# William Safire is dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-safire-is-dead/511805>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 28, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-safire-is-dead/511805 "2009-09-28T01:17:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-safire-is-dead/511805/1 "2009-09-28T01:17:00Z")

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[William Safire Dies At 79](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113255309&ps=cprs)

I disagreed with him more times than not, but ever since [this editorial](http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/20/opinion/essay-booksellers-in-chains.html?scp=4&sq=safire%20rushdie&st=cse), back during the _Satanic Verses_ controversy, I’ve had a soft spot for the man.

R.I.P.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/william-safire-is-dead/511805/2 "2009-09-28T01:22:41Z")

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There’s already a thread in [MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=533763), so people who want to comment can do so there.