Gore Vidal (1925-2012)

A towering intellect – I met him twice at book signings and once again at a National Press Club event. He suggested law school … so he was wrong once.

blogenfreude
1:00 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012
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Mistress Cynica

1:12 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012

Another great intellect gone. I’ll miss watching him eviscerate opponents.

nojo

1:27 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012

And there go the Pearl Harbor conspiracy theories…

Mistress Cynica

1:38 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012

@nojo: Even at his nuttiest, he had more elegance and wit than the freaks, morons, and losers we’re left with now.

Dodgerblue

1:54 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012

@Mistress Cynica: +1

BobCens

9:53 am • Wednesday • August 1, 2012

@Mistress Cynica: I’ll second that! He was never a boor.

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