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Bill Buckley: I have wanted to tell you this for years: You are the second worst-dressed s.o.b. on television.
Cordially,
Harold Fliner Madison, Tenn.

Dear Mr. Fliner: Who's ahead of me?
Cordially,
WFB

WFB: Actually, no one. You are tops. I classified you as No. 2 only because I felt it'd improve the odds of eliciting a reaction from you--and it worked.
Cordially,
Harold Fliner

Dear Mr. Fliner: Who's the worst-dressed non-s.o.b.?
Cordially,
WFB

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Dear Mr. Buckley: The moment I saw that Time magazine selected Mikhail Gorbachev as "Man of the Decade" (for doing what Ronald Reagan's policies forced him to do), the perfect analogy came to mind. If a miracle drug is ever discovered that cures all disease, Time magazine will honor disease.
Cordially,
Andrew Turnbull Epsom, N.H.

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Could we send a reporter to see you to find out how God feels about a number of other things? For instance, does He smile on our Westchester Weekly? This would be very important for our marketing people to know. We have a number of other important questions to put to God about people and products He favors. Please let me know when all this can be arranged.
Sincerely,
Abe [Rosenthal], Executive Editor The New York Times

Dear Abe: I have a feeling the Lord will take care of the New York Times on the eighth day. If in the meantime He weighs in more specifically, I shall pass along the information, always provided that what the Lord believes is fit to print.
Yours cordially,
Bill

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Mr. Buckley:
You are the mouthpiece of that evil rabble that depends on fraud, perjury, dirty tricks, anything at all that suits their purposes. I would trust a snake before I would trust you or anybody you support.
signed) A. Ruesthe [no address]

Dear Mr. Ruesthe:
What would you do if I supported the snake?
Cordially, WFB