1. Since some people aren't aware of why the name L. Brent Bozell IV is so resonate, it's worth underscoring that the Bozells, intertwined with the Buckleys, have been a political dynasty going back a century, shaping GOP politics on everything from abortion to courts to media.https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1362025668574339072 …
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10. It's true William F. Buckley & L. Brent Bozell had a rift in 1960s over Bozell's increasing extremism (and, on a personal level, Bozell's jealousy of WFB's success). But WFB to his credit always looked after his brothers family, helping them with money & jobs. It's a dynasty
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11. Moreover, the rift between Buckley & brother-in-law didn't mean they stopped influencing each other politically. Buckley in 1960s was initially open to reproductive freedom but pressure from more Catholic Bozell changed his mind. Bozells key to emerging anti-choice right.
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12. Another example of a Bozell defending political violence. L. Brent Bozell III justifying attack on reporter Ben Jacobs by a GOP congressman.https://twitter.com/BrentBozell/status/867727265966301184 …
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13. I can't find the exact quote right now (maybe someone can help me) but L. Brent Bozell III once defended a lucrative sinecure he had at a right-wing think tank by saying conservatives have to defend their legacy families. Buckley-Bozell clan are a legacy family.
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14. In conclusion -- am I wrong about the Pinky and the Brain comparison?pic.twitter.com/gEnipEPjfT
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Don’t forget wfb was CIA
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"Violence" is doing some VERY heavy lifting here. Over the course of a century(!), the worst physical violence that
@heerJeet can conjure up is a slap in the face. Talk about gaslighting and intentional mutilation of the English language! - Show replies
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The suggestion that the threat against Vidal was a gay bashing is hilarious though. Is this a concession that GW was operating an abortion clinic? What a mess, weak when not simply fictional.
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and I didn't know that Granddaddy Bozell wrote speeches for Joe McCarthy until I read
@evanhursthttps://www.wonkette.com/william-buckleys-great-nephew-zeeker-gets-domestic-terrorism-participation-trophy …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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