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 Post subject: RIP Gore Vidal
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:22 pm 
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Weird. This is just hitting today. Died yesterday.

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:37 pm 
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Big loss. I enjoyed hearing this guy speak, and reading his essays. Reminded me of Christopher Hitchens, another guy who's mastery of English made me feel like a moron.


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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:37 am 
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I forgot how many of his books I'd read until looking over the obits. Plus, he's great in Bob Roberts.


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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:40 am 
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I thought he been dead.

Whither our patrician liberals and conservatives debating the relative merits of policy as pertains to The Great Unwashed?

Come back Billy Buckley, Come back Gore Vidal...

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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:57 pm 
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damn i wish that clip was longer


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 Post subject: Re: RIP Gore Vidal
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and why don't the obits ever mention Caligula?


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