born april american author attorney radio host nationally syndicated talk ended carried united_states ranked seventh overall listeners million week content included politics current events social issues topics interest discussed guests touched controversial topics referred equal opportunity involvement radio 1960s student working local air personality moving georgia avid listener atlanta talk radio station regular morning talk host died created job opening actively pursued initially hired week trial run later offered permanent position attended night law school earning law degree years worked attorney talk host eventually closed law practice order concentrate work radio received industry accolades named important radio talk hosts america magazine georgia influential people inducted book commencement speech need hear followed wrote book congressman proposing implement variant national retail sales tax lieu federal taxes involvement covered documentary film tax biography early life education born pennsylvania mother home father marine_corps pilot served world war korean war vietnam war describing military lived locations country including small community texas spent years california family moved florida graduated attended graduate later attended atlanta georgia graduating passing georgia bar personal life makes permanent home naples florida spending months atlanta georgia lives wife daughter granddaughter pilot plays golf owns motorcycle career path began radio career texas 1960s attending leaving texas moved atlanta landed sales job years worked sold jewelry later customers time avid listener called ring radio atlanta talk radio station listened morning talk host soon bombarded calls reading little scripts watching news evening heard committed suicide morning showed door announced ready place management told going search qualified host place offered temporary week replacement interim evening host moved hosted evening weeks later moved morning embarking atlanta talk radio career spanned years skills tiny station wrote speeches georgia governor continued working station dumped worked briefly radio station new_york soon returned atlanta enrolled atlanta going class spare time wife worked time loading mail trucks credits wife providing money law school graduating law school practiced law solo law firm period divided time law practice work radio clients boxer later sued members management team aftermath failed investment told representing boxer settled disappeared time later heated air exchange atlanta mayor campbell remarked relationship campbell way sends regards talked little good fact getting ready open square foot million home fighting million fight thinking representing living apartment road fighting fight sort interesting great legal skills transferred financial responded calling mayor campbell son bitch later remarked time air lost control closed law practice devoted time radio career radio career law school returned work moved larger news talk radio station later recounted work law office work hours finally law office asked raise salary equal combined income attorney radio host refused left got raise signed exclusive contract host daily radio shortly closed law office named important radio talk hosts america year magazine added list powerful influential people georgia nationally syndicated owner originated atlanta featured producers air website listeners place said presenting merely entertainer entertainer finalist personality year talk radio host list selected ninth influential host nation radio awarded best radio air personality type recipient career achievement award originated nation ninth 9th largest radio market ranked sixth overall listened radio program country finalist award nation best syndicated radio personality award went inducted author foray authorship commencement speech need hear delivers opinions topics form commencement speech new college graduates invited second book entitled published contains reprinted material book significant new material book authored georgia congressman entitled book explains proposal implement national retail sales tax lieu federal income taxes payroll taxes estate tax etc hardcover version held non fiction spot new_york_times bestseller list weeks august remained seven weeks paperback released contains additional information revisions hardcover edition spent weeks new_york_times bestseller list claims donated royalties book charity commented radio cent book july claims charitable donations book proceeds exceed thousand dollars book frequent topics discussion fourth book entitled somebody got released february debuted spot new_york_times bestseller list second barack_obama hope occasionally writes columns internet news commentary site online magazines latest book titled truth book attempts answer critics fair tax proposal claims correct myths achieved new_york_times best seller list week march paperback political beliefs self described advocates complete overhaul tax system release non violent drug offenders currently prison supported republican candidates republican tax policy occasionally clashes republicans social issues describe political views line philosophy domestically generally foreign policy based self interest national defense expansion freedom platform key issues including firm support war iraq tax reform opposition immigration policy advocated criticizes major parties saying believe principal difference democrats republicans democrats want grow bit faster republicans sides liberals social issues abortion sex marriage civil liberties agrees fiscal conservatives advocating government spending decreasing corporate regulation advocate freedom speech line traditional views supports eliminating war drugs emphasizing personal responsibility repeatedly stated belief global climate change man issues popular conservative republicans larger numbers comparison majority listeners platforms include support led war terror aggressive foreign policy usa patriot act strongly favor crackdown illegal immigration including harsh penalties businesses employ persons illegally views occasionally conflict called urged boot prior elections opined good thing republicans lose power congress forcing wake stop taking base granted told happy defeat way republicans wake abandoned office creates controversy conservatives support abortion rights allow calls refusal condemn homosexuality gay marriage negative comments biblical story creation calls christian keeps religious views private caused stir term frequent confederate issues governmental support confederate flag nationally syndicated talk ended january aired live noon routinely criticized politicians muslim homeless public schools called government schools liberals opponents iraq war teachers drivers cats welfare recipients air referred equal opportunity marketed talk radio training creating controversy increased ratings stated beliefs included claim add medical teachers parents drug companies use attempts controversy included referring homeless people urban air called public education funded child abuse specific targets criticism included christian conservatives hillary_clinton expressed negative opinion lack muslim outrage actions muslim terrorists riots erupted response muhammad cartoons controversy islamic favorite topic remarks caused controversy criticized media saying history event written students standing waiting guy execute public outrage resulted comments members virginia legislature tried removed local radio stations march attracted controversy playing year old repeatedly ridiculed child speech leading unsuccessful petition deny employer right purchase local radio stations announced retirement radio june live aired january regular fill host replaced january accounted swap seats fill host stated host commentaries national syndication substitute airs atlanta needed addition fill
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