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*[[Kirk Cameron]], actor and former child star. Used to be an [[atheist]], now runs the "Way of the Master" ministry. | *[[Kirk Cameron]], actor and former child star. Used to be an [[atheist]], now runs the "Way of the Master" ministry. | ||
*[[Doe v. Bolton|Sandra Cano]] | *[[Doe v. Bolton|Sandra Cano]] | ||
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*[[Nick Cohen]] | *[[Nick Cohen]] | ||
*[[Anthony Flew]], former [[atheist]], and [[anti-theist]], he now supports the teaching of [[intelligent design]] in schools. | *[[Anthony Flew]], former [[atheist]], and [[anti-theist]], he now supports the teaching of [[intelligent design]] in schools. | ||
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*[[Milton Friedman]], an active supporter of the [[New Deal]] who turned libertarian in the late 1940s | *[[Milton Friedman]], an active supporter of the [[New Deal]] who turned libertarian in the late 1940s | ||
*[[Sidney Hook]], philosopher | *[[Sidney Hook]], philosopher | ||
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*[[Charles Foster Johnson]] (founder of Little Green Footballs) | *[[Charles Foster Johnson]] (founder of Little Green Footballs) | ||
*[[Willmoore Kendall]], political scientist | *[[Willmoore Kendall]], political scientist | ||
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*[[Alveda King]] | *[[Alveda King]] | ||
*[[Irving Kristol]], founder of [[neoconservativism]] | *[[Irving Kristol]], founder of [[neoconservativism]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:35, November 12, 2009
List of former liberals
- Stephen Baldwin, the only actor in the family known to be conservative. [1]
- Saul Bellow, a former liberal, he is now typically identified with neoconservativism
- Steve Beren
- Kirk Cameron, actor and former child star. Used to be an atheist, now runs the "Way of the Master" ministry.
- Sandra Cano
- Nick Cohen
- Anthony Flew, former atheist, and anti-theist, he now supports the teaching of intelligent design in schools.
- John T. Flynn, socialist who turned against the New Deal
- Milton Friedman, an active supporter of the New Deal who turned libertarian in the late 1940s
- Sidney Hook, philosopher
- Charles Foster Johnson (founder of Little Green Footballs)
- Willmoore Kendall, political scientist
- Alveda King
- Irving Kristol, founder of neoconservativism
- Joseph Lieberman, became independent after losing the Democratic renomination in 2006; strong supporter in 2008 of John McCain.
- Seymour Martin Lipset, leading sociologist and political scientist
- Norma McCorvey
- Michael Medved, film critic
- Dennis Miller
- Raymond Moley, was a "Brains trust" top advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933
- Bernard Nathanson
- George Orwell[2]
- Melanie Phillips
- Norman Podhoretz, neoconservative writer
- Dennis Prager
- Ronald Reagan, leading liberal of the 1940s; turned right about 1960
- Evan Sayet
- Michael Savage
- Laura Schlessinger
- Stephen Schwartz
- Alfred Sherman
- Ron Silver
- Al Smith, Democratic nominee for president in 1928
- Michael Steele, now GOP national chairman
- Jon Voight, actor
- James Woods
- David Zucker, director and co-writer of An American Carol, it is a conservative film mocking popular leftist figures like Michael Moore. A trailer for the film is available here or here
References
- ↑ Stephen Baldwin Slams Hollywood Newsmax, March 6, 2009
- ↑ See Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?