In a 60 Minutes interview that aired shortly before Ronald Reagan's inauguration, Morley Safer asked William F. Buckley Jr., "Has there ever been a liberal Buckley? What would you do if one came along and openly proclaimed to be?".
James Panero of The New Criterion was a recent Dartmouth graduate when Buckley hired him as a research assistant for one of the books Buckley wrote during winters in Gstaad, Switzerland.
We remember the classics: Asked what his first act would be if elected mayor of New York, Buckley replied, "Demand a recount." Asked why Robert Kennedy would not appear on Firing Line, Buckley responded, "Why does baloney resist the grinder?".
His comedic timing and drollery suggested that no matter how important political debate was-and Buckley thought it hugely important-one can never forget that there are aspects of life that should remain outside of politics.
Of course Buckley influenced another friend, actor and television host Ronald Reagan.
"Without Bill Buckley, no National Review. Without National Review, no Goldwater nomination. Without the Goldwater nomination, no conservative takeover of the Republican Party. Without that, no Reagan. Without Reagan, no victory in the Cold War. Therefore, Bill Buckley won the Cold War.".
In the life and work of Buckley and countless other American conservatives, no such inconsistency, no such problem exists.
https://freebeacon.com/columns/the-legacies-of-william-f-buckley-jr/
James Panero of The New Criterion was a recent Dartmouth graduate when Buckley hired him as a research assistant for one of the books Buckley wrote during winters in Gstaad, Switzerland.
We remember the classics: Asked what his first act would be if elected mayor of New York, Buckley replied, "Demand a recount." Asked why Robert Kennedy would not appear on Firing Line, Buckley responded, "Why does baloney resist the grinder?".
His comedic timing and drollery suggested that no matter how important political debate was-and Buckley thought it hugely important-one can never forget that there are aspects of life that should remain outside of politics.
Of course Buckley influenced another friend, actor and television host Ronald Reagan.
"Without Bill Buckley, no National Review. Without National Review, no Goldwater nomination. Without the Goldwater nomination, no conservative takeover of the Republican Party. Without that, no Reagan. Without Reagan, no victory in the Cold War. Therefore, Bill Buckley won the Cold War.".
In the life and work of Buckley and countless other American conservatives, no such inconsistency, no such problem exists.
https://freebeacon.com/columns/the-legacies-of-william-f-buckley-jr/
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