Banister, D shirley

see shirley, craig

old flack rebranded as pres historian? pow

//swift boat, willie horton ad

open ltr ~ jan 6

We ask that the GOP conference meet immediately to vote on stripping Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger from their membership in the GOP conference. We further inform you that conservative leaders are launching a nationwide movement to add citizens’ voices to this effort.

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EPA Regional Administrator's Real Philosophy: 'Crucify' First, Intimid

Tom Blumer

April 26th, 2012

Yesterday, as apparently first reported at the Daily Caller, Oklahoma Republican Senator James Imhofe revealed thatEnvironmental Protection Agency Region 6 administrator Al Armendarizhad explained his enforcement philosophy towards companies within his jurisdiction as "[C]rucify them ... Find people who are not compliant with the law, and you hit them as hard as you can and you make…

EPA Official on Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them

Craig Bannister [sic]

April 25th, 2012

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience. Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of…

Submitted by John Stauber on May 9, 2008

Columnist Dimitri Vassilaros received a news release about a grassroots "petition to stop climate alarmism" and attacking Al Gore's work. He checked it out and found that "for an organization that claims 'we are grassroots to the core,' Grassfire.org acts as if it is hiding a lot of Astroturf. The politically conservative nonprofit is happy to talk about its worthy online petition campaigns," but is "very tight-lipped about talking about itself. ... The Maxwell, Iowa, address for donations to the grassroots organization is clearly displayed on its Web site. But its 2006 IRS 990 form states its address is Bethesda, Md., near Washington, D.C." The SourceWatch article on Grassfire revealed its relationship to Craig Shirley and his "slick Washington-area PR firm, Shirley & Banister Public Affairs. ... When asked a few times about the organization's finances, [Grassfire's] Mr. De Jong first said he didn't know the size of the organization that he speaks for. He also said he 'could ask around' about that 990 form. When I offered to ask the bookkeeper for him, De Jong said, 'She will call, dude. Relax. I'll take care of it for you. I am a man of my word.' As of Thursday noon, no one had called this dude."

Main Source:

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 9, 2008

The Grassfire.org Alliance, a non-profit 501c4, was launched Fall 2000 by the organization's president Steve Elliott. Grassfire describes itself as "an online conservative issues advocacy organization." According to its web site, Grassfire states that GrassfirePAC is "Coming Soon--[to] take your impact directly to the key elections in 2004." [1]

Elliott describes the group as "one of the nation's fastest growing grassroots organizations" and "one of the most innovative and impactful online, conservative organizations in the country" [2].

Grassfire clearly aligned itself with President George W. Bush and the Bush administration agenda. Grassfire promotes its agenda via TV and radio ads and news releases, which are also available on its web site. The organization's web site promotes its anti-John Kerry (a.k.a. Edward M. Kennedy) stance, depicting them as "Massachusetts liberals" and asks internet guests to "Support President Bush against MoveOn.org's Outrageous attacks." [3]

Contents

• 1 Public relations for grassfire.org
• 2 An 'Army' of Fear Campaign Aimed at Obama
• 3 Attacking Al Gore on Climate Change in 2008
• 4 History of grassfire.org
• 5 Petition campaigns
• 6 Contact
• 7 SourceWatch resources
• 8 External links

Public relations for grassfire.org

Despite its purported "grassroots" nature, public relations work for the organization is being done by Shirley & Banister Public Affairs (SBPA), a highly connected and long-established public relations firm [4]. The president of SBPA,Craig Shirley, was involved in the production of the infamous Willie Horton advertisement in 1988**[**5].

An 'Army' of Fear Campaign Aimed at Obama

On November 19, 2008, analyst Meg White examined the "blitzkrieg of fear mongering and misinformation" being whipped up against President-elect Barack Obama. "One phalanx in the fight belongs to Grassfire.org. ... Grassfire sent out an e-mail designed to scare people into joining its 'army that is ready to take on Obama's agenda.'" [6]

Attacking Al Gore on Climate Change in 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review columnist Dimitri Vassilaros received a news release about a grassroots "petition to stop climate alarmism" and attacking Al Gore's work. He checked it out and found that "for an organization that claims 'we are grassroots to the core,' Grassfire.org acts as if it is hiding a lot of Astroturf. The politically conservative nonprofit is happy to talk about its worthy online petition campaigns," but "very tight-lipped about talking about itself. ... The Maxwell, Iowa, address for donations to the grassroots organization is clearly displayed on its Web site. But its 2006 IRS 990 form states its address is Bethesda, Md., near Washington, D.C." ... When asked a few times about the organization's finances, (Grassfire's) Mr. De Jong first said he didn't know the size of the organization that he speaks for. He also said he 'could ask around' about that 990 form. When I offered to ask the bookkeeper for him, De Jong said, 'She will call, dude. Relax. I'll take care of it for you. I am a man of my word.' As of Thursday noon, no one had called this dude." [7]

History of grassfire.org

According to Public Citizen's Stealth PACs website, "Grassfire began a campaign of pro-Bush and anti-Kerry ads in late 2003. Grassfire's first ad, in December 2003, chronicled torture of Iraqi people at the hands of Saddam Hussein, and asked viewers to tell Congress and the media that they support President Bush. The second criticized the pro-Democratic organization MoveOn.org, and urged viewers to show groups like MoveOn.org that "right-minded Americans" support the president. The third ad castigated John Kerry for voting against military spending, supporting gay rights, and opposing both tax cuts and the balanced budget amendment." [8]

ABCNews.com noted the launch of a new ad from the organization in December 2003 as follows: "Those nice folks over at (Craig) Shirley & (Diana) Banister Public Affairs have let us know of a new ad from an organization called Grassfire.org, touted as a "conservative online political activist group" aimed to counter the power of the "radical Left" and Moveon.org. You can see the ad supporting the president's actions in Iraq here. We are told we should expect to hear more from Grassfire.org and its president, Steve Elliott, later this cycle." [9]

Petition campaigns

Grassfire is also engaged in online petition campaigns to "Support the President," "Save Marriage" (Federal Marriage Amendment), "Stop Internet Porn," "Stand for the Unborn," "Support the Ten Commandments," "Support the Pledge" (of Allegiance), as well as a "LetterFire letter campaign that gives citizens an opportunity to personally lobby for an amendment in the ruling to FCC commissioners and their elected officials" regarding the use of the "F-word" on network television. Additionally, Grassfire has another online petition regarding "the President's controversial 'temporary worker' plan" which is "a national 6-point petition to rally 100,000 citizens in 30 days--urging our leaders to put the 'illegal' back into illegal immigration and Secure Our Borders!" [10]

Those who participate in Grassfire's petition drives are offered continuing personal interaction for each signer: "Grassfire.org's breakthrough technology allows you to actually track your personal impact - expanding your 'voice' from one to possibly thousands! This exclusive Grassfire feature allows our team members watch their impact grow! Here's how it works: After signing one of our petitions, you will receive a link to a custom 'Impact' reporting page prepared exclusively for you. This page will show you the most pertinent stats on the petition (including how many people have signed recently) as well as your personal Grassfire impact. At your personal reporting site, you will see how many of your friends followed your lead, your 'total impact', how many states you have reached and how many 'e-generations' your message has traveled on the world wide web. In essence, you can track your own 'Grassfire' as it grows!" [11]

Contact

Grassfire.org

P.O. Box 206

Maxwell, IA 50161

(866) 472-7734

URL: http://www.grassfire.org

SourceWatch resources

• Craig Shirley
• internet activism
• Shirley & Banister Public Affairs
• U.S. presidential election, 2004
• U.S. presidential election, 2004: Active Advocacy Groups
• U.S. presidential election, 2004: Campaign Ads

External links

• Official website for grassfire.org
• Profile of Grassfire.org at Public Citizen's Stealth PACs website.
• The Note, ABCNEWS.com, December 11, 2003.

Category:

• Front groups portal

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Shirley & Banister Public Affairs is a well-connected Republican public relations company. Craig Shirley is the president and CEO [1], and Diana Banister is VP and partner [2].

According to PR Week, the firm was created when "Shirley promoted longtime employee Diana Banister to partner in 2002, and changed the firm's name to Shirley & Banister Public Affairs (SBPA). One of the few remaining independent agencies in Washington, the firm thrives largely because it has bucked the latest feel-good lobbying trend, bipartisanship."^[1]

Contents

• 1 Notable work
  • 1.1 Promoting the official account of :{Jessica Lynch's rescue:(style="background-color:#ffff66;"):}:
  • 1.2 Involvement with 'non-partisan, grassroots' group Grassfire.org
  • 1.3 Suppressing coverage of Kitty Kelley's Bush family book
  • 1.4 Promoting the movie 'Stolen Honor'
  • 1.5 Keeping Tom DeLay above the Law & Order

• 2 Clients
• 3 Contact information
• 4 Articles and Resources
  • 4.1 Sources
  • 4.2 Related SourceWatch Articles
  • 4.3 External links

Notable work

Promoting the official account of Jessica Lynch's rescue

In November 2003 O'Dwyer's PR Daily reported, "Shirley and Banister Public Affairs has been selected to promote Harper Collins' Because Each Life is Precious, the account by Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief of Pfc. Jessica Lynch's capture and rescue during the Iraq invasion." [3]

Involvement with 'non-partisan, grassroots' group Grassfire.org

According to Joe Conason, writing in March 2004, "Grassfire.org, a new 'grass-roots' outfit overseen by Beltway insider Shirley, has produced an ad that claims Kerry is 'more liberal than Ted Kennedy'." [4]

Suppressing coverage of Kitty Kelley's Bush family book

US News Bulletin reported in September 2004 that: "Conservative talk radio, TV and print outlets are being urged to ignore Kelley, author of The Family: The Real Story Of the Bush Dynasty. 'Don't give Kitty Kelley air time,' says a memo from the conservative and influential PR firm Shirley & Banister Public Affairs. The memo was sent as NBC's Today Show was set to interview Kelley over three days." [5]

Promoting the movie 'Stolen Honor'

In October 2004 Shirley & Banister Public Affairs got involved in public relations work for the anti-Kerry attack movie Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal. PR Week USA reported that SBPA "has been handling PR efforts for the documentary and its producer". It quoted Diana Banister as saying of the Sinclair boycott campaign, "I don't think we can squash it. People have as much right to complain about Sinclair broadcasting as we do about any station that would broadcast Michael Moore's documentary... The Stolen Honor folks have as much right to be aired as anyone else, and even more so." [6]

SBPA's involvement with the movie was highlighted by Kerry campaign spokesman Mark Nevins in a September 2004 interview with the Philadelphia Daily Times. The article says that "Nevins also suggested Sherwood was another right-wing conspirator who hired Republican public relations firm Shirley and Bannister to help market their product." [7]

Keeping Tom DeLay above the Law & Order

On a May 2005 episode, a character onNBC's "Law & Order" who was investigating the murder of a federal judge said, "Maybe we should put out an APB for somebody in a Tom DeLay T-shirt." In response, the Free Enterprise Fund (which "advocates limited government and 'pro-growth' economic policies") worked with their PR firm, Shirley & Banister, to challenge the "witch-hunt to discredit Tom DeLay and the agenda he represents," in the words of FEF vice-president Lawrence A. Hunter. They had 450 T-shirts made, with DeLay's picture on the front and the words "Who's afraid of ['Law & Order' executive producer] Dick Wolf?" on the back. Shirley & Banister then organized and promoted a rally of T-shirt-clad DeLay supporters on Washington DC's Capitol Hill on June 2, 2005. Fox News, CNN and Roll Call covered the rally, according to O'Dwyer's PR Daily. [8]

Clients

According to the company's website [9] and news accounts [10] (Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter, Vol. 38, No. 18, May 4, 2005), past or current clients include:

• AETNA
• AFIPAC
• Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
• Allied Pilots Association
• American Association of Health Plans
• American Association of Political Consultants
• American Conservative Union
• Americans for Hope, Growth & Opportunity
• American Policy Center
• American Public Philosophy Institute
• The American Spectator
• Australian Barley Board
• Black America's Political Action Committee
• Blackwell Corporation
• **Bruce W. Eberle**& Associates
• Business Mail Express
• Campaign Solutions
• Canadian MG Lewis MacKenzie (Ret.)
• CapitolWatch
• The Carmen Group
• Carrying Capacity Network
• Center for Individual Freedom
• CIGNA
• Citizens for State Power
• **Citizens United**
• Club for Growth
• Collegiate Network^[2]
• Conservative Political Action Conference
• Ann **Coulter**
• **Crown Publishing**
• Davis, Manafort & Freedman, Inc.
• The Honorable Pete DuPont
• Employee Benefits Associates
• Energy Freedom Alliance
• Federalist Society
• Flickers Films
• Free Enterprise Fund
• Free Speech Coalition
• Freedom Alliance
• Foley & Lardner
• Forbes for President 2000
• The Galen Institute
• Grassfire.org
• The Hawthorn Group
• **Heritage Foundation**
• **Institute for Legal Reform**
• Institute for Policy Innovation
• Institute for Socio-Economic Studies
• The Keene Report
• Law Enforcement Alliance of America
• The Limited
• The **Manhattan Institute**
• McDonnell Douglas
• **McGuire/Woods Consulting,** LLC.
• National Audit Defense Network
• National Center for Policy Analysis
• National Farmers Federation of Australia
• **National Rifle Association**
• National Rifle Association-ILA
• **National Taxpayers Union**
• News World Communications
• **Nuclear Energy Institute**
• The O'Leary/Kamber Report
• Playcare Incorporated
• PM Consulting Corporation
• Prima Publishing
• **Progress & Freedom Foundation**
• Prudential
• Public Safety Systems
• Republican Majority Coalition
• **Republican National Committee**
• Natan Sharansky
• Small Business Survival Committee
• **Southeastern Legal Foundation**
• Starboard Response
• Stevens & Schriefer
• **United Seniors Association**
• **University of Phoenix**
• USA Weekend
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. English
• **Washington Times Foundation**
• Westinghouse Corporation
• The Winston Group
• **WND Books**

Contact information

Shirley & Banister Public Affairs

122 South Patrick Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Telephone: 800-536-5920

Email: info AT sbpublicaffairs.com

http://www.sbpublicaffairs.com/

Articles and Resources

Sources

• http://www.prweek.com/news/news_story.cfm?ID=192052&site=1
• 1. Collegiate Network, "Expelled? Iowa Professor Suggests Intelligent Design, Denied Tenure", Media Release, April 15, 2008. (The release lists Hayley McConnell from Shirley & Banister Public Affairs as the contact).

Related SourceWatch Articles

• • Craig Shirley
  • Carlton A. Sherwood
  • Red, White & Blue Productions, Inc.
  • Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal
  • Grassfire.org

External links

• • Douglas Quenqua, Shirley helps right-wing ideals reach new heights, PR Week, October 6, 2003.
  • List of clients for SBPA as at February 11, 2004. Via archive.org.
  • Joe Conason, "The vast right-wing conspiracy is back in business", Salon.com, March 9, 2004.
  • Anthony J. Sanfilippo, "McMahon: 'A story that had to be told'", The Daily Times (Philadelphia), September 10, 2004.
  • "'New Media' Urged To Ignore Kitty Kelley And Her Book", US News Bulletin, September 14, 2004.
  • "RNC's p.r. firm urged conservative media to ignore Kelley's Bush book; FOX the only cable network not to host author", Media Matters for America, September 20, 2004.
  • Erica Iacono, "Bloggers organizing SBG advertiser boycott over 'anti-Kerry' film", PR Week USA, October 18, 2004.
  • "S&B Rallies for DeLay," O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub. req'd.), June 3, 2005.
  • Eric Green, "Front-Running Presidential Candidates Face High Expectations: Attention, good and bad, can pose challenges for leading candidate," USINFO (U.S. State Department), November 8, 2007.

Categories:

• • United States
  • Public relations firms
  • Lobbying firms
  • Republican Party (USA)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/8/717787/-

I get info from all sorts of places but I think this needs some more digging into. This is the type of stuff Karl Rove is famous for, pulling the strings from the back.  This "website" from a "bunch of normal god fearing Americans" is a front, for a bunch of rich people, this article from Veterans Today explains it quite well it shows who is funding the "movement". If it can actually be called a "movement"   it seems like sheep being led by the "shepherds" and eventually there is going to be some real problems.

Friends, some former Ron Paul supporters are now being courted by "radicals" stressing a new revolution of working class Americans against Obama and his big business supporters.  www.resistnet.com is one of their biggest voices.  In truth, our heroic gun totin' woodsmen are actually following Washington DC public relations firm Shirley & Bannister public affairs, a front group for the Bush family and the insurance industry.

The "tough guys" being organized into Milita units to march on Washington DC are being led by a front group funded by Westinghouse Corporation, Prudential Insurance, AETNA Insurance, the DuPont family, the Forbes family, McDonald Douglas, nuclear power plant builders and about a hundred groups made up of Washington lawyers and lobbyists.

What an embarassment.  Organizing all of this "libertarian protest" is the biggest client of all, The Republican National Committee.  The secret is out, you've been had, duped, snookered and suckered.

I wonder when people get "tired" of being manipulated by the media, and the rich and powerful?

The Patriotic Resistance    The network for idea-based resistance to Obama-led socialistic agenda this kind of reminds me of when Rumsfeld hired the DC groups to write  the "news" for Iraqi newspapers, all propaganda all the time.

This site actually claims that Glenn Beck muddles their real message and that he is not helping them, WTF?  These people are a match made in heaven or is that a match made on K street?

The list I had posted here does not match their website

Here is the website for Shirley & Banister  you should also click on the For media  and read the articles they have posted there.  They are not shy..I will say that for them.

The above is the client list for Shirley & Banister  the same people who fund the Republican Party.

President Obama has enough real trouble in the world without the "wing nuts" being spoon fed pablum by  "patriotic Americans" being whipped into a frenzy by people like these from the back rooms of Washington DC and New York, these are the same people pushing the idea that "President Obama is going to comfiscate their guns"  and put everyone into "Fema detention camps"  etc.

They also push the "Tea Party" idea quite fervently on this site. At what point does "free speech" become "incite to riot" where does the line get drawn?  They are not yelling the "building is on fire" but this comes awfully close.

Do these companies and groups that do business with Shirley and Banister really want to be associated with this type of work?

UPDATE  big hat tip to BenGoshi for the link  this is great

 Potato Day  Jon Stewart last night

Update 2  Source Watch this is a website that gathers data about companies

SourceWatch is a collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy to produce a directory of the people, organizations and issues shaping the public agenda. A primary purpose of SourceWatch is documenting the PR and propaganda activities of public relations firms and public relations professionals engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion and policy. SourceWatch also includes profiles on think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. Over time, SourceWatch has broadened to include others involved in public debates including media outlets, journalists, government agencies, activists and nongovernmental organizations. Unlike some other wikis, SourceWatch has a policy of strict referencing, and is overseen by a paid editor. SourceWatch has 43,353 articles.

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http://www.sbpublicaffairs.com/

bs bio

Diana is the President of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs. After joining the firm in 1997 and successfully managing a number of accounts, Ms. Banister was promoted to Vice President of the firm then was named a partner by Craig Shirley in 2001.  Ms. Banister oversees the daily activity of the SBPA staff and works closely with the firm’s diverse clientele to develop and implement effective political and media relations strategies.  With a special emphasis on pro-active marketing and communications strategies, the firm is highly regarded by the national media and public opinion leaders in Washington, D.C.

Craig is founder, chairman and CEO of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs, the public relations, marketing, and government affairs firm he originally founded in 1984. He is also the author of  three bestsellers on former U.S. president Ronald Reagan –Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Changed America (2009), Reagan’s Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All (2005), and Last Act: The Final Years and emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan (2015). His book December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World appeared multiple times on the New York Times bestselling list in December 2011 and January 2012, while Last Act, was named best narrative in the non-fiction category by USA Book News for 2015.

Craig was chosen in 2005 by Springfield College as their Outstanding Alumnus, and has been named the First Reagan Scholar at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan’s alma mater, where he taught a course titled “Reagan 101.” His books have been hailed as the definitive works on the Gipper’s campaigns of 1976 and 1980. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Reagan Ranch , Eureka College Board of Trustees and has lectured at the Reagan Library, the FDR Library in Hyde Park, Friends Of Ronald Reagan society in Los Angeles and the Dole Institute in Kansas. The London Telegraph called Shirley as “the best of the Reagan biographers.” Shirley, a widely sought after speaker and commentator, appears regularly on many network and cable shows including NewsMaxTV, FOX News, MSNBC, CNN, ABC. CBS, CNBC, C-SPAN and others. He has also written extensively for theWashington Post, NewsMax, the Washington Examiner, the Washington Times,theLos Angeles Times, Town Hall, the Weekly Standard, Politico,Reuters, Lifezette and many other publications.

He successfully predicted the results of the 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 elections. Craig also edited the book Coaching Youth Lacrosse for the Lacrosse Foundation. He was also the founder of the Ft. Hunt Youth Lacrosse League and coached there for 14 years with an overall record of 119 wins, 21 losses and 4 ties. Craig has completed two new books, Citizen Newt and Becoming Reagan about, respectively, the revolutionary life and times of Newt Gingrich and the period between 1976 and 1980 when Reagan’s political outlook and philosophy underwent an enormous and significant change. His future plans include work on three more books on Reagan including a detailed look at his 1968 run for the presidency. He is also writing a book about Dr. Howard Snyder, personal physician to President Dwight Eisenhower, as well as a book about George Washington’s family. Craig Shirley is also a member of the Reagan Alumni Association, Friends of Friendship Fire House, the Lyn Nofziger Society, Philadelphia Society, the Fusionist Society and a former board member of the American Conservative Union. He was a decorated contract agent for the Central Intelligence Agency.

bs

As he’s become the 2016 GOP presidential campaign’s clear frontrunner—before even announcing a candidacy—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s 2016 team just made a huge pickup, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

Shirley & Banister Public Affairs will be handling strategic communications for Walker’s Super PAC, the Unintimidated PAC, and providing historical context that will prove crucial for the campaign. Since the firm’s two partners—Craig Shirley and Diana Banister—are extraordinarily connected among major players in the conservative movement, they’ll be filling a key gap in Walker’s growing team of influential staffers.

“We’re delighted to join this fantastic team working on behalf of Governor Walker,” said Banister, President of SBPA.  “His refreshing approach to important national issues, shows Governor Walker is a strong leader who is truly unintimidated by powerful political forces and the Washington-knows-best-mentality that often leaves behind the best interests of the American people.  We gladly join him in this fight.”

“One of the hallmarks of SBPA is we only work with people with whom we agree and we not only agree with Governor Walker, we admire him,” Shirley said in an emailed statement to Breitbart News. “He is a conservative, he is honest, ethical, tough and principled. We are proud of our new association with Governor Walker.”

The firm has been active in the conservative movement since 1984, helped Reagan’s re-election, has represented groups like the National Rifle Association, Tea Party Patriots, the Club For Growth, and more. Instead of focusing on mainstream media efforts, Shirley & Banister focuses much of its resources on new media like conservative online media, talk radio and other grassroots-centered materials–yet another sign that Walker doesn’t care about the Washington establishment way of doing things.

It’s worth noting that communicating in the new media world is much different than working with dinosaur-era old media, and it takes a certain kind of savvy to do it. Many other campaigns are working on doing the same thing, trying to bridge gaps into the conservative movement and media.

Shirley is a widely-acclaimed biographer of the now late Ronald Reagan, and his being on Team Walker will go a long way for the Wisconsin governor in what’s sure to be a race between many different Republicans in 2016 to claim the Gipper’s mantle. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rand Paul (R-KY) also frequently compare themselves to Reagan, and many of the other candidates are likely to try to do the same.

In 1980, Shirley noted while explaining his role with Team Walker of providing a historical perspective that looks forward to the future of the country, Reagan said: “I don’t want to go back to the past; I want to go back to the past way of looking at the future.”

Shirley expects Walkerto be able to do that, and he’s someone who’d absolutely know: he’s written two biographies of Reagan already and has another in the pipeline set to hit shelves in October.

Shirley shared on Thursday the just-approved cover art for that forthcoming book, “Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan.”

Last week, the Associated Press’ Scott Bauer detailed the formation of the Unintimidated Super PAC, noting that two of Walker’s former campaign managers have joined forces to create it.

“The super PAC will be headed by Keith Gilkes, a longtime Walker adviser who ran Walker’s 2010 campaign and previously served as his chief of staff,” Bauer wrote. “He was working for Walker when he successfully stripped the collective bargaining rights of public sector workers in Wisconsin, which generated massive protests and catapulted Walker onto the national stage.

That fight led Walker to face a 2012 recall election, which he won. Gilkes also ran that campaign. Stephan Thompson, who ran Walker’s 2014 re-election campaign and was a former Wisconsin Republican Party executive director, will serve as Gilkes’ assistant at the super PAC. James McCray, a GOP fundraiser who previously worked John McCain’s presidential campaign, will be its national finance director.

The pipeline that Team Walker will now have in and out of the conservative movement rounds out one of the final missing pieces of a winning presidential team. He’s got on his official campaign-in-waiting team, currently under the banner of Our American Revival PAC, former RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski and former Sen. John Thune (R-SD), spokeswoman AshLee Strong serving in communications roles, a likely campaign manager in former RNC political director Rick Wiley, and a coalitions director in people like Gregg Keller—former American Conservative Union (ACU) executive director.

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