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John McLaughlin (born March 29, 1927) is an American television personality and political commentator. He created, produces, and hosts the political commentary series ''The McLaughlin Group'' as well as ''John McLaughlin's One On One ==Education and early career== McLaughlin was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1927, the son of Eva Philomena (née Turcotte) and Augustus Hugh McLaughlin.〔("Biography: John McLaughlin" ), ''Turner Classic Movies''〕 He grew up in a Catholic family who were second-generation Irish Americans. He entered Weston College in Weston, Massachusetts, which later became the theological seminary of Boston College, at the age of 18 to prepare for the priesthood.〔Murray, Michael D. (editor). ("Biography: John McLaughlin" ), Encyclopedia of Television News〕 He entered the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church in 1947, was ordained as a priest in 1959, and went on to earn two master's degrees (philosophy and English literature) from Boston College. After his ordination, McLaughlin spent some years as a high school teacher at Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit prep school in Connecticut. He took time off from teaching to earn a Ph.D. (philosophy) from Columbia University. He wrote his thesis on the Anglo-Catholic poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. He then became a writer and later assistant editor for the Jesuit current affairs publication, ''America'', in New York City. Disagreements with the editor of the magazine led to his departure in 1970 after which he moved back to Providence, Rhode Island. McLaughlin was originally a supporter of the Democratic Party and opposed the Vietnam War but then became a war supporter and changed his party affiliation to Republican. In 1970 he sought permission from the Jesuit order to run for a seat in the United States Senate, representing Rhode Island. When his superiors refused, McLaughlin defied them but lost to the incumbent four-term Senator John O. Pastore.〔 Through a friendship with Pat Buchanan, McLaughlin then became a speechwriter for U.S. President Richard Nixon. In 1974, after the resignation of President Nixon, he was ordered by his Jesuit superiors to return to Boston. He soon thereafter left the Society of Jesus.〔America Magazine, June 23–30, 2014〕 From 1981 to 1989, McLaughlin was Washington editor and author of the monthly political column "From Washington Straight," for ''National Review''. Leading up to the 2004 presidential election, McLaughlin—though a longtime Republican—announced that he would be voting for Democratic Party candidate John Kerry. His political views in general are diversified and often differ from Republican Party positions depending on the issue in question. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John McLaughlin (host)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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