>Conde is critical of the John Birch Society. He describes it as a radical right-wing organization tied to The Minutemen and discredited by conservative William F. Buckley in an article entitled, Goldwater, The John Birch Society, and Me.<
Conservative William F. Buckley, a member of the Establishments Council on Foreign Relations, the semi-secret and world-government-promoting group.
Buckley endeared himself to conservatives with his strong support of the candidacies of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. But he lost support among many when he backed the giveaway of the Panama Canal, called for legalization of marijuana, touted compulsory national service, excused the deficiencies of the United Nations, and even advocated wage and price controls.