I think it’s safe to say, Jonah, that over the past 20 years, the only people who have taken Richard Viguerie seriously are liberals, who knew him as a reliable anti-Reagan quote two decades ago. A hearty sampler of Viguerie-isms from the 1980s:

[Richard Viguerie], who also is a leading fund-raiser for conservative candidates, indicated he would not support Reagan in 1984, adding: `I’m very disillusioned with a president that walks away from the Soviet Union.’” — “Conservative Leader Blasts Reagan on Plane Reaction,” Associated Press, September 8, 1983 “Just like Jimmy Carter gave conservatives the back of the hand, we see the same thing happening in the Reagan administration,’” said Richard Viguerie, the direct-mail wizard who is the leading fund-raiser for conservative candidates and causes. `Almost every conservative I have talked to in the last two months has been disappointed in the initial appointments to the Reagan cabinet,’ Viguerie said.”– “Conservatives Angry with Reagan,” Associated Press, January 27, 1981 “The White House slapped us in the face,’ says Richard A. Viguerie, the conservative direct-mail expert. `The White House is saying you don’t have a constituency we’re concerned about. We don’t care about you.’” — “For Reagan and the New Right, the Honeymoon Is Over,” Washington Post, July 21, 1981 “[M]any longtime conservative activists are not buying Reagan’s rhetoric. `The emperor has no clothes on; just about every conservative I know is now acknowledging it,’ said Viguerie.” — “Reagan Seeks to Calm His Right-Wing Critics” Los Angeles Times, September 6, 1987 “In other important matters he [Reagan] has changed sides and he is now allied with his former adversaries, the liberals, the Democrats and the Soviets,” said Viguerie.” — “Conservatives Hit Reagan on Treaty,” Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1987