I first saw it on The Huffington Post:
NEW YORK — Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. has died at age 82.
His assistant Linda Bridges says Buckley died Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. She says he had been ill with emphysema and was found dead by his cook.
Click here for The Huffington Post article
I have said it before, this guy was my favorite Conservative. He introduced to me to how a Conservative thought through his show "Firing Line". He actually seemed to put some thought into the philosophy behind Conservatism.
The Sanity Wing of the Right just lost a great voice.
That's not to say that he didn't have faults. WFB Jr. was at times racist in the 1950s and a sucker for Bush like a lot of Conservatives.
But you'd always get a civil debate from him. That's a lot more than what I can say for Limpball, mAnn Coulter or Shammity.
Rest in Peace Mr. Buckley.
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