Not everyone called a "conservative" is a conservative.

Many popular "conservative" personalities are best regarded as reactionary populists. The difference is that real conservatives respect facts and history and engage in rational discussion without constant recourse to grandstanding, ridicule, and debating tricks. Reactionary populists will do or say almost anything to further their often ill-considered agendas.

There are, of course, populist radicals as well, and their techniques are similar. They pose as liberals but are not.

The more barbs, zingers, ridicule, exaggerations (and occasional outright lies) you hear, the more likely it is you're listening to a reactionary or radical populist - or someone throwing red meat to that audience.