I used to watch William F. Buckley, Jr. on Firing Line, not because I agreed with any of what he said, but to see what those he was willing to bring on with very different views had to say. I much preferred Bill Moyers for those he could bring on his programs, carefully enough to maintain access to so many others in powerful positions by…
I used to watch William F. Buckley, Jr. on Firing Line, not because I agreed with any of what he said, but to see what those he was willing to bring on with very different views had to say. I much preferred Bill Moyers for those he could bring on his programs, carefully enough to maintain access to so many others in powerful positions by enabling extended conversations a bit differently than Tim Russert could do more aggressively (while still effectively making it difficult to avoid appearing on his Meet the Press show).
Then there is Kelly Corrigan, whom I really appreciate for her far kinder way of bringing out the better parts of humanity in individuals across a pretty full spectrum of individuals I can either almost totally agree with as well as ones I feel have created or worsened problems I have strong feelings about the results of, no matter how well they were intended (most do seem to have at least meant well).
My wife and I, independently came to the same conclusion about the William F. Buckley, James Baldwin Debate though. We both found it the most sickening performance by Buckley we had seen or even could imagine. After we spent a few hours playing it and replaying portions to try to grasp just how bad it was, we simultaneously said we wished Buckley had been born Black and under similar circumstances (sort of like some children who were captured by Native Americans and didn't want to come back to the White society).
I couldn't get through Atlas Shrugged (even if I considered flogging myself), but with my wife's help was able to finally get through that most disgusting of his interviews.
I forgot Phil Donahue, who's access seems an early example of more aggressive cancel culture than used on Bill Moyers. Matt Taibbi was another I watched before he was effectively cancelled on MSM.
P.S. I do like having gone back to Firing Line sporadically to see Margaret Hoover into a far more questioner of those "conservatives" many might assume she would be closer to.
I used to watch William F. Buckley, Jr. on Firing Line, not because I agreed with any of what he said, but to see what those he was willing to bring on with very different views had to say. I much preferred Bill Moyers for those he could bring on his programs, carefully enough to maintain access to so many others in powerful positions by enabling extended conversations a bit differently than Tim Russert could do more aggressively (while still effectively making it difficult to avoid appearing on his Meet the Press show).
Then there is Kelly Corrigan, whom I really appreciate for her far kinder way of bringing out the better parts of humanity in individuals across a pretty full spectrum of individuals I can either almost totally agree with as well as ones I feel have created or worsened problems I have strong feelings about the results of, no matter how well they were intended (most do seem to have at least meant well).
My wife and I, independently came to the same conclusion about the William F. Buckley, James Baldwin Debate though. We both found it the most sickening performance by Buckley we had seen or even could imagine. After we spent a few hours playing it and replaying portions to try to grasp just how bad it was, we simultaneously said we wished Buckley had been born Black and under similar circumstances (sort of like some children who were captured by Native Americans and didn't want to come back to the White society).
The difficulty of watching it reminded me of when Buckley told Charlie Rose about the difficulty of reading Atlas Shrugged (I believe answering if he had read it), that he had, but had to flog himself to get through it. See https://www.openculture.com/2011/05/william_f_buckley_flogged_himself_to_get_through_iatlas_shruggedi.html
I couldn't get through Atlas Shrugged (even if I considered flogging myself), but with my wife's help was able to finally get through that most disgusting of his interviews.
I forgot Phil Donahue, who's access seems an early example of more aggressive cancel culture than used on Bill Moyers. Matt Taibbi was another I watched before he was effectively cancelled on MSM.
P.S. I do like having gone back to Firing Line sporadically to see Margaret Hoover into a far more questioner of those "conservatives" many might assume she would be closer to.