Two weeks ago, Amanda Terkel signed off for the last time as deputy editor at ThinkProgress. You may have already seen some of her articles at the Huffington Post, where she is now a senior politics reporter. After approximately six years at the Center for American Progress, Amanda was ready to tackle a new challenge. While it’s sad not having her around the office, we’re excited to see her incredible creative talents being put towards a good cause.
Amanda was the most prolific blogger in ThinkProgress history, authoring literally thousands of posts for us. She started as a junior researcher on the team over five years ago, and worked her way up to become one of the top progressive bloggers on the web – in addition to being one of its leading female writers.
Though small in stature, Amanda had a towering presence that we’ve all looked up to throughout the years. Around the office, Amanda was a close friend and mentor to both staff and interns. She always had a smile on her face, a story to tell, and a blog post idea to write up. Here’s a sampling of our favorite Amanda posts (though our long-time readers will probably have others to share in the comments section):
I Was Followed, Harassed, And Ambushed By Bill O’Reilly’s Producer [Link]
O’Reilly Attacks Me As A ‘Villain’ For Highlighting His Rape Comments [Link]
Taking Advantage Of Citizens United, Dirty Coal Groups Form 527 To Elect Industry-Friendly Republicans [Link]
Cantor Says Federal Spending Doesn’t ‘Create Jobs’ — At Job Fair With Companies Funded By The Stimulus [Link]
State Rep: In Oklahoma, There’s A ‘Feeling That Women Aren’t Capable Of Making Reproductive Decisions’ [Link]
Right-Wing Radio Host On NY Mosque: ‘I Hope Somebody Blows It Up’ [Link]
Bush wipes his hand on Clinton’s shirt after shaking hands with Haitian residents. [Link]
Malkin On Detainee Suicides: ‘Boo-Freakin-Hoo’ [Link]
Pimp My Congressional Office [Link]
No Mention Of Iraq In Bush’s Presidential Library Bio [Link]
NBC Censors Sexual Orientation Of Openly Gay Gold Medalist Diver [Link]
Bush Stimulates The Porn Industry With His Economic Package [Link]
DC Madam Customer David Vitter Is Outraged By The ACORN Prostitution Scandal [Link]
Hannity’s Hypocrisy: Criticizing Colleges For Taking Money From Saudi Prince Who Funds Fox [Link]
Why The ‘Professional Left’ Continues To Hold Obama Accountable [Link]
Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand? [Link]
Texas lawmaker: Asians should change their names to make them ‘easier for Americans to deal with.’ [Link]
Though she’ll kill us for revealing that she shed a few tears during her goodbye, we’re pretty sure we miss her more. We’ll be rooting for your success, Amanda! Best wishes.
If you’d like to send Amanda a goodbye note, drop her a line at byebyeamanda@gmail.com.
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