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Post by AztecWilliam on Nov 5, 2011 20:24:34 GMT -8
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Post by Bob Forsythe on Nov 5, 2011 20:30:04 GMT -8
Really? And Buckley wasn't "smug"? Seriously dumb statement. =Bob |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Nov 5, 2011 22:43:21 GMT -8
Really? And Buckley wasn't "smug"? Seriously dumb statement. =Bob Buckley smug? No. Supercilious, perhaps. What's important about Buckley is that he was willing to challenge the self-satisfied and intellectually dishonest orthodoxy that permeated the academy in mid-20th Century. Equally important, he was more than up to the task. AzWm |
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Post by Bob Forsythe on Nov 9, 2011 19:02:32 GMT -8
Really? And Buckley wasn't "smug"? Seriously dumb statement. =Bob Buckley smug? No. Supercilious, perhaps. What's important about Buckley is that he was willing to challenge the self-satisfied and intellectually dishonest orthodoxy that permeated the academy in mid-20th Century. Equally important, he was more than up to the task. AzWm Well, he was rather pompous and liked to use Latin phrases and I suppose he was an intellectual. But tell me something - how would he be perceived by a Republican Party that's now controlled by the Tea Baggers who hate intellectuals or, for that matter, would never vote for Reagan if they knew he would raise taxes 11 times during his 8 years in office? Goldwater became a pariah in his last years because he began to question his party's stance on several issues. If Reagan were to run now and not rule out tax increases, would he be accepted? Given the number of times he raised taxes, how would he be perceived if he'd been the President since 2008? The same goes for Buckley. Given the anti-intellectual strain that runs through the Republican Party these days (and please don't insult my intelligence by claiming it doesn't exist), how would Buckley be seen, given his Ivy League education and his way with words? The Republican Party is well on its way to becoming a regional, read Southern, party. There is a rather total hatred of the Northeast "elites" who once led the party and as such, they are marginalizing themselves. They engage in every election in the manner Faulkner described politics in Mississippi and it will seriously damage them. And that's a problem because we need two national parties. =Bob |
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Post by davdesid on Nov 10, 2011 14:21:46 GMT -8
"...Tea Baggers..."?
Your fascination with homosexual activities makes me seriously wonder about you.
Are you a "Tea Bagee"?
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Post by Bob Forsythe on Nov 10, 2011 16:35:40 GMT -8
"...Tea Baggers..."? Your fascination with homosexual activities makes me seriously wonder about you. Are you a "Tea Bagee"? Aw, did I upset your delicate sensibilities? =Bob |
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Post by davdesid on Nov 10, 2011 16:57:26 GMT -8
"...Tea Baggers..."? Your fascination with homosexual activities makes me seriously wonder about you. Are you a "Tea Bagee"? Aw, did I upset your delicate sensibilities? =Bob Not at all. I don't care what kind of perversions you find fascinating. Hope you find the taste good. |
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Post by JOCAZTEC on Nov 12, 2011 8:53:11 GMT -8
And, Phyllis Schafly got it right, ta-boot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 10:55:12 GMT -8
Really? And Buckley wasn't "smug"? Seriously dumb statement. =Bob Buckley smug? No. Supercilious, perhaps. What's important about Buckley is that he was willing to challenge the self-satisfied and intellectually dishonest orthodoxy that permeated the academy in mid-20th Century. Equally important, he was more than up to the task. AzWm While he was smoking dope on his yacht.  He never met a poor man he would brake his Bently for. Republicans and democrats jesus like choosing between cockroaches and sewer rats. Remebr Gore(you fag) Vidal calling Buckley a facist,I was hoping for a death match. Two self indulgent multi millionaires solving poor Americas problems. |
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Post by JOCAZTEC on Jul 12, 2012 17:32:29 GMT -8
I have an oil painting of William F. Buckley, Jr. in my living room.
HAM Tax
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 19:17:42 GMT -8
I have an oil painting of William F. Buckley, Jr. in my living room. HAM Tax Really I have one of Robert E Lee and Sam Clements. |
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Post by JOCAZTEC on Jul 14, 2012 9:56:35 GMT -8
Ya know, hmm. I'm taking it down and gift wrapping it. My neighbor's birthday party is next weekend. She has those three pekingese yelp-er dogs and would just love to party with Billy Clinton...
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He never met a poor man he would brake his Bently for. Republicans and democrats jesus like choosing between cockroaches and sewer rats.