William F. Buckley Left Illegitimate Grandson Out Of His Will: "I Intentionally Make No Provisions For Said Jonathan, Who...Shall Be Deemed To Have Predeceased Me"

New York Post:

Before he died, William F. Buckley Jr. put his young grandson on the firing line.

The intellectual conservative icon - renowned for his erudition and use of uncommon words - excluded his son's illegitimate child from his massive estate, insisting the kid was dead in his eyes.

"I intentionally make no provision herein for said Jonathan, who for all purposes . . . shall be deemed to have predeceased me," Buckley's will says, according to the Hartford Courant.

The National Review founder and notable New Yorker instead left his entire estate - estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars - to his only child, Christopher Buckley, and Christopher's two older kids, Caitlin and William.

Jonathan, now 8, is the product of an Christopher's affair with book publicist Irina Woelfle.

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Comments

[Bluedog12]

Moral and family values? Bill I respected you but your legacy is now tainted.

[CindyKay]

I can find no respect for someone that would punish an innocent Child and then Reward the S.O.B that Committed the so called ( SIN )

[mom2sons]

Now I get it. From the daddy of the movement, this is how they embrace family values. From this to trotting a pregnant daughter out before millions of people. How devilish it all is! Once again the "evil board meeting" people display such good character. Boy, am I glad I wasn't born into one of those families. LOL Even more reason to Vote Obama 08!

[barackobama4prez]

Hot damn...so you think by denying he exists that will erase the sin??? I just don't get these folks. They COMPLETELY dismiss the values of christianity, which are love and forgiveness.

he's a baby! (okay 8 is not exactly a baby)...but how could you do that to your flesh and blood who had NO SAY in his conception? Just FOUL.

[westreal]

Republicans, for all their proclamations of Christianity can be cold hearted bas tards!!!

[huffyfan2]

I'm guessing this is their version on "Compassionate Conservative"

[independent32955]

I dont think Buckley Jr. ever professed to be a Christian, although as a Christian, I won't argue that sometimes people seem to profess out of one side of their mouths while they slander someone out of the other.

[mikep007]

So much for Conservatives and love of family. I am sure Bristol Palin's child is in Sarah's will ;)

[CindyKay]

I keep saying .
LEVI !
For Goodness Sakes Son DEMAND A PATERNITY TEST .
NOW !
BEFORE The Wedding NOT AFTER

[sociocanuck]

Still have no sympathy for Generic Jock Boyfriend. Bristol is the one being used.

[apoyo]

He's answering to a higher power now.

[atila]

catholic and conservati­ve???...th­is guy was an a$$ h.ole...that kid didn't need his money but his love,anyway i'm pretty sure that jonathan is surrounded by people who love him more than one million dollars...

[Ivygreen]

He was a bitter, dried up old man. All he HAD was money to give and he couldn't even do that. Can you imagine what the teenage jonathan will think when he reads what his grandfather said about him. Never liked buckley, now I hate him--hope the hellfires are keeping him warm!

[shengirl]

exerting control till the end

[fcsakes]

The best thing to do would be to have nothing to do with any Buckley whatsoever. What a despicable human being - I spit on his grave and good riddance buckley...you reflected the republican doctrine very well.

[Budokan]

And that's conservative compassion for you.

You still want to tell me these people aren't monsters?

[pilgrim7]

Speechless.

[runnerin1]

Same here.

[HelloooCanada]

uhhh..... wu...... ehhhhhh.... who the what, now? WHAT?

he did WHAT???

shocking. wish this had never got out for the kid's sake.

[Jingo]

Buckley did do one good thing for his grandson. By dying, he did make the world a better place.

[JScott]

Well maybe Jon will grow outta his ADD, graduate HS go to college major in poly sci, journalism, broacasting etc. and then become A HUGE success as a LIBERAL equivalent of WFB, the would be poetic justice indeed.

[NotMcCain]

So, he was as cold and mean in real life as he seemed on television.

What a strange man--to leave his fortune to his adulterous son, but hold it against an innocent child for being born out of wedlock. I hope the child gets lots of love on his maternal side, at least.

[rfshunt]

Ah, arch conservatives - classy to the end.

[SecondBase]

Indeed, and to the end punitive as well.

[MajorKong]

Must be more of those "family values" I keep hearing about.

[Changeling]

To answer another poster, legally, he could've placed money in a trust that the mother couldn't touch.

Object to his illigitimacy, fine, take it out on the parents. What did the kid ever do to you?

What a cold SOB. Should've spent a little more time cultivating his compassion as opposed to his vocabulary.

[terragazelle60]

I always did think that Buckley thought alot about his own precieved intelligence and vocabulary...he was a hateful, mean spirited, uber comservative, hypocritical, crank. I guess as a Christian/Catholic he blamed the child for the sins of the father...and rewarded the sinner.

I hope that that little boy grows up to be a liberal and makes the name Buckley stand for the most liberal princibles ever. May he grow up to be president and socialize healthcare and the Banking system.

[speeddeeps]

i really hope so