Gore Vidal

A real class act:

And what about Mr. McCain? "Disaster. Who started this rumor that he was a war hero? Where does that come from, aside from himself? About his suffering in the prison war camp?"

Everyone knows he was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. "That’s what he tells us."

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How did you feel when you heard that Buckley died this year? "I thought hell is bound to be a livelier place, as he joins forever those whom he served in life, applauding their prejudices and fanning their hatred."

What a swell guy!