[The Duke]

I remember the year, decades ago, when the Dems were in an uproar because he had single-handedly rebranded them from being “The Democratic Party” to “The Democrat Party”.

And to this day it has stuck!

Anyone remember when restaurants throughout the country had “Rush Rooms” during lunch?

I remember one day in the late 90s - in the early days of the commercial Internet - I was listening to him at lunchtime while driving down the road, and he was expressing skepticism about the existence of some mysterious “Trilateral Commission”. As I was driving I was yelling at my radio ... “They have a web page!”

[Hardastarboard]

I was a huge fan, but he wasn't without his faults, either, as you point out.

I still remember the day someone was trying to explain to him that inflation was somewhat hidden by manufacturers like food packagers selling you slightly less product and charging the same price. The price per unit goes up, but the overall price stays the same, so it looks like there has been no price inflation. He kept saying that that has nothing to do with inflation. His understanding of economics was exceptional. I didn't understand how he couldn't get that point.

That, and the day the Congress passed the "assault weapons ban" in 1994. He said "Something huge is going on in Washington today", at which point I perked up and paid attention. He then went on to talk about some obscure thing that to this day I don't remember.

I was HOT, because he could have stopped that bill if he had wanted just by mentioning it to his listeners. He didn't even give it passing notice.

All that said, though, IMO he did ultimately save America from itself, or at least postpone the Apocalypse.