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Robert Gilliland "Bob" Beckel〔 (born November 15, 1948) is an American political pundit and former political operative. He was an analyst on the Fox News Channel, where he co-hosted ''The Five'' until he was released after being absent for several months. He is also a columnist for ''USA Today'' where he writes articles with friend and political opposite Cal Thomas in the style of "point–counterpoint". ==Early life and career== Beckel was born in New York City and grew up in Lyme, Connecticut. He is the son of Cambridge Graham Beckel, Jr. (author of ''Workshops for the World: The United Nations Family of Agencies'' (York: Abelard-Schuman, 1954, 1962 (rev. ed.) )) and Ellen Gilliland Beckel. He is the brother of actor Graham Beckel. Beckel is a Protestant. Beckel holds a BA from Wagner College in Staten Island. While in college, he worked for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1968. He played football in college. Beckel served in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1971 to 1972.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Business and Industry )〕 Beckel was a graduate school professor of politics at the George Washington University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bob Beckel )〕 In 1977, Beckel joined the United States Department of State and became the youngest deputy assistant Secretary of State (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations) for the Carter administration, helping to shepherd the Panama Canal Treaty to ratification;〔 and the following year was appointed Special Assistant to the President for congressional liaison, working on Salt II and Mideast treaties.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert G. Beckel Exit Interview )〕 Beckel was the campaign manager for Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign. During that campaign he became known as the man who effectively wrapped the Wendy's slogan "Where's the beef?" around Gary Hart,〔〔 Mondale's opponent for the Democratic nomination. In late 1984, he formed the consulting firm Bob Beckel & Associates, or BBA, which was succeeded in 1985 by Beckel–Cowan, described by Robert G. Kaiser in ''The Washington Post'' as "a pioneering 'grass roots' lobbying firm whose specialty was building support for policy ideas—or creating the appearance of it—around the country. This was the art form that came to be known as "Astroturf" lobbying, since the grass-roots sentiments being expressed were not entirely natural." Beckel managed Alan Blinken's 2002 Senate campaign until he was dismissed after being targeted for extortion by a prostitute. He made a brief appearance as himself on the Season 8 premiere of ''24'' in a mock debate with fellow Fox News Analyst Monica Crowley. On June 25, 2015, Fox News announced that they had officially dropped Beckel from the "The Five", saying the show could no longer be held "hostage" to his personal issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Beckel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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