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'''Blain Michael Griffon''', known as '''Moon Griffon''' (pronounced gre-FONN, born May 16, 1961),<ref name=ancestry/> is an [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host broadcast statewide. Now based at KPEL 96.5 in [[Lafayette]] in southwestern [[Louisiana]], he formerly broadcast from KMLB 540 AM in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in the northeastern portion of his state.  

'''Blain Michael Griffon''', known as '''Moon Griffon''' (pronounced gre-FONN, born May 16, 1961),<ref name=ancestry/> is an [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] [[radio]] talk show host broadcast statewide. Now based at KPEL 96.5 in [[Lafayette]] in southwestern [[Louisiana]], he formerly broadcast from KMLB 540 AM in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in Ouachita Parish in the northeastern portion of his state.  

 

 

Griffon is sometimes likened to the national radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]]<ref name=nolacom>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bobby-jindals-criticism-gop-romney-signals-2016-11880100.html|title=Tim Morris, "Gov. Bobby Jindal not conservative enough for some in La.", February 23, 2009|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=December 10, 2012}}</ref> though his program reflects his distinct Louisiana accent and his own style of politics. ''The Moon Griffon Show'' debuted on August 23, 1993,<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 23, 2012</ref> five years after the beginning of ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''. Griffon left the [[Republican Party]] in 2008 to protest his discontent with non-conservative policies of the [[Bobby Jindal]] gubernatorial administration in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. However, he has since mostly supported other candidates but remained a critic of Jindal and current Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] as well.

Griffon is sometimes likened to the national radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]]<ref name=nolacom>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/bobby-jindals-criticism-gop-romney-signals-2016-11880100.html|title=Tim Morris, "Gov. Bobby Jindal not conservative enough for some in La.", February 23, 2009|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=December 10, 2012}}</ref> though his program reflects his distinct Louisiana accent and his own style of politics. ''The Moon Griffon Show'' debuted on August 23, 1993,<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 23, 2012</ref> five years after the beginning of ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''. Griffon left the [[Republican Party]] in 2008 to protest his discontent with non-conservative policies of the [[Bobby Jindal]] gubernatorial administration in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. However, he has since mostly supported Republican candidates but remains a critic of Jindal and Jindal's [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] successor, current Governor [[John Bel Edwards]].

==Background==

==Background==

Griffon is also a critic of [[Greg Hilburn]], the long-term political writer for ''The Monroe News-Star'' and other in-state Gannett Corporation publications, whom Griffon accuses of lacking impartiality in his news articles.

Griffon is also a critic of [[Greg Hilburn]], the long-term political writer for ''The Monroe News-Star'' and other in-state Gannett Corporation publications, whom Griffon accuses of lacking impartiality in his news articles.

And he strongly opposes the candidacy of state Representative [[Julie Stokes]] for Louisiana secretary of state in a special election scheduled for November 6, 2018. "Her closeness to John Bel Edwards bothers me to no end." Griffon said of Stokes.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 10, 2018.</ref>

And he strongly opposed the candidacy of state Representative [[Julie Stokes]] for Louisiana secretary of state in a special election held on November 6, 2018. "Her closeness to John Bel Edwards bothers me to no end." Griffon said of Stokes.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show'', August 10, 2018.</ref>

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