Here's a little about him......
Early years[edit]
Earnest was born in 1975 in
Kansas City, Missouri, to parents Jeanne and Don Earnest. He attended the Barstow School, a private secondary school on a scholarship. He excelled in baseball and basketball. Earnest graduated from
Rice University in 1997 with a degree in
political science.
Career[edit]
Immediately following college, he worked in the
1997 Houston Mayoral Election for
Lee Brown.
[2] Earnest served as a congressional aide to
Marion Berry from 2002-2003 after working on
Michael Bloomberg's first mayoral campaign. He then joined Senator Obama's presidential campaign as Obama's Iowa Communications Director. He also later served as Obama's Texas Communications Director during the primaries.
[3] He currently serves as the principal deputy press secretary to
Jay Carney and occasionally fills in during press briefings. He hosts
West Wing Week, the president's "video diary" of the week.
Sounds like in the future, he could throw the first pitch at a ball game and not embarass us. (A pinch-pitcher for the pres.)