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'''Haley Barbour''', [[Republican National Committee|Republican]] governor of | '''Haley Barbour''', [[Republican National Committee|Republican]] governor of | ||
| − | [[Mississippi]]. By profession, Barbour is a Washington lobbyist and Republican Party political operative, with strong ties to both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Barbour won the Mississippi gubernatorial race in part on a pledge to keep Mississippi's state flag design intact, which contains a miniature representation of the Confederate battle flag. While campaigning, he also appeared at a fund-raiser sponsored by the Conservative Citizen's Council. The CCC is a modern-day version of the White Citizen's Councils that fought racial integration throughout the South in the 1950s and 60s. | + | [[Mississippi]]. By profession, Barbour is a Washington lobbyist and Republican Party political operative, with strong ties to both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Barbour won the Mississippi gubernatorial race in part on a pledge to keep Mississippi's state flag design intact, which contains a miniature representation of the Confederate battle flag. [http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=145] |
| + | While campaigning, he also appeared at a fund-raiser sponsored by the Conservative Citizen's Council. The CCC is a modern-day version of the White Citizen's Councils that fought racial integration throughout the South in the 1950s and 60s. [http://www.cofcc.org/] | ||
| − | + | ==Affiliations== | |
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*Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [[Barbour Griffith & Rogers]], Inc., a very well-connected Washington lobbying firm. | *Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [[Barbour Griffith & Rogers]], Inc., a very well-connected Washington lobbying firm. | ||
*Former chairman (1993-1997), [[Republican National Committee]]. | *Former chairman (1993-1997), [[Republican National Committee]]. | ||
*2003-, governor of [[Mississippi]]. | *2003-, governor of [[Mississippi]]. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.governorbarbour.com/ Governor Haley Barbour's official web site]. | *[http://www.governorbarbour.com/ Governor Haley Barbour's official web site]. | ||
*[http://www.haleybarbour.com/ Campaign web site]. | *[http://www.haleybarbour.com/ Campaign web site]. | ||
*[http://100towatch.com/2008/haley-barbour.html Latest news about Governor Haley Barbour]. | *[http://100towatch.com/2008/haley-barbour.html Latest news about Governor Haley Barbour]. | ||
Revision as of 03:48, 30 January 2005
Haley Barbour, Republican governor of Mississippi. By profession, Barbour is a Washington lobbyist and Republican Party political operative, with strong ties to both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Barbour won the Mississippi gubernatorial race in part on a pledge to keep Mississippi's state flag design intact, which contains a miniature representation of the Confederate battle flag. [1] While campaigning, he also appeared at a fund-raiser sponsored by the Conservative Citizen's Council. The CCC is a modern-day version of the White Citizen's Councils that fought racial integration throughout the South in the 1950s and 60s. [2]
Affiliations
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Barbour Griffith & Rogers, Inc., a very well-connected Washington lobbying firm.
- Former chairman (1993-1997), Republican National Committee.
- 2003-, governor of Mississippi.
