For seven years, Tony Blankley served as press secretary to then Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich. In that role, he not only helped create messages which shook the country, he also helped create policy. Blankley's knack for appetizing soundbites (which he calls his "poor-man's poetry") and sound political strategy made him one of Washington's premiere sources of ideas and insights. Working for the most renowned Speaker in decades, Blankley became one of the leading spokesmen for the Contract with America. Prior to his career on Capitol Hill, Blankley served President Reagan as a speechwriter and senior policy analyst. After leaving Gingrich's office in February 1997, Blankley joined the staff of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s George magazine. As a contributing editor, Blankley's monthly column "Between the Lines" featured his inside-the-beltway insights. Blankley also appears regularly on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, as well as CNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Rivera Live, The News with Brian Williams and MSNBC. In June 1999, Blankley joined The Washington Times as a weekly political columnist. In June 2002, he was named editorial page editor. The same depth of knowledge and sharp wit that kept reporters turning to him during his time on Capitol Hill have made Blankley one of today's leading media commentators. His opinions and analysis of political events have been featured on the front pages of The New York Times, USA Today, and other major publications, and he was a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Blankley has quickly become a favorite speaker of corporate and association audiences around the country. He uses his background in both the executive and congressional branches to design speeches which provide insight into today's headlines, and the issues that will fill tomorrow's. In addition to being a popular speaker, Blankley is an accomplished debater. Clients have paired him with the likes of Bill Press and Bob Beckel, among other noted Democratic pundits, to create a uniquely informative and provocative program. Whether delivering a keynote or debating, Blankley gives his audience more than just analysis. Focusing on the personalities and stories which make politics interesting, he helps audiences remember the information long after they leave the event. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ As of today, Sen. Barack Obama is about halfway through his "patriotism theme week" message cycle. As of 2008, Sen. John McCain is about seven-ninths through his patriotism theme life cycle. I guess that is the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/07/02/formed_on_the_anvil_of_his_captivity 197fcd5f-f9a2-4005-8bd5-f1016b23645a Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT It has been fashionable -- indeed, de rigueur in political and media circles -- to view contemptuously President Bush's assertion that we are fighting the terrorists in Iraq so we wouldn't have to fight them here.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/06/25/was_iraq_worth_it 96548a53-2ff4-4677-9fdd-7ce612dbedb0 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT The broad, sneering European-elite response to the plucky Irish vote to oppose the further centralization of governmental power in the European Union and the emerging opinion in China suggest that from Brussels to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/06/18/democracy_in_decline 68b7e96d-3678-460c-88c1-c75a47d3a200 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT How would one sneak a left-wing radical into the Oval Office in broad daylight? Perhaps the same way that President George W. Bush got two strong conservatives on the Supreme Court: Find a candidate without a paper... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/06/11/who_is_obama_where_is_the_press 3f5e7c2f-40e2-41bb-a815-f22166d1c2b4 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT Last year, Barack Obama said: "I believe that America's free market has been the engine of America's great progress. It's created a prosperity that is the envy of the world. It's led to a standard of living... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/06/04/obamaconomics 4da033a0-5872-422f-a573-8f1ee0acf254 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT On Monday, I went to Memorial Day services in our little village of Great Falls, Va., about 20 miles from downtown Washington. About 80 local citizens turned out -- not bad, given that only a few thousand souls live in... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/05/28/memorial_day_2008 61c3386c-f2e1-43c4-94a6-c4591dc145fe Wed, 28 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Look, I am as willing as the next conservative pundit to throw back a tumbler or two of whiskey and whine about our plight this election season. But in the past week, the Republican/conservative (hereinafter: RC)... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/05/21/onward_into_cheerful_political_battle d26f8563-f1ed-4663-b7f2-a9e5181ddbe8 Wed, 21 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Race, the yet unclosed scab that has run deep through our history, is about to be discussed as it never has been in a presidential election. In fairness to the United States, racial attitudes (or man's view of the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/05/14/race_and_the_2008_election 557208fd-1576-48e7-a67a-b73aef81a762 Wed, 14 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Note to My Readers: I want to thank the many readers who e-mailed me over the weekend to thoughtfully inquire about my health after my Friday evening television appearance in which I was clearly having physical... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/05/07/personal_and_economic_recovery e87a724c-5a56-4271-9a10-cf022d44bc2d Wed, 07 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT Prince Otto von Bismarck is credited with the sneering remark that "there is a special providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America." Of course, that was in the age of presidents... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/04/30/5_economic_questions_for_the_candidates 386b5750-03a8-4027-80b7-e7a2aff75320 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT Perhaps the greatest secular gift to the world by Judeo-Christian civilization is its seminal concept of the individual, which it raises above the tribe or the collective. In Genesis, we are told that man is made in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/04/23/rising_euro-muslim_tensions 9b300c1e-50d1-4658-b909-0e40f2df2cb5 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT The last months of a presidential administration are often dangerous. Presidents -- looking to their legacies -- go to desperate lengths to try to enhance their reputations for posterity. A pungent example of such... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/04/16/bush_raises_temp_on_global_warming dd7e1c2f-8bc2-4d46-b07b-defe9301bdee Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT Two unrelated news items in the past week hint at a developing challenge to rational policymaking: First, there were the confusing accounts of what happened in Basra, Iraq. And second, there was The New York Times story... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/04/09/the_flickering_light_of_the_news eb850327-64e6-4f78-85c6-a697af475147 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT Plato defined man as "animal bipes implume" (a "two-legged animal without feathers"). While a rather sardonic definition, given our species' performance currently, I think Plato's definition is more fitting than... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/04/02/trouble_in_pakistan_and_turkey 4bae02a8-7b93-4d1c-ab2b-5f8d4495dafb Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT From a popular English World War II song: There'll be bluebirds over The white cliffs of Dover, Tomorrow, just you wait and see. There'll be love and laughter And peace ever after Tomorrow, when the world is... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/TonyBlankley/2008/03/26/more_than_bluebirds_in_the_sky afbe6075-031a-4657-9292-5c9f6ace6320 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:01:00 GMT