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Grenell served as U.S. Spokesman for four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations during all eight years of the Bush Administration. In 2009, Grenell founded Capitol Media Partners and makes numerous appearances on Fox News as a foreign policy expert and political consultant. He also briefly served as Mitt Romney's national security spokesman. In addition to his insights on TV, he’s prolific on Twitter. Follow him at @RichardGrenell.
I asked Dana Perino, fellow Bush Administration alum and co-host of Fox News’ “The Five,” for her thoughts on Grenell’s leadership. She said, “Ric Grenell is the definition of solid. He had been one of the best sources of information for me and many others for years. When I ask him a question, I know I can take his answer to the bank. He is thoughtful about how to help people understand the context of complicated issues, and he will not give information that he hasn't already double-checked. It helps that he has a mind like a steel trap. Plus, he's someone that I would call if I ever needed help of any kind. He's a true friend. A man of honor and integrity who stands by you no matter what. Just look at how awful some people were to Amb. John Bolton - and not once did Ric go wobbly. My admiration for him is boundless.”
Perino added, “And he's so darn handsome, to boot!”
As the longest serving spokesman for the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, there is no doubt that Grenell is dedicated to serving his country. There should also be no doubt about his commitment to conservative principles.
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Tootsie
2. What’s one of your favorite movie quotes?
From Adventures in Babysitting, “Nobody gets outta here without singing the blues.”
3. In A Clockwork Orange, Malcolm McDowell is strapped in with his eyes propped open and forced to watch images until he was "cured." If you could give President Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Leader Harry Reid the "Clockwork Orange treatment," what movie would you make them watch?
Obama’s Russian whisper video
4. What pop culture souvenir do you own that people would be surprised to learn that you cherish?
Better Than Ezra t-shirt
5. What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show?
Bachelor Pad, of course
6. What’s the best present you ever received as a child?
Unconditional love from two amazing parents
7. What was the first concert you ever attended and where did you sit and who went with you?
REO Speedwagon in the balcony with my rebel church youth group friends (don’t tell my mom).
8. What advice do you remember your mother or father giving you? Did you take it?
Believe in John 3:16 and yes, I have taken that advice.
9. If Republicans and Democrats had theme songs for 2012 what would they be?
GOP: “A Hard Day’s Night,” Beatles and Dems: “Gold Digger,” Kanye West
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10. What would you like tomorrow's headline to say?
Obama Resigns
11. What books are on your reading list?
“J.D. Salinger: A Life” by Kenneth Slawenski and I just finished “Serving The Claims of Justice: The Thoughts of Paul B. Henry” by Doug Koopman.
12. Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena.
I don’t actually remember but it had something to do with my 1987 college internship on the Hill. My dad knew our local congressman from Western Michigan and hooked me up with an internship in his Washington, DC office when I was a junior in college. The job was brief but the experience was lasting. I was fascinated with the serious work and the energy of the staff. It was addicting to be a part of something larger than me and my worldview.
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