Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Spinning Records by Night, Pols by Day

An influential Washington D.C. lobbying firm has made an intriguing new hire.
Former Obama administration public relations flack and amateur disc jockey/fashion photographer Ben Chang recently became a principal at the Podesta Group, the lobbying firm cofounded by left-wing brothers John and Tony Podesta.
John Podesta served as White House chief of staff under Bill Clinton, and is the former president of the left-wing think tank Center for American Progress, where he remains chairman. He co-chaired President Obama’s White House transition team in 2009.
Chang, a career foreign service officer renowned for his love of bow ties, previously served as deputy spokesman for the National Security Council and as senior adviser for strategic planning and crisis communication at the State Department. In that role, he was dispatched to crisis areas such as Egypt, Japan, South Sudan, and Libya to coordinate on the ground messaging.
The firm’s website describes Chang as an expert in “public relations, crisis communications, foreign policy, international security, global communications, nonproliferation and defense.”
But that is merely a formal accounting of Chang’s many talents. In his spare time, the jetsetting crisis control expert doubles as a disc jockey (DJ) and fashion photographer.
Chang has spun vinyl under stage names such as “DJ MSG” and “Hong Kong Hefner,” according to a 2011 interview with Politico.

Read more: http://freebeacon.com/spinning-records-by-night-pols-by-day/

No comments: