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James Allen "Jim" Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is a well-known progressive activist and a former Texas Agricultural Commissioner . Born in Sherman, Texas, Hightower came from a working class background. He worked his way through college as assistant general manager of the Denton Chamber of Commerce, and later landed a spot as a management trainee for the United States Department of Commerce. He received a B.A. in government from North Texas State University and later did graduate work at Columbia University in international affairs.
In the late 1960s he worked in Washington, D.C. as legislative aide to U.S. Senator Ralph Yarborough. He returned to Texas in 1976 to become the editor of the magazine Texas Observer . His first run for office was for the Democratic nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission (which actually regulates the oil industry), which he lost. Hightower was elected Agricultural Commissioner in 1983, serving in that capacity to 1991. During that time he was more noted for his support of Democrat Michael DukakisMichael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American politician born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Early Career Dukakis graduated from Swarthmore College in 1955, served in the U. Army, and then received his law degree from Harvard Law School in's unsuccessful 1988 campaign for PresidentPresidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate(Electoral Votes) George Herbert Walker Bush of Texas (W) 426 48,882,808 53. 4% Republican James Danforth Quayle III of Indiana (426) Michael Stanley Dukakis of Massachusetts 111 41,8 against George H.W. Bush than for any accomplishments in office. He was defeated in 1990 by current Texas governor and former Democrat, Rick Perry , a Karl RoveKarl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950 in Denver, Colorado) is as of 2004 U. President George W. Bush's Senior Advisor and chief political strategist. Karl Rove began his political career with the College Republicans, which he chaired from 1973 to 19 client.
Since 1993, he has hosted a talk radioTalk radio are radio stations and programs which focus on holding some sort of public discussions. Such shows always include an element of listener participation. Listeners contribute to talk radio by calling a show's toll-free phone number, or in some ca program, " Hightower Radio ," carried by over 100 affiliates, although now it is just a 2-minute commentary. Recently, Hightower has been involved in a project called the " Rolling Thunder Down-Home Democracy Tour ," a series of festivals in various communities thoughout the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in with the goal of organizing grassroots activism .
Hightower currently writes a column for the Austin Chronicle called The Hightower Report, as well as his own newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown.
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- There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos (1997; BooksEnthsiast.com)
- If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They'd Have Given Us Candidates (2001; BooksEnthsiast.com)
- Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And It's Time to Take It Back (2003; BooksEnthsiast.com)
- Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush (2004; BooksEnthsiast.com)
