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Gayle Plato (born August 2, 1964) is an American columnist/blogger, who writes political analysis featured at Townhall.com. Plato may also be found at www.sonoranalliance.com, www.politicomafioso.com, www.Arizona.newsplatoon.com with contributions at parcbench.com, BlogNetnews.com, the Arizona Republic, The Sonoran News, AzNet News, and the Foothills Focus. Plato holds a Masters in Education - Counseling from Northern Arizona University. She is a certified social studies teacher, and counselor with over 20 years experience working with children and families. Her experience includes work as a school counselor in Arizona and Washington school districts, private practice, and a secondary level teacher of U.S. Government, Economics, and History.

May, 2009Ms. Plato develops a point of view using a prose style to offer opinion and analysis citing pop culture and classic literature. Reference to The Simpsons or South Park are highlighted in turn with political newsmakers of the Middle East like Benjamin Netanyahu or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Recent controversy over her editorial regarding U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama crystallized as the media covered Hillary Clinton’s reference to Robert Kennedy being assassinated on the campaign trail: {{quote| “Do any remember Le Morte d’Arthur? Sir Thomas Malory did not pull punches. Arthur’s reign goes down in defeat, death–to Avalon, legend taking back the boy-king to live another day. Everyone betrays Arthur. I wince when I see the John F. Kennedy comparisons for Barack Obama. Running for President can be inherently dangerous; just ask Bobby Kennedy’s kids..” [1]

KKNT960 [2] consistently ranks Ms. Plato’s political blog, The Right Woman, in the Top Ten Blogs of Arizona[3]. Recent articles noted as in the Townhall.com national rankings of What’s Hot.

Arizona Political Heat editorial staff recently wrote about the author:

“Gayle Plato, who blogs for both Sonoran Alliance and townhall.com, has a great article refuting the Catholic Sun’s recent piece which implied that Catholics are opposed to laws against illegal immigration. The Catholic Sun refused to print her letter to the editor responding to its article. Probably because Gayle Plato made some compelling points.” [4]

Plato instrumentally placed Senator John McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate, Sarah Palin into the Internet blogging dialogue as a potential choice, months prior to the selection. Plato coined the phrase, ‘Sarah Palin is the Elizabeth Cady Stanton of the 21st century’, referring to the original feminist and suffrage leader[2]

The noted Top Conservatives on Twitter report has listed Plato and her writing as part of the #TCOT- a national shortlist of the top conservative activists in the nation. See top TCOTReport blogs: [5] [6] Referenced article at WSJ.COM:[7]

Smart Girl Politics [3]also included Plato as one of its Southwestern original 100 members: [8]
Gayle Plato is NOT the designer of the game Scenarios; another person with same name.

[edit] External links
[4]Smart Girl Politics Page
[5] Wall Street Journal Online Linking #1
[6] Wall Street Journal Online Linking #2
[7] Conservative Feminism Website
The Right Woman, Gayle Plato’s blog
The Sonoran News
The Foothills Focus
KKNT
The Catholic Sun
[8] Contributor at Sonoranalliance.com
[9]Contributor at Arizona News Platoon
[10]CCUSD watch comments
[11] #TCOTReport Top Conservatives on Twitter List and Newsfeed
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