[Don'tMessWithTexas]

WFB was, in his heyday, an important voice in the wildreness. His defense of Whitaker Chambers and his stinging denunciation of the Soviet Union during the dark days of the Cold War are to be commended. In addition, men like WFB and Russell Kirk were instrumental in laying the foundations for the emergence of Thatcher and Reagan and turning the GOP in a more distinctly conservative direction.

I remember so well how he would dismantle liberal like John Kenneth Galbraith and Germaine Greer. He showed a whole generation that a conservative could intellectually challenge liberals and win. As a result, he made conservative talk radio possible.

I doubt that WFB's approach would prevail in the light of today's media. However, his stinging rebukes of feminism, secularism, and communism were important contributions and should never be forgotten.

[Intolerant in NJ]

WFB was, in his heyday, an important voice in the wildreness...Imo about the only audible voice in the wildeness for years - still a classic is his reply to the question of why he thought RFK refused to appear on his program Firingline: "Why does the baloney reject the grinder?".....