https://alex.halavais.net/christopher-buckley-comes-out-for-obama/ Things that interest me. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:38:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://alex.halavais.net/christopher-buckley-comes-out-for-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-204282 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:38:29 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2133#comment-204282 I wonder if you’ve seen the news; the readers at the NRO quickly became aware of Buckley’s column and bestowed upon him a torrent of hate mail (as they also did when Kathleen Parker, another National Review contributor, wrote mildly critical words of Sarah Palin). Chris Buckley offered his resignation out of honor, and it was quickly accepted by editor Rich (of “starbursts” fame) Lowry. Buckley is now cast out of the magazine his father founded by zealots, and considers himself “fatwahed” by the conservative movement. See his column concerning the issue here: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-14/sorry-dad-i-was-fired . It is clear: the well-reasoned and non-ideological have no place in their movement.

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