Charles Laffiteau
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Location | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | International Relations and Public Policy Research Scholar, University Lecturer and International Journalist with over 8 years of international relations and public policy research papers & conference presentations and over 18 years of experience as a global sales, marketing and program management executive. In addition to my International Relations and Public Policy research, since October of 2006 I have also been the author of a bi-weekly newspaper column "The Bigger Picture" for the Metro Eireann newspaper in Dublin Ireland. Some of these columns can be accessed at my newspaper at: http://metroeireann.com/authors/republican-polithics,3 I was the Chairperson of Dublin City University Amnesty International Chapter I also appeared periodically on RTE Radio 1's Today with Pat Kenny show providing commentary on US politics and RTE 1's "Questions and Answers" current affairs TV show between 2006 and 2011. |
| Interests | Climate Change, Global and US politics, Music (preferably live), University of Arkansas college football, basketball and baseball. Dallas Cowboys, Mavericks and Stars and Texas Rangers Pro Sports teams as well as 6 Nations and World Cup Rugby |
| Favorite Movies | Resevoir Dogs, Gran Torino, W, Henry the V, Crash, Pay it Forward, Funny Girl, Blade Runner, 2001, The Matrix, Patriot, An Affair to Remember, Eyes Wide Shut, Pulp Fiction, Manchurian Candidate, Children of Men, 300, Sparkle, Kill Bill, Paris, je t' amie, Inconvenient Truth, Tell No One, You Kill Me, There Will be Blood and Pan's Labyrinth |
| Favorite Music | U2, Kila, Diana Krall, Christine Tobin, Norah Jones, Mary Coughlan, Jonny Lang, Dandy Warhols, REM, Frank Sinatra, Flaming Lips, Killers, Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, Liz Phair, Diane Schure, Tom Petty, INXS, Feist, Depeche Mode, Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys, Snow Patrol, Damien Rice, Chili Peppers, the Who, B.B. King, The Dears and ...well I could just go on and on. Jazz, Rock, Indie, Blues etc. I like a wide variety of music types |
| Favorite Books | Too numerous to pick from, but my most recent reads are "Ultimatum" by Matthew Glass, "Tell Me How This Ends" by Linda Robinson and "The End of the Nation State" by Kenichi Ohmae |
What's the most amount of sand you've ever had in your swimming trunks?
It felt like a couple of pounds after I wiped out on a sand bar while surfing