Conservatives?

 Those of you following this blog to read reports of Jerry and Katy sailing aboard Idril can close this tab right now. This has nothing to do with sailing.

I follow (and support on Patreon) a podcast called "Know Your Enemy" by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell that (generally) discusses the history, methods and goals of the Conservative movement in America. (I wonder if they would agree with that assessment?)

 The "logo" of the podcast is an iconic (at least to me, a certified Old Farte...) image of William F. Buckley, host of Firing Line and founder of the National Review.

 In the comments section of Patreon, someone recently posed this question:

Who is the dude featured in KYE's thumbnail?

 I was greatly amused, and then more thoughtfully realized that Mr. Buckley is probably completely unknown to the vast majority of current Americans.

So - who might be a conservative whose image would be recognizable to people under 40, and who might be appropriate in the context of Know Your Enemy, which is about much more than just the current batch of Trumpian morons in control of the Republican party?

In that spirit, here are some images for your consideration. Most of them are similar Old Dead White Guys, but a few are of a more recent vintage. Can you name them? Note: One is an Easter Egg, not a Conservative.

Enjoy!

 

Hint: "In your heart - you KNOW he's right."