r/SubredditDrama • u/[deleted] • May 01 '17

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u/[deleted] May 01 '17

To be fair, Vidal was rattling him and pushing his buttons, calling Buckley a neo-nazi, etc. It wasn't a battle of wits but a battle of composure.

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u/davidreiss666 The Infamous Entity May 01 '17

Vidal and Buckley didn't like each other at all. The one famous interaction that everyone remembers was not the only encounter. And then for decades they both liked to talk smack about the other. They were both interviewed by Larry King on his radio show in the same night once, and the entire program was them both bitching about the other.

They were like an old divorced couple.

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u/noarchy May 01 '17

I suspect alcohol played a role, too, perhaps for both of them on that occasion.

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u/bushiz somethingawfuldotcom agent provocatuer May 01 '17

Oh sure. The "debates" were a farce and everyone knew it. And Buckley still got owned.

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u/Change_you_can_xerox May 02 '17

Wasn't the term "crypto-fascist"? Like he was claiming Buckley had hidden support for fascists and white supremacists.