The current incarnation of the conservative movement, which is alive and well by the way, was arguably founded by William F. Buckley, the founder of the National Review. Before Ronald Reagan became a conservative icon, even before Barry Goldwater did, Buckley and the National Review were on the scene.
Among the great deeds Buckley performed for the leading the drive to purge the Republican of the John Birch Society, a xenophobic and anti-Semitic group.
Buckley died this morning at the age of 82, at home working.
No cause of death has been given, but Buckley had been suffering emphysema.
Rest in peace.
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I don't mind attending the funeral (of William Buckley) if a lunch is provided, but I must be fed.
Special thanks to Charles Dickens the line.
The late John Kenneth Gailbraith, a liberal, was one of Buckely's closest friends. Unlike yourself, he was able to look past WFB's political beliefs and appreciate Buckley's intellect, his expertise is sailing, grammar, fine wines, harpsicord and piano playing, fiction writing--and countless other things.
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