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Gore Vidal Dies (did I just smile? That was not at all related to this entry)

Home - by - August 1, 2012 - 10:46 America/New_York - 27 Comments

He was survived by his smug. (Oh, and his fruity cat.)

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  1. Anonymous

    August 1st, 2012

    One of the benefits of Obamacare is that vile creatures such as the one pictured above will not live until age 86.

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  2. Hybrid Lemon

    August 1st, 2012

    Don’t cremate him…feed him to the Cape Cod sharks off the coast of Provincetown.

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  3. dries

    August 1st, 2012

    THAT was exact reaction too. A smile.

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  4. CrustyB

    August 1st, 2012

    One less Lincoln revisionist in the world. Yeah, I’ll crack a smile for that.

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  5. taudry audry

    August 1st, 2012

    Those old, vile America-hating progressives are finally dying off.
    My condolences to his…um…cat?

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  6. venturaguy

    August 1st, 2012

    RIP GV – in hell

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  7. reddecaesari

    August 1st, 2012

    move over teddy. you have a new bunkmate.

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  8. Johnny Freedom

    August 1st, 2012

    Better dead than red.

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  9. innominatus

    August 1st, 2012

    No mention of Gore Vidal is complete without watching:

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  10. innominatus

    August 1st, 2012

    dang it! I forgot about the auto-embed!

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  11. F.D.R. in Hell

    August 1st, 2012

    Oh, good grief…
    Here comes Vidal yelling to Jimmy Trimble, “I’m your top! I’m your top!” Capote is going to be sooo pissed.

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  12. No Place to Rest

    August 1st, 2012

    Did they snap that picture while he was squeezing out a turd or did he always look like that?

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  13. anon

    August 1st, 2012

    Now, if all the other liberal fucks would follow suit.

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  14. muddjuice

    August 1st, 2012

    Out of touch with this one. I don’t know who he is and I’m kinda glad…..

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  15. elena k

    August 1st, 2012

    apparently, when ya get old, ya can’t cough up all the cum out of your lungs

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  16. norman einstein

    August 1st, 2012

    @F.D.R. in Hell, I was going to warn you of ‘incoming’, but I see I’m too late.
    Sorry…keep us posted.

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  17. Jeff

    August 1st, 2012

    Now I have a reason to go out to my favorite Joint and have a couple of beers to celebrate. Gore finally did every one service: he died. One can only hope that he will soon be forgotten.

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  18. michellesbigbeaver

    August 1st, 2012

    @innominatus: Here is a line from Ann Coutler’s tribute to William F. Buckley Entitled: William F. Buckley: R.I.P., Enfant Terrible

    **In a famous exchange with Gore Vidal in 1968, Vidal said to Buckley: “As far as I am concerned, the only crypto Nazi I can think of is yourself.”

    Buckley replied: “Now listen, you queer. Stop calling me a crypto Nazi, or I’ll sock you in your goddamn face and you’ll stay plastered.”

    Years later, in 1985, Buckley said of the incident: “We both acted irresponsibly. I’m not a Nazi, but he is, I suppose, a fag.”**

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  19. Tim

    August 1st, 2012

    Can’t say that this saddens me, but …

    what the Hell, RIP.

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  20. Jim - PRS

    August 1st, 2012

    The years were not kind to the smug prick.

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  21. Lowell

    August 1st, 2012

    I’m with Muddjuice, I have no clue who this guy is. Perhaps he had more influence on urban types? Just guessing here.

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  22. simply enraged

    August 1st, 2012

    There’s an overlong, to me, but very fitting “eulogy” to the bastard over at Commentary. Written by Norman Podhoretz, it addresses Vidal’s constant, shrill and strident anti-semitism and the lefties’ enthusiasm for denying it and defending him.

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  23. Tracy

    August 1st, 2012

    @innominatus that was a great exchange in that clip you posted. Gore Vidal made an assh*le of himself, one of many times. He should’ve known better than to f_ _k with Buckley.

    Even in his younger days he always had that embalmable look. In later years it wore off, as he appeared taxidermied. Some reference material on the dead prick.
    http://conservapedia.com/Gore_vidal

    Wikipedia touches on his feud with William F. Buckley
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal

    NObama2012!

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  24. Corona

    August 1st, 2012

    Sideshow Bob – “You see, Bart, one doesn’t have to know how to read to enjoy the Springfieldian. Just look at all these amusing caricatures of Gore Vidal and Susan Sontag.”
    Bart (weak laugh) – “Yeah, I guess they are kinda funny.”

    Lisa – “The only friend I have is Gore Vidal. And even he’s kissed more boys than I ever will.”
    Marge – “Girls, Lisa. Boys kiss girls.”

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  25. Katechon

    August 1st, 2012

    A friend told me Vidal wrote 2 great historical novesl : Burr and Lincoln.

    Are they good enough? Should I buy one of ‘em?

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  26. Tony R

    August 1st, 2012

    The world is a better place with this smug prick. Another hack of limited ability who acheived critical aclaim by bashing the country that gave him the opportunity to be successful. Interesting that he and his “partner” lived for years in italy until failing health drove them to move back to the USA with our oppressive health care system. How’s that unquenchable lake of fire working out for you?

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  27. MsMossberg500ZMB

    August 1st, 2012

    Vidal was a Buckley wanna-a-be. The difference was Buckley had a brain.

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