In 1996, William F. Buckley, Jr. told me: "This world is a giant ashtray."

[Kire]

He said this after I asked him about the Timber Salvage Rider, a bill we fought for to stop salvage logging, which was a new concept to me at the time. The crowd started screaming at me even before he said this because he rolled his eyes. He then gestured with his hand as if to extinguish a cigarette out on the podium.

I guess we better start learning how to use ashtrays to defend ourselves with now.

Erik Blaine Anderson
Hackettstown, NJ

[Hannah Bell]

1. i must be dense, i don't get what he meant.

[Kire]

2. Neither do I, really

I was too scared to stick up for myself at the time. Perhaps he was having a bit of fun.

Anyone else have a differing interpretation?

[Montauk6]

3. I guess only one person knows for certain...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. Gee, he doesnt look very psychotic.

[Norrin Radd]

4. Better defense: Snap the wrist of the asshole about to flick the ashes.

[Kire]

6. I found the article, scanned it and posted it on GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4130652&mesg_id=4130652

[Ganja Ninja]

7. Buckley always looked to me like he slept in his suit.

That was the one thing that always struck me about him when he had his old TV show. He was as rich as you or I would ever dream of being yet he looked like Willie Loman, a man living out of the trunk of his car.