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DARRELL GLASCOCK

Darrell Glascock the colorful and controversial media consultant who once challenged Bill Clinton to a drug test (see “ My Life”, Bill Clintons autobiography) specializes in politics and crisis management. He recently told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette that he began his foray in politics in 1960 at the age of 14 speaking on the stump for Louisiana State Senator Speedy O. Long (Long would later become a U. S Congressman from Louisiana). He followed this by being an advance man for John J. Mckeithen's successful campaign for Governor in 1964. Glascock worked in the governor’s office during McKeithen's first term and in 1968 formed his own public relations firm. In 1972 he was appointed Clerk of the Louisiana State Senate's Judiciary B Committee and served in that capacity until 1976.

In 1976 he joined the Wallace for President Campaign staff as an advance man. After Wallace dropped out of the Presidential race, Glascock went to work for the Republican Party and was assigned to developing a voter identification program in Arkansas. In late 1976 he was hired by Fairfield Communities to develop and implement a public relations campaign for Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, a community being developed by Fairfield. He started the Fairfield Bay News, (a weekly tabloid newspaper), KFFB FM Radio Station, and a cable system for the Community during his tenure. Glascock was a key operative in John Connolly’s 1980 Presidential bid. He served on the Arkansas State Tourism Development Foundations Board and was Secretary of the Van Buren County Public Facilities Board. In 1983 he left Fairfield Communities and formed Commercial South, a public relations and real estate marketing firm located in North Little Rock Arkansas.

While running Commercial South, Glascock began representing Pulaski County Sheriff Tommy Robinson In early 1984 he convinced Robinson to run for Congress. Robinson was successful and Glascock served as Robinson’s Chief of Staff during his first term in office. He was appointed 1st Assistant Secretary of State for Louisiana in 1989. He left after one year and returned to his media-consulting firm that operated in Washington D C and Little Rock, Arkansas. His firm specializes in crisis management and turn around projects for business clients. His clients range from individuals to fortune 500 companies. The political side of the firm is unique because it is non- partisan and manages ten or more races each year with about half being republican and half democratic.

Glascock has been heavily involved in Central and South America and worked with Adolfo Calero and the Contras after leaving Congress. He produced a best selling documentary on the Nicarauquan revolution as part of the campaign to gain American support for a return to democracy in that County. A staunch conservative, Glascock is often critical of what he calls the Right Wing Nuts who promote them selves as leaders of the conservative movement.

In a recent interview with CNN Glascock said, “Radicals are the biggest danger our country faces. Whether far left, far right or Islamic fascists, they are all the same. Their goals are basically the same. They want to control all of our thoughts and actions and believe that the way to a better life can only be had by blindly following their philosophy. All of these groups, far right, far left, Islamic etc have the same goal, domination. Their core beliefs aside, they do not believe in the basic rights of each individual to make their on decisions. If we don’t rid ourselves of the radicals, our county is headed for disaster.”

“The Bush administrations involvement in Iraq has led to a total neglect of Central and South America and has spawned a resurgent anti-American mood in that region which will eventually lead to confrontation if immediate steps are not taken to reverse our policies in that region. We need to be working with Chavez, Ortega etc by developing a dialog with them. Their natural constituency is not anti-American and we certainly have economic and cultural kinship with the people of Central and South America that demand that we have a working relationship with them. Our neglect and wrong headed attitude toward the region is short sighted and tragic.” Glascock concluded.

Glascock currently has offices in the Washington, D.C. area; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Pineville, Louisiana; and Bogotá, Colombia.