I admire Charlie's composure in his last sentence

A brilliant intellectual who was among the most eloquent, skilled, and articulate communicators of my lifetime. I was a bit distressed when he said so emphatically: “If I had a pill that would reduce my age by 25 years, I wouldn’t take it. I’m tired of life, I’m utterly prepared to stop living on”. I have never heard one of my idols share such intimate feelings with the public.

@Droogs

Жыл бұрын

I bet Bill wasn't tired of living 25 years prior. It's only when you age - when your body and mind start breaking down - you lose your zest for living.

@FathomlessJoy

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that line! I am not a particular fan of WFB, but that line surprised me and made me shiver.

@cherylwin9364

2 ай бұрын

DID NOT SOLOMON OF THE BIBLE WHO HAD EVERYTHING SAY HE HATED LIFE ? AFTER YOU GET A CERTAIN AGE YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT RICHES THAT FULFILLS LIFE BUT REFLECTING ON THE LIFE ONE HAS LIVED AND HOW THEY HAVE TREATED OTHERS IS THE ONLY THING THAT TRULY MATTERS IN THE END. BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HAVE THIS UNDERSTANDING.

“I’m tired of life” man what an ending from such a brilliant man.

He was absolutely brilliant! What an incredible spokesman for Conservative thought!

What a touching tribute. Thanks, Charlie Rose. There is not always a tomorrow.

I believe he is very brave to admit "I'm tired of life". That is such a astounding statement, yet I believe he is speaking for many others who simply don't say those words because we are taught that we must always fight for 1 more day/month/year. Why can't we logically say "OK, I'm done here". One reason is there is huge money in convincing people they must hang on.

I come back to these words at the end of the video more often than I realize

Say what you will about Mr. Buckley's political views, you have to respect the man's unfettered intelligence. He was blessed with such a brilliant way of expressing himself, and we are all the beneficiaries of his word craft. God Bless him.

@bobmaddox5436

4 жыл бұрын

As I type...here seven years after your post...your words exactly reflect my feelings...you have said it best...I feel I love the man...and I am far left on almost all of today's issues.

@kendallevans4079

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobmaddox5436 Something about an educated, well spoken, erudite person that just trumps everything else....(Yes, pun intended!)

@Jim54_

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but we mustn’t forget that William F Buckley was openly homophobic, and when Aids first appeared, he suggested that gay men should be tattooed on the buttock. He was also extremely racist, and for a long time he approved of racial segregation, though later he seems to have come to understand that this would conflict with his image, which is the only apparent reason he stopped. However, he continued to write with gross insensitivity about Africans. The man was full of hatred and was little more than an arrogant bigot

tears, rolling down my American face...

Thank you for this post. And you, Mr. Rose, have not disappointed in the least. Much respect to you, too, sir.

The greatness of Discovering WFB Jr was for me, like Christopher Columbus discovering America. He continuously prised open one's intellect and ensured that it was kept fit for the marathon that is life. I owe him, as do we all a deep debt of gratitude. Thank you God for his challenging creation.

@MattSingh1

2 жыл бұрын

This is babbling nonsense- Buckley was a follower of Fr. Charles Coughlin, Joseph McCarthy and General Franco. Buckley was nothing more than a Catholic fascist, fawned over by cretins who constantly, and consistently, overrated his intellect.

@Jim54_

2 жыл бұрын

We mustn’t forget that William F Buckley was openly homophobic, and when Aids first appeared, he suggested that gay men should be tattooed on the buttock. He was also extremely racist, and for a long time he approved of racial segregation, though later he seems to have come to understand that this would conflict with his image, which is the only apparent reason he stopped. However, he continued to write with gross insensitivity about Africans. The man was full of hatred and was little more than an arrogant bigot

@douglas2437

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@billynahar9861

Жыл бұрын

I have to ask, how can Christopher Columbus “discover” America if it was already populated and lived on by Native Americans. That would be like me travelling to the Amazon Forest and saying “I have discovered this land” when all the tribes live there and occupy it…

Thanks, Charlie. May you be comforted in this time of loss.

"...because I'm tired of life..." that comment was devastating to me. It saddens me to no end, yet I don't quite understand what that means. What an intellect that we've lost.

@we_r_2big2fail

3 жыл бұрын

Good riddance to bad rubbish

@we_r_2big2fail

3 жыл бұрын

And i mean both he and rose

@TheSymphonyOfScience

3 жыл бұрын

@@we_r_2big2fail Ok, good rubbish.

@malayangtanglaw8681

3 жыл бұрын

@@we_r_2big2fail what a weird way to say that you're a strawman

@user-oq3xp6rw1v

3 жыл бұрын

@@malayangtanglaw8681 i agree... buckley is a huge strawman and a joke. He couldn't get society to agree on his shit ideas and realized that humans are naturally liberal. In order for humans to get along peacefully, the only way is through the aspiration of liberal ideals. Conservative ideals seek to keep specific people below others. Nature and the universe won't allow this, the universe only seeks equilibrium, the human species live for nothing else but equity (look it up... It's not the same as equality). He didn't want to live in that kind of world of liberal ideals, so good riddance. If you're not willing to acknowledge the true humanity of people unlike you (not the untrue image created in his mind of people unlike him), then you don't deserve this life. Quit your whining and play well with others so you won't be miserable all your life.

Strong message from Charlie at the end there....take note.

My father was born the same year, 1925. He said the same thing, "I'm tired of living. Died at 92. Miss both of them.

@Jim54_

2 жыл бұрын

We mustn’t forget that William F Buckley was openly homophobic, and when Aids first appeared, he suggested that gay men should be tattooed on the buttock. He was also extremely racist, and for a long time he approved of racial segregation, though later he seems to have come to understand that this would conflict with his image, which is the only apparent reason he stopped. However, he continued to write with gross insensitivity about Africans. The man was full of hatred and was little more than an arrogant bigot

Well said, Lustre. I'm a fellow Dem who appreciates Buckley's legacy - RIP. And that's a classy tribute from Charlie Rose.

Thank you Mr. Rose.

I miss these interviews

Glad I got to watch this.

What a beautiful and touching tribute. Bill would have been proud of you Charlie.

Beautiful. Thank you so much for posting this.

What a wonderful life he lead, I hope I can say what he said when I'm 80!

He laid waste to every opponent

Bill Buckley was a genius who energized and ignited the minds of those who heard him. I remember hearing Firing Line as a teen ager - and later as an adult; I always felt delightfully spurred on to think deeply and articulte meaningful thought well as a result. It is as though Mycroft - Sherlock Holmes' brilliant but often behind the scenes brother - has passed on. May his influence toward excellence of thought and life continue. God bless his family and preserve his counsel for good.

@hillaryfleming6962

3 жыл бұрын

Well said, a individual we can aspire to emulate. Rip WFB

God bless your Soul Mr. Buckley you awakened many minds, and were the epitome of learning and truth and changed so much of peoples thinking for the better.

@roughhabit9085

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@grandconjunct

2 жыл бұрын

@@roughhabit9085 Sorry Mr. Rough that comment was 13 years ago , I now view Buckley as a treacherous militant moderate who fought the real right , Hope hes not burning In Hell to badly though.

I loved firing line

What a wonderful dedication by Charlie Rose...and to such a gregarious and loving conservative thinker like Buckley who I have come to know through his "Firing Line" show here on KZread, otherwise I don't think I would have known that voice and style that he has which I think is absolutely brilliant.

@glendavis1266

5 ай бұрын

Conservatism=no taxes…….its my money and I don’t care about society. No taxes, no taxes, no taxes…….

Buckley turned out alright rest in peace sir

I watched Mr. Buckley when I was living in NYC, (sixties), the TV debates, him vs. Gore Vidal were spectacular. In my opinion he was one of the most honest intelectuals of our times. I will miss him very much.

@HomeAtLast501

Жыл бұрын

Honest? He presented a totally dishonest version of himself for most of his life through his phony, affected, arrogant accent.

I'm choking up watching this. Your beautiful eulogy bears testimony to your beautiful friendship. I pray God blesses you in this period of loss. Please remember, Christ makes all things new. God bless.

That shirt is trying to hypnotize me.

I'm sure I'm like a lot of people in this respect, but I'm a lifelong Democrat who stumbled onto National Review over 45 years ago and immediately became a Buckley fan in spite of myself, and in spite of a seemingly infinite number of disagreements with his views. The only political writer that I can think of who had a similar joy of life and learning is the late Izzy Stone. Generosity of spirit always can transcend mere politics. Lovely tribute by Charlie Rose, and RIP WFB.

When I watched his show Firing Line, I always agreed with his opponents, such as Michael Kingsley, because I'm opposed to conservativism, but I was always impressed with Buckley's vocabulary, which was second to none.

I second that :)

Yes Charlie Rose was liberal (and obviously had some other problems), but like the old time CBS journalists he was always fair minded and polite. This is a great example. His brand of journalism and interviews is missed.

I enjoyed this eulogy. Bill Buckley RIP

Thanks for posting this.. One of the greatest men who ever lived. His influence will go on for generations.

@Jim54_

2 жыл бұрын

We mustn’t forget that William F Buckley was openly homophobic, and when Aids first appeared, he suggested that gay men should be tattooed on the buttock. He was also extremely racist, and for a long time he approved of racial segregation, though later he seems to have come to understand that this would conflict with his image, which is the only apparent reason he stopped. However, he continued to write with gross insensitivity about Africans. The man was full of hatred and was little more than an arrogant bigot

@nedrobinson7490

2 жыл бұрын

His influence WILL persist for generations, but not for “good” reasons. This pernicious man used his formidable intellect and silken, forked tongue to cloak a pathologically xenophobic, misanthropic view of humanity which lays the ideological foundation and framework for our continued immiseration and exploitation as a species and the death of our planet. We are only just beginning to uncover the horrors contained within the Pandora’s box opened by the political movement of which this man is the primary forebear: American Christian Conservatism. No bueno, señor, no bueno…

@nedrobinson7490

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jim54_ absolutely. Not to mentioned it’s widely rumored/acknowledged he was himself a closeted homosexual. Or if not explicitly oriented homosexually, had a great many dalliances with men, engaging in the same sort of proclivities he used his career and platform to pillory, shame, and humiliate. The man was a twat of the highest order. But hey, self-loathing makes people say and do crazy things, eh?

What an hero

I'm tired of living......boy oh boy....I think many can relate to that.

@adamsmith3413

3 жыл бұрын

He lost his zest after his wife, Pat passed away. Furthermore he was not afraid of death. I was invited to an event featuring Mr. Buckley and sadly I declined. Thanks Charlie.

Thank you Mr. Rose for your tribute to Bill Buckley. I envy you because you had the oppurtunity to know such an this incedible man.

Miss his political discourse.

@yevgeniyzharinov7473

4 жыл бұрын

He was an intellectual lightweight.

@we_r_2big2fail

3 жыл бұрын

@@yevgeniyzharinov7473 doubtful there was anything truly intellectual about it

@yevgeniyzharinov7473

3 жыл бұрын

@@we_r_2big2fail maybe a little.

@Jim54_

2 жыл бұрын

We mustn’t forget that William F Buckley was openly homophobic, and when Aids first appeared, he suggested that gay men should be tattooed on the buttock. He was also extremely racist, and for a long time he approved of racial segregation, though later he seems to have come to understand that this would conflict with his image, which is the only apparent reason he stopped. However, he continued to write with gross insensitivity about Africans. The man was full of hatred and was little more than an arrogant bigot

This was amazing. Bill Buckley was truly more thoughtful in his later years than he ever was in his youth. I watched him for years and rarely found a point of agreement. To finally stumble upon this gem of him saying, "I'm utterly prepared to stop living on" is spectacular! I, too, was utterly prepared for him to stop living!

@WhenLilacsLast Nothing hollow about him. He founded a powerful political movement which still thrives . He influenced & mentored many thinkers,writers & leaders. He was a civil man with a gift for cultivating friendships among all manner of people--including many of his ideological foes. In this contentious age we all could learn his lesson of civilized opposition. And,on a personal note,his books & tv appearances helped rescued me from the errors of the left. Bless his soul.

I've always admired WFB, but the book by his son about his parents was so depressing I couldn't finish it. It's the marvel of life I suppose.

He was a man amongst men!

He was an honest man in this video

When I was a young, college student---decades ago, it was Buckley via his books,magazine and tv appearances,who taught me that their was no contradiction between being a conservative and being intelligent,civil,tolerant,decent,witty,erudite and a host of other adjectives I could ascribe to him. Like Ronald Reagan,Buckley's many virtues made the movement he helped to sire and lead an acceptable alternative to the left.I thank him for the many idealogical errors from which he rescued me.

Rex: Very insightful.

Fucking legend

Mr Buckley you are a great American. God Bless you sir !

AAWWW!!! R.I.P. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. I JUST DISCOVERED HIM A FEW MONTHS AGO QUIET ACCIDENTLY REALLY ON - KZread - HE WAS PRFOUND THAT'S HOW HE CAME ACROSS TO ME . HIS WERE HIGH PROFLIE HE WAS EVEN "BIGGER" !!! I LIKED HIM -- CONSERVATIVE / ADORED ALL THOSE " BIG" WORDS & ARTICULATED BEAUTIFULLY / PUT ALOT OF HIS GUESTS IN THEIR PLACE!!!! / HAD A SENSE OF HUMOUR/ GOD GAVE HIM GOOD LOOKS & BRAINS TOO !!!!! WILL BE MISSED INDEED !!! NOTICED A LOT OF MANNERISUMS !!! AND A GORGEOUS SMILE !!!! FROM U.K. (2022).

LORD,, we miss buckley

Bill was a great man polite I meet Leonard Bernstein I wish I had meet him

WFB was amazingly intelligent. As a founder of the modern conservative movement, we all owe him a great debt of gratitude. As for his detractors, they're not even terriers nipping at his heels. That's an insult to terriers.

@joecastellanos4122

2 жыл бұрын

Long live WFB ... I wept when he passed away. Back in the early 90's when I had a bit of idealism, there were thoughts I might replace him one day. I was only dreaming of course. Charlie Rose had a brilliant show as well.

@musicalidea He speaks with the accent because English was not his first language, Spanish was if I recall, then he learned French, he didn't learn English until he was seven. Your accent is typically defined by the location where you grew, Buckley was from New England, their accents always sound English in some manner or another.

R.I.P. William.

I am a little surprised that Charlie Rose was all choked up at the end there. I mean I never saw his throat tighten like that when mother Teresa died. I always thought they came from totally different camps and that Charlie Rose saw through and was above his act.

IHave: I'm sorry to hear that.

IHaveTheBestHair: Because you are able to emphasize with your neighbor's child, you also must, by default be able to emphasize with other people and loved ones who died on that day. I think the discussion is ultimately about how best to avoid more loved ones dying, not how bad we feel when they do.

Mr. Rose, I understand WF Buckley's first language was spanish (and he spoke french as well.) Are there any clips of him debating or discussing in any one of these languages? I am curious to hear whether he speaks spanish with that characteristic ornateness and rythm of his.

Ol' Buckley, one of America's most cultured men (and one of the VERY few conservatives if any, I deeply respected) that ever lived, the sly sophisticated fox:) So long Mr. Buckley.

Buckley clearly softened over the years

@christinharmon7249

2 жыл бұрын

He was embarrassed by his past behavior

@HelloooThere

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinharmon7249 lol

@HelloooThere

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinharmon7249 such a snoot he was

@tjfSIM

Жыл бұрын

@@christinharmon7249 And rightly so.

wow charlie was so broken up he unconsciously reverted back to his original southern drawl.. incredible how our emotions can effect us

RexVox: Very cool! :)

lictor: Very nice tribute. Who is Revilo Pendleton Oliver?

NGS712: at the end of the day, it is what a person means in their incessant articulation of their motivation that matters. I am leaning towards the angle that her motivation is from a heart of love, that is dealing with foolishness as any decent woman would in similar circumstance; with expressed disdain yet leaving the glimmer of clarity or hope to any sense available to the contextual 'fool'. This makes Anne a potential matriarch of humanity, and so worth, at least, a compassionate smile.

Bill Buckley…u will be missed

Charlie Rose you were invited to go sailing with William Buckley and you were busy with something or someone else? Wow!

well (not in public at least!) i read many of his works (of which I do not always agree with), you may want to read his Origins Of Christianity (which are available online - all 13 chapters) He apparently had co-written a book I found quite titillating (that is Imperium, by Francis Parker Yockey), you may also consult his "America's Decline: The Education of a Conservative" and his "Populism" and "Elitism" published in 1982. he also wrote for Buckley's own National Review and American opinion

Mr. Buckley wanted the best aspects of America to present itself🇺🇲

"I thought hell is bound to be a livelier place, as he joins forever those whom he served in life, applauding their prejudices and fanning their hatred." (Gore Vidal, June 15 2008)

@gemoftheocean

5 жыл бұрын

F*** Gore Vidal

ISblunt: What does 'CFR' mean?

1:45 "creating prooose" hahaha idk why but that was funny. the stare, drawn out annunciation......creating proose haha. just click on it. do it.

I would love to see Buckley have it out with Charles Buckowski.

He'll be sorely missed?

WFB is a hero...amazing life

Tomorrow you will live, you always cry; In what fair country does this morrow lie, That 'tis so mighty long ere it arrive? Beyond the Indies does this morrow live? 'Tis so far-fetched, this morrow, that I fear 'Twill be both very old and very dear. 'Tomorrow I will live,' the fool does say; Today itself's too late -- the wise lived yesterday. -Marcus Valerius Martialis RIP WFB (I must also salute his friend Revilo Pendleton Oliver- both were the best men of the past generation)

Achilles: Plus, he wasn't a hypocrite like many of today's politicians. It seemed he followed through on what he believed and on the rare occasion would change his opinions [ie Racism].

Whoa, dude...I didn't misunderstand anything she said. She is educated, intelligent and simply needs to shut her big mouth at times.

Uncle: Ok, but I have yet to see you give specific examples as to how we distort it. Please elaborate.

0:23 frisky ay?

clod: Very few do seem to think for themselves. Humans are often not much more than sheep . . . the main difference being we cannot sheer ourselves for sweaters. ;)

lol, I wouldn't want to antagonize this board, but he was an erudite classics professor (who exhibited an equivalent mastery of English as WFB)... he was a man whom Buckley adored, admired and respected... but Oliver's views on race eventually forced Buckley to desist his rapports with him (what oliver had to say about blacks would for instance scare the pants off most people) but he Buckley's best friend- and was Buckley's best man at his wedding

"Because I'm tired of life." When you can say those words with a satisfied, only slightly wistful grin, you're speaking from an avenue of utterly refined wisdom.

@AmericahasbecomeSouthPark

2 жыл бұрын

I just got around to viewing the old Firing Line programs on KZread. I saw this particular exchange with Charlie Rose and had the same thought. You said it very well.

@musicalidea His age could also factor into the way he sounded. He was born in the 1920s and, if what you say is the case, he would've been around to pick up that sort of idiolect. He sounded remarkably like George Plimpton or the character actress Geraldine Fitzgerald, who were his contemporaries. Both of them had a similar manner of speaking, so it could be the result of the times. Or something he picked up over the years. If it dwilded with time, fine. Though, I like how it sounds myself.

itreeye: I agree. It's absolutely ridiculous how there is almost no civil debate anymore. It's all, "They're ruining the country!" or "They WILL ruin the country!" As I've said, I think that both sides are necessary. And that one or the other should not act as though it should be the only one that should exist.

sweeney: It's interesting how people deal with death when they get old. On a sidenote, you wouldn't believe what this one person said about Buckley on a vid of the Chomsky debate. They said he was a murderer because he supported Vietnam, called him a 'mouthpiece'.

The only reason reason I have a good opinion of Charley Rose is because of his good opinion of William Buckley.

@we_r_2big2fail

3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile it's 2020 and they're both disgraced assholes

NGS712: There is a difference between being hateful towards something you believe is hurting people and being a hateful person. For an example, I would be hateful towards the ideas of Nambla and hopefully in a debate I would be witty enough to allow sarcasm to protect me from stooping down to their level by giving their ideas any more credit than due, which is none. One can't debate foolisness, and there is no sense in evil. St. Paul was very sarcastic for another example, but not hateful.

I watched Buckley as a boy and was always impressed with his quick wit and ability to remember names. Looking back now as an adult, it is remarkable how many issues Buckley got wrong. History should not be so kind to him.

@edydon

Жыл бұрын

Wrong? Who's destroying this country; turning cities like Detroit, Chicago, even San Francisco, into dumps?

Uncle: I don't feel this is an appropriate place to continue our discussion. Feel free to send your reply as a private message. I think this space should be reserved for those who wish to honor Buckley.

Charlie Rose obviously has class. Buckley statements about old age are real and unfortunate.

Charlie sounds and looks like he's about to cry. Understandably so, Bill was the man. That's all I can say and I pride myself on being something of an articulate speaker, but I pale in comparison to the man, the myth, the legend that was William F. Buckley. Rest in Peace, Sir.

itreeye: What names have I called her?

NGS712: "...What names have I called her?" 'hateful' & 'arrogant' I just thought it wasn't very nice, nor reasonable. If she truly believes the propogation of the opposite of her views is hurting people, than her use of sarcasm as a tool of defense has proven clever, effective and understandable. She's not perfect though, has gone overboard at times with it and in that I agree with you. I can't see judging her motives as 'hateful' is fair, though. Neither would WFB and for this stated reason.

Who knows if I agree with his political views, I imagine I don't, but he does have a pleasant voice and accent. I imagine he would be a good narrator.

"I'm tired of life".

He had lost his wife the year before.

Skull and Bones is not a fraternity. It is a secret society. Deke is a fraternity.

dinner: Well you can't always agree with some people, unfortunately.