Dean Barnett
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Dean Barnett (July 13, 1967 - October 27, 2008) was an American conservative columnist and blogger and occasional fill-in host for Hugh Hewitt. He graduated from Harvard University and Boston University Law School.
In 2004, Barnett created SoxBlog, a weblog focused on conservative politics, social issues, golf and the Boston Red Sox. Barnett’s popularity led to a co-blogging roll on Hugh Hewitt’s website and eventually led to a job writing for the Weekly Standard. Barnett was a resident of Massachusetts and was a declared supporter of Mitt Romney at the time of Romney’s run for the Republican nomination. Barnett was Romney’s driver during Romney’s 1994 Senate campaign, about which Barnett wrote in the New York Times.[1] Barnett was known for his thick Bostonian accent (to which some callers reacted by nicknaming him “Chowdah”) when he filled in on Hewitt’s radio show.
Barnett suffered from cystic fibrosis, a fact he openly discussed in numerous blog posts.[2] On October 8, 2008, he was admitted to the hospital with a severe infection to which he finally succumbed on October 27, 2008.[3]
I didn’t mean to post the actual wiki just the link and I goofed.
Sorry if that is a no no.
He will be missed.
RIP Chow-duh!
41 years old. That is young. Condolences to his family.