tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post1034899133455675955..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Buckley DeadRon Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-21485853577026960872008-03-01T18:54:00.000-08:002008-03-01T18:54:00.000-08:00Sometimes change just sucks.Sometimes change just sucks.Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-67727810023026797782008-02-28T18:22:00.000-08:002008-02-28T18:22:00.000-08:00I didn't know much about Buckley Ron but I do reme...I didn't know much about Buckley Ron but I do remember that voice of his. A lot of gravitas and power he projected through it. This was a nice post you wrote. May he rest in peace.Gypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-13563320347531399852008-02-28T08:18:00.000-08:002008-02-28T08:18:00.000-08:00I used to love watching Firing Line back before VC...I used to love watching Firing Line back before VCR's and DVD's, I had to pay strict attention without the ability to rewind. It was a victory to get through a whole show and know all of the words he used.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-29054179139530260072008-02-28T07:38:00.000-08:002008-02-28T07:38:00.000-08:00Scott,I should have asked you (and sort of did, I ...Scott,<BR/>I should have asked you (and sort of did, I guess) about the accent. It was not just the accent - the man was hard to duplicate.<BR/><BR/>S-mom,<BR/>I wonder if we'll ever again have a time when unapologetic intellectuals will again lead the debate? Or maybe we're back to high school: the impassioned debates of reason in the corner of the library while the main student body is cheering loudly in the gym.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-86879436124452257902008-02-27T20:16:00.000-08:002008-02-27T20:16:00.000-08:00So sad and so true, Ron.I agree, with both your ch...So sad and so true, Ron.<BR/><BR/>I agree, with both your characterizations of Buckley/Galbraith and your picks for today's more strident, more predictable, and far less interesting replacements.<BR/><BR/>One could imagine Galbraith or Buckley conceding a point on the intellectual merits of the oppositions's argument.<BR/><BR/>Not so for Limbaugh or Carville.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-37640637764525303702008-02-27T17:25:00.000-08:002008-02-27T17:25:00.000-08:00With regard to that accent, Buckley was schooled i...With regard to that accent, Buckley was schooled in France and England, and spent much of his youth in Connecticut. His mother was of Swiss descent, and from the South. He was fluent in Spanish to the extent that he even taught it at Yale. According to Wikipedia, English was not his first language. -His accent was one that might be hard to get. <BR/><BR/>He was a very interesting person and, as you have noted, he seems to have been endowed with healthy measures of humor, wit and charm. <BR/><BR/>For me, he was one of the few public figures of our time whose passing brings more than the usual register.<BR/><BR/>For those who might be interested, 'Miles Gone By' is a collection of biographical essays that I found enjoyable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com