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23. Not a coincidence at all, that Buckley's decline in influence and eventual death, corresponds to the

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 05:18 AM

Jun 2014

virtual brain-death of American conservatism. Pathetic hacks like Tom Sowell are what pass nowadays for "intellectual" conservatives.

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June 9, 1954 - "Have you no sense of Decency Sir?" [View all] ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 OP

Kicked, recommended and the answer is they don't Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #1

The GOP is having a McCarthy Epoch. n/t winter is coming Jun 2014 #3

They have made him a hero again. progressoid Jun 2014 #4

Wow. Ann Colter is sick. nt SunSeeker Jun 2014 #8

Please tell us something we don't know Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #11

I could never read her books. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #19

This wasn't a book Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #22

Ann Colter is a whore smallcat88 Jun 2014 #18

Joseph Welch has a Hollywood entry. longship Jun 2014 #5

he was brilliant in that! navarth Jun 2014 #14

Darrell Issa's role model and hero. Same MO. Sick. freshwest Jun 2014 #6

Edward Murrow ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 #9

He was replaced by flying monkeys and howling hyenas. freshwest Jun 2014 #15

Brilliant! smallcat88 Jun 2014 #20

Have no idea how to imbed stuff. WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2014 #16

That was a nice ending Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #17

Ted McCarthy Unknown Beatle Jun 2014 #10

Proof Republicans have sucked for a long, long time. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #12

I heard somewhere smallcat88 Jun 2014 #21

So True. They long ago lost any sense of decency. nt Hekate Jun 2014 #24