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Monday, May 09, 2016

Don Surber: Azealia Banks is needed more than John Sununu

Don Surber: Azealia Banks is needed more than John Sununu: I woke up this morning looking up Azealia Banks on Google. She is a 24-year-old rapper from Harlem who endorsed Trump.

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Azealia Banks matters. Sununu doesn't. Banks brings people the party. Banks said, "Hillary talks to black people as if we're children or pets. i can't stand herrrrrrr."

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Read more: http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2016/05/azealia-banks-is-more-needed-than-john.html 

Thx Don...
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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Don Surber: Ketchup with the Heinz legend

Don Surber: Ketchup with the Heinz legend:


"In 1869, the son of German immigrants teamed up with a friend and began selling horseradish in a clear bottle to show customers the product was pure and unadulterated.

Sales went well until the devastating Panic of 1873. Within three years their company was no more. Embittered by bankruptcy, the man took a government job and cursed capitalism for the rest of his life.

 Of course not.

These vignettes are about Exceptional Americans. Exceptional Americans do not quit.

Exceptional Americans pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and start all over again, Overnight successes can take decades. Colonel Harlan Sanders was 66 and flat broke when he took his pressure cooker and 11 herbs and spices, hit the road, and founded Kentucky Fried Chicken.

And so it went with Henry John Heinz. Bankrupted at 32, Heinz vowed to pay back his bills and went right back into the business of selling condiments and other food items." ...

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2015/10/ketchup-with-heinz-legend.html

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Don Surber says: "I am publishing the best of these tales, in Kindle and on Amazon. Volume I covering American history from the 16th through the 20th century is here. And Volume II on The Capitalists is available here."

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Don Surber: Oakland raises unemployment

A big thanks to Don Surber for calling this to our attention...

Don Surber: Oakland raises unemployment

In November the people of Oakland, California, voted to increase minimum wage to just under $25,000 a year for a full-time job ($12.25 an hour). Their vote triggered the loss of jobs, businesses and hours for workers.

A survey by the Employment Policies Institute found that 27% of owners say it is somewhat or very likely the forced pay hike will force them to close.

47% said the hike forced them to raise prices.

30% said the hike forced them to reduce worker hours.

17% said the hike forced them to lay off workers.

The institute told the tale of a few employers: Read more here...


http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2015/04/oakland-raises-unemployment.html
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Sunday, January 04, 2015

Don Surber: I had a great year

Don Surber: I had a great year:

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2015/01/i-had-great-year.html?spref=tw

Thursday, January 01, 2015

I had a great year

2014 was a great year for me. My closest sister died, and after 30 years, the Charleston Daily Mail fired me. Both events made my life better.

My sister's death came after much pain for her. She spent 11 months in a hospice, then she fought cancer for four more months at home and in a nursing home. She was one tough cookie.

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2015/01/i-had-great-year.html?spref=tw

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Saturday, January 03, 2015

Don Surber: American Vignettes, 2014

Don Surber: American Vignettes, 2014:

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2014/12/american-vignettes-2014.html#more

Don Surber: "American Vignettes, 2014
My series on exceptional Americans -- American Vignettes -- has been a joy to write. The series will continue in 2015 with even more Great Americans.

I began with James Knox Polk on November 2. I strive to be accurate. Please continue to correct me by email DonSurber@gmail. Several readers wonder how I find these stories. I use a process called magic. My criteria for an entry is whether the person interests me. The woman who saves a flower from extinction is as interesting as a president. A couple have been written and discarded. I almost deleted the post on Melville Dewey due to his anti-Semitism, but I figured that was geeky ignorance more than hate. Everyone is flawed, and we are all sinners..."

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2014/12/american-vignettes-2014.html#more

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Thursday, January 01, 2015

Don Surber: Leland Stanford: After the Gold Rush

Don Surber: Leland Stanford: After the Gold Rush:

Wednesday, December 31, 2014 by Don Surber

 Leland Stanford: After the Gold Rush

My American Vignettes series on exceptional Americans takes a look at Amasa Leland Stanford, the merchant to the gold miners who became a railroad tycoon, governor, U.S. senator, and founder of Stanford University.

 The urban legend holds that a haughty secretary sneered at two country bumpkins who wanted to see the president of Harvard. The couple told him their son had attended Harvard for a year, and had died in an accident. They wanted to build a memorial to him.

The secretary said Harvard could not erect memorials to every student, so the couple went home to California and founded Stanford.

That story is bogus. The real account is more heartbreaking...  http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2014/12/leland-stanford-after-gold-rush.html

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Almon Brown Strowger, the man who made the rotary dial possible

Almon Brown Strowger, the man who made the rotary dial possible

Don Surber at Don Surber - 3 hours ago
My American Vignettes series on exceptional Americans continues with a profile of Almon Brown Strowger, the undertaker who took on the telephone operator, and invented the forerunner to the rotary dial, which put the phone, finally, in the hands of the customer. Almon Brown Strowger was born in Penfield, near Rochester, New York, on February 11, 1839. Legend holds that when his mother assigned them chores, he and his brother would think up a machine to do the work. He taught school in Penfeld as an adult and served in the Civil War on the Union side. After the war he moved to Kans... more »

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Don Surber: Trayvon Obama?

Trayvon Obama?


Trayvon Obama? March 25, 2012 by Don Surber


Fascinating, my instincts told me that there was more to this story; especially after the pressure to 'rush to judgment' was set in motion so that the political agenda could quickly be obtained before the rest of the story got out...

"The first red flag to pop up is that Al Sharpton is involved. That automatically raises the credibility question. This could be Tawana Brawley II..." [...] From the London Daily Mail:

The witness told FOX 35 in Orlando that he saw evidence of a fight between Martin and Zimmerman, which could lend credence to the gunman’s claim that he was acting in self-defense.

‘The guy on the bottom who had a red sweater on was yelling to me: “Help, help… and I told him to stop and I was calling 911,’ he said.

Zimmerman was wearing a red sweater; Martin was in a grey hoodie..." [...] … http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/53318

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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Kevin Dayhoff - TheTentacle.com: The kerfuffle was no fluke

TheTentacle.com: http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4959

March 7, 2012

The kerfuffle was no fluke
Kevin E. Dayhoff

Rush Limbaugh and conservatives could not have looked more like total and complete idiots in the recent national discussions over the private lives of individual Americans than if the liberal media and Democrats had written the script for this Kabuki circular firing squad.

Mr. Limbaugh’s utterly stupid attack on Sandra Fluke, whom Caroline May described in the Daily Caller last Saturday as “the beleaguered third-year Georgetown University Law Center student,” crossed the line for any fair-minded American whether one supports or vehemently disagrees with her views or her lifestyle.

Don Surber explained it well on Saturday when he called on Mr. Limbaugh to apologize. “What happened was simple: He tried to use a lefty way to counter what a lefty did. He tried to demonize her like the left did with Sarah Palin but he could not get away with that …”

So far in the presidential election of 2012 the only debate among historians is just which national election in history has the opposition party collectively conducted a more inept campaign to unseat a sitting president? ... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4959

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Sunday, March 04, 2012

Don Surber commentary: Rush apologizes

Rush apologizes

March 3, 2012 by Don Surber


Do I get result or not? Forget boycotts and the like, when I speak Rush Limbaugh listens. I called on him at 7 AM to apologize.


For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.

I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress…

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What happened was simple: He tried to use a lefty way to counter what a lefty did. He tried to demonize her like the left did with Sarah Palin but he could not get away with that because…

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The Left will not forgive or forget this incident which means, of course, absolutely nothing. It does not matter if they accept the apology. Let them chatter among themselves. Let them distort what he says because heaven forbid if the Left accurately quoted him. Really, who cares what people on the Left think?

But fairness required an apology. It matters what we conservatives think about him and about ourselves.

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Read Mr. Surber’s entire commentary here: http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/52411

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Let the Veepstakes begin and more by Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle

January 18, 2012





The consensus continues to gather steam that the GOP nomination to challenge President Barack Obama for president this fall will be former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Perhaps all the drama now moves to who will be his choice for vice president.

For the moment, a few thoughts to ponder. Now that former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the race, the hope for a vastly alternative approach to leading our nation out of our five-year economic slump is becoming clearer.

Only the die-hard Kool-Aid drinkers on the left believe that the social-democracy, Keynesian economic policies of our country’s most-leftist president ever, are working.

However, those on the right who tout statistics from history that a president in the midst of such a profound economic recession cannot be re-elected are also drinking the Kool-Aid.

Do not underestimate the appeal of populism for the American electorate and the political acumen of President Obama – and the left-leaning major media that is still his most unabashed and unrepentant cheerleader.

As has been exemplified over and over again in the last five years, the American public has grown so used to pandering, big government and handouts that it can almost be universally understood that most voters have not a clue as to how our economic system works.

For better or worse, the United States has not yet had to face the economic Armageddon that is the eurozone these days… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4866

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Let the Veepstakes begin
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The consensus continues to gather steam that the GOP nomination to challenge President Barack Obama for president this fall will be former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Perhaps all the drama now moves to who will be his choice for vice president.

Through the Darkness – Again
Tom McLaughlin
I am not exactly the poster child for vasectomy. Two years ago, I went to see a doctor who must have sterilized most of the men, who wanted the procedure, in Frederick County.

All Mixed Up
Norman M. Covert
I am tho’ confuthed! I find myself burned up that the gaggle of Republican presidential candidates never misses an opportunity at self-immolation. I’m slipping over the edge now with the dual dilemma of new Sixth Congressional District boundaries and sibling rivalry among our GOP inhabitants.


Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Afzali Crashes Congressional Primary
Roy Meachum
Never in my over 28 years writing about Frederick politics can I remember when an elected freshman official has been so unrelenting and noisy – some say obnoxious – as Kathy Afzali.

The Argument for Slots
Farrell Keough
In our current environment, we are seeing new taxes under all sorts of rubrics. For instance, we have paid dearly over the years for our roads and highway systems – yet, today, we are facing newly designated tax schemes like Toll Roads.

Padding One’s Resumé At Our Expense
Shawn Burns
It is no secret that Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to run for president in 2016. He has an ambitious list of proposals he would like to see enacted in the next four years in order to bolster his resumé in order to appeal to progressives and Democrats on the national level.


Monday, January 16, 2012

Raw Political Ambition – Nationally and Locally
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Why is it that partisan politicians constantly place their own aspirations ahead of their party's best interests?


The Sixth, Education and Grandbabies
Michael Kurtianyk
More than any other, the most discussed topic in my circles recently has been about the candidates for the Sixth Congressional District seat. There were quite a few surprises, but before looking at some specific candidates, here is the list:


Friday, January 13, 2012

Coming Revolution
Roy Meachum
Conservatives scoff at the Occupy Wall Street protesters; others have difficulty dismissing them, and the various signs of discontent in this republic. In fact, the disparity between the highest incomes and the average earners has never in our history been wider.

Get Out of My Park
Joe Charlebois
What does the occupy movement have that others don’t? They have a free rein to encamp on federal property – National Park Service (NPS) land – that would not be afforded to any other group.

Quarterbacking from the Sidelines
Adam Avery
My first and last throws as a quarterback in organized football were to the other team. There were many in between and I was sacked my fair share of plays.

Controversial Tebow Brings Faith to Light
Derek Shackelford
There is probably no other subject discussed that will bring various views of opinions such as religion. It can cause us as a society and world the propensity to defend it, practice it, or surmise no usefulness whatsoever.


Thursday, January 12, 2012

Making Life Easier for Seniors
Blaine R. Young
Ever since I was first elected to office as a Frederick City Alderman I have heard complaints from our senior citizens that they cannot afford to stay in Frederick County, or even the State of Maryland, to retire with dignity.

Parties, Events and (ugh) Work
Joan Marie Aquilino
Well, we are bringing in the New Year on full throttle – elections, taxes, property rights, work place fraud. The list doesn’t end there.

Rumors, Licenses and The Election
Amanda Haddaway
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration often draws the ire of people due to its lack of customer service and seemingly endless wait times both on the phone and in-person.


Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The King of Hearts
Kevin E. Dayhoff
It is fairly well accepted among keen observers of national politics that the Iowa caucuses of Tuesday a week ago are much more about political and media-theater than a prognosticator of who will vie for the Oval Office this fall.

Unfortunate Tour, But What Memories!
Tom McLaughlin
Los Angeles CA – Later in life I became a fan of old movies. I can watch them over and over again. I think I have seen Casablanca at least 30 times and always see something new. I still stand at attention when they play the Marseilles.


Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Later Than Needed
Roy Meachum
Colleague Norm Covert picked me up for the annual party of TheTentacle.com’s publisher/editor John Ashbury. He and wife Gaile live in Thurmont, far from my Market Street’s yellow door.

Growing-up Cuban and Other Prejudices – Part 2
Nick Diaz
In Part I of this discourse, I mentioned how a good number of natural-born Americans are basically unaware of the nationality-based differences among “Hispanics.” In addition, so many well-meaning Americans have little or no idea of what events have been taking place in Cuba and the rest of Latin America in the past 50 years.

“To The Victor Goes The Spoils”
Earl 'Rocky' Mackintosh
The Evil of the Victors … Anger lingers, I guess, when you and your fellow cohorts are still reeling from the major defeat you suffered in the 2010 Frederick County elections.


Monday, January 9, 2012

The Looming Assembly
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The time when all good little legislators pack their grips and head for Annapolis is near at hand.

Pivotal Year for “Resolutions”
Michael Kurtianyk
2012 should be an interesting year locally. Politically, there will be elections in Congressional Sixth and Eighth Districts, along with the Board of Education. Much will be written on these races before it is all over.

GOP Candidate Countdown on Education
Cindy A. Rose
If you care about education then the next president of the United States should be…...... I have no idea. Maybe Alyson Klein, of Education Week, might shed some light on the Republican candidates.