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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. | | '''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. |
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| − | ==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. |
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| | ===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". |
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| | ==Joe Biden== | | ==Joe Biden== |
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| | * Crapitalism: Liberals Who make Millions Swiping Your Tax Dollars. (27 chapters on 27 cronies- learn their ways) | | * Crapitalism: Liberals Who make Millions Swiping Your Tax Dollars. (27 chapters on 27 cronies- learn their ways) |
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| − | ==Personal Life== | + | ==Personal life== |
| − | On December 12th, 2012, he married Kendra Todd, a host for HGTV.<ref name=wedding /> | + | On December 12, 2012, he married Kendra Todd, a host for HGTV.<ref name=wedding /> |
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| | ==Video== | | ==Video== |
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| | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McolzELI_dU Mattera confronts Ted Kennedy] | | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McolzELI_dU Mattera confronts Ted Kennedy] |
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| − | == See Also == | + | == See also == |
| | * [[Conservative Links]] | | * [[Conservative Links]] |
| | * [[Conservatives]] | | * [[Conservatives]] |
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| | {{reflist|2}} | | {{reflist|2}} |
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| − | ==External Links== | + | ==External links== |
| | * [http://www.jasonmattera.com Jasonmattera.com] | | * [http://www.jasonmattera.com Jasonmattera.com] |
| | * [http://www.hotair.com Hotair.com] | | * [http://www.hotair.com Hotair.com] |
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| | [[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]] | | [[Category:The 100 Americans The Left Hates Most]] |
| − | [[Category : Conservative Authors]] | + | [[Category:Conservative Authors]] |
| | + | [[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Living people]] |