Comments on: Buckley http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/ A lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1524 ellaella Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:57:15 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1524 Memorable quote! I think Firing Line was popular in so many homes not because of his ideology or despite it but because of him. I don't think the likes of O'Reilly et al will ever be in that enviable position. Memorable quote! I think Firing Line was popular in so many homes not because of his ideology or despite it but because of him.

I don’t think the likes of O’Reilly et al will ever be in that enviable position.

]]> By: pbsweeney http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1519 pbsweeney Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:17:40 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1519 His death a marker, of sorts for me. Firing Line was something the whole family watched, even though we were a "liberal" household. (With the exception that my mother believed that if this country ran itself like the Mafia, we'd all be better off!) I recall my brother and I striving to understand what my mother and aunt so clearly relished. And one more thing, he gave us a real example of the glory and power of language. NPR is talking about him right now, and telling the story of Buckley running for Mayor of New York: "What will you do if elected?" "Demand a recount," he replied. <em>pbsweeney's last blog post..<a href='http://pbsweeney.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/indeed/' rel="nofollow">Indeed</a></em> His death a marker, of sorts for me. Firing Line was something the whole family watched, even though we were a “liberal” household. (With the exception that my mother believed that if this country ran itself like the Mafia, we’d all be better off!) I recall my brother and I striving to understand what my mother and aunt so clearly relished. And one more thing, he gave us a real example of the glory and power of language.

NPR is talking about him right now, and telling the story of Buckley running for Mayor of New York:

“What will you do if elected?”

“Demand a recount,” he replied.

pbsweeney’s last blog post..Indeed

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1517 ellaella Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:00:41 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1517 Thank you, Muse. He was simply unique. I think that quote is in the Times obit. I'll have to check. It does sound like Vidal's wit -- or Dorothy Parker's! After Blue Smoke of Paradise left her comment, she wrote a long, fabulous tribute on her blog -- Bach and all. You might enjoy it.(Now I know Comment Love doesn't update.) Thank you, Muse. He was simply unique. I think that quote is in the Times obit. I’ll have to check. It does sound like Vidal’s wit — or Dorothy Parker’s!

After Blue Smoke of Paradise left her comment, she wrote a long, fabulous tribute on her blog — Bach and all. You might enjoy it.(Now I know Comment Love doesn’t update.)

]]> By: MusEditions http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1515 MusEditions Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:50:12 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1515 What a splendid tribute. I didn't always understand what he had to say, but he reflected an intellect and passion which has since been absent from the conservative camp. The theme music from his "Firing Line" was one of Bach's Brandenburg concerti---I had to love him for that alone. Was it Gore Vidal who called him "One of the greatest minds of the 17th century." ? <em>MusEditions's last blog post..<a href='http://museditions.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/weather-quiz-for-the-weekend/' rel="nofollow">Weather Quiz for the Weekend</a></em> What a splendid tribute. I didn’t always understand what he had to say, but he reflected an intellect and passion which has since been absent from the conservative camp. The theme music from his “Firing Line” was one of Bach’s Brandenburg concerti—I had to love him for that alone. Was it Gore Vidal who called him “One of the greatest minds of the 17th century.” ?

MusEditions’s last blog post..Weather Quiz for the Weekend

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1503 ellaella Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:37:10 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/02/27/buckley/#comment-1503 What wonderful memories - thank you for taking the time to share them. I watched him forever too. How ironic he was on supposedly-left wing PBS for nearly 30 years. Quality, not the message, was the obvious selling point. I doubt I ever agreed with him but what a top-notch messenger. Thanks again. What wonderful memories - thank you for taking the time to share them.

I watched him forever too. How ironic he was on supposedly-left wing PBS for nearly 30 years. Quality, not the message, was the obvious selling point. I doubt I ever agreed with him but what a top-notch messenger.

Thanks again.

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