While I'd love to post a photo of soccer stud Zach Wells, I have to admit that watching the incredibly witty, well spoken, albeit older, Christopher Buckley on The Daily Show last Monday absolutely made my night. Buckley, son of notorious conservative William F. Buckley Jr., founder of the uber-conservative National Review, is as eloquent on television as he is in writing. Buckley, who is perhaps most well-known for penning such books as Thank you for Smoking, Little Green Men, and No Way to Treat a First Lady, was originally scheduled to appear on the Daily Show to push his latest work, Supreme Courtship however, Buckley's recent political endorsement (of Obama) opened the flood gates for Stewart to discuss much more than fiction. Buckley had been writing a back-page column for the Review when he not-so-subtly endorsed Obama via a blog posting for The Daily Beast. This incited such venomous objections from Review readers that when Buckley politely offered his resignation, Review not-so-politely accepted. As Buckley says "Be careful to whom you offer your resignation". Watch this clip to see the banter about books and politics (Stewart claims Buckley's only voting for Obama because "He's black") and you'll see why he just charmed the pants-off me! Watch it. I love it!
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