Category Archives: Firing Line

The Woody Allen Show: William F. Buckley (1967)

Source:Metrazol Electricity– Woody & Billy? Source:The New Democrat “Woody Allen invites the legendary conservative icon William Buckley on his show” From  Metrazol Electricity As conservative, snobby, and Anglo-Saxon waspy as Bill Buckley came off at least came off as, he … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: George C. Wallace: The Wallace Crusade (1968)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– interviewing Governor George C. Wallace (Independent, Alabama) in 1968. Source:The New Democrat “WFB had sharply criticized Mr. Wallace in print, both for his once-adamant attachment to segregation and for his New Deal statism, and … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Leander Perez- ‘The Wallace Crusade (1968)’

Source:The New Democrat “Episode 095, Recorded on April 15, 1968 Guest: Leander Perez.” From Firing Line With William F. Buckley I never heard of Leander Perez from Louisiana before I saw this video. But apparently he was both Governor of Louisiana … Continue reading

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The Bully Pulpit: JR Benjamin- William F. Buckley on Drug Legalization

The Bully Pulpit William F. Buckley’s basic position on the War on Drugs was that it was a failure. That he wasn’t in favor of legalizing illegal narcotics which is really what the War on Drugs is. And that is … Continue reading

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Firing Line William F. Buckley Buckley: Representative Ron Paul (1988)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– talking to Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul, in 1988. Source:The New Democrat  “Ron Paul and William F. Buckley discussing a Constitutional Republic and the necessary evils of government. In 1988, Ron Paul was … Continue reading

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Firing Line William F. Buckley: Ron Paul (1988)

Source:The New Democrat  What I respect most about Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas and presidential candidate for both the Libertarian Party and the Republican Party, is his honesty.  He’s truly against big government from both an economic and … Continue reading

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Source:The New Democrat  By 1968 the Republican Party was definitely moving right ideologically, with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan having enormous influence in bringing to the GOP what would be called conservative libertarians today. And Richard Nixon with his 1968 … Continue reading

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ABC News: 1968 Republican National Convention: William F. Buckley VS Gore Vidal

Source:The New Democrat  The ultimate debate, when it comes to wit, humor, and intelligence was between Gore Vidal and Bill Buckley. You don’t need a moderator in a debate like this and there really wasn’t one, with Howard Smith letting … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The State of The Democratic Party (1985)

. Source:The New Democrat  What happened to the Democratic Party in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988 in those presidential defeats and in the case of 1980 when the not only lost the White House in a landslide, but lost … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Mark Lane (December 1, 1966)

. Source:The New Democrat  It is now clear that there were many holes in the Warren Report on the JFK Assassination. They did not know enough about Lee Harvey Oswald and probably didn’t look into other possibilities enough when it … Continue reading

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