TheCarpetbaggerReport.com

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The Carpetbagger Report

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So, who is "The Carpetbagger"?

My name is Steve Benen. I'm a freelance writer, researcher, and political consultant, working in politics in one capacity or another for about 10 years. My articles and op-eds have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Gadflyer, Church & State, Education Digest, and the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain. I've also been a guest on several radio programs, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation." In addition to The Carpetbagger Report, I've been a guest contributor to Salon.com's Daou Report, the Washington Monthly, the Huffington Post, AlterNet, and Crooks & Liars.

Is there a fascinating story as to how you chose the name of this blog?

I'm afraid the explanation isn't as entertaining a story as I'd like. In historical terms, I've taken the opposite of the traditional carpetbagger route — I was born and raised in the south (Miami, Fla.), moved to DC for seven years, and then ended up in New England. I'm in an area where you're considered an outsider unless your grandparents were born locally, so the "carpetbagger" nickname just kind of stuck. That, and from a marketing perspective, it seemed to be a memorable enough name to help the blog community keep track of who I am. There are just too many Steves out there in the 'sphere alreay (Soto, Gilliard, Clemons…)

What's your professional background?

After getting my Master's at GW, I worked as an intern at the Clinton White House's Office of Speechwriting. From there I began writing campaign direct mail pieces for a major Democratic consulting firm. In 1996, I served as the communications director for an unsuccessful congressional campaign in Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter, I joined the communications department at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, where I worked until 2002. I've been doing freelance writing and consulting ever since.

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