Columnist Art Buchwald dead at 81

Art Buchwald, who took humorous jabs at Washington politicians in syndicated columns for decades, died on Jan-18-2007.















About Mr.Buchwald
Buchwald launched his career as a columnist in 1949 in Paris, where he wrote about the light side of Paris nightlife in the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune. He returned to the United States around 1962 and moved to Washington, where he began writing columns filled with political satire for The Washington Post.

Some of Buchwald's Achievements/observations:
0)Buchwald won a Pulitzer Prize for outstanding commentary in 1982, and in 1986 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

1)During the Watergate scandal, Buchwald explained that the sound in the 18 1/2-minute gap in the White House tapes actually was Nixon humming.

2)"Just when you think there's nothing to write about, Nixon says, 'I am not a crook.' Jimmy Carter says, 'I have lusted after women in my heart.' President Reagan says, 'I have just taken a urinalysis test, and I am not on dope.'"

3)"Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?"

4)"Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was."

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Mr.Buchwald has always been humble and accessible. He's listed in the phone directory and always has been. People see his name and can't believe it's the real Art Buchwald