Paddy has died
January 28th 2008 02:11
Paddy McGuinness has died
I am sad at Paddy's death. He was a challenging, even startling, interlocutor. He was a generous soul and never took umbrage at me giving back as good as I got. He had a horror of verbiage and lazy thought - only equalled by his detestation of intellectual simpering and pandering.
Though an atheist - of the pre-Vatican II variety, he always maintained - he was respectful of religious people who held their beliefs tenaciously and intelligently. He had, though, little time for religion as such. He invariably described it in scatalogical terms.
His long and distinguished career does not need to be gone into - others will speak of his influence on government and letters. I knew him as a warm and loyal comrade and I mourn his passing. The world is the poorer for his loss.
I will undoubtedly drink a libation to Bacchus on his behalf. When they made him they certainly broke the mould.
I am sad at Paddy's death. He was a challenging, even startling, interlocutor. He was a generous soul and never took umbrage at me giving back as good as I got. He had a horror of verbiage and lazy thought - only equalled by his detestation of intellectual simpering and pandering.
Though an atheist - of the pre-Vatican II variety, he always maintained - he was respectful of religious people who held their beliefs tenaciously and intelligently. He had, though, little time for religion as such. He invariably described it in scatalogical terms.
His long and distinguished career does not need to be gone into - others will speak of his influence on government and letters. I knew him as a warm and loyal comrade and I mourn his passing. The world is the poorer for his loss.
I will undoubtedly drink a libation to Bacchus on his behalf. When they made him they certainly broke the mould.
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