In reading various obits on William F. Buckley, many people said the same two things: he was a heavy conservative; and he was able to not let it interfere with his personal life.
I think it can be argued that "The O'Rielly Factor," "Hardball" and others evolved from Buckley's "Firing Line." That said, if that show were on in today's world, it would not survuve a month. One story on Buckley mentioned that he treated his guests with respect, something you don't usually see. Today, it's more about who can talk over the other person better.
I think that the best thing that we can learn from Buckley is that it's not what you say, necessarily, it's how you say it. Julia Keller wrote in the Trib:
"'At the peak of his fame, he received more than 600 letters a week. He would personally respond to at least 200 of them,' his son said. 'It was quite something to go through an airport with him. He would be stopped, literally, every 5 feet, and someone would say, "I don't agree with a thing you say, but I love the way you say it!"'"
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