crazylibertarian wrote:
I was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, raised in Manhattan and returned to Queens, Bayside for my high school years. I v**ed for William Buckley for mayor in 1965, the only time he ran for public office. He ran a quixotic, tongue-in-cheek campaign & we often found ourselves waiting for his next outrageous comment.
He ran for mayor on the Conservative Party, a third party, ticket. He had a snowball's chance of being elected. When someone asked him what he'd do if he were elected, he responded, "Demand a recount." With that, half the college students in the city went out to campaign for him.
I was born in Richmond Hill, Queens, raised in Man... (
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William F. Buckley? Having a glancing, or better knowledge- or even better- a liking for that man elevates you and your friends to a much higher position in my opinion than my Manhattan relatives.