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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (111823)	2/29/2008 10:05:01 PM
From: BSGrinder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Nice eulogy. His son writes very funny books, I'm told. /K

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (111823)	2/29/2008 10:24:21 PM
From: Kerry Phineas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

WFB loved ritalin, which he took bc of low blood pressure. There are plenty of smart conservatives out there. I think the problem is that conservative candidates can't appear intelligent without being seen as evil. Watching movie Starship troopers.... naked! (not naked) egads the plastic surgery in that movie. With Neil Patrick Harris coming out of the closet this year, good homage to WFB repeatedly calling gore vidal (who was a gay prick) a "faggot". Even better was some book review of Gore Vidal in Nat Review where at the end of the review the guy mentions that Gore vidal does not have aIdS. What?!!!??

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (111823)	2/29/2008 11:36:55 PM
From: Kerry Phineas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

Starship Troopers- To fight the bug, you must understand the bug. Every liberal in the world should watch this movie. Not exactly right wing, but not exactly not right wing. My comment would be that every society needs a motivating force that encourages people to act in the interest of the state. (Fighting the bug is strengthened by cheap plastic surgery.)

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (111823)	3/1/2008 12:50:30 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

>>Buckley's on air sparring with Gore Vidal also sparked a lot of controversy, especially when he called Vidal a "faggot" during prime time. That usually loses you some points is a scored debate. << Ann Coulter told this story in her article. anncoulter.com >>>In a famous exchange with Gore Vidal in 1968, Vidal said to Buckley: "As far as I am concerned, the only crypto Nazi I can think of is yourself." Buckley replied: "Now listen, you queer. Stop calling me a crypto Nazi, or I'll sock you in your goddamn face and you'll stay plastered." Years later, in 1985, Buckley said of the incident: "We both acted irresponsibly. I'm not a Nazi, but he is, I suppose, a fag." <<<<