William F Buckley Died Today
I think it’s pretty safe to say that, politically speaking, I’m a little bit to the left of center. That said, I don’t find conservatism to be without value.. Indeed I’ve had debates with conservative folks where I’ve taken the more conservative position. At any rate, I’ll tell you that I value good ideas more then I value from where in the political spectrum that idea comes. I value substance… I value intelligence. William Buckley, I think it’s safe to say, was smart and substantive.. and there’s no doubt that he’s contributed much to my political understanding… and so with that I want to share some Buckley with.
You just don’t see TV like this anymore!
Can you even believe this kind of thing was on TV at one point? I confess that I tend to side with Chomsky in this debate. When I watch this I feel like my knowledge of history is rubbish.
Here’s an interesting bit… Buckley Vs Gore Vidal.. on what is needed in a president.. sort of interesting to watch today.
and part 2:
Who here’s wants a Pepsi?
Well.. I feel like… in all of these debates I’m siding with whomever Buckley is debating against… So.. lets move onto one that.. is more in keeping with honoring the life of Buckley.. a kind of retrospective of Buckley.
What I love about Buckley is… how he speaks, how he articulates.. his play with language. There’s also a certain elite arrogance to him that I really love… I mean how can you not enjoy that? It makes him so much fun! Yeah, I guess I think he’s a little crazy in many of his political positions.. but I still enjoy watching him take those positions, argue for them, etc.
It is poignant, him talking about leaving the land of the living, and the end of that video.
One last bit of video.. follow this link to a C-Span’s In Depth interview with William F Buckley, that is if you’re not overloaded as is. This is a great interview.. and it really does take you in depth into William F Buckley.
And with that, I shall publish this entry.