National Review Writer: Abortion Issue Drives the Left’s Hate for Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2008 Why is it that liberals and the "gotcha media" so dislike Sarah Palin? Thank goodness the National Review's Kevin Burke, who apparently holds an advanced degree in armchair psychology, is here to help us get to the bottom of this troubling issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christopher Buckley: ‘So Much for the Conservative Revolution’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 "I wrote a posting -- I guess they're called," says neophyte blogger and newly discharged National Review columnist Christopher Buckley, describing the first step in a process that began with his confession that he was breaking with the GOP to vote for Barack Obama and ended with his resignation from the conservative magazine his father founded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Review Scribe Tells All on ‘Colbert’!

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 Right, so Kathleen Parker, columnist for the National Review (now officially a Buckley-free zone), didn't really divulge on Monday's "Colbert Report" exactly who in the White House wrote her secret e-mails to commend her for declaring Sarah Palin to be unprepared to head to the White House in any capacity. But Colbert did get close to finding out whom Parker will vote for on Nov. 4. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buckley Bails on Pup’s Rag

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 Christopher Buckley has resigned from his father's magazine, with the help of a stiff boot to the rear, thanks to his recent endorsement of Barack Obama. The satirist says he has no hard feelings, but "I have been effectively fatwahed (is that how you spell it?) by the conservative movement, and the magazine that my father founded must now distance itself from me." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William F. Buckley’s Son Voting for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2008 His famous father is now gone, but Christopher Buckley, son of the late conservative icon William F. Buckley, still apologizes to his "pup" directly for -- as Matt Drudge would say, "SHOCK!" -- deciding to vote for Barack Obama in this year's presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Romney Gets National Review’s Vote

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 Much like actors around Oscar time, presidential candidates may pooh-pooh the value of media endorsements but they'll quietly eat their hearts out if those approbations go to someone else. Thanks to a nod from the National Review, Mitt Romney is feeling loved, at least for the moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William F. Buckley: Bush Will Be Judged on “Failed” Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 If he'd invented the Bill of Rights it wouldn't get him out of his jam,Ӕ the father of the American conservative movement says of the president, in a Bloomberg News interview with Judy Woodruff Read it in full Watch it Read interview excerpts . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )