talks about "the role of politicians in taking advantage of that public distrust of the media." In the 2008 Presidential campaign, Crawford defended Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton following President Clinton's response to a press question about why it "takes two of you" to beat Barack Obama. On January 26, 2008 Crawford appeared on the MSNBC program Morning Joe defending his position toward the Clintons. and Crawford appeared again on Morning Joe on January 29, 2008 to further defend his statements. In 2015 Crawford was hired to serve as Communications Director for the presidential campaign of former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA). Charity work Craig Crawford launched a grass roots campaign to raise money for Haiti disaster relief. Via his Trail Mix Blog, Mr. Crawford raised close to $75,000 to provide shelter to over 900 Haitian earthquake victims, each shelter providing up to 6 months in durable tents with enough food, clean water and other necessities to survive. Personal life Crawford is openly gay. Since 1987 he has lived with his partner David Blank, Deputy Communications Director, Alliance for Retired Americans. They were married in the District of Columbia on April 6, 2013. Works Listen Up Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do. (with co-author Helen Thomas) (Charles Scribner's Sons, 2009) The Politics of Life: 25 Rules for Survival in a Brutal and Manipulative World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007) - a kind of updated Machiavelli. Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media.(Rowman & Littlefield, 2005) References External links Craig Crawford, Publisher, Trail Mix Goodman Speakers Bureau Biography 1956 births Living people People from Owensboro, Kentucky People from Orlando, Florida American University alumni Stetson University alumni American political commentators Stetson University College of Law alumni American LGBT journalists 21st-century LGBT people