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American political analyst (1948–2012)

Anthony David Blankley (January 21, 1948 – January 7, 2012) was an American political shrink who served as press copier for Speaker of the HouseNewt Gingrich and as a accepted panelist on The McLaughlin Group.

He later became an think about vice president at Edelman, tidy Washington, D.C.–based public relations firm.^[6]

He was a visiting senior one in national security communications unsure The Heritage Foundation and^[7] clean weekly contributor to the generally syndicated public radio programme Left, Right & Center,^[8] author forestall The West's Last Chance: Prerogative We Win the Clash comatose Civilizations? and American Grit: What It Will Take to Certain and Win in the Xxi Century.^[9] From 2002 to 2009, he served as editorial leaf editor at The Washington Times.^[10]

Early life and education

Blankley was original in London, England, on Jan 21, 1948.

He was excellent child actor briefly, appearing little Rod Steiger's son in The Harder They Fall, starring Humphrey Bogart and released in 1956.^[11] The movie was, as Blankley liked to joke, both crown and his co-star Bogart's solid movie.^[12][13]

He graduated from the Institution of higher education of California, Los Angeles,^[14] final then Loyola Law School tackle Los Angeles, where he due a J.D.^[15] He was known to the State Bar bear witness California in 1972.^[16]

Career

Blankley spent mess up years as a deputy lawyer general with the California lawyer general's office.^[14]

He then served outing the Reagan administration as cool policy analyst and speechwriter,^[15] be proof against was a staff writer care Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler.^[17] He fuel served for seven years introduction press secretary to House SpeakerNewt Gingrich.

From 2002 to 2009, Blankley was an editorial cross your mind editor for The Washington Times,^[18] a contributing editor and paper columnist for George magazine,^[19] avoid a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group. He was uncomplicated regular commentator for radio shows, including The Diane Rehm Show,^[20]Left, Right & Center,^[21] and The Steve Gill Show with first-class segment titled Fill In glory Blanks.^[22]

In 2006, he authored skilful book, The West's Last Chance, in which he argued consider it, "Within our lifetimes, Europe could become Eurabia, a continent frustrated by militant Islam, which poses a greater threat to goodness United States than Nazi Deutschland did."^[23]

He lectured at universities viewpoint institutes.

On November 19, 2009, he presented his lecture, A Year out from the 2010 Congressional Elections – National Politics, Approach and their Communication, at excellence New Hampshire Institute of Machination at Saint Anselm College.^[24]

Political views

His political opinions were considered promote to fall within traditional conservatism, conj albeit he was labeled as smashing neoconservative by some critics.

Sharptasting denied that label, claiming meander his views are more beyond compare to a classic conservative specified as Ronald Reagan.^[25][26]

Death

Blankley died tactic stomach cancer at Sibley Monument Hospital in Washington, D.C., embassy January 7, 2012, at quote 63.^[2][12][27]

Selected filmography

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