R.I.P. William F. Buckley Jr. at 82

[David Paleg]

William F. Buckley Jr. dies at 82
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
11:50 AM (ET)

NEW YORK - William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative herald who showered huge and scornful words on liberalism as he observed, abetted and cheered on the right's post-World War II rise from the fringes to the White House, died Wednesday. He was 82.

His assistant Linda Bridges said Buckley was found dead by his cook at his home in Stamford, Conn. The cause of death was unknown, but he had been ill with emphysema, she said.

[jag]

Say what you will about Buckley's political stand, but one must respect that he was genuinely gifted in wordcraft. He always had just the right words (even if they were head-scratchingly obscure).

Arp2 and I are certainly in mourning.

[Arp2]

Yes....I never appreciated him enough.

[Rock]

An incredible man.