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'''James Carroll Beam''', known as '''Jim Bean''' (born October 1933), is long-time [[newspaper]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a staunch advocate of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-beam/e41299923150|title=James Beam|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> Beam has been affiliated with the ''Lake Charles American Press.''
'''James Carroll Beam''', known as '''Jim Bean''' (born October 1933), is long-time [[newspaper]]man from [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a staunch advocate of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-beam/e41299923150|title=James Beam|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> Beam has been affiliated with the ''Lake Charles American Press.''
Beam's columns and news releases supporting Edwards has aroused the repeated ire of the [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host [[Moon Griffon]], who broadcasts statewide from a station in [[Lafayette]]. Though Beam has been called a {{RINO]], "Republican in Name Only," he is in fact a registered Democrat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=95125|title=James Beam, 70607, October 1933|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref>
Beam's columns and news releases supporting Edwards has aroused the repeated ire of the [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host [[Moon Griffon]], who broadcasts statewide from a station in [[Lafayette]]. Though Beam has been called a [[RINO]], "Republican in Name Only," he is in fact a registered Democrat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=95125|title=James Beam, 70607, October 1933|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 20, 2018}}</ref> He supported Edwards over the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, [[David Vitter]], a former [[U.S. Senator]] in the general election held in November 2015.
Most beyond Lake Charles have learned of Beam through the Griffon program or the website The Hayride: Southern Politics and Culture. In 2012, ''The Hayride'' dubbed Beam "a wolf in sheep's clothing," a columnist who "hides behind the so-called mainstream mantra, when clearly [his] opinions are [[liberal]]. Bean has proposed means testing of the state Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has been a particular to the benefit of the middle class. ''The Hayride'' claimed that Beam is trying to foment [[class warfare]].
Most beyond Lake Charles have learned of Beam through the Griffon program or the website The Hayride: Southern Politics and Culture. In 2012, ''The Hayride'' dubbed Beam "a wolf in sheep's clothing," a columnist who "hides behind the so-called mainstream mantra, when clearly [his] opinions are [[liberal]]. Bean has proposed means testing of the state Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program, which has been a particular to the benefit of the middle class. ''The Hayride'' claimed that Beam is trying to foment [[class warfare]].