Tammy Bruce

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Tammy Bruce, circa 2009

Tammy Bruce (born August 19, 1962 in Los Angeles , California ) is a conservative American publicist, author and radio presenter and high- profile lesbian feminist .

Life

Bruce grew up with her single mother in Northridge , a borough of Los Angeles (LA); she did not get to know her father. She graduated from Ventura High School in Ventura early at the age of 15 . She then moved to Illinois , where her mother's family lived, and began working there. In her late teenage years, she returned to LA, where she worked for the actress Brenda Benet (born August 14, 1945 - April 7, 1982; especially Zeit der Sehnsucht ) and with whom she worked with revolver until shortly before her suicide. Shot in the head also lived together. In contemporary news, Bruce has been referred to as Benet's personal secretary as well as the president of her fan club. More than 20 years later, Bruce revealed in her book The Death of Right and Wrong (2003) to have had a relationship with Benet. Around the same time, at the age of 19, Bruce had also been engaged.

After Benet's death, Bruce worked for the actor couple Gloria Loring and Alan Thicke . Then she began to work as a journalist; Among other things, she created electronic press kits and news videos that she sent to news organizations. She also booked interview partners for the LA branch of an Australian television station.

Later she was active as an advocate for the right to abortion (including as a member of Act Up ); In 1988 she joined the LA branch of the National Organization for Women (NOW) with the aim of combating blockages in hospitals that performed abortion . In 1989 she took up the position of president, which she also received in 1989 and 1990, making her the youngest president of the local branch. In 1990/91 she led a boycott campaign against Bret Easton Ellis ' novel American Psycho in this capacity .

In 1993 Bruce began hosting her own talk show on the radio station KFI -AM.

In October 1995, Bruce gained national attention with remarks on the then-just-completed murder trial of OJ Simpson . In particular, Bruce's comments in this regard on the subject of racism , which she considered overemphasized in the public debate, generated controversy and ultimately led to the national NOW board apologizing for Bruce in December of that year, demanding an apology from him and a reprimand granted. Tension between Bruce and the NOW national board continued to grow, and on May 6, 1996 Bruce finally announced her resignation from the LA NOW office. Together with Denise Brown, sister of OJ Simpson's murdered wife Nicole Brown Simpson , she founded the Women's Progress Alliance that same month and became its president. With the organization, Bruce launched a campaign in early 1997 to recall the judge at Orange County Superior Court Nancy Wieben Stock, who had granted OJ Simpson custody of his two youngest children. The campaign failed in October of that year due to a lack of signatures.

In the course of the Lewinsky affair , Bruce changed her voter registration status from " Democrat " to " Libertarian " at short notice .

On the night of July 8-9, 1998, Bruce attacked Camille Cosby, Bill Cosby's wife, on her KFI talk show , who had published an article in USA Today on the 8th about the murder of her son Ennis. Camille Cosby had alleged that the murderer Mikhail Markhasev, who had been convicted the day before, had a racist motive and claimed that America had taught him to hate African-Americans. Bruce attacked Cosby mainly because of these statements. She would also have contributed to the death of her son by giving him access to an expensive car. Bruce also accused Bill Cosby of having funded several illegitimate children from affairs with white women and secretly funded OJ Simpson's criminal defense. Bruce was suspended from KFI on July 10; On August 19 and 20, KFI broadcast a five-minute statement several times in which program director David G. Hall and station vice president and managing director Howard Neal apologized and revoked Bruce's statements. Bruce's contract with KFI expired on August 31 of that year and was not renewed. She defended herself legally and sued Hall, Neal and the KFI host Phil Hendrie u. a. for sexual harassment.

After joining KFI, Bruce began studying political science at the University of Southern California , where she received her bachelor's degree in May 2002.

In September 2000 Bruce emerged from the fact that she publicly defended Laura Schlessinger when she was accused of homophobia and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) operated a boycott campaign against the sponsors of Schlessinger's television show.

Her first book, published in 2001, in which she accused the American left and organizations such as NOW, GLAAD and the NAACP of curtailing the freedom of speech of political opponents with political correctness , was, with the exception of the ABC program Politically Incorrect and the conservative press ( National Review , The Washington Times and Fox News ) largely ignored.

In September 2003 Bruce first appeared on the Fox News Channel on Bill O'Reilly's program The O'Reilly Factor as a commentator; Since then, she has been an irregular commentator and analyst on this program and other Fox programs.

In October 2003 Bruce was on the transition team for Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was elected Governor of California .

In February 2008, Bruce changed her voter registration status from "Democrat" to "Decline to State" (an existing status in California that roughly corresponds to the status of "Independent" in other US states).

Bruce has been a dedicated supporter of Sarah Palin since the 2008 US presidential election . Since 2009, she has also appeared as a speaker at several tea party events .

In May 2010 Bruce was appointed to the newly established advisory board of the conservative gay organization GOProud . On February 12, 2011, Bruce resigned from this position.

Fonts

  • The New Thought Police: Inside the Left's Assault on Free Speech and Free Minds . Forum / Prima, Roseville, California 2001. ISBN 0-7615-6373-3 .
  • The Death of Right and Wrong: Exposing the Left's Assault on Our Culture and Values . Forum / Prima, Roseville, California 2003. ISBN 0-7615-1663-8 .
  • The New American Revolution: Using the Power of the Individual to Save Our Nation from Extremists . William Morrow, New York 2005. ISBN 0-06-072620-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Betti Jane Levine: " Seizing the Day: NOW Leader Tammy Bruce Has Done What OJ Prosecutors Could not: Put Domestic Violence Upfront ", Los Angeles Times , October 18, 1995th
  2. ↑ AP: " Days Of Our Lives' Actress Kills Herself ", Observer-Reporter , April 9, 1982, pp. A-3; AP: Soap Opera Star commits Suicide , Gainesville Sun , April 9, 1982, p. 11A.
  3. ↑ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/08/flashback-brenda-benet-commits-suicide.html
  4. ^ Russell Chandler, Vandals Hurt Case of Other Critics of the Church: Catholics: Attacks anger some people in the middle and strengthen the resolve of those who favor church policies on abortion and homosexuality. , Los Angeles Times , July 16, 1990.
  5. ↑ Edwin McDowell, “ NOW Chapter Seeks Boycott of 'Psycho' Novel, ” The New York Times , December 6, 1990; Elizabeth Venant: “ An 'American Psycho' Drama: Books: The flap surrounding Bret Easton Ellis' third novel flares again. NOW is seeking a boycott of his new publisher. Other observers raise questions of censorship. “ Los Angeles Times , December 11, 1990; Roger Cohen, " Bret Easton Ellis Answers Critics of 'American Psycho' ", The New York Times , March 6, 1991; John Irving, " Pornography and the New Puritans, " The New York Times , March 29, 1992.
  6. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-18/news/ls-58415_1_domestic-violence
  7. ↑ Marc Lacey, “ NOW Condemn's Leader of Its LA Chapter, ” Los Angeles Times , Dec. 7, 1995; AP: Racism Issue Leads NOW To Censure , The New York Times , December 11, 1995; Kenneth B. Noble, " on Simpson Case Has California Talk Show Host in aCaldron, " The New York Times , December 18, 1995; Statement of NOW President Patricia Ireland Apologizing for Responses to OJ Simpson Case ( Memento of the original dated May 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 1995; Elaine Lafferty and Elizabeth Gleick, " Fighting Words, " The Times , Jan. 8, 1996. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.now.org
  8. ↑ Shawn Hubler, " Tammy Bruce, Outspoken President of NOW's LA Chapter, Resigns, " Los Angeles Times , May 7, 1996.
  9. ^ Greg Hernandez and Jeff Kass, " Custody Ruling Keeps Children in Simpson's Care During Appeal, " Los Angeles Times , February 1, 1997; Greg Hernandez and Jeff Kass: “ Browns' Custody Request Denied; Judge Under Fire in Anaheim Case, ” Los Angeles Times , Feb. 1, 1997; Anna Cekola, “ Supporters Will Defend Custody Case Judge Today, ” Los Angeles Times , Feb. 7, 1997; Anna Cekola, “ Peers Defend Jurist's Custody Ruling, ” Los Angeles Times , Feb. 8, 1997; Michael Granberry, " Recall Looms for Judge in Custody Cases, " Los Angeles Times , Feb.17, 1997; Michael Granberry, Controversial Custody Cases Make Judge a Recall Target , Los Angeles Times , Feb. 18, 1997; Peter Noah, " Judge's Foes Take First Step in Recall Drive, " Los Angeles Times , March 1, 1997; Greg Hernandez, " Recall Target Silent on Issue at Luncheon, " Los Angeles Times , March 5, 1997; Bettijane Levine, " Judging the Judges, " Los Angeles Times , April 9, 1997; Geoff Bucher, " Judge Defends Self Against Recall Effort, " Los Angeles Times , April 16, 1997; Emily Otani, " Recall Group Enlists Help in Ousting Judge, " Los Angeles Times , May 4, 1997; Greg Hernandez, " Recall Group Attacks Judge Stock's Defense, " Los Angeles Times , May 7, 1997; David Haldane: Campaign to Recall Judge Fails for Lack of Petition Signers , Los Angeles Times , October 2, 1997.
  10. ^ Ron Russell: " One Angry Dyke ( Memento of May 29, 2000 on the Internet Archive )", New Times Los Angeles , November 1998.
  11. ^ Judith Michaelson, " KFI-AM Apologizes to Cosbys, " Los Angeles Times , August 21, 1998; Judith Michaelson: KFI-AM Won't Rehire Suspended Host , Los Angeles Times , Sep 3, 1998; Shauna Snow: “ Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press. " Los Angeles Times , September 4, 1998; Judith Michaelson, " Tammy Bruce's Lawsuit Against KFI Includes Sex Discrimination, " Los Angeles Times , March 26, 1999; Kevin Baxter, " KFI Celebrates 10 Years of Stirring Up 'More Stimulating' Talk, " Los Angeles Times , July 29, 1999.
  12. ↑ Tammy Bruce: " Nothing Is Gained in Silencing Dr. Laura, ” Los Angeles Times , Sept. 18, 2000.
  13. ↑ Norah Vincent, " Liberal Media Ignore What They Don't Want to Hear, " Los Angeles Times , February 14, 2002.
  14. ^ Steven Martinovich: Campaigns of terror , Enter Stage Right , Jan. 28, 2002.
  15. ↑ Bob Somerby: “ A GIRL NAMED BRUCE (PART 2)! Weird! Fox's favorite “progressive Democrat” just seems to beat up on Dems: “ The Daily Howler , December 17, 2003.
  16. ↑ Peter Nicholas and Matea Gold, " Schwarzenegger Team Focuses on 2 Key Posts, " Los Angeles Times , October 11, 2003.
  17. ↑ http://tammybruce.com/2008/09/ferraro_speaks_out_about_palin.html
  18. ↑ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/a_feminists_argument_for_mccai.html
  19. ^ David Weigel, " Tammy Bruce takes leadership role in gay GOP group, " Washington Post , May 5, 2011.
  20. ↑ http://tammybruce.com/2011/02/my-resignation-from-goproud.html
personal data
SURNAME Bruce, Tammy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Conservative American publicist, author, and radio host, and high-profile lesbian feminist
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California