Conservative journalist Christopher Buckley endorsed President Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election with an article written on the internet blog The Daily Beast. Buckley resigned his political column at the National Review, the magazine founded by his father, William F. Buckley, as a direct result of his Obama endorsement.
Quotes
"This campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic. A once-first-class temperament has become irascible and snarly; his positions change, and lack coherence." -- Christopher Buckley
References
Fast Facts
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Buckley endorses Obama in online article for Tina Brown's The Daily Beast
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Resigned from writing position with National ReviewFOXNews.com: A Buckley For Obama (October 12, 2008)
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E-mailed National Review offering resignation, which was "swiftly" acceptedFOXNews.com: A Buckley For Obama (October 12, 2008)
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Christopher Buckley is the son of the late famed conservative William F. BuckleyFOXNews.com: A Buckley For Obama (October 12, 2008)
