Scott W. Graves

Scott W. Graves

Based in Orange County, California, Scott W. Graves (www.scottgraves.com) is a partner in The Liberty Lab, Inc. a consulting and online development firm focused on the convergence of emerging media and political communications.

Scott began his political activism at Partisan Media Group, publisher of the Red County network of political blogs (www.redcounty.com). He served as the company’s President & Editor-in-Chief until the organization was merged with an online financial commentary website in early 2009.

Later this year, Scott is launching the Open Government Institute of California, which will combine the tools of new and traditional media to directly impact the transparency, accountability, performance, and effectiveness of the California state government.

Scott earned an MBA from the University of Southern California. His studies emphasized information technology and strategic planning. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from California State University, Fullerton.

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ALG Leveled a Serious Charge. Now it’s Time to Prove it.

by Scott W. Graves

I am reaching the conclusion we on the political Right may have been deceived by Americans for Limited Government (ALG).

As readers of Big Government know, late last Friday, ALG issued a press release claiming it had received an offensive e-mail from Dateline NBC producer, Jane Stone. Within hours, the Rightroots had been mobilized and the story when viral.

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Known as the “Bite me Jew boy” e-mail, both Ms. Stone and NBC were pilloried by the Right. Throughout the weekend, Matthew Vadum chronicled the exchange of statements and press releases here on this site.

So Now What?

It’s been five days and ALG has yet to provide indisputable evidence to prove its claim and NBC continues to back Ms. Stone’s assertion she never sent the e-mail in question.

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