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29. So Buckley gets a gritty look?

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 10:58 PM

Nov 24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._Buckley_Jr.

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I went to the post office today looking for cool stamps. Help me decide. (poll) [View all] JohnnyRingo Nov 24 OP

Buckley was a conservative writer LearnedHand Nov 24 #1

Plus, he was a lech Coventina Nov 24 #5

The Buckley one will leave a bad taste in your mouth. dem4decades Nov 24 #2

I bought Carter stamps a few weeks ago vapor2 Nov 24 #3

Personally I like the winter landscapes and Native American pow wow dresses fargone Nov 24 #4

Buckley wasn't level headed. He often tilted his head at bizarre angles. GreenWave Nov 24 #6

And that flickering, forked tongue... yorkster Nov 24 #28

My last sheet of stamps was Ruth Bader Ginsburg Walleye Nov 24 #7

i've been using rbg for a while rampartd Nov 25 #31

I have these ones right now, they're fun: chia Nov 24 #8

I have some of those too. JohnnyRingo Nov 24 #11

Glad you did, stamps like that have their limitations 😬 chia Nov 25 #34

Oh I LOVE those. Maru Kitteh Nov 24 #23

I like this one MichMan Nov 24 #9

They have Spongebob Squarepants stamps available now. n/t flvegan Nov 24 #10

They must distribute them regionally JohnnyRingo Nov 24 #12

I always buy some version of LOVE stamps -- it makes me feel like fierywoman Nov 24 #13

James Baldwin destroyed the asinine Buckley at a Cambridge debate in 1965 Ponietz Nov 24 #14

Baldwin was too smart for Buckley and I think he under estimated James. Big mistake..LOL. SheilaAnn Nov 24 #19

these Celerity Nov 24 #15

Jimmy Carter hands down...... a kennedy Nov 24 #16

Buckley's style was frequently: struggle4progress Nov 24 #17

I didn't know he was a drinker. underpants Nov 24 #26

... He was a heavy drinker and may have become an alcoholic ... struggle4progress Nov 24 #30

Get some Betty white stamps too BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 24 #18

Those disappeared fast JohnnyRingo Nov 24 #20

LOL! I came here hoping for cool stamp pics but, Maru Kitteh Nov 24 #21

Jimmy WA-03 Democrat Nov 24 #22

we got the 250 yrs of the post office stamp cause all te old mail carts. winter scenes + baby animals. pansypoo53219 Nov 24 #24

There are 2 beautifiul stamps out now to yorkster Nov 24 #25

The last stamps I bought were manatees..no flags for me and wanted something different. Deuxcents Nov 24 #27

So Buckley gets a gritty look? underpants Nov 24 #29

I looked online, called "doing my own research" (chuckle) usonian Nov 25 #32

Right now I have Jimmy Carter and Celebrating Native American Culture KitFox Nov 25 #33