Todd Blodgett
Todd Blodgett | |
|---|---|
| Born | Todd Alan Blodgett 10 September 1960 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Drake University |
| Relatives | Gary Blodgett (father) |
Todd Blodgett (born September 10, 1960) is an American conservative Republican political writer, who served as a member of the White House staff of President Ronald Reagan and on the Bush/Quayle election committee. Following the 1988 presidential election, Blodgett, who was a protege of the late Lee Atwater, then served on the staff of the Republican National Committee, where he worked until 1991. He was a one-time co-owner and operator of Resistance Records, the world's largest neo-Nazi music label.[1][2][3] As has been reported by the Associated Press, The London Independent, Fox News, newspapers published by Lee Enterprises, Inc., Washington Post and in other media, Blodgett worked as a full-time, paid informant for the FBI. In this capacity, he was assigned to infiltrate/surveil neo-Nazis, KKK members, fascist Skinheads, professional anti-Semites, and Holocaust deniers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean.[4][5][6]
Todd Blodgett has worked with notable American far-right figures such as Dr. William Pierce, David Duke, Don Black, Dr. Ed Fields, Paul Hall, Jr., Chris Temple, Richard Butler, and the late Willis Carto.[4][4][7][8] He also worked with and employed Mark Cotterill, a British neo-fascist who founded the American Friends of the British National Party (BNP), and other European racists, including John Tyndall, Nick Griffin, Richard Barnbrook, and Steven Cartwright. From March, 2000, through November, 2002, Mr. Blodgett was retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to supply information concerning organizations and individuals affiliated with the racist Far right. He regularly met with and reported to FBI and JTTF (the Joint Terrorism Task Force) agents and other officials, after attending gatherings hosted by Holocaust Deniers and White Supremacist groups, which featured racist, far-right extremists who were of interest to American anti-terrorism law enforcement officials and agencies.
References
- ^ "Todd Blodgett Discusses Working for High-Profile Extremists". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "The Pied Piper of Racism". Washington Post. January 12, 2000. Retrieved 18 Aug 2014.
- ^ "End Apathy: Rock'". Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Chilling Emails Reveal Hate of Racist Who Shot Museum Guard". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "the sound of violence". Wisconsin Gazette. August 25, 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Holocaust Museum Shooting". Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Holocaust Museum Gunman". Fox News. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Internet Hate and the Law". Poverty Poverty Law. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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