.... Keith Urbahn, who heads the PR firm promoting the site and recently served as chief of staff to former Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
” - - - Todd Cefaratti, editor of the Tea Party News Network, said in a statement for the forthcoming press release. - - - “
Any FReepers out there know anything more about Todd Cefaratti?
Just checking for facts, as Politico is probably below the NYT in terms of the least trust-worthy Government Outlet Of News (GOON). Well, then there is Jay Carney, Obama’s personal GOON.
I’m against a branding campaign around the Tea Party. I would prefer to defy branding and labeling, and operate with agility...
.... Keith Urbahn, who heads the PR firm promoting the site and recently served as chief of staff to former Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Sounds positive. But I can’t deny I’ve grown enormously wary of the GOP-Establishment types using the tea party as a false front, while behind-the-scenes they push their usual degenerate candidates/agendas like open-borders and homo-marriage.
http://abouttoddcefaratti.com/
Marketing and financial expert Todd Cefaratti earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a graduate degree in Marketing from the University of California, Irvine. Before becoming the CEO and President of Glengary, Inc., in 2007, Todd Cefaratti spent 17 years working in the upper management of the financial industry for such companies as the PNC Financial Services Group, Bank of America, CTX, North American, and Norwest. The expertise Todd Cefaratti acquired while working for major financial corporations was instrumental in transforming Glengary, Inc., into one of the largest lead providers of reverse mortgages in America. Working with major lenders across America, Glengary, Inc., searches for homeowners looking for additional income. Reverse mortgages help people over the age of 62 to convert the value of their homes into income. Todd Cefaratti oversees the operation of Glengary, Inc., and uses his marketing expertise on its behalf.
Todd Cefaratti donates his time to community and political causes; he is the executive director of the TheTeaParty.net, one of the Tea Party’s leading recruiting organizations. TheTeaParty.net recruits thousands of people a week, and is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Tea Party movement. Todd Cefaratti works assiduously to keep TheTeaParty.net current; the site lists events, accepts donations, contains a local Tea Party locator, and features videos. Todd Cefaratti serves as a volunteer on the school board of the Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran School in Gilbert, Arizona. Todd Cefaratti resides in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife and two daughters, to whom he devotes much of his time.
wahooooo!
Being based at the Venetian hints at very deep pockets behind this effort.
Now, all those FReepers with blogs can look legit, posting excerpts from their new home on TPNN.