Gore Vidal...dead.

[Baldy]

Goodbye to old rubbish.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/books ... ml?_r=2&hp

[Ivytalk]

Only the New York Times could write such a flowery tribute to the bloviating, self-promoting author of Myra Breckenridge.

[D1B]

RIP to a great American

Some of his political positions were similarly quarrelsome and provocative. Mr. Vidal was an outspoken critic of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, and once called Norman Podhoretz, the editor of Commentary, and his wife, the journalist Midge Decter, “Israeli Fifth Columnists.” In the 1990s he wrote sympathetically about Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for the Oklahoma City bombing. And after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he wrote an essay for Vanity Fair arguing that America had brought the attacks upon itself by maintaining imperialist foreign policies. In another essay, for The Independent, he compared the attacks to the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, arguing that both Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush knew of them in advance and exploited them to advance their agendas.

[Skjellyfetti]

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[AZGrizFan]

RIP to a great American

Some of his political positions were similarly quarrelsome and provocative. Mr. Vidal was an outspoken critic of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, and once called Norman Podhoretz, the editor of Commentary, and his wife, the journalist Midge Decter, “Israeli Fifth Columnists.” In the 1990s he wrote sympathetically about Timothy McVeigh, who was executed for the Oklahoma City bombing. And after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he wrote an essay for Vanity Fair arguing that America had brought the attacks upon itself by maintaining imperialist foreign policies. In another essay, for The Independent, he compared the attacks to the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, arguing that both Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and George W. Bush knew of them in advance and exploited them to advance their agendas.

So, essentially, he was expandspanos's dad.

[dbackjon]

RIP to one of the greatest American historians and novelists.

His intellect runs circles around the likes of the Baldy's of the world, which is why they feared him.

America is a much dumber, sadder place today.

[D1B]

RIP to one of the greatest American historians and novelists.

His intellect runs circles around the likes of the Baldy's of the world, which is why they feared him.

America is a much dumber, sadder place today.

Baldy is a genius when it comes to conservative ideology only. He knows jack shit about anything else in the world.

Gore Vidal would have ripped Baldy to shreds in a bar fight too.

[CID1990]

RIP to one of the greatest American historians and novelists.

His intellect runs circles around the likes of the Baldy's of the world, which is why they feared him.

America is a much dumber, sadder place today.

It got that way when you entered it, not when he left.

[Baldy]

RIP to a great American

So, essentially, he was expandspanos's dad.

Which is exactly why jon and D bag 1 are fighting to get in line to blow the nutjob before they put his ass in the oven.

[D1B]

So, essentially, he was expandspanos's dad.

Which is exactly why jon and D bag 1 are fighting to get in line to blow the nutjob before they put his ass in the oven.

Gore Vidal - American literary icon, genius, bad motherfucker, respected political pugilist

Baldy - Knows the ages and birthdays of all of Sarah Palin's kids

[youngterrier]

“The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country— and we haven’t seen them since."

-Gore Vidal

[AZGrizFan]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

[D1B]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

Broadway play?

[AZGrizFan]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

Broadway play?

It was actually quite good. Plus, I can now go to my grave saying I saw James Earl Jones perform in person....

[Ibanez]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

John Stamos????

[Grizalltheway]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

John Stamos????

He's a sexy bitch, and don't you try to say otherwise.

[Ibanez]

John Stamos????

He's a sexy bitch, and don't you try to say otherwise.

I think I could go gay for him.

We're talking about Uncle Jessie for crying out loud!

[AZGrizFan]

While in NYC this past week, The Griz Goddess and myself attended a broadway play written by Gore Vidal called "The Best Man"....a play about the runup to a political convention starring James Earl Jones, John Laroquette, John Stamos, Cybil Shepherd, Kristen Davis and some others...very funny stuff and despite being written almost 40 years ago the humor was still relevant today.

John Stamos????

John Stamos. THAT John Stamos. He's hot as hell.

[JohnStOnge]

RIP to one of the greatest American historians and novelists.

His intellect runs circles around the likes of the Baldy's of the world, which is why they feared him.

America is a much dumber, sadder place today.

Nobody was afraid of Gore Vidal.

[Ibanez]

John Stamos????

John Stamos. THAT John Stamos. He's hot as hell.

Did you make any Greek yogurt when you saw him?

[BlueHen86]

RIP to one of the greatest American historians and novelists.

His intellect runs circles around the likes of the Baldy's of the world, which is why they feared him.

America is a much dumber, sadder place today.

Nobody was afraid of Gore Vidal.

You weren't saying that while he was alive, tough guy.

[JohnStOnge]

You weren't saying that while he was alive, tough guy.

Well, no...but I never saw anybody say he was somebody to be afraid of. Every time I saw stuff about debates he had he got owned. He was pretty darned ineffective in my opinion. D1B's a lot more effective than he was. So is YT. And YT is only 18 years old.

[CID1990]

“The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country— and we haven’t seen them since."

-Gore Vidal

What the hell do YOU know, Pup? I was reading his sh1t in Playboy while you werent even a cumstain. Vidal was a great writer but his politics were shyte.

[youngterrier]

You weren't saying that while he was alive, tough guy.

Well, no...but I never saw anybody say he was somebody to be afraid of. Every time I saw stuff about debates he had he got owned. He was pretty darned ineffective in my opinion. D1B's a lot more effective than he was. So is YT. And YT is only 18 years old.

So the Black Knight is making judgments about other people's fencing techniques?

[youngterrier]

“The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country— and we haven’t seen them since."

-Gore Vidal

What the hell do YOU know, Pup? I was reading his sh1t in Playboy while you werent even a cumstain. Vidal was a great writer but his politics were shyte.

I know absolutely nothing about Gore Vidal except he didn't go to college and had a particularly long public discussion with William Buckley during the DNC convention in '68.

I just thought it was a good quote. I think Ron Paul has good quotes too, hell even Ronald Reagan has some good quotes when they aren't riddled with inaccuracies. Do I agree with any of these people's politics? Not necessarily, I just thought it was a good quote.

So yeah. Who cares?