Tag Archives: William F. Buckley

Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Newt Gingrich, Where is the GOP Headed (1984)

Source:The FreeState Not really Newt Gingrich himself, but his movement and followers represented where the Republican Party was headed post Ronald Reagan. Not George H.W. Bush who succeeded President Reagan as President, but didn’t offer a vision other than maybe … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The Future of The GOP With Richard Nixon (1966)

Source:The New Democrat  This is where Richard Nixon rebuilt his political career as someone who can not only raise a lot of money, but build up a lot of support not just for himself, but for candidates he endorsed and … Continue reading

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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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Liberty Pen: Saul Alinsky – Mobilizing The Poor (1967)

Source:The New Democrat  What I got in from this discussion from the few moments that Saul Alinsky got to talk about his own personal philosophy even though this is about a fifteen-minute video, is that Mr. Alinsky was saying that … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Margaret Thatcher: Capitalism & a Free Society (1975)

Source:The New Democrat  This is what a so-called smart Conservative sounds like in Margaret Thatcher and again conservative by British standards, which means lest socialist than Social Democrats. Lady Thatcher wasn’t arguing against the safety net, actually she believed in … 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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