WHITE, RIGHT, AND OUTTA SIGHT! Buckley (Photo: Getty Images)

With yesterday’s passing of conservative icon William F. Buckley, mourners from both sides of the partisan divide have stepped forward to praise the man’s intellectual fervor and gentlemanly demeanor. The general consensus seems to be that whether you agreed with his political beliefs or not, you had to acknowledge his innate decency and fairness. Fair enough. And let’s not forget the history he stood athwart yelling “Stop!” Radar remembers some of the great man’s finest thoughts.