Matt Towery is a graduate of England's Cambridge University and Florida's Stetson University Law School (Cum Laude). Matt Towery is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and at age 30, he was his party's nominee for Lt. Governor of Georgia. Matt Towery has served as campaign chairman for Newt Gingrich and chief strategist for numerous national political campaigns. He is known for his bipartisanship. Matt Towery became the first and only Republican to preside over the Democratically controlled Georgia House prior to leaving politics in 1997.Towery is an attorney, businessman and successful author. His first major book, Powerchicks: How Women Will Dominate America, received national attention in publications ranging from The Washington Post to Ladies Home Journal. Matt Towery has appeared on national programs ranging from ABC's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher," FOX News' "The O'Reilly Factor," CNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," NBC's "Leeza," and CNN's "Talk Back Live" and "Inside Politics with Judy Woodruff." Towery continues to appear on national talk shows and recently authored the book Mean Business: The Insider's Guide to Winning Any Political Election.Matt Towery has written columns for publications ranging from trade magazines (such as Hollywood's Daily Variety) to daily newspapers and monthly magazines.As a businessman, Towery was CEO of his family-owned Color Graphics, the South's largest commercial sheet fed printing company. He sold the company to Mail Well (NYSE) in 1997. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of InsiderAdvantage.com, a subscription-based source for advanced information about government and public issues for corporations and the media. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ In the world of White House politics and the politics of handling the White House press corps, the president's press secretary is the most visible target and often the first to fall when the media turns on an... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/05/23/when-the-messenger-gets-shot-others-are-sure-to-follow-n1604040 3649d0a1-838a-49ab-9f22-eaad0a04a19e Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT "When those liberals start mixing into policy, it's murder." That quote came from none other than John F. Kennedy in 1962, taken from a source in a Newsweek article, and later discussed with his friend Ben... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/05/16/when-those-liberals-start-mixing-into-policy-n1597812 0d885ab2-de9f-4284-b4a6-1a83d55c326f Thu, 16 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT ATLANTA -- Despite on onslaught of national press that seemed to be pushing Elizabeth Colbert Busch toward a victory in the South Carolina special congressional election, former Gov. Mark Sanford, baggage and all,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/05/09/republicans-prevail-in-south-carolina-but-can-democrats-take-a-prize-in-georgia-n1591319 4d9b5c9b-e131-44a2-bef6-097f2ef433f3 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:05:00 GMT An ABC News-Washington Post survey shows that well over 70 percent of Americans want the surviving accused bomber of the Boston Marathon to be executed if found guilty in a court of law. Executed, as in the vicious... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/05/02/americans-want-bomber-if-convicted-put-to-death-as-case-grows-in-complexity-n1584629 722e668e-a028-4d88-9bde-40a1e892f260 Thu, 02 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT I happened to hear President Obama halfway into his remarks on the evening that the surviving Boston Marathon terrorist was captured. By pure happenstance, I caught the following sentences as the very first words I... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/04/25/tuning-into-obama-postarrest-speech-at-halfway-point-proves-jolting-n1578992 71e1489a-83e8-4ae3-b609-1e36d7736d95 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:11:00 GMT A Gallup poll released this week shows that almost 60 percent of adults in America believe that wealth is distributed unfairly, with over 50 percent saying that "the rich" should be taxed heavily to accomplish a fair... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/04/19/redistribution-of-wealth-popularity-not-to-be-taken-lightly-n1572170 c972d809-59c5-4999-9431-5f0ae36c2b1f Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT As a columnist, I have my own opinions on issues, and from the get-go I opposed expanded background checks for gun purchases because I viewed it as a slippery slope that could lead to more and more lists of honest... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/04/12/dont-shoot-the-messenger--or-threaten-a-senator-n1565364 7852c134-2d3d-4592-a150-daed1ec7bafb Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT ATLANTA -- This weekend, the NCAA Final Four Championship comes once again to Atlanta. And the indictment of dozens of Atlanta educators and administrators in an alleged test-score-cheating scheme has both locals and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/04/05/land-of-school-cheaters-and-final-four-suggests-need-for-gamechanging-strategy-n1558398 144cf0b7-875f-47ce-b941-34fc14626e39 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT Mention his name to most Washington, D.C., insiders and plenty of his GOP colleagues, and you will hear everything from "frustrating" to "crazy." But Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky might be just... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/03/28/rand-paul-could-be-biggest-shock-of-2016-n1551150 bf81e21d-bb9c-4e50-8b4d-c33d2c954ec7 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT If you are over the age of 49, you need to take the story of a comedian and a hopelessly lost television network seriously. And even if you are younger, it's worth considering that you likely hope to live way past... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/03/21/nbc-executives-are-off-their-rockers-with-leno-slam-n1545510 fcecbc56-8cc9-408b-8339-e5af294b1e8d Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:01:00 GMT In choosing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to become its next pope, the Catholic Church offers those of us who are a part of its membership, and the rest of the world as well, the hope of a spiritual leader who can... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/03/14/pope-francis-offers-hope-of-humility-and-touch-of-humanity-to-church-n1532890 5c788f2b-ead6-45a7-97e4-c567135dba4f Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT Being a native of Atlanta, I always resented media depictions and popular culture images of Georgia as a state where everyone wore overalls, had three teeth in their head, and liberally used terms like "ain't" and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/03/08/recovery-leaves-one-red-state-with-the-blues-n1528535 2e64fc15-852b-44b5-8c30-7699328ca13b Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT The Wall Street Journal of Feb. 27 tells the story in its own headlines. On page C1, the story was, "JPMorgan Pulls Belt Tight," while on C3 the headline read, "Wall Street's Bonus Pool Hits $20... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/02/28/bank-job-cuts-wall-street-bonuses-and-fed-policy--good-examples-of-false-recovery-n1522069 3e8ecf38-3633-42e6-adf4-0404cbc05e10 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT Of course, just like the "fiscal cliff" we never jumped off of, the nation will likely never see the so-called "sequester" or "automatic sequential budget cuts" that were agreed to by President Obama and Congress in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MattTowery/2013/02/21/bring-on-the-sequester-n1516836 584bc75a-1dda-476e-874c-d9aae9568f07 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT