 In January 2009 , Krohn contacted organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference and asked to speak at the event . Organizers were reportedly skeptical , but gave him a three @-@ minute spot on a panel about grassroots activists . He delivered the speech , on February 27 , 2009 and described the conservative principles outlined in his book . When the speech was over , the panel moderator said , " Watch out , David Keene , " referring to the chairman of the American Conservative Union . The next day at the conference , William Bennett said , " I used to work for Ronald Reagan and now I 'm a colleague of Jonathan Krohn 's ! " The speech attracted the attention of national media outlets , and became popular online . Sam Stein of The Huffington Post said of the speech , " It was filled with the type of rhetorical flow and emotional pitch one would expect from a seasoned hand . Except , [ he ] is more than four years away from being able to vote . " 
