Groucho Marx debates William F. Buckley, Jr: "Is the World Funny?" (1967)

Ahhh, was there ever such a smug, punchable face as Buckley? trick question, of course- Richard Spencer!

Seriously though, these are great, but if you haven’t seen it, Vidal v. Buckley takes the cake. I don’t want to spoil it, but hot damn if it ain’t a classic moment in live tv…

Chomsky was quite capable of mashing Buckley’s buttons as well-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJzcKqasNM

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