Meredith Turney is a conservative political commentator, writer and new media consultant.More of her work can be found at MeredithTurney.com. Active in the California Republican Party since fifteen, Meredith worked on numerous local campaigns in Orange County, California. After attending the Republican National Convention as a youth delegate at sixteen, Meredith commenced an internship with Congressman Christopher Cox and then worked for California Assembly Republican Leader Scott Baugh. Meredith has served as a contributing editor of St. Anne's audio journal on social and theological issues, interviewing key political, theological and academic leaders. In addition to regular appearances on television programs and national talk radio shows, her articles and policy work appear in numerous print publications. Meredith was appointed by Congressman Tom McClintock to the California Republican Party and is a Vice President of the California Republican Assembly. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:00 GMT Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ While MTV is notorious for pushing the envelope of good taste and decency in its program selection, few of its shows are as controversial as Jersey Shore. Ever since television viewers first encountered Snooki, The... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/10/17/california's_jersey_shore_lifestyle c08c0708-1c1e-4d55-8466-defb4214de9c Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:20:00 GMT There is a sense of hopelessness in America right now. You can hear it when you talk to friends and listen to their fear of losing a job. Set aside getting a raise or promotion, they're grateful just to get a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/10/03/when_hope_won't_float 0be04e3c-0ce3-4a31-92a9-e99d6642de7e Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:22:00 GMT California's initiative process has long been a thorn in the side of the state's labor unions and their allies in the Democrat Party. While they have occasionally utilized ballot measure to coax more money out of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/08/10/california_unions_intimidate_voters_to_maintain_power 9bc2b4d7-245a-4b05-9c5e-b95ea5b8a1d6 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:34:00 GMT When it comes to Internet entrepreneurship, California is the place to be for aspiring Mark Zuckerbergs. Silicon Valley is known around the world as the technology mecca. The explosion of new technology in the last two... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/07/18/californias_costly_attack_on_the_internet 569076b7-014e-4a15-972c-a24e60e07ee8 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:33:00 GMT Writer Linton Weeks of National Public Radio recently authored a column entitled "Media Black Hole: So Much News That We'll Implode?" in which Weeks examined whether the wealth of information was actually causing... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/05/05/conservatives'_answer_to_obama's_social_media_game_plan_part_ii 5592189d-4e8c-419e-8238-b9a1d310bb00 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:58:00 GMT Among the nominees for Best Picture of 2010 at this year’s Academy Awards was The Social Network, a film that chronologizes the rapid assent of Facebook. It’s hard to imagine life before social networking... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/04/28/conservatives_answer_to_obamas_social_media_game_plan_part_i b7efee80-6462-4a4d-89ad-765336a2b738 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:01:00 GMT This week former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he is returning to the silver screen. Schwarzenegger gleefully took to his Twitter account and sent the following message: "Exciting news. My friends... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2011/02/15/the_true_cost_of_arnold_schwarzenegger's_governorship 1eac8d0a-bbec-4d84-9b9a-786ffe84f9f0 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:01:00 GMT Based on news reports this week, you'd think President Obama plans to run as a fiscally conservative Republican in 2012. Democrats have expressed outrage over his apparent tax compromise with Republicans, allowing... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/12/14/the_deceptive_debate_over_tax_cut_extensions 980d583c-92e0-4e6e-a221-46eb49d6a521 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:01:00 GMT In 1955, Walt Disney opened his first amusement park in Anaheim, California. Disneyland has become the most successful amusement park in the world, with an estimated 600 million visitors since it first opened its gates... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/11/29/california's_real_fantasyland 5c3647ee-f45b-45d4-b966-7f29cf8c2b6e Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:16 GMT Millions of people around the globe have flocked to movie theatres to see director James Cameron's hit films such as "Titanic" and "Avatar." But in order to have the money to pay for those movie tickets, viewers had to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/10/19/hollywoods_james_cameron_chips_in_to_kill_california_jobs cfa60da8-02e3-449d-a1b9-98479f1f3e9c Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:01:00 GMT There are very few political issues that can unite conservatives and liberals. The political polarization has reached such an intractable state that it seems the two sides will never agree on solutions for society's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/10/01/"waiting_for_superman"_unites_political_adversaries_against_unions 680bb2f8-6fc4-4d67-8398-cd4e993a547d Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:01:00 GMT There are very few political issues that can unite conservatives and liberals. The political polarization has reached such an intractable state that it seems the two sides will never agree on solutions for society's... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/09/29/waiting_for_superman_unites_political_adversaries_against_unions b2cf334a-7041-431c-a73a-4c6d87e0c029 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:01:00 GMT On Monday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) opened the most expensive school in American history: the $578 million Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex. As reported in the Wall Street Journal, the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/09/17/california_schools_monuments_to_mediocrity 40795f47-fbe8-4f14-9071-4967c1127587 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:47:29 GMT It was a match for the ages: a three-term United States Senator against the former CEO of a Fortune 50 international corporation. California politicos had been looking forward to the highly anticipated debate between... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/09/02/barbara_boxers_last_debate 049c9d8d-ac52-4781-b76f-e950e1b38016 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:28:05 GMT Last week Minnesota Senator Al Franken provided a less-than-ringing endorsement of embattled South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. One of many incumbents facing a tough reelection campaign, Democrats are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MeredithTurney/2010/08/16/toeing_the_party_line_are_you_voting_for_nancy_pelosi 742a7f0f-e24f-4c6d-b8f0-d1aaadd0c642 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:06:55 GMT