Blogcritics Comments on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Comment by REMF on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:57:27 EDT

"I'd have to say that there's no stretch of the imagination by which anyone would think MCH was qualified to even have a ghost of an opinion on what is a reasonable statement." - Dave Nalle And only a domineering control freak would attempt to speak for everyone else's thoughts.

Comment by Matthew T. Sussman on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:39:06 EDT

Holy Christ, Bliffle, Clavos found the Kerry quote in this article.

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:14:29 EDT

So, then Clavos, Kerry never uttered the statement you attributed to him in quote marks? Should I believe you when you quote someone in the future or should I expect that it's not true? You tell me.

Comment by Dave Nalle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:49:01 EDT

I'd have to say that there's no stretch of the imagination by which anyone would think MCH was qualified to even have a ghost of an opinion on what is a reasonable statement. Dave

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:17:00 EDT

"Bliff's dialog is much more rational than yours, and makes a lot more sense than your over-inflated ideology." What delicious irony! The king of non sequiturs sets himself up as the arbiter of rationality and sense. Best laugh of the day...

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:08:02 EDT

""John Kerry's 1971 speech was responsible for the way I was treated when I came back from 'Nam in 1966." - Clavos, 2006" Show me the comment number date, and thread where I wrote those exact words, shuffleboard boy.

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:04:59 EDT

"I'm not aware that Kerry lied explicitly about you, or, really, anyone else" It's a matter of record. He lied about ALL of us. "So, I surmise that Kerry never said what you attributed to him?" You can't really "surmise" it, because he DID volunteer, so it's entirely possible he DID say it. But, if you're asking if there is a record somewhere of his having said it, I'm not aware of one. My original point (which got lost in your meaningless hairsplitting) is that he was stupid to volunteer. And I stand by it.

Comment by REMF on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:32:12 EDT

"I think Bliffle is ably demonstrating the utter lack of reasonable perspective which makes the left so unappealing to so many." - Dave Nalle I disagree, Nalle. I feel his perspective is far more reasonable than anything you've ever presented. --------------------------- "That he looks for deception and deceit in every colorful comment shows that he's moved beyond rational dialog into ideological blindness." - Dave Nalle Couldn't disagree more, Nalle. Again, Bliff's dialog is much more rational than yours, and makes a lot more sense than your over-inflated ideology.

Comment by Dave Nalle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:04:15 EDT

I think Bliffle is ably demonstrating the utter lack of reasonable perspective which makes the left so unappealing to so many. That he looks for deception and deceit in every colorful comment shows that he's moved beyond rational dialog into ideological blindness. Dave

Comment by REMF on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:51:52 EDT

Bliff, don't forget this one by our friend Clavvy a couple years ago: "John Kerry's 1971 speech was responsible for the way I was treated when I came back from 'Nam in 1966." - Clavos, 2006

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:36:06 EDT

I'm not aware that Kerry lied explicitly about you, or, really, anyone else. But even if he did it doesn't seem to me that justifies you lieing here today on BC. Just my opinion. So, I surmise that Kerry never said what you attributed to him?

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:41:25 EDT

"Distortion. Deceit." "Clavos, were you being 'colorful' when you attributed a quote to Kerry in #83?" You mean like kerry was distorting, deceiving, and being colorful (not to mention outright lying) in the testimony about my service he gave before Congress in 1971?

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:47:24 EDT

Clavos, were you being 'colorful' when you attributed a quote to Kerry in #83?

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:44:51 EDT

#94 — March 13, 2008 @ 00:51AM — Clavos Color, bliffle. Artistic license. Distortion. Deceit.

Comment by Baronius on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:30:41 EDT

Clavos - If I may suggest something... Kerry's first Purple Heart was awarded for the shrapnel that hit him after he shot a rock. Certainly you can do something with that. REMF - I already addressed your point in comment #67. Dread - Those names weren't chosen to goad anyone. I've said before that Cheney, Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld will one day be recognized as our Clay and Webster.

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:51:59 EDT

Color, bliffle. Artistic license.

Comment by alessandro on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:16:03 EDT

#89 - Thanks, Doc. Yeah, that would make him an easy target.

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:10:59 EDT

Clavos, So what was the point of your hyperbole?

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:56:08 EDT

Bliffle, The Commie was fleeing. The "ass" part was hyperbole. From an article on the Factcheck website: "The longest of the citations, signed by Vice Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, commander of U.S. naval forces in Vietnam, describes Kerry as killing a fleeing Viet Cong with a loaded rocket launcher. It says that as Kerry beached his boat to attack his second set of ambushers, "an enemy soldier sprang up from his position not ten feet from Patrol Craft Fast 94 and fled. Without hesitation, Lieutenant (junior grade) KERRY leaped ashore, pursued the man behind a hooch, and killed him, capturing a B-40 rocket launcher with a round in the chamber."

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:34:44 EDT

#87 — March 12, 2008 @ 20:25PM — Clavos "Kerry...returned enemy fire in combat..." Yup. He shot a fleeing Vietnamese in the ass. Clavos, Is that true or are you being hyperbolic?

Comment by Dr Dreadful on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:32:53 EDT

Alessandro: "didn't one of the Royal offspring spend a few hours in Afghanistan and is safely back home? What's that about?" Prince Harry did indeed spend several weeks on active duty in Afghanistan, and it would have been longer had some idiot named Matt Drudge not blurted his presence there to the world, instantly making him a top Taliban target*. You can read the Silver Surfer's take on the story right here on BC. _{* Harry, not Drudge, unfortunately.}

Comment by bliffle on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:31:15 EDT

#83 — March 12, 2008 @ 15:53PM — Clavos Yet more proof of how stupid kerry is. "You can't draft ME; I'll join up!" Uhhhh, did Kerry actually say that? As implied by the quote marks?

Comment by Clavos on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:25:10 EDT

"Kerry...returned enemy fire in combat..." Yup. He shot a fleeing Vietnamese in the ass. Heroic dude, he. Real presidential material. Or not.

Comment by REMF on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:41:09 EDT

"He knew he could join the military and use his education and family influence to minimize the risk involved, rather like Al Gore." Um, you left out GW Bush, Dan Quayle, Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, George Will, Donald Rumsfeld and Bob Dornan. --------------------------- "I'd respect him at least a little if he had used a college deferment or hid out in England like Bill Clinton, but to make a sham of military service is far worse than merely dodging the draft." Or he could've gotten a medical deferment for a pimple on his ass like Rush Limbaugh. And would GW Bush's DESERTION also qualify for "making a sham of military service"?? --------------------------- BTW Cincinnatus, Kerry faced and returned enemy fire in combat, earning a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and 3 Purple Hearts. And yourself?

Comment by alessandro on William F. Buckley, Jr., 1925-2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:32:45 EDT

Speaking of privileged individuals, didn't one of the Royal offspring spend a few hours in Afghanistan and is safely back home? What's that about?