Consider This News (CTN) was launched in 2009 by Patrick Hynes (R) and Peter Daou (D). The site casts a critical eye on news and newsmakers and presents opposing views on current events from politics to pop culture, examining the amalgam of ‘news’ delivered to the public through the mass media. Neither collaborator endorses the content of his co-blogger’s posts. [As of 11/1/09, Peter is on leave.]

Patrick Hynes
Patrick Hynes is the President of Hynes Communications. In this capacity he served as the blog outreach consultant for Sen. John McCain’s Straight Talk America PAC and the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign.

An experienced political operative and consultant, Hynes has helped hundreds of candidates win public office. National Journal described Hynes as “a hack with a pretty good record of electing Republicans.” The American Conservative called him “an expert on evangelical voting patterns.” And Campaigns & Elections named Hynes a “Rising Star in American Politics.”

Hynes is the author of the book In Defense of the Religious Right (Nelson Current). His other writings have been published in the Financial Times, USA Today, the New York Post, the American Spectator and the New Hampshire Union Leader among other venues.

Hynes has appeared as a guest on ABC World News Tonight, Fox News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes, Good Morning America, CNN Talk Back Live, C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, C-SPAN 2’s After Words, and even E!.

He lives in New Hampshire with his wife Michelle and their children Rose (4), Grace (2) and Declan (newborn).