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My side-by-side comparison of religious right anti-gay speech and Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda. Is it similar? You decide.
Why AMERICAblog?
Because
at some point you tire of the lies.
What
issues do you cover?
US politics overall
with a particular focus on the Bush Administration, the
radical right, and gay civil rights.
Who are you?
John Aravosis is
a Washington DC-based writer and political consultant,
specializing in using the Internet for political advocacy. He
is the creator of StopDrLaura.com, Matthew Shepard Online
Resources, and DearMary.com, among other activist Web sites.
John has a joint law degree and
masters in foreign service from Georgetown, where he studied
under former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He is an
avid writer, and in addition to writing
THE LIST, he has
worked as a stringer for the Economist magazine, and for years
was the US Politics Guide at About.com.
John's policy experience
includes stints in the US Senate, the World Bank, and the
Children's Defense Fund. John is also an occasional TV pundit,
having appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, Hardball with Chris
Matthews, ABCNews World News Tonight, CNN, Court TV, and more.
John speaks five languages and has visited or worked in 28
countries.
Who are your guest bloggers?
- Joe in DC
is actually Joe Sudbay, a DC-based political consultant with
over twenty years of experience at both the state and federal
level. Joe has managed political operations and legislative
efforts for both candidates and issues-based organizations.
For seven years, he was the Director of State Legislation at
Handgun Control, Inc. He served as that organization's first
Political Director during the 2000 cycle where he designed the
television ad featuring the NRA's Vice President claiming the
group would work out of the Oval Office.
Joe has appeared on numerous national and local television
and radio shows including the Diane Rehm Show, CNN's Crossfire
(when Lynne Cheney was the co-host), and even Hannity and
Colmes.
Joe is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law.
In addition, he has a Masters in Public Administration from
Lehigh University and received his B.A. from the University of
New Hampshire. He also has a great dog named Boomer, and is a
world class athlete who finished the Chicago Marathon in the
time of 4:10.
-
Chris in Paris
is a good friend who lives in Paris, France. An ex-pat
American with an expertise in helping tech companies establish
a foothold in Europe, Chris follows US and European politics
avidly. Chris has a wife and two cats, and a fabulous garden
that's the envy of all Paris.
- Rob in
Baltimore
is another close friend and has one of the sharpest political minds
out there. Rob's specialty is the Internet and elections, and
he also has a gift for reading polls.
- AJ in
DC
is a former Department of Defense civilian Intelligence Officer who was decorated for his recent civilian service in Iraq. He is an Iraq expert, and an authority on Iran, democratization, nation-building, Middle East politics, intelligence, and national security matters. He is a consultant on these and other political subjects, and writes on AMERICAblog about defense issues.
- Michael Giltz
is an even older (but not old) friend and freelance writer based in New York City who
covers politics, sports, religion and especially pop culture
(including movies, music, books, theater, TV, and DVDs). He's
written more than one thousand reviews, features, opinion
columns and cover stories for The Advocate, the New York Post,
Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, New York magazine, Out, The
Weekly Standard, Disney Adventures, In Theatre, USA Today, the
Denver Post and many others. He can be
found on the web at
www.michaelgiltz.com, and at his new
blog,
Pop Surfing.
- Cliff Schecter
is a new friend and author of
Cliff's Rant, appearing on AMERICAblog every Friday. Cliff is
a political satirist, columnist and consultant based in
Washington D.C. He's consulted for numerous candidates and
organizations including former President Bill Clinton,
Virginia Governor Mark Warner, the DNC and U.S. State
Department.
Cliff was a political
analyst for the Sinclair Broadcast Group (yes, THAT Sinclair)
in 2004, debating Armstrong Williams at significantly less
cost to the White House. He's appeared on over 150 programs on
CNN, CNBC, NPR, FoxNews and other stations, and has written
for Knight Ridder, The American Prospect, Salon.com, The Miami
Herald and The Fordham Urban Law Journal, among other outlets.
Cliff blogs at www.gadflyer.com
Cliff's a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania and received an MA in International
Affairs from Columbia University. He's currently a Graduate
Honors Fellow at American University, getting his Ph.D. in
American History.
