Baratunde Thurston
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| Baratunde Rafiq Thurston | |
| Born | September 11, 1977  Washington, DC, USA |
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| Occupation | Comedian, author |
| Website http://www.baratunde.com |
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Baratunde Rafiq Thurston (born September 11, 1977 in Washington, DC) is a comedian based in Boston, Massachusetts and New York City, New York. He is a cum laude graduate of Harvard University.
Thurston is the author of three books:
- Better than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture (2004)
- Keep Jerry Falwell Away from My Oreo Cookies (2005)
- Thank You Congressional Pages (For Being So Damn Sexy!) (2006)
As part of Laughing Liberally, Thurston mc'd the YearlyKos convention in 2006[1] and also appeared in 2007.[2]
Thurston is a supporter of presidential candidate Barack Obama.[3]. He has contributed to the Huffington Post[4] and the Weekly Dig[5].
[edit] External links
- Baratunde Thurston's web site
- Keep Jerry Falwell Away from My Oreo Cookies
- Thank You Congressional Pages (For Being So Damn Sexy!)
- Baratunde Thurston on The Young Turks
[edit] References
- ^ PoliticsTV entry covering the 2006 YearlyKos (July 14, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Jeff Zeleny. "Democratic Candidates Spar at ‘Netroots’ Forum", The New York Times, August 5, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Thurston's blog, goodCRIMETHINK.
- ^ Huffington Post blog posts by Thurston. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Search for 'Baratunde Thurston' on Weekly Dig. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
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