NYT reporting that William F Buckley has died

NYT | 2/26/08

[Borges]

Dead at 82

[Red in Blue PA]

RIP

[commonguymd]

RIP

[Kerretarded]

Prayers up!

[junkbond]

On the bloomberg wire.

[2ndDivisionVet]

R.I.P. A valiant warrior and pioneer for the conservative cause. He will be missed. Prayers for his family.

[Mr. Jeeves]

WFB and National Review were what made me a conservative at age 18, even more than Ronald Reagan. RIP.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

One of the true pioneers of the conservative movement.

RIP.

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

National Review not the first to announce?

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTE4NGRlOGM1NmYxYjdmNjk1MjliOTE2MTYxOWZkZjc=

[dynachrome]

A true patriot.

[techcor]

Countdown until DU starts celebrating and bragging about how they are going to pi$$ on his grave. 5..4...3...

[Eva]

How ‘bout a short bio from Wikipedia or even something from NRO?

[lapster]

How sad. I personally owe much to him. He legitimized being an intelligent conservative. When I was a kid (the Sixties), and the leftwing teachers would tell me I was stupid for being a conservative, I would wave one of WFB’s books in their face and ask them to define some of the words. Thank you Mr. Buckley for turning the world on its head.

[Petronski]

From NRO’s “The Corner”

William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

I’m devastated to report that our dear friend, mentor, leader, and founder William F. Buckley Jr., died overnight in his study in Stamford, Connecticut.

After year of illness, he died while at work; if he had been given a choice on how to depart this world, I suspect that would have been exactly it. At home, still devoted to the war of ideas.

As you might expect, we’ll have much more to say here and in NR in the coming days and weeks and months. For now: Thank you, Bill. God bless you, now with your dear Pat. Our deepest condolences to Christopher and the rest of the Buckley family. And our fervent prayer that we continue to do WFB’s life’s work justice.

02/27 11:13 AM

[trisham]

What a loss. I’m so sorry to hear it.

[sitetest]

Rest in peace.

[Niteranger68]

This is a tough loss.

[sam_paine]

End of the Era.

[roses of sharon]

Oh no!

God Bless him, and his family.

[Yossarian]

A great loss. I didn't agree with some of the things he was saying in later years, but WFB dug and poured the concrete of America's conservative foundation.

RIP Mr. Buckley. I'll say a prayer for your soul.

[auboy]

Always enjoyed his dry wit. He will be missed.

[Sig Sauer P220]

Lets see, death comes in threes. Look for Sheets Byrd and Andy Rooney next.

[Archytekt]

sail on my mentor, sail on....

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for posting. Very sad news.

Condolences for the family and friends.

[NinoFan]

I’m crying. Such a loss.

[The KG9 Kid]

Rest in Peace, sir.

[Ancient Drive]

an irreplaceable man... truly. RIP :(

[Wagonboy]

Farewell, W.F.B. You were a great man, a great mind and a great leader.

Dear God, We need more like him, please. -Wb

[RetiredArmy]

Conservatives just lost it’s Voice.

[DesScorp]

Liberals are breaking out their champagne today.

[Blue Turtle]

Thank you, sir for your wisdom and promotion of conservative ideas and values. You will be missed.

[Ramius]

End of the Era.

Quite.

[null and void]

National Review not the first to announce?

Frankly, I'm surprised that the NYT staff paused champagne cork popping long enough to get the news onto the wire.

[Volunteer]

Rest in Peace Sir. Thank you.

[abb]

His ideas will live on and be a fitting legacy. We should all be so blessed...

[La Enchiladita]

Rest in Peace, great American.
He was a unique, informed, thoughtful one-of-a-kind individual who served this country well.

[NautiNurse]

I was introduced to conservatism via my father and William F. Buckley. Both of these good men now RIP.

[Lancey Howard]

RIP Mr. Buckley.
This country owes him more than it can ever know.

[Pyro7480]

Time to play the 3rd movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 in tribute.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

[afnamvet]

RIP Mr. Buckley; prayers for his family. I will miss his wit.

[Nonstatist]

RIP

[The Pack Knight]

From NRO:

Editor-at-Large William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955. He is the author of more than 40 books, and was the host for more than 30 years of the television show Firing Line. His newspaper column, "On the Right," is syndicated to more than 300 newspapers. His most recent books are Let Us Talk of Many Things: The Collected Speeches and the novel Elvis in the Morning.

Buckley received a B.A. with honors (political science, economics, and history) from Yale University in 1950. In 1965 he ran for mayor of New York City and received 13.4% of the vote on the Conservative party ticket. He has received numerous and diverse awards, including Best Columnist of the Year, 1967; Television Emmy for Outstanding Achievement, 1969; The American Book Award for Best Mystery (paperback) for Stained Glass, 1980; the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, 1989; the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1991; the Adam Smith Award, Hillsdale College, 1996; and the Heritage Foundation's Clare Boothe Luce Award, 1999.

Buckley married Patricia Taylor of Vancouver, B.C., in 1950, and is the father of Christopher Taylor Buckley.

[fatima]

God bless him.

[Constitution Day]

What a brilliant and witty man.

Who knows where the conservative movement would be without him now?

Rest in peace, WFB.

[SF Republican]

What a mind; on to Shangri-La.

[lmc12]

First Conservative Book read “God and Man at Yale”. RIP, bury him with that pencil.

[Petronski]

Set aside conservatism for a minute.

His use of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (BMV 1047), 3d movement (Allegro Assai) as the theme for Firing Line gave me my first (childhood) appreciation of orchestral music (and especially in this case, the Baroque).

[null and void]

Lets see, death comes in threes. Look for Sheets Byrd and Andy Rooney next.

Byrd hospitalized after fall

Didja ever notice there's nothing on Andy Rooney when you look?...

[ex-snook]

‘God and Man at Yale’ Well done, good and faithful servant.