Blog :: Tribute to William F. Buckley, Jr.

An Important Buckley Commentary

2008-06-10T16:23:01Z

The Next Right, a new and important web-site for conservatives, has an important post by Michael Johns on Bill Buckley that everyone should read. Read it here.

Buckley Dinner A Big Success

2008-05-30T13:32:19Z

Congressman Mike Pence capped off last night's wonderful dinner honoring William F. Buckley, Jr. by declaring that the path out of the political wilderness for the Republican Party is a return to Buckley-Reagan conservative principles. The overflow crowd at the New York Athletic Club enthusiastically endorsed his call to arms.

The dinner's program included an invocation by Bill Buckley's dear friend, Father George Rutler, a specially produced film starring scenes of Bill Buckley besting in debate the likes of George McGovern, William Kunstler, and Ronald Reagan (yes, Reagan and Buckley were on opposite sides of the Panama Canal debate), the presentation of a beautiful portrait by Constance/Delvecchio Maltese of Bill Buckley to National Review editor Rich Lowry, a heartfelt tribute by Mike Long to the recently deceased Conservative Party stalwart Jim Gay, and a rousing benediction by Rabbi Arey Spero.

In the dinner's journal American Conservative Union Chairman David Keene wrote about Bill Buckley:

"To say that Bill Buckley was important is an understatement.

His life reminds us of what one man can accomplish, but few even attempt.

He will be mourned and he will be missed and, most of all, he will be remembered."

The New York State Conservative Party will remember Bill Buckley for what he accomplished for America and will keep teaching and reminding people of the need for us to follow his path today more than ever. Buckley understood the power of conservative ideas and conservative principles. Without them there would be no conservative movement, with them comes political success.

As the national conservative movement seeks to sort itself out the Conservative Party will continue to assist in this endeavor any way we can. To date, we have played a significant role in almost all of the triumphs of the conservative movement and we do look forward to doing the same in the future.

Now that the Buckley Tribute Dinner is history this web-site will be retooled to help conduct our business of promoting conservatism. Also, look for photos from the dinner here and our sister site.

In closing this report we want to share with you a compelling observation by Bill Buckley that was read by National Review editor Rich Lowry:

"To fail to experience gratitude when walking through the corridors of the Metropolitan Museum, when listening to the music of Bach or Beethoven, when exercising our freedom to speak..is to fail to recognize how much we have received from the great wellsprings of human talent and concern that gave us Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, our parents, our friends...We need a rebirth of gratitude for those who have cared for us, living and, mostly, dead. The high moments of our way of life are their gifts to us. We must remember them in our thoughts and in our prayers; and in our deeds."

BUCKLEY TRIBUTE DINNER OVER SUBSCRIBED

2008-05-29T15:45:06Z

Tonight's Buckley Tribute Dinner will be a fitting tribute to the great conservative leader.

The response to the dinner and journal have been overwhelmingly positive. The dinner is SOLD OUT. Conservatives from all over the country (as far away as California) are making their way to New York to salute William F. Buckley, Jr.

We see this dinner and journal as the beginning of a long term effort to apply the wit and wisdom of Bill Buckley to the political and social challenges our nation is currently facing. We are especially interested in educating young conservatives and reminding older conservatives of Bill Buckley's contributions to the public debates that shape our local and national policies.

Bill Buckley articulated conservative principles that are still relevant today. If we adopt and apply these principles we will go a long way to reinvigorating the conservative movement.

In the coming months we hope people will sample the information and ideas that appear on this site.

We want to thank all those who helped make this event a success, especially Rich Lowry and the National Review team.

PHOTOS :: Brooklyn Conservative Party's 26 Annual Memorial Day

2008-05-27T13:13:52Z

See these photos of The Brooklyn Conservative Party's 26 Annual Memorial Day presentation of the PO/MIA flag.
Have a photo that you would like to share with us? Send it to: photos@BuckleyTribute.com

National Conservative Leaders Join Buckley Tribute

2008-05-13T13:59:40Z

The American Conservative Union, The Political Club For Growth, Regular Folks United, New Yorkers For Term Limits, and National Review are all supporting the Buckley Tribute Dinner and Journal.

May 29th promises to be a national conservative tribute to William F. Buckley, Jr.

Did You Know?

2008-05-08T19:48:03Z

William Buckley ran for Mayor of New York as the candidate of the New York State Conservative Party.

Al Regnery in his informative history of the conservative movement, Upstream, quotes the New York Times assessment of this race. "Buckley's bid for office was an important chapter in one of the crucial events in modern political history..."

Congressman Mike Pence to Keynote Buckley Tribute

2008-05-08T19:41:54Z

Indiana Congressman Mike Pence, one of the Republican Party’s most conservative political leaders, will be the keynote speaker at the Buckley Tribute Dinner.

Mike is a model Reagan/Buckley conservative on foreign affairs, domestic, and economic issues.

Mike is an up and coming star whose experience as a professional radio broadcaster is clearly on display as he takes on the media and delivers one of his patented compelling speeches.

At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Mike’s speech drew a standing-room-only crowd which hung on his every word of conservative wisdom. Following in the footsteps of Bill Buckley, Mike leads with conservative principles. He understands that adherence to principle is essential to electoral victories.

Mike’s speech to the national conservatives will be one of the highlights of the evening for William Buckley.

If you would like to participate in the festivities of the night, including dinner and the journal, please make your reservation online, via our site.