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In the end, Blackney strikes a tone somewhere between controversial conservative shock columnist Ann Coulter and Wonkette emeritus and political gossip diva Ana Marie Cox but manages to be somehow both more mainstream and more palatable than both.

Her passion for politics began early.

"As a young girl, I went to Washington, DC on an honors student trip. Newt Gingrich was my Congressman and I still remember him coming out while our group photograph was taken on the Capitol steps. After that trip, politics was completely in my blood," Blackney said in a recent e-mail interview while traveling to promote her new book Sex, Lies & Politricks.

In addition to "Sex...", a publication from her own TMK Books, Blackney can be found at:

• Media Lizzy: Red Carpets, Saw Dust & DC Insiders, a blog about both the entertainment and political communications industry

• Media Lizzy: Sex, Lies & Politricks, a blog sharing the title with her book

• Her own MySpace website,

• And the Media Lizzy Show at BlogTalkRadio.

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