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Jason Stanford (consultant)
Jason Stanford is an American author and writer. He was the communications director for Austin mayor Steve Adler. Previously, he was a Democratic strategist, commentator and author based in Washington, D.C. He is a syndicated columnist with Cagle Cartoons and also a regular contributor to the '' Austin American-Statesman''. Stanford co-authored ''Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush'' in 2011 with James Moore. He has also written for ''Texas Monthly'' and the ''Texas Tribune''. Stanford is the founder of Stanford Caskey, a political research and crisis communications firm based in Austin, Texas and Chicago, Illinois. Career Stanford attended Lewis & Clark College, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in Russian in 1992. He studied Russian because he wanted to become a spy. During his final semester at Lewis & Clark, he studied at Moscow State Pedagogical University. Stanford worked at the ''Moscow Guardian'' following his graduation and late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry won re-election for a second term on November 7, 2006 with 67% of the vote."Governor/Oklahoma." American Votes 2006. CNN.com. Retrieved 10–13–09. Henry was the third governor and second Democrat in Oklahoma history to serve two consecutive terms, along with Democrat and Republican . In 2010, Henry was ineligib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opposition Research
In politics, opposition research (also called oppo research) is the practice of collecting information on a political opponent or other adversary that can be used to discredit or otherwise weaken them. The information can include biographical, legal, criminal, medical, educational, or financial history or activities, as well as prior media coverage, or the voting record of a politician. Opposition research can also entail using "trackers" to follow an individual and record their activities or political speeches. The research is usually conducted in the time period between announcement of intent to run and the actual election; however political parties maintain long-term databases that can cover several decades. The practice is both a tactical maneuver and a cost-saving measure. The term is frequently used to refer not just to the collection of information but also how it is utilized, as a component of negative campaigning. Origins and history In the 1st century BC, Cicero is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Stanford
Phil Stanford is an American journalist and author based in Oregon. He is best known for his work on the 1989 murder of Oregon Department of Corrections director Michael Francke and his efforts to prove the innocence of Frank Gable, who was wrongfully convicted of the crime. His 1994 '' Oregonian'' series on the “Happy Face Killer” case resulted in two innocent people being released from prison. He is the author of ''Portland Confidential'' and three other books, as well as the lead writer and executive producer of the hit podcast series "Murder in Oregon: Who Killed Michael Francke?" Career ''The Oregonian'' From 1987 to 1994, Stanford wrote a column for the ''Oregonian'' which covered crime and local politics. Despite the popularity of the column and the success of the "Happy Face Killer" series, disagreements with management over his coverage of the Francke murder led Stanford to quit the paper in 1994. Stanford continued to write about the Francke case and police corru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tomlinson (journalist)
Chris Tomlinson is an American journalist and author. He is a business columnist for the ''Houston Chronicle''. Before working for the ''Chronicle'', he worked for the Associated Press for 20 years. In 2021, he was awarded columnist of the year by the Texas Association of Managing Editors. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with special honors in humanities. Tomlinson spent seven years in the U.S. Army, before becoming a journalist. Tomlinson has reported from more than 30 countries, including Rwanda, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Congo. During 20 years working for the Associated Press he reported on politics, wars, conflicts and natural disasters. One of his first assignments, was covering the end of apartheid in South Africa and the election of Nelson Mandela. He also covered the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Several of Tomlinson books became New York Times bestsellers, including ''Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Burrough
Bryan Burrough (born August 13, 1961, in Tennessee) is an American author and correspondent for ''Vanity Fair''. He has written six books. Burrough was a reporter for ''The Wall Street Journal'' in Dallas, Texas, between 1983 and 1992. He has written for ''Vanity Fair'' since 1992. While reporting for ''The Wall Street Journal'', he won the Gerard Loeb Award for excellence in financial journalism three times. Burrough has written a number of book reviews and op-ed articles for publications such as ''The New York Times'', ''Los Angeles Times'', and ''The Washington Post''. He has also made appearances on ''Today'', ''Good Morning America'', and many documentaries. Education Burrough obtained his degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1983. Family He stated in a Book TV interview on C-SPAN 2 with Joe Barton that he was born in Memphis, Tennessee but moved to Temple, Texas when he was seven years old. He lived in Summit, New Jersey with his wife Marla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rise And Fall Of An American Myth
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinky Friedman
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman (born November 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for ''Texas Monthly'' who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. Friedman was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race. Biography He was born as Richard Samet Friedman in Chicago in 1944 to Jewish parents, Dr. S. Thomas Friedman and his wife Minnie (Samet) Friedman. Both of his parents were the children of Russian Jewish immigrants. When Friedman was young, his family moved to a ranch in Kerrville, Texas in Texas Hill Country and opened a summer camp called Echo Hill. Friedman had an early interest in both pop music and chess, and was chosen at age seven as one of 50 local players to challenge U.S. grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky to simultaneous games in Houston. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDB
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Prior to his White House appointments, he is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech, Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U.S. Senate elections). Since le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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