Trust me, I am no Walden fan.
I was mildly amused by his genteel old grampa schtick, and he DID stir up a lot of donations as the auctioneer when that was the format at the fund raisers, but he permanently burned his bridge with me after he went scorched earth on the fans who were critical of Wulff. Knowing now what I know about Wulff and his personal story, I understand better why someone would be protective of him, but Wulff had earned the criticism that was directed at him. Further, Walden never offered a mea culpa for his off the rails rant at the fans to my knowledge, so he can remain off the Cougar grid imho.