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Jason Mattera Named Editor-in-Chief of Human Events

By | 03.31.10 | 11:05 am

Jason Mattera, a 26-year-old conservative activist and video journalist, has been named editor-in-chief of Human Events, replacing the departed Jed Babbin.

Mattera, the author of a new book titled “Obama Zombies,” has risen to prominence by filming punchy, made-for-Fox News interviews with liberal activists and Democratic members of Congress More…

Gutfeld, Mattera and Cupp on Your Bookshelf

By | 02.22.10 | 3:54 pm

The next few months are going to see the release of books by a few rising conservative stars who came up the same way around the same time. In March, conservative Threshold Editions is publishing “Obama Zombies” by Jason Mattera of Young Americans for Freedom. In April, it’s publishing More…

O’Keefe and Young Conservative Troublemakers Hit CPAC

By | 02.19.10 | 8:47 am

On the way from the press room to a Thursday night reception I snapped the quick photo below of James O’Keefe (left), who made it to CPAC after all, and who has been tight-lipped to reporters but hardly shy about making the rounds with conservative admirers. O’Keefe’s partner in the More…

Jason Mattera Defends Himself

By | 07.14.09 | 5:15 pm

After Matt Corley of ThinkProgress picked up my post about Jason Mattera’s tongue-in-cheek “ghetto” joke about Sonia Sotomayor, Mattera posted a response at HotAir.com. HotAir’s Ed Morrissey asked “why TP and the WI spends its time trolling Jason’s Facebook account,” and speaking for myself, I’m friends with More…

Watch Out for the Shank!

By | 07.13.09 | 12:33 pm

Here’s how Young America’s Foundation spokesman Jason Mattera reacted (on Facebook) to the first batch of senatorial statements about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: