User:Stephen Guy Hardin

Stephen Guy Hardin is an American political media consultant and writer who currently publishes four politcial websites which are overtly Conservative in content.

Born in South Carolina, USA, Hardin has spent extended periods of time overseas, including stints in Africa and Central America.

As an early member of the 1980's political activist group, Republican Attack Teams (RATS), a college based organization originating out of Miami, Florida USA that specialized in political pranks against Democrat events and functons, Hardin was arrested and later released for disrupting a political speech by then presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1980. This group later disbanded due to increased legal difficulites and lawsuits filed by the Democrat National Committee (DNC) and the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ).

In the early '90's Hardin partnered with Canadian political agitator and publisher Marvin Lee to form a politcal campaign consulting company, Julise Media Group ( JMG ). Marvin Lee's web-based publishing company "YIKES!" and JMG were active in numberous local Canadian provincial elections in the mid-'90's. Their efforts focused exclusively on candidates who espoused right-wing issues. In 2004, Mr. Lee was arrested for illegally exporting arms and ammunition into Columbia in an attempt to support and expand right-wing political groups opposing socialist leader Hugo Chavez. Attempts to extradite Lee to Columbia stalled, but the resultant legal expenses forced him out of the partnership and JMG became the sole property of Mr. Hardin.

Hardin and JMG has been active in various Republican political campaigns, especially the successful campaigns of George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Hardin is currently promoting his politcal websites as his primary business concerns, but still does campaign and media consulting through JMG on a private referral basis only. Unsubstaniated reports have reported JMG advising Louisana Governor Bobby Jindal and Mississippi Governor Hailey Barbour on media aspects of their prospecitve 2012 presidential campaigns. Hardin's main site HARDIN REPUBLIC.com ( HARDIN REPUBLIC LLC ) is currently in the process of attaining political action committee (PAC) status.

Hardin is an outspoken supporter of Israel and has been involved in numberous groups that advocate an Israeli first strike against Syria and Iran.

Hardin is married and is currently working on a book of political essays scheduled to be published in 2010. He currently works out of the JMG office in Atlanta,GA, USA and divides time between homes in Pawley's Island, SC, USA and St. Petersburg, FL, USA.