Jack Cashill
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Jack Cashill is an American author and "right-wing journalist." Cashill is a weekly contributor to the WorldNetDaily
website and executive editor of Ingram's Magazine in Kansas City, Missouri
.
Cashill was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey
to William and Frances Cashill. He graduated from Regis High School
in New York City and Siena College
in Loudonville, NY. Cashill received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University
in 1982. He is of Irish
descent.
Cashill has written at least eight books including Ron Brown's Body: How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future; Popes and Bankers, A Cultural History of Credit and Debit from Aristotle to AIG; The Chautauqua Rising; Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture; Sucker Punch: The Left Hook that Dazed Ali and Killed King's Dream; with James Sanders, First Strike: TWA Flight 800 and the Attack on America; and What's The Matter With California?, a reference to Thomas Frank
's What's the Matter with Kansas?
, released on October 2, 2007. His newest book, Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of Americas First Postmodern President was released on February 15, 2011. The book's premise "is that President Obama
's entire life is one massive fraud, as demonstrated (Cashill claims) by the fact that Obama almost certainly did not write the two memoirs that eloquently and movingly retell the president's life story." He has also written and produced several documentaries, such as Silenced: TWA Flight 800, Mega Fix and the The Royal Years.
He has written for Fortune
, The Washington Post
, The Wall Street Journal
, and The Weekly Standard
. Cashill hosted a daily talk radio show for KMBZ for four years, and has appeared on the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends
. He has taught media and literature at Purdue
and at other universities in the Kansas City area. He served as a Fulbright
professor in Nancy, France.
Cashill has written a series of essays concerning his theory that Barack Obama's autobiography Dreams From My Father
was ghostwritten by former Weather Underground leader Bill Ayers
. The charge was "popular on various right-wing Web sites" in the closing weeks of Obama's 2008 campaign for the presidency. Christopher Andersen
, an editor for Time magazine, later interviewed people who knew Obama at the time Dreams was being written and concluded that he submitted tapes, notes, and a partially written manuscript to Ayers.Smith, Tymon, "Dreams from Obama's ghostwriter", Johannesburg Times, Oct 3, 2009. "Author Chris Andersen...drew on anecdotal evidence to suggest that Dreams was written by Obama's neighbour and founder of a radical left-wing group, Bill Ayers." "His work has also been endorsed by Andrew Breitbart
and the National Review
s Andrew McCarthy
."
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective. It was founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah with the stated intent of "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.-History:In...
website and executive editor of Ingram's Magazine in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
Cashill was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
to William and Frances Cashill. He graduated from Regis High School
Regis High School (New York City)
Regis High School is a private Jesuit university-preparatory school for academically gifted Roman Catholic young men located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Annual class enrollment is limited to approximately 135 male students from the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state area...
in New York City and Siena College
Siena College
Siena College is an independent Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, in the town of Colonie, New York, United States. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and...
in Loudonville, NY. Cashill received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1982. He is of Irish
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
descent.
Cashill has written at least eight books including Ron Brown's Body: How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future; Popes and Bankers, A Cultural History of Credit and Debit from Aristotle to AIG; The Chautauqua Rising; Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture; Sucker Punch: The Left Hook that Dazed Ali and Killed King's Dream; with James Sanders, First Strike: TWA Flight 800 and the Attack on America; and What's The Matter With California?, a reference to Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank is an American author, journalist and columnist for Harper's Magazine. He is a former columnist for the Wall Street Journal, authoring "The Tilting Yard" from 2008 to 2010....
's What's the Matter with Kansas?
What's the Matter with Kansas?
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America is a book by American journalist and historian Thomas Frank, which explores the rise of populist anti-elitist Conservatism in the United States, centering on the experience of Kansas, Frank's native state...
, released on October 2, 2007. His newest book, Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of Americas First Postmodern President was released on February 15, 2011. The book's premise "is that President Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's entire life is one massive fraud, as demonstrated (Cashill claims) by the fact that Obama almost certainly did not write the two memoirs that eloquently and movingly retell the president's life story." He has also written and produced several documentaries, such as Silenced: TWA Flight 800, Mega Fix and the The Royal Years.
He has written for Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
Fortune is a global business magazine published by Time Inc. Founded by Henry Luce in 1930, the publishing business, consisting of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated, grew to become Time Warner. In turn, AOL grew as it acquired Time Warner in 2000 when Time Warner was the world's largest...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of...
. Cashill hosted a daily talk radio show for KMBZ for four years, and has appeared on the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends is an American morning television show on the Fox News Channel.-History:The show begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning...
. He has taught media and literature at Purdue
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and at other universities in the Kansas City area. He served as a Fulbright
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
professor in Nancy, France.
Cashill has written a series of essays concerning his theory that Barack Obama's autobiography Dreams From My Father
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by United States President Barack Obama. It was first published in July 1995 as he was preparing to launch his political career, five years after being elected the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review in...
was ghostwritten by former Weather Underground leader Bill Ayers
Bill Ayers
William Charles "Bill" Ayers is an American elementary education theorist and a former leader in the movement that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He is known for his 1960s activism as well as his current work in education reform, curriculum, and instruction...
. The charge was "popular on various right-wing Web sites" in the closing weeks of Obama's 2008 campaign for the presidency. Christopher Andersen
Christopher Andersen
Christopher Peter Andersen is an American journalist and the author of 30 books, including many bestsellers. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Andersen joined the staff of Time Magazine as a contributing editor in 1969. From 1974 to 1986 Andersen was senior editor of Time...
, an editor for Time magazine, later interviewed people who knew Obama at the time Dreams was being written and concluded that he submitted tapes, notes, and a partially written manuscript to Ayers.Smith, Tymon, "Dreams from Obama's ghostwriter", Johannesburg Times, Oct 3, 2009. "Author Chris Andersen...drew on anecdotal evidence to suggest that Dreams was written by Obama's neighbour and founder of a radical left-wing group, Bill Ayers." "His work has also been endorsed by Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart
Andrew Breitbart is an American publisher, commentator for the Washington Times, author, an occasional guest commentator on various news programs who has served as an editor for the Drudge Report website...
and the National Review
National Review
National Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
s Andrew McCarthy
Andrew C. McCarthy
Andrew C. McCarthy III is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. A Republican, he is most notable for leading the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others. The defendants were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center...
."