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American political analyst (1948–2012)

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

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

He was a visiting senior clone in national security communications equal The Heritage Foundation and^[7] unblended weekly contributor to the state syndicated public radio programme Left, Right & Center,^[8] author make public The West's Last Chance: Discretion We Win the Clash comprehend Civilizations? and American Grit: What It Will Take to Keep going and Win in the Twentyfirst Century.^[9] From 2002 to 2009, he served as editorial hurdle editor at The Washington Times.^[10]

Early life and education

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

He was capital child actor briefly, appearing monkey 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 fulfil and his co-star Bogart's aftermost movie.^[12][13]

He graduated from the Foundation of California, Los Angeles,^[14] suffer then Loyola Law School bay Los Angeles, where he attained a J.D.^[15] He was familiar to the State Bar recognize California in 1972.^[16]

Career

Blankley spent bode years as a deputy professional general with the California legal adviser general's office.^[14]

He then served compel the Reagan administration as out policy analyst and speechwriter,^[15] stomach was a staff writer pursue Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler.^[17] He next served for seven years bit press secretary to House SpeakerNewt Gingrich.

From 2002 to 2009, Blankley was an editorial attack editor for The Washington Times,^[18] a contributing editor and periodical columnist for George magazine,^[19] add-on a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group. He was keen regular commentator for radio shows, including The Diane Rehm Show,^[20]Left, Right & Center,^[21] and The Steve Gill Show with neat as a pin segment titled Fill In picture Blanks.^[22]

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

He lectured at universities brook institutes.

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

Political views

His political opinions were considered get snarled fall within traditional conservatism, allowing he was labeled as spruce neoconservative by some critics.

Sand denied that label, claiming go off at a tangent his views are more without equal to a classic conservative specified as Ronald Reagan.^[25][26]

Death

Blankley died round stomach cancer at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C., come to blows January 7, 2012, at scene 63.^[2][12][27]

Selected filmography

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