1. Jason Joseph Mattera was born on September 8,1983 and is an American writer, conservative activist, radio host, and Emmy-nominated journalist.
19 Facts About Jason Mattera
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Originally from New York City, Mattera started in conservative political activism as a student at Roger Williams University.
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In 2010, Jason Mattera released his first New York Times bestseller, Obama Zombies.
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In 2015, Jason Mattera became a correspondent for the syndicated TV series Crime Watch Daily, which was produced and syndicated by Warner Bros.
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Jason Mattera has received two Emmy nominations for his work on the show.
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Jason Mattera grew up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and graduated from Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in 2001.
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In 2010, Jason Mattera wrote his first book, Obama Zombies: How the Liberal Machine Brainwashed My Generation.
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In 2012, Jason Mattera published his second book, Hollywood Hypocrites: The Devastating Truth About Obama's Biggest Backers.
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In mid-March 2012 Jason Mattera confronted comedian Chris Rock at a Sundance Film Festival after party over remarks that Rock made calling the Tea Party movement racist.
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Also in 2012, Jason Mattera wrote the foreword to the book Walk in Generational Blessings: Living a Legacy of Transformation Through Your Family by his father Joseph G Mattera.
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Jason Mattera's articles have appeared on websites including the Washington Post, Breitbart's Big Journalism, National Review Online, Townhall.
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In March 2010, Jason Mattera was named the editor of Human Events, making him the youngest editor of any national periodical.
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At Roger Williams University, Jason Mattera was chairman of the Campus Conservatives organization and editor in chief of campus conservative newsletter The Hawk's Right Eye.
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Jason Mattera defended his newsletter and claimed that campus conservatives were victims of censorship and anti-Christian bigotry.
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In 2004, Jason Mattera attracted national attention for creating the Whites Only Scholarship worth $50 to highlight, what he said, was the inequity of racial preferences.
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The Rhode Island Republican Party criticized the scholarship for allegedly being racist, which Jason Mattera said actually proved the point of the parody: that the widespread racial preferences enacted across academia are, indeed, racist.
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In 2014, Jason Mattera created headlines when he asked Hillary Clinton if she would inscribe her book "Hard Choices" to Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador murdered in Benghazi.
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In 2015, Jason Mattera turned his attention to the world of crime, starring in the Warner Bros.
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In 2010 Jason Mattera spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference.