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| Anogram |
Just a few things I thought were interesting from the interview. I didn't know that much about the man but have seen his face quite a bit so I found the interview interesting.
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/...re_vidal_on_the
AMY GOODMAN: When did you meet Howard?
GORE VIDAL: 1950.
AMY GOODMAN: 1950. Where?
GORE VIDAL: Manhattan. He was in advertising. His name was Auster, just like Fred Astaire’s.
AMY GOODMAN: So you were with him for over half a century?
GORE VIDAL: Yeah.
AMY GOODMAN: What is the secret to a long relationship?
GORE VIDAL: Oh, no sex. You can’t tell Americans that, because they think everything is sex, because they’re so beautiful and vital and, you know, full of joy, which they want to spread around. And I always thought that there’s nothing that can destroy a friendship as much as sex. So would you rather have a friend or you would just—you can always get sex out there in the dark.
GORE VIDAL: You can see little Bush all along was just dreaming of war, and also Cheney dreaming about oil wells and how you knock apart a country like Iraq and of course their oil will pay for the damage you do. For that alone, he should have been put in front of a firing squad.
AMY GOODMAN: Do you believe in the death penalty?
GORE VIDAL: No. But in their case, yes.
AMY GOODMAN: Who was your grandfather?
GORE VIDAL: Senator Thomas Pryor Gore. He was the first senator from Oklahoma. Last year was the hundredth year of his election, 1907. That’s when he was elected.
AMY GOODMAN: You’re also cousins with another Gore: Al Gore.
GORE VIDAL: True.
AMY GOODMAN: What is your assessment of what happened in 2000?
GORE VIDAL: He was robbed. I don’t know him. I never see him. But within the family, I gather it was a great shock to him. He did everything right in life. He was the good boy and loved the Supreme Court and went by the rule of law, due process and everything. And then the Supreme Court bites him in the throat, because they have a lot of crooks on it. And I watched the Dred Scalia the other day on television. Did you see him?
AMY GOODMAN: No.
GORE VIDAL: Oh, he was saying, “Get over it! Just get over it!” He was talking to the liberals, and you know what awful people they are—and about 2000, about the interference of the Court in a national election, which is unheard of. It’s not their job. They’re not even supposed to be referees. They’re just—they’re doing something else. And he was a snarling: “Get over it! Get over it!” I felt, go back to Little Italy, you know? It’s a type I know very well from Naples.
AMY GOODMAN: How do you want to be remembered?
GORE VIDAL: I don’t give a goddamn. |
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| jigzaw |
| Sheesh, he's opposed to sex in a relationship. What a dummy. |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by Anogram
"AMY GOODMAN: Do you believe in the death penalty?
GORE VIDAL: No. But in their case, yes." |
Quote: Originally posted by Anogram
"AMY GOODMAN: How do you want to be remembered?
GORE VIDAL: I don’t give a goddamn. " |
Awesome quotes!!!!
Gore Vidal is a great American.
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| Anogram |
Quote: Originally posted by CrackHead_Fan
Who? |
:p Oh stop it.
With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. |
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| Fdubya247 |
Quote: Originally posted by Anogram
:p Oh stop it.
With a career spanning more than six decades, Gore Vidal is one of America’s most respected writers and thinkers. He’s authored more than twenty novels and five plays. His latest book is Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir. |
Dumbfucks like GivingHead_Fan don't write, think, or read, so it is not surprising the idiot doesn't know who he is. |
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| bigcat07 |
| He fucks Howard ? |
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| Mr. Hole |
Quote: Originally posted by bigcat07
He fucks Howard ? |
their love is very special.
I was so glad Gore outlived Buckley. :D |
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