1. Robert Gilliland Beckel was an American political analyst and pundit, and political operative.
28 Facts About Bob Beckel
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Bob Beckel was a registered Democrat, and from 2011 until 2015 an analyst and commentator on Fox News.
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Bob Beckel was an original co-host of The Five until he was released in 2015 after being absent for several months recovering from back surgery.
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Briefly, Bob Beckel became a commentator for CNN, but returned to Fox News as co-host of The Five on January 16,2017.
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On May 19,2017, Fox News announced Bob Beckel had been fired again after he was accused of making a racist remark to a Fox News employee.
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Bob Beckel was born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan and grew up in Lyme, Connecticut.
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Bob Beckel is the son of Cambridge Graham Beckel Jr.
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Bob Beckel is the older brother of actor Graham Beckel.
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Bob Beckel received a BA from Wagner College in Staten Island.
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In 1977, Bob Beckel joined the United States Department of State as deputy assistant secretary of state for congressional relations, becoming the youngest deputy assistant secretary of state in the Carter administration.
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Bob Beckel was the campaign manager for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign.
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In 2000 Beckel called on Florida electors to overturn George W Bush's slim victory over Al Gore.
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In 2002 Bob Beckel managed the campaign of Alan Blinken, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Idaho, until he resigned after it became public that he was a witness and victim in an extortion attempt by a prostitute.
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In October 2011, Bob Beckel nearly choked to death on a piece of shrimp at a Fox News reception, but was saved by Fox News chief Roger Ailes and The Five co-host Eric Bolling.
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In July 2014, Bob Beckel referred to Chinese citizens as "chinamen" and in the same month he referred to The Bachelorette star Andi Dorfman as a "slut".
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In June 2015, Fox announced that Bob Beckel had left the program.
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On January 16,2017, Bob Beckel rejoined The Five as co-host.
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In October 2015, Bob Beckel was hired by CNN to offer commentary on the 2016 election.
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In February 2016, Bob Beckel told CNN about an alleged letter that Trump had written to Diana, Princess of Wales, claiming the information would be damaging.
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Bob Beckel supported single-payer healthcare, Campaign finance reform, same-sex marriage, and banning handguns.
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Bob Beckel was originally pro-choice but his views on abortion changed after he read the Bible.
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Bob Beckel was described as having anti-Muslim views when proposing to temporarily prohibit foreign Muslim students from entering the country in response to the Boston bombing.
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Bob Beckel was a Christian and credited God with saving him from drug addiction and alcoholism.
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In early 2015, Bob Beckel was absent from The Five for a number of weeks, which led to speculation that he had been fired.
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Bob Beckel was saved later in life, in accordance with Christian doctrine.
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In late 2015, Bob Beckel published a memoir, I Should Be Dead: My Life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction, co-written with John David Mann.
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Bob Beckel died at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland, on February 20,2022, at the age of 73.
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Friends and colleagues paid tribute to Bob Beckel including Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and Cal Thomas.