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In reply to the discussion: Parting Ways (Derbyshire Fired From National Review) [View all]struggle4progress
(118,034 posts)4. "I'm shocked! shocked! to find that racist claptrap going on around here!"
um, yeah, well, uh
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National Review didn't publish it - it was on Derbyshire's blog, separate from NR.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2012
#3
'Taki' is a known racist, who himself has run close to getting sacked for articles
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2012
#26
Taki? That fawning courtier to Eurotrash? Dominick Dunne without the gravitas?
Tom Ripley
Apr 2012
#39
"I'm shocked! shocked! to find that racist claptrap going on around here!"
struggle4progress
Apr 2012
#4
NR's Initial Response Was to Merely Distance Themselves from the Racist Comments
indykatie1955
Apr 2012
#6
What's ironic is the founder of NR was quite a racist himself, William F. Buckley.
Old and In the Way
Apr 2012
#10
I used to watch a talk show with Buckley regularly. I don't recall hearing anything ....
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#13
Thanks. I'll look that up. I guess they didn't discuss that in the shows I watched. nt
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#30