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Three Legends Pass Away
Buckley, Coddington, and Cope Die
They say famous people die in threes. Sure enough, this past week, a trio of legendary figures past away. Though the departed men came from three very different fields, each man's death had a similar effect on the Buzz.
Conservative icon William F. Buckley was perhaps the most prominant of the three. Lookups on "william f. buckley essays," "who is william f. buckley," and "national review," the magazine Buckley founded, each made huge strides in Search.
Less political, though just as popular was Boyd Coddington. The car-building legend who hosted the reality show "American Hot Rod," passed away at the age of 63. Fans raced over to the Search box, redlining queries on "boyd coddington bio," "boyd coddington tv show," and, of course, "boyd coddington cars."
Finally, there's Myron Cope. The beloved ex-announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers died at the age of 79. Naturally, folks in the Steel City were most interested in his passing, but Mr. Cope had fans from all over. Cities from Los Angeles to Miami searched on the man, as well as his lasting contribution to American culture—the Terrible Towel.
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Posted by cloud2obscure | Fri, February 29, 2008, 7:54 am PST
Legendary? Buckley perhaps. You set the bar rather low applying that description to the other two.
(North) Americans are so parochial.
Posted by abbi.morgan | Mon, March 03, 2008, 12:45 am PST
Barack Obama doesn't have a foreign policy. In his own words, he is a Blank Slate. That is the problem with following his "Change" sign. You don't know what direction he will lead you--he hasn't been there himself---he might lead you into a deeper ditch. If saying he didn't vote for the war is his example of good judgment, he should pack up his "Change" sign now before he dissapoints his fans. HE WILL NOT WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION. REPUBLICANS WILL EXPOSE HIS CHARADE. REPUBLICANS WILL NOT ALLOW THE NEWS MEDIA TO GIVE HIM A FREE RIDE. THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE USA IS NOT AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POSITION. Hillary Clinton is the only qualified Democratic Candidate that knows how to lead America in the right direction, and she is the only one moderate enough to beat John McCain in the general election. She has the brains and charisma--she will make changes in the right direction and she will make history.
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