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'''Jason Mattera''' (born September 18, 1983) is a top [[conservative]] activist, the youngest editor of a national periodical, [[Human Events]], a spokesman for Young America's Foundation and TV correspondent for [[Michelle Malkin]]'s HotAir.com. Mattera has written for the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Human Events, National Review Online, and Townhall.com. Also, he has been a featured guest on many TV programs; The Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN. In addition, many talk radio shows including [[Rush Limbaugh]], Sean Hannity, [[Mark Levin]], Laura Ingraham, [[Glenn Beck]], Roger Hedgecock, and Mike Gallagher.  Jason Mattera is best known for in-your-face journalist fights with some of the biggest liberals around; Congressman [[Charlie Rangel]], Congressman [[John Murtha]], and Senator [[John Kerry]]. He was recently asked why he does it and said, "I hate liberalism and I love a good fight."

'''Jason Mattera''' (born September 18, 1983) is a top [[conservative]] activist, the youngest editor of a national periodical, [[Human Events]], a spokesman for Young America's Foundation and TV correspondent for [[Michelle Malkin]]'s HotAir.com.

==Early Life==

==Early Life==

He was born and raised in Brooklyn, [[New York]] and attended Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, graduating summa cum laude. In college, he was a very visible member of the College Republicans.  

He was born and raised in Brooklyn, [[New York]] and attended Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, graduating summa cum laude. In college, he was a very visible member of the College Republicans.  

==CPAC 2010==

 

===CPAC 2010===

Mattera gave an excellent speech at [[CPAC]], <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Mattera At CPAC: This Is Our Woodstock, But Our Women Are Beautiful & We Don't Snort Cocaine]</ref> explaining the need to recapture the youth vote and that he has a book available called ''[[Obama Zombies]]'' by publisher Simon and Schuster. He made national headlines when [[New York Times]] reporter Kate Zernike tried to smear his speech as racist,<ref>[http://bigjournalism.com/jmattera/2010/02/22/the-new-york-times-should-terminate-character-assassin-zernike/ The New York Times Should Terminate Character Assassin Zernike, BigJournalism.com by Jason Mattera, February 22nd, 2010]</ref> <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/19/nyt-brooklyn-accent-raaaaacist/  NYT: Brooklyn accent = RAAAAACIST!, MichelleMalkin.com, February 19, 2010]</ref> claiming it sounded like a "Chris Rock" impersonation.  Mattera called for her resignation<ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2010/02/22/kate-zernikes-smear-victim-jason-mattera-calls-her-firing-retraction-ny Kate Zernike's Smear Victim, Jason Mattera, Calls for Her Firing, Retraction From NY Times]</ref><ref>[http://minx.cc:1080/?post=299829 Conservative Author Uses Racist "Chris Rock Voice" to Threaten and Slur Steny Hoyer]</ref> and [[Andrew Breitbart]] talked about the incident at the conference, calling Zernike "a despicable human being".

Mattera gave an excellent speech at [[CPAC]], <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Mattera At CPAC: This Is Our Woodstock, But Our Women Are Beautiful & We Don't Snort Cocaine]</ref> explaining the need to recapture the youth vote and that he has a book available called ''[[Obama Zombies]]'' by publisher Simon and Schuster. He made national headlines when [[New York Times]] reporter Kate Zernike tried to smear his speech as racist,<ref>[http://bigjournalism.com/jmattera/2010/02/22/the-new-york-times-should-terminate-character-assassin-zernike/ The New York Times Should Terminate Character Assassin Zernike, BigJournalism.com by Jason Mattera, February 22nd, 2010]</ref> <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/19/nyt-brooklyn-accent-raaaaacist/  NYT: Brooklyn accent = RAAAAACIST!, MichelleMalkin.com, February 19, 2010]</ref> claiming it sounded like a "Chris Rock" impersonation.  Mattera called for her resignation<ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2010/02/22/kate-zernikes-smear-victim-jason-mattera-calls-her-firing-retraction-ny Kate Zernike's Smear Victim, Jason Mattera, Calls for Her Firing, Retraction From NY Times]</ref><ref>[http://minx.cc:1080/?post=299829 Conservative Author Uses Racist "Chris Rock Voice" to Threaten and Slur Steny Hoyer]</ref> and [[Andrew Breitbart]] talked about the incident at the conference, calling Zernike "a despicable human being".