1. Re-watching the Buckley/Vidal debates as a supplement to "Best of Enemies" documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_nq4tfi24 …
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3. I mean, clearly Vidal was very good at getting under Buckley's skin (also Mailer's skin and many others).
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4. The trigger for Buckley's eruption was Vidal turning "crypto-Nazi" (used by WFB against NLF flag) against Buckley himself.
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@HeerJeet Because he was a WWII vet -
@HankKennedyCobb WFB's military service was all stateside, as Vidal points out. Vidal saw actual war.
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@HeerJeet maybe because Vidal was from the DC elite at times rejected it. WFB desperately wanted to be accepted by same eliteThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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