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Jim Lynch February 27th, 2008 11:57 am

I’m just seeing the news that William F. Buckley, Jr. passed away this morning.

Author and conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. has died at age 82.

His assistant Linda Bridges says Buckley died Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. She says he had been ill with emphysema and was found dead by his cook.

Buckley became famous for his intellectual political writings in his magazine, the National Review, and his frequent television appearances, including on his own long-running “Firing Line.”

Some reactions:
Ankle Biting Pundits

Bulldog Pundit — Buckley was one of true greats and the conservative movement owes him a debt that it can never repay.

Patrick Hynes — He was really one of the most significant players in the conservative movement, along with Goldwater and Reagan. He was also one of the most interesting public intellectuals of all time.

American Thinker

Thomas Lifson — Mr. Buckley embodied the notion of living life to its fullest. I owe my standing as a conservative to him, for it was reading National Review that revealed to me that I was a conservative, but didn’t know it at the time.

Captain’s Quarters

Ed Morrissey — Conservatives of all stripes owe Buckley a great debt, and not just for his columns and books that provided a call to arms for individual liberty and property rights. He brought together the disparate factions of the Right into one umbrella and made conservatism a potent political force.

Don Surber

God needed some intelligent conversation.

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