By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
NEW YORK - William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right’s post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.
His assistant Linda Bridges said Buckley was found dead by his cook at his home in Stamford, Conn. The cause of death was unknown, but he had been ill with emphysema, she said.
Editor, columnist, novelist, debater, TV talk show star of “Firing Line,” harpsichordist, trans-oceanic sailor and even a good-natured loser in a New York mayor’s race, Buckley worked at a daunting pace, taking as little as 20 minutes to write a column for his magazine, the National Review.
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Dan:
Erudite doesn’t begin to describe Buckley….we’re still waiting for THAT word…lol.
Still, I found him more educational and enlightening, even if I DID have to have a copy of WEBSTER’S along side of me EVERY time I saw him on TV!
Can’t say that about hardly any people today.
He mastered English…everyone else just beats the crap out of it.
And as far as debating goes, well, he could convince me I was 6′3″, muscularly handsome, AND wealthy!
(in 50 words or less)
The man was a true icon, and I for one feel the world just got a lot smaller because of his passing.
B.G.
Buckley was a Statesman in the truest sense of the word. He held fast to his political principles that he articulated with ease. The world has suffered loss with his passing.