- Joe Conason
Joe Conason (born 1954 in
New York City ) is a journalist,author and political commentator. He writes a column for the weekly "New York Observer " newspaper, forSalon.com and has written a number of books, including "Big Lies" (2003), which addresses what he says are myths spread about liberals by conservatives.Conason received a B.A. in History from
Brandeis University in 1975. He then worked at twoBoston -based newspapers, "East Boston Community News " and "The Real Paper ".From 1978 to 1990, he worked as a columnist and staff writer at "
The Village Voice ".In the 1980 documentary movie about the Yiddish
anarchist newspaper the "Freie Arbeiter Stimme " (or Free voice of labor), a young Joe was interviewed. His grandfatherJoseph Cohen served as the paper's editor for a number of years and Conason may have been an intern for them.From 1990 to 1992, Conason was "editor-at-large" for "Details" magazine. In 1992, he became a columnist for the "New York Observer", a position he still holds.
He served as investigative editor for "
The American Prospect ".In 1992 Conason wrote an article for "Spy" magazine naming
Jennifer Fitzgerald and Jane Morgan as women who allegedly were having affairs with George H. W. Bush, usingLinda Tripp as a source.Conason was a regular guest and a guest host on "
The Al Franken Show ", where he had the distinction of being the only guest with two theme songs. He made an appearances every Friday as a commentator, as well as co-judging with Al their weekly quiz show "Wait, wait, don't lie to me".Conason coined the term "corporate-jet conservative" as a counter to "
limousine liberal " (a term used to describe wealthy, insulated supporters of left-wing causes).In 2000, he co-authored the book ' with
Gene Lyons ; the book was turned into a documentary in 2004, which Conason co-produced. "The Raw Deal", his book on the Bush Administration's efforts to "end Social Security as we know it," appeared in 2005. In 2007, Conason published ' (Thomas Dunne Books ).He married Elizabeth Wagley, in 2002. They have two children, boy and girl twins, born in 2007.
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The Hunting of the President External links
* [http://www.joeconason.com/ Joe Conason's Website]
* [http://www.observer.com/author/joe-conason Archive of Conason's "New York Observer" columns]
* [http://dir.salon.com/topics/joe_conason/ Archive of Conason's Salon.com columns]
* [http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/59 Joe Conason's articles on Truthdig]
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