Fantasy Colbert League: November 2-November 5

Happy post-Halloween, Zoners! I hope you all had a fun weekend, but if the weekend never ended, then we wouldn’t get more Stephen. So here is what we have for the upcoming week.

Nicholas Thompson is a senior editor at Wired Magazine and the author of the new book, The Hawk and the Dove, which was released in September of this year. The book focuses on Paul Nitze’s and George Kennan’s differing views on the Cold War. Thompson is also a fellow at the New America Foundation, and a panelist on CNN International’s Connect the World. At Wired, Nicholas contributes to the blogs about defense policy and the technology industry. He also makes frequent appearances on American Morning on CNN and The Today Show.

You can check out Nicholas Thompson’s website here.

You can also follow Nicholas Thompson on Twitter.

Fract: This isn’t the first book that Nicholas Thompson has written. In 2001, Thompson released The Baobab and the Mango Tree about the developing worlds of Africa and Asia.

Tuesday, November 3: Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan is really looking to become a “best friend of the show” with his upcoming appearance marking his fourth time on The Colbert Report. He first appeared in 2006, and then during the Writer’s Strike at the beginning of 2008. Finally, he appeared the day before the 2008 election of Barack Obama. Andrew writes the column “The Daily Dish” for The Atlantic, and is known for his distinctive Roman Catholic, gay, conservative identity. Sullivan wrote his blog for Time Magazine for a year, and also was an editor at The New Republic, as well as having written 5 books. According to Wikipedia, his non-political interests interests include bicycling, beagles, and South Park.

To see Andrew’s column, check it out at The Atlantic website.

You can also follow Andrew Sullivan on Twitter.

Fract: Sullivan was one of the first political journalists in the U.S. to start his own personal blog, which he began after the September 11th attacks.

Wednesday, November 4: Harold Evans

Harold Evans is a British journalist whose memoir, My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times, is being released on November 5. The books recounts Evans life from 1930’s to WWII up until today. Evans began his career as a reporter when he was 16, and also worked for 14 years at The Sunday Times. In 2001, Harold began working as the editor-at-large at The Week Magazine, and has taught at Duke University beginning in the 1980’s. Evans became a U.S. citizen in 1993, and is married to Tina Brown, who appeared on The Report to discuss her work at The Daily Beast.

Fract: Harold Evans and Stephen Colbert both share the title “Sir”. Evans was knighted in 2004 for his efforts in journalism.

Thursday, November 5: Chief William Bratton

William Bratton was the chief of police for the Los Angeles Police Department until the end of the month when he effectively resigned. He served in the role since October 2002, and is a Boston native. As well as serving as the chief of the LAPD police, Bratton served as the Police Commissioner for New York City and Boston. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War before beginning his career in the Boston Police where Bratton was named as the youngest-ever Executive Superintendent of the Boston Police, which is the department’s second highest post. In New York, William found success implementing the CompStat system of tracking crimes, and during his time in L.A., crime dropped every year for 6 years. Bratton also has a memoir, published in 1998, The Turnaround: How America’s Top Cop Reversed the Crime Epidemic.

Fract: Continuing with royal titles, on September 11th, 2009 William Bratton was given the honorary title of Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.

Enjoy the shows, and have the best week ever!

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