- Posted by Christopher Estep on February 27, 2008
William F. Buckley, Jr., conservative stalwart and icon, has passed away at 82. He was most recognized for his stammering, careful speech and Robin Williams did an outstanding impression of him.
When I was in high school, the debate topic that year was, "Resolved: that the United States should curtail arms sales to other countries." William F. Buckley, Jr. played a prominent and frequent role in my shredding of the Affirmative's cases (I was a 1st Negative). The highest compliment paid to me was after I'd won a debate in spite of the liberal judges' attempts to minimize my score, the judge wrote on the comments, "your Buckley piece stinks."
Buckley will be missed.