> While leftist elites and their stooges will always vilify conservatives for showing a spine, Americans who have families, do real work, and actually love their country will celebrate them and keep their memories alive. They need a champion who will not sell them out, fight the good fight, and do the dirty work of (figuratively) impaling some bad guys.

The wikipidea page on Vlad the Impaler, is a bit more Game of Thrones than this simplistic take, with Vlad fighting with the Ottomans and impaling the locals, before switching sides later when convenient:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler