born march american journalist writer written guardian atlantic salon march fellow media company english language news site prior work journalism wrote self published book defining sought outline core conservative principles gained national attention addressed conservative political action conference age convinced skeptical organizers allow speak minutes event february speech received audience later gained popularity internet garnering attention national news programs cnn fox news finalist time magazine time year second book defining principles bring country released february openly declared longer held conservative views change attributed study philosophers age criticized conservatives reversal early life child born march computer system sales representative middle school drama speech teacher family lived georgia active baptist church voted atlanta talented child inside edition interested politics age hearing democratic judicial nominations united_states senate event prompted research american history governmental rules policies developed affinity began listen regularly conservative talk radio particularly morning america regular wrote defining self published years old felt term book response criticism john_mccain republican presidential candidate received conservative credentials book outlines fundamental principles conservative thought support united_states_constitution opposition abortion government personal responsibility went apply principles current events define specifically cited actions violated principles book dedicated ronald_reagan describes political heroes south_carolina senator paid book published savings described effort immediately planned write second said focus january contacted organizers asked speak event organizers reportedly skeptical gave minute spot panel activists delivered speech february described conservative principles outlined book speech panel said watch referring chairman day conference said work ronald_reagan colleague speech attracted attention national media outlets popular online huffington_post said speech filled type flow emotional pitch expect seasoned hand years away able vote conference parents received hate mail accusing son insist developed political thinking week speech appeared numerous radio shows staff member potential candidate georgia governor asked meet facebook fan pages started including called reference year eligible run president united_states wrote column human events weekly conservative newspaper wrote second book defining principles bring country released february book praised speaker house syndicated radio host said time depressed state country future modern conservative movement consider words offered write foreword book wanted written attended conservative political action conference speaking role spoke protests change political views french conservative media france revealed conservative anymore confirmed longer considers conservative fact takes liberal point view issues including sex marriage affordable care act said old vote presidential election vote barack_obama refused describe liberal instead rejecting ideological labels entirely attributes change reading works philosophers said rejected social rejecting conservative viewpoints stated matured described year old self naive salon article critical partisan politics general conservatives particular describing conservative critics right showing maturity little boy interview subsequent salon article pointed critics shallow claimed shouldn reading philosophy years age
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