By Kevin McCauley
Ari Fleischer, sports PR maven and former White House press secretary, has signed on as political contributor to CNN.
He says he’s eager to give perspective on what is "shaping up as a red hot political year."
The head of Ari Fleischer Sports Communications served as President Bush II’s primary spokesman from 2001 to 2003. He joined the White House after service as senior communications adviser for the Bush/Cheney campaign in 2000.
Fleischer’s major accomplishments include press duties during the Florida recount, 9/11 attacks and dual wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Prior to the Bush connection, Fleischer worked as national spokesman for Elizabeth Dole’s presidential run, communications director for the House Ways and Means Committee and press secretary for New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, all Republican posts.
Fleischer is author of "Taking Heat," a chronicle of his days in the White House.
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