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| ⚫ | - '''Charles Joseph Scarborough''' (born ], ]) is the host of the program '']'' on ] and has served in the ], from ] to ], as a ] from ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | - Born in ], Scarborough graduated from ] in ]. He graduated from the ] in ] and from the ] law school in ]. | ||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| ⚫ | Born in ], Scarborough graduated from ] in ]. |
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| After working as a lawyer in Pensacola, in ] he was elected to the US House of Representatives. Scarborough, who signed the ], was part of the 1994 Republican takeover of the House, led by ]. Scarborough served on the ], the ], ], and the ]. In ], he was named Chairman of the ]. | After working as a lawyer in Pensacola, in ] he was elected to the US House of Representatives. Scarborough, who signed the ], was part of the 1994 Republican takeover of the House, led by ]. Scarborough served on the ], the ], ], and the ]. In ], he was named Chairman of the ]. | ||
| Scarborough was the first Republican elected in Florida's First District since 1872. He was re-elected three more times, in landslide victories, winnning with 62% (1994), 73% (1996), 98% (1998) and 79% (2000). | |||
| ⚫ | Scarborough was one of a group of about 40 ] freshmen legislators who dubbed themselves the "]" after the ]. The New Federalists called for sweeping cuts in the US government, including elimination of the Departments of ], ], ], ], but the legislators were largely unsuccessful in achieving their goals. |
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| While on Capitol Hill, Scarborough worked with a small group of freshmen the National Journal cited for having acquired unusual power and influence given their short time in Washington. | |||
| ⚫ | He practiced law with the firm of ], for whom the UF law school is named, and was appointed to the ]. | ||
| Scarborough championed a balanced budget, human rights, religious freedom, and environmental causes while in Congress. In 1996, he led the effort to relocate hundreds of minority families whose homes were located over a superfund site. US News and World Report called Scarborough's action “groundbreaking.” President Bill Clinton called Joe's bill on Long Term Care that he drafted and passed while chairman of that committee “landmark legislation." | |||
| In late May, ], Scarborough announced his resignation from Congress citing family and professional reasons. In the October 2003 issue of '']'', ] wrote that Scarborough resigned "prematurely and unexpectedly" and "amid rumors about his marital infidelity". | |||
| Scarborough, along with Joe Kennedy, introduced legislation to rename the Justice Department building after Robert. F. Kennedy to honor the late Kennedy Administration Attorney General. His efforts eventually led the the renaming in 2002. | |||
| On ], ], Lori Klausutis, one of Scarborough's aides, died where she worked in his office in ]. Scarborough was in his Washington, D.C. office at the time of her death. ] Associate Medical Examiner Michael Berkland concluded that a heart condition caused her to collapse and strike her head on a desk and local authorities have accepted the findings. Critics pointed out that Berkland lost his medical licence in ] and had once been suspended in Florida. Some (partially in response to the ] affair) questioned why the death of Klausutis was not investigated more thoroughly by the mainstream media. . In ], filmmaker ] registered the domain JoeScarboroughKilledHisIntern.com. Responding to some of Moore's public comments about Scarborough's show, Scarborough said to a guest on his program "tell him to stop going around calling me a murderer or I'm going to have to call my lawyers." | |||
| ⚫ | Scarborough was one of a group of about 40 ] freshmen legislators who dubbed themselves the "]" after the ]. The New Federalists called for sweeping cuts in the US government, including elimination of the Departments of ], ], ], ], but the legislators were largely unsuccessful in achieving their goals. | ||
| In 1999, Scarborough founded and published the award-winning newspaper The Florida Sun . | |||
| In May, 2001, Joe announced his retirement from Congress and was quoted in the Pensacola News Journal as saying he was coming home to spend more time with his children, practice law and launch a cable news program. | |||
| After leaving office, he was named by President Bush as a member of the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce, where he served with Labor Secretary Chao, national labor officials, and business leaders. | |||
| ⚫ | He practiced law with the firm of ], for whom the UF law school is named, and was appointed to the ]. | ||
| ==Career shift to journalism== | |||
| == Internet Slander == | |||
| Scarborough is the author of the book ''Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day'' (ISBN 0060749849), published in 2004. In the book, Scarborough reflects on his experiences as a young congressman attempting to reduce government spending during the cooperative Clinton administration years. Scarborough criticizes both political parties for irresponsible spending and giving in to special interests. | |||
| Scarborough is a contributing blogger at ], ]'s group ] (though he has not posted since May 2005). He also hosts a weekday radio show on ]. | |||
| On ], ], Lori Klausutis, one of Scarborough's aides, died where she worked in his office in ]. Scarborough was in his Washington, D.C. office at the time of her death. Left-wing hate sites used the woman's tragic death to suggest that the conservative mainstream media covered up the incident to protect a conservative and to compare Scarborough to Gary Condit. No repututable news organization suggested such a thing except Vanity Fair's James Wolcott. He apologized in October's Vanity Fair for the false article after Scarborough accused the publication of participating in gutter journalism. | |||
| ==Family== | |||
| Misplaced Pages's biography has consistently promoted this Internet hate speech, much like it did in the John Seigenthaler hoax involving the assasination of Robert F. Kennedy. | |||
| In ], Scarborough married Melanie Hinton. They divorced in ] after having two children, Joey and Andrew. Andrew was diagnosed with ]. While interviewing ], in June, ], Scarborough expressed concerns about the possibilty one of his sons may have suffered ] damage, perhaps attributable to the sharp increase during the 1980s in the amount of ] injected into infants, "My son, born in 1991, has a slight form of ] called ]. When I was practicing law and also when I was in Congress, parents would constantly come to me and they would bring me videotapes of their children, and they were all around the age of my son or younger. So, something happened in 1989." | |||
| Scarborough has stated he is considering lawsuits agains Vanity Fair, Michael Moore and all offending websites. | |||
| Scarborough married his current wife, Susan, in October, 2001. They live in Pensacola with their daughter Kate and his two sons from his previous marriage. | |||
| ==A Possible Return to Politics?== | |||
| == A Shift to Journalism == | |||
| In ] ], Scarborough confirmed reports that he had been asked to consider a challenge to U.S. Rep. ] for the Republican nomination to challenge Senator Nelson's re-election bid. He announced later that month that he would be renewing his contract with NBC. | |||
| ==Trivia== | |||
| Following guest-hosting spots on all major news networks, Congressman Scarborough was named host of his own MSNBC cable news show in April, 2003. In 2005, Scarborough's reporting on Hurricane Katrina harshly criticized the White House and officials in Missisippi and Louisiana. On the ground in Mississippi, he was the broadcast journalist to attack the government for its response, calling it "a national disgrace." Variety pointed that coverage in calling Scarborough, Brian Williams and Anderson Cooper the future leaders of broadcast journalism. | |||
| Scarborough fronted a rock band called Regular Joe whose songs include numbers about taking bribes and ]s. The band performed at the ] in ]. | |||
| In 2005, Scarborough published the paperback version of the critically acclaimed Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day , which gives an insider's view what goes on behind closed doors in Washington, and how that contributes to reckless federal spending. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1985 and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1990. He is a member of the Florida law firm Beggs and Lane. | |||
| * - 'Regular Joe: From the Pub' (Joe Scarborough's official site) | |||
| * - 'Congressman Joe' (Joe Scarborough's ] Weblog) | |||
| * - 'Scarborough Country', MSNBC | |||
| * - 'A coverup for a cause of Autism? RFK Jr. explans how ingredient in vaccines may have contributed to spread' (transcript of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. interview by Joe Scarborough), ] (June 22, 2005) | |||
| Joe Scarborough resides in Florida with his wife and three children. | |||
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- Charles Joseph Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is the host of the program Scarborough Country on MSNBC and has served in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001, as a Republican from Florida. - - - Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Scarborough graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1985 and from the University of Florida law school in 1990.
Congressional career
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After working as a lawyer in Pensacola, in 1994 he was elected to the US House of Representatives. Scarborough, who signed the Contract with America, was part of the 1994 Republican takeover of the House, led by Newt Gingrich. Scarborough served on the Armed Services Committee, the Judiciary Committee, Government Reform and Oversight Committee, and the Education Committee. In 1998, he was named Chairman of the Civil Service Committee.
Scarborough was the first Republican elected in Florida's First District since 1872. He was re-elected three more times, in landslide victories, winnning with 62% (1994), 73% (1996), 98% (1998) and 79% (2000).
While on Capitol Hill, Scarborough worked with a small group of freshmen the National Journal cited for having acquired unusual power and influence given their short time in Washington.
Scarborough championed a balanced budget, human rights, religious freedom, and environmental causes while in Congress. In 1996, he led the effort to relocate hundreds of minority families whose homes were located over a superfund site. US News and World Report called Scarborough's action “groundbreaking.” President Bill Clinton called Joe's bill on Long Term Care that he drafted and passed while chairman of that committee “landmark legislation."
Scarborough, along with Joe Kennedy, introduced legislation to rename the Justice Department building after Robert. F. Kennedy to honor the late Kennedy Administration Attorney General. His efforts eventually led the the renaming in 2002.
Scarborough was one of a group of about 40 GOP freshmen legislators who dubbed themselves the "New Federalists" after the Federalist Papers. The New Federalists called for sweeping cuts in the US government, including elimination of the Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, but the legislators were largely unsuccessful in achieving their goals.
In 1999, Scarborough founded and published the award-winning newspaper The Florida Sun .
In May, 2001, Joe announced his retirement from Congress and was quoted in the Pensacola News Journal as saying he was coming home to spend more time with his children, practice law and launch a cable news program.
After leaving office, he was named by President Bush as a member of the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce, where he served with Labor Secretary Chao, national labor officials, and business leaders.
He practiced law with the firm of Fred Levin, for whom the UF law school is named, and was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce.
Internet Slander
On July 20, 2001, Lori Klausutis, one of Scarborough's aides, died where she worked in his office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Scarborough was in his Washington, D.C. office at the time of her death. Left-wing hate sites used the woman's tragic death to suggest that the conservative mainstream media covered up the incident to protect a conservative and to compare Scarborough to Gary Condit. No repututable news organization suggested such a thing except Vanity Fair's James Wolcott. He apologized in October's Vanity Fair for the false article after Scarborough accused the publication of participating in gutter journalism.
Misplaced Pages's biography has consistently promoted this Internet hate speech, much like it did in the John Seigenthaler hoax involving the assasination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Scarborough has stated he is considering lawsuits agains Vanity Fair, Michael Moore and all offending websites.
A Shift to Journalism
Following guest-hosting spots on all major news networks, Congressman Scarborough was named host of his own MSNBC cable news show in April, 2003. In 2005, Scarborough's reporting on Hurricane Katrina harshly criticized the White House and officials in Missisippi and Louisiana. On the ground in Mississippi, he was the broadcast journalist to attack the government for its response, calling it "a national disgrace." Variety pointed that coverage in calling Scarborough, Brian Williams and Anderson Cooper the future leaders of broadcast journalism.
In 2005, Scarborough published the paperback version of the critically acclaimed Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day , which gives an insider's view what goes on behind closed doors in Washington, and how that contributes to reckless federal spending.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1985 and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1990. He is a member of the Florida law firm Beggs and Lane.
Joe Scarborough resides in Florida with his wife and three children.