What is Talon News's relationship with the GOP?

[BurtWorm]

Their Website is suspiciously empty of info. However they link to two of their "outlets": gopusa.com and mensnewsdaily.com. What are their relationships to the RNC?

Here's the Board of gopusa.com. Do any of these names ring a bell? (They don't really for me.):

http://www.gopusa.com/company/directors.shtml

Board of Directors

Bobby Eberle -- Bobby Eberle received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1990. This was followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1993 and 1995, respectively. Bobby was a delegate to the 1996, 98, and 2000 Republican Party of Texas State Conventions and was a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. In 1998, Bobby was named to Outstanding Young Men of America.
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Bill Fairbrother -- Bill Fairbrother earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science from Baylor University in 1988. This was followed by a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics from Indiana University in 1990. Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Williamson County, Texas Republican Party and has previously served as a Precinct Chairman and chairman of the county Technology Committee. Bill has been active in politics since 1984 when he joined the Baylor University College Republicans. Since then, he has served as a delegate to four Republican Party of Texas state conventions and an alternate delegate to one convention.
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Steve Findley -- Steve Findley is the President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Titan Dynamics Systems, Inc., a military technology corporation, located in Marshall, Texas. Steve currently serves as a member of the Rules Committee with the Texas State Republican Executive Committee, and was a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Steve has also served as a delegate to several Republican Party of Texas state conventions, as well as numerous county conventions.
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Terri Hillhouse -- Terri has seven years experience working to build Internet communities, ranging from very large community sites to several conservative political sites. She has a long history as a volunteer and has held multiple offices within various public school organizations over the years. Having always been a conservative, Terri came late to serious political activism. She is very interested in restoring family values and preserving our American system for future generations. She believes that the Internet is the best way to spread the grassroots conservative message.
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Kerri Houston -- Kerri Houston is a public policy analyst and expert in media, marketing and external relations for public policy institutes. Based in Dallas, she is director of American Conservative Network, a state outreach project of The American Conservative Union (ACU). Prior to joining with ACU to start the American Conservative Network project, Ms. Houston was executive director of State Policy Network, a member organization of free market state-based think tanks. In this capacity, she served as facilitator for the 37 state public institutes in assisting them to meet their communications, publications and governmental outreach needs.
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Richard Powell -- Richard is the founder and president of JPX Interactive Technologies, Inc., a comprehensive technology integration firm offering consulting, deployment and integration services in the business, government and education market segments. He is a former policy advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry, and is active in national, state and local political and civic causes. Richard is a graduate of St. Edward's University.
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Charlie Weldon -- Charlie is currently employed with UBS Warburg Energy in Houston as a natural gas commodities trader. In 1995, Charlie became a Board member of the Weldon-Stacey-Blake Corporation and currently serves as Vice President. Responsibilities include corporate portfolio management, shareholder relations, and corporate financing activities.
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Corporate Officers

Bobby Eberle, President and CEO -- Bobby Eberle received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1990. This was followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas in 1993 and 1995, respectively. Bobby was a delegate to the 1996, 98, and 2000 Republican Party of Texas State Convention and was a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. In 1998, Bobby was named to Outstanding Young Men of America.
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Terri Hillhouse, Vice President, Operations -- Terri has seven years experience working to build Internet communities, ranging from very large community sites to several conservative political sites. She has a long history as a volunteer and has held multiple offices within various public school organizations over the years. Having always been a conservative, Terri came late to serious political activism. She is very interested in restoring family values and preserving our American system for future generations. She believes that the Internet is the best way to spread the grassroots conservative message.
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Melissa Weldon, Secretary -- Melissa Weldon is the proud mother of two boys, Hunter (age 7) and Blake (age 2). She has been involved in church activities her entire life and has focused primarily in music activities such as choir singing and musical productions. Melissa has also spent extensive time assisting in children's ministries.
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Kathleen Eberle, Treasurer -- In 1998, Kathleen received her Doctorate of Medicine degree and is now in her last year of residency in neurology in the Baylor College of Medicine system. Following her residency, Kathleen plans to enter into private practice. Kathleen now serves as the Treasurer of GOPUSA.com, Inc. (although she has put in considerable "volunteer" work for the company in an unofficial capacity since its inception as the wife of the President and CEO of the company, Bobby Eberle).

[noamnety]

1. Bobby Eberle is editor in chief at Talon

from the cached talon site: http://mediamatters.org/static/mirror/talonstaff.html

good news about Bill Fairbrother - according to his home page, he's single and taking applications! http://home.austin.rr.com/billfairbrother/wcfnew.html

[BurtWorm]

2. Interesting. Looks like they're trying to hide from plain sight.

Dipshits. Thank goodness for Google! ;)

[DulceDecorum]

3. In other porn website news...

Al qaeda strikes back.


Although an FBI agent did visit him, Messner said, his Web site takeover had been discovered.
"Suddenly a message was posted," Messner said. "It said, 'The infidels have taken over the site. They are tracking you. The man doing this is an infidel, a pornographer.'"
The adversaries retaliated with digital attempts to crash his Web-based business, he said. But Messner didn't mind. September 11 changed him.
His Porsche and its "WIVES" vanity plates memorializing his success in adult entertainment are, he believes, a testament that he and his family are living the American dream. And, in his own way, Messner said, he is fighting an American war.
http://edition.cnn.com/2002/US/08/08/porn.patriot/

[johnfunk]

4. Talon's relationship: Gannon was shown document that outed Valerie Plame

... and Joseph Wilson has a lot to say about Gannon having been shown a document by somsone at the White House that outed Valerie Plame here!

[Me.]

7. Wonder If Fitzgerald knows About Gannon?

could be another connecting dot in the Plame case.

[AFSCME girl]

5. Hi Burtworm,

I started a thread in GD-Politics asking if Talon News is connected to Talon, LLC. Two of Talon LLC's founders, Randolph Agley and Michael Timmis, were big into Michigan GOP politics in the past. Just guessing, I would imagine they still are, especially with * in the White House.

Back in the 1980's, I worked for one of their subsidiary companies
(F & M Distributors, Inc.). I remember hearing tales of Agley and Timmis, et al, sitting on the dias with Reagan and Bush 41 during a Michigan appearance by Reagan. I have also heard tell of Agley's connection to our former Governor, John Engler.

Somehow, in my simple mind, I am thinking Talon News and Talon LLC are connected to one another. Just a thought.


AFSCME girl

[BurtWorm]

6. Interesting guess.

Doesn't seem unlikely to me. What is this with Republicans and talons?

[AFSCME girl]

8. God only knows...

maybe they are "talon deficient" and don't want anyone to know ;-)