Politico
Allen West launching online show
By _KATIE GLUECK_ (http://www.politico.com/reporters/KatieGlueck.html) |
1/16/13 6:16 AM EST
Former Rep. Allen West’s next move will be to a new online show.
“Next Generation” will aim to “shine a spotlight on the challenges facing
young Americans,” the fiery conservative former lawmaker said Tuesday in an
_introductory video_ (http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&load=7924&mpid=517) .
“I’m Allen West and this is Next Generation,” he said in a clip posted on
the show’s website. “We’ll shine a spotlight on the challenges facing
young Americans, whether it be out-of-control spending, crushing debt or
unacceptable levels of unemployment. These issues threaten the opportunities of
the next generation, our nation’s collective future.”
The program is part of the conservative PJ Media outlet. West will serve as
director of Next Generation’s programming, he said in a _statement_
(http://pjmedia.com/blog/standing-up-for-our-future/) . The show will offer
videos, talk shows, newsletters and events across the country, according to
the
introductory video. The first broadcast is expected to air Feb. 4.
“We don’t want the American Dream to fall by the wayside,” West said in
the video. “We want to leave things better for those that come after us. That’
s why we’re standing up for the next generation.”
Michelle Fields, formerly of the conservative Daily Caller, is slated to
serve as a correspondent, and John Phillips, a talk radio host out of Los
Angeles, will also be involved with the project, according to a _release_
(http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&mpid=532) from PJ Media.
Membership packages range from $5 a month or $40 a year, to $30 a month or
$170 a year, the website _says_ (http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&mpid=524) .
West discussed his move to Next Generation in an interview with Fox News’s
Greta Van Susteren on Tuesday night.
“The key thing that we’re going to talk about, we’re going to look at the
news, the current news through the lens of young Americans, and we’re going
to start to stand up for that next generation,” West said on “On the
Record with Greta Van Susteren. “We want to be able to engage, you know, the
grandparents, the parents, the children and the grandchildren.”
Going forward, he said, the initiative’s focus will turn to legislation and
policy.
“I have a platform to talk about that which is great about America, how the
previous generation always wants to make it better for the next generation,
” he said.
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