Who is this uber-perky, over-the-top guy on The News Hour?

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Supposedly an arms "expert".
Dick Claussen?
No, Patrick Clawson.

God, the head fakes and facial expressions are like something out of a bad acting class.
Gotta google this guy.

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1. I guess this is the guy. Over achiever?

Patrick Clawson is deputy director for research of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. His previous positions include five years as senior research professor at the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies and four years each as senior economist at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.

Dr. Clawson has published op-ed articles in major newspapers including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. In addition to his frequent appearances on television and radio, he has authored more than thirty scholarly articles on the Middle East in such journals as Foreign Affairs, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal, and Les Cahiers de l’Orient. He has also testified before congressional committees more than a dozen times. Currently serving as senior editor of Middle East Quarterly, he was previously editor of Orbis, a quarterly review of foreign affairs.

Education: Ph.D., New School for Social Research; B.A., Oberlin College

Expertise: Energy and economics, Persian Gulf states, Iran, proliferation

Languages: Persian (Farsi), French, Spanish, German, and Hebrew

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2. Whenever I hear the word "Perky" I think of...

boobs.:rofl: He sure sounds like a perky boob to me.:D

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3. Eddie Haskell?

heh heh