William F. Buckley dies at 82

[Dog]

Just breaking on NRO...

[expatguy]

My heart has sunk, this is very sad.

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[Dog]

On the Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/business/media/27cnd-buckley.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[Cicero]

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

RIP, Mr. Buckley. You were the best. Say hi to St. Peter for us.

[Jo Nuvark]

We were just talking about Buckley “Goose Bumps” PING!!!

May the Lord bless His family and bring them comfort as
they grieve the loss of this great man. In Jesus name.

[gridlock]

A passing of one of the All Time Greats.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

A very sad loss indeed.......

[PGalt]

Condolences to Mr. Buckley’s family and friends.

[A CA Guy]

RIP

[MomwithHope]

RIP, prayers for his family and Rush too. They were very close.

[LS]

In 1983 I had the privilege of being a part of the U.C. Santa Barbara College Republicans when we brought in WFB for a speech/fundraiser, and got to have dinner with him. Gracious and charming, he was an excellent piano player.

[Tex Pete]

Prayers for his family and friends.

[sionnsar]

Very sad! (21 years a National Review subscriber.)

[Greg F]

Few men have done more good. RIP Mr. Buckley.

It seems right somehow that it’s this year. Sort of an end of an era if things continue in the direction they are heading. Hopefully the beginning of a new conservative insurgency as well.

[Excellence]

A great light has gone out, but what a treasure he leaves us!

[Toddsterpatriot]

Oh no!

[ClearCase_guy]

"A coward dies many times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once."

Buckley was a valient man. But, based on the number of threads, he has tasted death many times this morning.

RIP

[Joe Boucher]

May GOD rest his soul.
Prayers of thanks to GOD for loaning him to us for so long and for his family.

[YankeeMagic]

RIP ..

[Welsh Rabbit]

A thoroughly interesting man with a fascinating background and career. He’ll be missed.

[Rockitz]

The most articulate conservative ever- prayers for him and those who loved him.

[OKSooner]

Sad news.

Already posted... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977106/posts

[thulldud]

There was a man. Where would we be now if he had never lived?

[ansel12]

During the sixties watching firing line was an elegant bitch slap back to truth.

I and my nation, and the world owe a lot to William F. Buckley.

[MarkT]

A gracious, brilliant, articulate gentlemen has left the stage but leaves us the better for his presence.

[BigEdLB]

To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Ecc 3:1)

[expatguy]

There are no other threads this morning FRiend.

[Petronski]

Major events always have multiple threads (unfortunately).

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977107/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977106/posts

[America-The-Great-1967]

WFB RIP.
A great man and patriot. Eloquent and civil, the very best of conservative thought.

[Nextrush]

One of the greats has passed on.

[BikerJoe]

As a NR subscriber (and I still have some tapes of Firing Line somewhere)...

Well Done, Mr. Buckley, GodSpeed and Thank You!

[dashing doofus]

God speed Mr. Buckley. You are a patriot, and were a voice of reason.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

RIP.

[From One - Many]

When wisdom was needed William F. Buckley was there. William F. Buckley will be missed by all...Rest Sir, your time now is done on this earth....

[Inwoodian]

WFB was considered by the Brits to be the last American Renaissance Man.

[oldbill]

Lesson for today:

William Buckley was a CONSERVATIVE who successfully led the fight to make the Republican Party the repository of conservatism.

His loyalty was to conservatism, not to the Rockefeller/Lindsay school of Republicanism, aka Democrat-lite.

When he ran for mayor of New York, it was as a Conservative against a Republican liberal. Announcing his entry into the race, he said:

“The two-party system presupposes an adversary relationship between the two parties. That there is no such relationship in New York Mr. Lindsay makes especially clear when he proposes as running mates members of the Liberal and Democratic Parties. Mr. Lindsay’s Republican Party is a sort of personal accessory,. . . indifferent to the historic role of the Republican Party as standing in opposition to those trends of our time that are championed by the collectivist elements of the Democratic Party.”

Those words could be used today, substituting Lindsay with McCain.

It is sad that on the day William Buckley departed this world and the perpetual battlefield of good versus evil, the dark forces were in ascendancy.

Asked what is the first thing he would do if elected Mayor of New York, he said “Demand a recount.”

Maybe he can get the Man Upstairs to get us a recount/revote for these primaries.

[Mrs_Stokke]

Very sorry to hear this. Prayers from our family for him and his.

[kingattax]

thank you, Mr Buckley RIP

[Amityschild]

So long dear WFB! You will be missed. Dear Lord please welcome in your faithful servant.

[Mase]

Yeah, I just saw the news. A sad day indeed. It’s hard to describe the impact Buckley and NR have had on my life. What’s crystal clear is the impact he had on the nation. He saved the Republican Party and was the first mover of the modern conservative movement. I can’t believe he’s gone.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

He, along with Whitaker Chambers,fought the good fight against the Soviet Union. Their resolve lead to the rise of Ronald Reagan who brought that Evil Empire to its knees. Hence, he deserves credit for helping to free millions of people around the world. Plus he loved his family, the sea and living.

Hearing of his passing brings to minds so many warm memories.

RIP

[Artemis Webb]

""Now listen, you queer, stop calling me a crypto-Nazi or I’ll sock you in your goddamn face and you’ll stay plastered."

William F Buckley to Gore Vidal
August 28, 1968

I loved Bill Buckley!

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[StarCMC]

Prayers for his family. He was a good one.

[B-Chan]

A great patriot, a great writer and a faithful Catholic. May he rest in peace.

[Turret Gunner A20]

AMEN

[OKSooner]

Okay. It is big news sad as it is, it probably deserves three threads.

[Petronski]

But not five, right?

[Lawdoc]

This is a loss the depth of which will take a long time to fully comprehend. He had a rare intellect and influenced millions.

Condolences.

[OKSooner]

Thanks for the quote.