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Mighty Ira

Taking Buckleyto a baseball game was Ira's way if Buckley was taking himto the...

Taking Buckley
to a baseball game was Ira's way if Buckley was taking him
to the Metropolitan Opera

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Taking Buckley to a baseball game was Ira's way
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if Buckley was taking him to the Metropolitan Opera.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:45
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
[man 20] Bill Buckley who works in New York hasn't set foot on a subway there in 30 years. - Mighty Ira 00:06
[man 20] Bill Buckley who works in New York hasn't set ...
So, what's going on here? Mr. Limousine conservative with Mr. ACLU liberal? - Mighty Ira 00:06
So, what's going on here? Mr. Limousine conservative wi...
[Ira] I had this... this crazy theory that, you know, if you could take somebody like this - Mighty Ira 00:10
[Ira] I had this... this crazy theory that, you know, if you...
He's been sealed off from reality for a long time - Mighty Ira 00:07
He's been sealed off from reality for a long time
For Ira to... to sort of bring him down, you know, - Mighty Ira 00:11
For Ira to... to sort of bring him down, you know,
[man 20] That's right. Lacuna, it's a gap in one's knowledge. - Mighty Ira 00:06
[man 20] That's right. Lacuna, it's a gap in one&#...
While the game was going on, Ira was explaining to him all the nuances of the game - Mighty Ira 00:09
While the game was going on, Ira was explaining to him all t...
[Cora] It was just remarkable that this relationship - Mighty Ira 00:14
[Cora] It was just remarkable that this relationship
[Ira] The central goal in talking and working with people who you don't agree with - Mighty Ira 00:18
[Ira] The central goal in talking and working with people wh...
We agreed, uh, that the drug prohibition was a disaster - Mighty Ira 00:09
We agreed, uh, that the drug prohibition was a disaster
I was one who suggested, you know, "If we both have the same position on this - Mighty Ira 00:15
I was one who suggested, you know, "If we both have the...
Tonight, we've got William F. Buckley - Mighty Ira 00:06
Tonight, we've got William F. Buckley
[Ira] He had a show with Charlie Rangel, a die-hard liberal congressman, - Mighty Ira 00:11
[Ira] He had a show with Charlie Rangel, a die-hard liberal ...
And I think he came on the show thinking that, uh, I was going to support him - Mighty Ira 00:08
And I think he came on the show thinking that, uh, I was goi...
Whichever... whichever, um, is cheaper. - Mighty Ira 00:04
Whichever... whichever, um, is cheaper.
I see. And that goes for... it goes for the opium as well? - Mighty Ira 00:05
I see. And that goes for... it goes for the opium as well?
It is our position that our policies will do better for the drug addicts, - Mighty Ira 00:11
It is our position that our policies will do better for the ...
[Charles Rangle] I respond to him since he's identified-- - Mighty Ira 00:05
[Charles Rangle] I respond to him since he's identified...
-Let me explain something to you in a way that's-- -But it's got to be a question - Mighty Ira 00:05
-Let me explain something to you in a way that's-- -But...
-Answer, yes or no. -...how many bills have-- - Mighty Ira 00:19
-Answer, yes or no. -...how many bills have--