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Rachel Marsden
Marsden photographed in 2008.
Born (1974-12-02) December 2, 1974 (age 50)
Vancouver, Canada
Occupation(s)Columnist, political commentator
WebsiteRachelMarsden.com GrandCentralPolitical.com

Rachel Marsden (born December 2, 1974) is a Canadian conservative political columnist, strategist and television commentator based in New York City. In the 2000s, she was a columnist for publications such as The Washington Times, National Post, Toronto Sun and the New York Post. She has appeared as a commentator on Fox News and CNN, and currently runs the website Grand Central Political, and the associated GrandCentralPolitical News Syndicate, which syndicates and distributes commentary by high profile figures such as Bernard Kerik and Mark Cuban. She also contributes political commentary to Human Events magazine and Townhall.com.

She first came to public attention for her role in the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy, and was the focus of media coverage for tumultuous breakups with a Vancouver radio host, an Ontario police officer, and the co-founder of Misplaced Pages, Jimmy Wales.

Career

Marsden first broke into print journalism in the early 2000s, writing for conservative web sites and The Washington Times. In 2002, she worked for the Free Congress Foundation, and resigned when her employer learned of a harassment charge against her related to her former boyfriend in Vancouver.

Prior to the 2004 federal election in Canada, she was hired by Gurmant Grewal, a Conservative member of the Parliament of Canada, to assist his constituency office with press releases. She was a regular National Post columnist for two months in 2005 before joining the Toronto Sun as a weekly opinion columnist, a position held until November 2007. In 2006, she moved from Toronto to New York. Her political commentary has been reprinted by other journals, including the New York Post and NewsMax Media.

Marsden was a frequent guest on Dennis Miller Live when she was spotted to become the Canadian pundit for The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. Marsden was employed by the Fox News Channel from 2004 to May 2007. She was promoted to panelist on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, a late-night talk show. A producer on Red Eye praised Marsden, saying that "she has very passionate opinions...she's articulate, intelligent, and we get a lot of favorable mail about her". Marsden has been compared to Ann Coulter in opinion, presentation and appearance. On May 30, 2007, Marsden was dismissed from Red Eye and escorted out of the Fox studio by security guards. She commented that her departure was due to a change in the show's format, and that being escorted out is standard procedure. In October 2007, she was a panelist on CNN's The Situation Room.

Personal life and education

Marsden grew up in the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam. She was an avid competitive swimmer. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in science from Simon Fraser University, Marsden earned a diploma in broadcast journalism from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Marsden has said that growing up listening to Canadian radio personality Jack Webster inspired her move into journalism. She also attended the National Journalism Center. As a student, Marsden came to public attention when she was at the center of the Simon Fraser University 1997 harassment controversy, in which she and a swimming coach publicly accused each other of sexual harassment. The coach was dismissed, then re-hired by the university after doubts were raised about the credibility of the accusations against him. Over ten years later, Marsden was interviewed by the university's newspaper and said of the events: "“ were more interested in quelling negative PR than defending the truth. I was told by SFU to keep quiet and say nothing to the media. My only regret is that I listened to them.”

In 2004, Marsden was given a conditional discharge with one year of probation for criminal harassment of her boyfriend, a Vancouver radio show host, following a breakup. In September 2007, a relationship between Marsden and an Ontario Provincial Police officer ended. She posted his photo and identified him on her blog as an anti-terrorism officer who had leaked secret anti-terrorism documents to her. At the same time, in an email to his superiors, she described the nationality and activities of the targets of an investigation in Ontario involving the OPP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and problems encountered by those investigators. The officer filed a complaint of criminal harassment against Marsden with the South Simcoe Police, claiming her actions compromised his safety, but this did not result in criminal charges. The OPP's criminal investigations branch did not lay criminal charges against the officer. A separate internal investigation into the alleged leak of classified information by the officer is currently ongoing.

On more than one occasion Marsden asked Misplaced Pages to delete her biography on the site. Her concerns led her to contact Misplaced Pages co-founder Jimmy Wales in 2006, claiming that it was wrong and libellous. Wales stated his involvement with her article was handled through the normal channels (OTRS), and was "routine". He also says he "recused from any further official action", after their relationship became personal. On February 29, 2008, the technology gossip blog Valleywag claimed that Wales and Marsden had entered into a relationship, and published instant messaging chats that they had allegedly exchanged. On the following day Wales announced on his Misplaced Pages user page that he was no longer involved with her. In return, Marsden, who claimed to have learned about the breakup by reading about it at Misplaced Pages, turned to eBay and put up for auction a t-shirt and sweater with white stains that she claimed belonged to Wales.

Notes

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  4. ^ Rebecca Traister (2007-03-29). "Fox's Ann Coulter 2.0". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Stewart Bell (2007-12-19). "Ont. anti-terror officer investigated on leak allegations". National Post. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "About Rachel Marsden". Rachel Marsden. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  7. "Eye-opener". New York Post. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. Campbell Robertson. "At 2 A.M., Dark Humor Meets the Camera Lights". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  9. Canadian Press, "Toronto columnist Marsden ousted from Fox News", Toronto Star, May 31, 2007
  10. "CNN Transcripts - The Situation Room, October 31, 2007". CNN. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  11. Rachel Marsden (2004-05-04). ""Screwing the Vote" is Not the Answer". OpinionEditorials.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. David Finley (1999-08-01). "Liam Donnelly's Conviction by Prejudice: Lessons for Harassment Policy". The Fraser Institute. Retrieved 2008-01-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. Siri Agrell (2008-03-04). "Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  14. "Meet Rachel Marsden". The Peak.
  15. "Vancouver woman charged with harassment". CBC News. 2002-11-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. "Regina v. Rachel Marsden, Reasons for Sentence of the Honourable Judge W. J. Kitchen". British Columbia Provincial Court (Criminal Division). 2004-10-12. Retrieved 2006-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. Hall, Neal (2004-10-13). "Rachel Marsden pleads guilty, gets probation". Vancouver Sun. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  18. Berry, Steve (2004-10-13). "'Immature' Marsden guilty of harassing former lover". The Province. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  19. Misplaced Pages founder accused of agreeing to alter page: report
  21. ^ Asher Moses (2008-03-04). "Ex takes her revenge on Mr Misplaced Pages". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. Siri Agrell (2008-03-02). "Canadian pundit, Misplaced Pages founder in messy breakup". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2008-03-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. Siri Agrell (2008-03-04). "Ms. Marsden's cyberspace breakup: tit-for-tat-for-T-shirt". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. "Misplaced Pages Founder's Fling With Columnist Ends in Nasty Public Breakup". FOXNews.com. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. "Fury of a woman scorned – on Misplaced Pages". The Times. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. "Misplaced Pages's Wales defends breakup, expenses". USA Today. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. One Wild And Wiki Breakup - New York Post
  28. Ex takes her revenge on Mr Misplaced Pages - New Zealand's source for technology news on Stuff.co.nz

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