? Not hardly. And to say he was disassociated would be to deny the confirmed popularity of his show. A show that has a still unvanquished record for length of time on air.

Buckley was a good ... ( 6 months ago by guyNbluejeans)

Buckley was a good man, in tradition with the family plan.:-)

AP. Agnostic ... ( 5 months ago by selby06)

AP. Agnostic Proletarians ... worldwide!

When I heard of his ... ( 2 months ago by zoticus1)

When I heard of his death I thought for a split second perhaps there was a god, and then applied something conservatives know little of, Logic and Facts.

Array ( 1 month ago by ciejoh)

selby06,
I must presume, given your animadversion on Mr. Buckley, that you disagree with his ideology. Am I correct? Assuming that I am, I wonder to what ideology you subscribe that allows your conscience to harbor joy in the death of another man whose career was centered on the precepts of human freedom
and the dignity it fosters? Further, your insipid generalization that "conservatives know little of Logic and Fats" demonstrates that you know little of Mr. Buckley.

Correction: My last ... ( 1 month ago by ciejoh)

Correction: My last post was addressed to zoticus1.

Good riddance. ... ( 1 month ago by DeltaSigChi4)

Good riddance. Cypto-nazis dying don't draw a single tear from me. He was a neo-con chickenhawk coward. Good riddance, you tool. E

What everyone does ... ( 1 month ago by DeltaSigChi4)

What everyone does know is that he was a CHILD that couldn't get through a single debate without threatening violence on someone: be it the individual he was debating, the moderator, or a cameraman. Moreover, he was wrong about Vietnam, and most likely will have his place of rest urinated on. He was a chickenhawk bitch coward. A cypto-nazi. E

Array ( 1 month ago by pfg999)

ciejoh
I agree 100% with your comments, and I admire and respect your tone as well. Who would enjoy the death of another? I consider myself (mostly) liberal, but there are few people, liberal or conservative, that I admired more than William F. Buckley Jr. He was an itellectual who would examine the fact
s and was not blinded by pure ideology. I may not have believed that he was right as often as he did :) , but I damn well would listen to what he would have to say. He WILL be missed.

Array ( 1 month ago by pfg999)

DeltaSigChi
With all due respect, your comments reveal an extremely dark soul that you might want to examine. Good riddance? What an absolutely despicable comment about someone's death!

You can't even ... ( 1 month ago by meiitbe)

You can't even spell the insult you stole from Gore Vidal. You are a tool - what's worse - a toolbox

Delta and zoticus ... ( 1 month ago by ciejoh)

Delta and zoticus perfectly represent the "peace loving" folks who adore the likes of Chomsky. The fact is, as evidenced by their comments, their hate for those with whom they disagree ideologically exceeds their love of peace. Buckley was a man that stood for a just peace--not acquiescence in the face of communist purges and fascistic leaders.

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