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Vidal was politically active throughout [[The Fifties]] and [[The Sixties|Sixties]], appearing on television as a spokesman for the "New Left" and sharing a panel with his [[Arch Enemy|ideological opposite]] William F. Buckley Jr. This arrangement didn't last long, as their exchanges became [[Volleying Insults|increasingly heated]] until Buckley threatened to smack him in the face on-air. |
Vidal was politically active throughout [[The Fifties]] and [[The Sixties|Sixties]], appearing on television as a spokesman for the "New Left" and sharing a panel with his [[Arch Enemy|ideological opposite]] William F. Buckley Jr. This arrangement didn't last long, as their exchanges became [[Volleying Insults|increasingly heated]] until Buckley threatened to smack him in the face on-air. |
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: He has speculated that the Vidals might be Jewish in origin. "Vidal" is the translation of the Hebrew Chayim or Hayim ("Life" in Hebrew); many Jews assumed it as their family name to avoid persecution. |
* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: He has speculated that the Vidals might be Jewish in origin. "Vidal" is the translation of the Hebrew Chayim or Hayim ("Life" in Hebrew); many Jews assumed it as their family name to avoid persecution. |
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* [[Bi the Way]] |
* [[Bi the Way]] |
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