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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Recent columns in The Tentacle by Kevin Dayhoff


Recent columns in The Tentacle by Kevin Dayhoff

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September 9, 2009
Two Plus Two Equals Five
Kevin E. Dayhoff
By now we have all had an opportunity to either read or watch President Barack Obama’s national address to our schoolchildren that aired yesterday at high noon.

September 2, 2009
The Perils of Facebook
Kevin E. Dayhoff
For better or worse, new social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter are here to stay – that is, until something new comes along – like, tomorrow.

August 31, 2009
The Legacy of Sen. Ted Kennedy
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The sad death of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy last week brought with it a wave of sadness about the tumultuous events of the last four decades in our country.

August 26, 2009
Cindy’s Restaurant…
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Sunday President Barack Obama, his extended family and an entourage of friends and colleagues, arrived in a "New England paradise," Martha's Vineyard, for a much-deserved vacation.

August 19, 2009
Hippy Dippy Stardust and Golden Memories
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In case you missed all the recent over-hyped media coverage, forty years ago the weekend of peace, love, and revolution took place in the garden at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm in upstate New York.

August 12, 2009
Free Speech was great while it lasted
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Maryland’s Democrat U. S. Senator Ben Cardin got quite an earful at a town hall meeting Monday night in Towson on healthcare reform. Although I choose not to attend, according to many published accounts, those who did go soundly jeered and booed him throughout the evening.

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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

This Week in The Tentacle

This Week in The Tentacle

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Exposing the Real Agenda…
Farrell Keough
Now is the summer of our discontent – made glorious winter by this sun of the Statis. Shakespeare may not have been pleased, but my literary license is paid in full and allows for such word play.

From the Desk of The Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
WE GET LETTERS!!! Two Republican candidates for the Board of Aldermen of the City of Frederick weigh in on the annexation votes taken last week. And due to technical difficulties, it will be posted in this manner! Please ignore the byline and look at the end of the letter for the contributors.

From The Desk of The Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
Roy Meachum has discovered – belatedly – that healing from surgery requires recovery of the mind as well. While expecting to be able to compose a column for today, Mr. Meachum found that his convalescence from knee replacement has drawn more of his attention that he planned. So, we at The Tentacle are hopeful that his commentary will restart on Friday.

Monday, September 7, 2009
Defining Political Silliness
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
The President of the United States wants to talk to school children…oh, the horror! This guy wants to be granted access, though a web-based seminar, to our young impressionable minds. What terrifying subliminal messaging will be employed, what under-handed attempt to draw American schoolchildren into the evil web of progressive policy is afoot?

Time Management
Steven R. Berryman
Should you not have time to read my columns, then make an exception and read this one now. “I just don’t have the time” sounds like a personal problem to me, and that attitude will not advance your ability to get things done in our zero-sum time of “no time.”

Friday, September 4, 2009
From The Desk of The Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
Roy Meachum, whose columns appear here twice a week, is recovering nicely from knee replacement surgery. His progress has been phenomenal. He is resting now at home and we expect a column from him for his next scheduled posting – on Tuesday.

Role Reversal in America
Joe Charlebois
What’s the big deal? Democratic strategists say when responding to the recent and rapid response by conservatives and libertarians to what seems like blatant propaganda on two fronts – both aimed at school aged children.

Thursday, September 3, 2009
Options: You make the choices
Patricia A. Kelly
They’re everywhere. They’re often small, pale, dressed in out of date clothing. We see them and immediately turn away. “Not me,” we say, “Not me.”

Lower the Volume
Michael Kurtianyk
In response to all of the rhetoric about health care, we can agree on one thing: not reforming the health care industry is not an option. We need to do something.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Perils of Facebook
Kevin E. Dayhoff
For better or worse, new social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter are here to stay – that is, until something new comes along – like, tomorrow.

The Revolution in Burma
Tom McLaughlin
The revolution will come, the question is when. Many believed there would be a problem after the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi on July 31 and August 11.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Excuse
Roy Meachum
This morning my schedule calls for an early exercise session, the first step in rehabilitation. My right knee was replaced yesterday by orthopedic surgeon Robert Fisher. X-rays showed the connection had been reduced to bone-on-bone, all the cartilage lost.

What to Expect in 6th Grade Math
Nick Diaz
Yesterday you were counting pennies, leaves, and gold stars with your first grader. Now he or she is ready, you hope, to tackle sixth grade math. It's a shock to lots of parents – and children, too.

Dissention and the Seeds of Rebellion
Tom McLaughlin
Preface: – The following opinions are from my travels in Burma, talking to dozens of people in quiet whispers, over quick cups of tea or in back alleys. I did not seek these people, they found me. They knew I was an American. I did not advertise it. I just told the truth when asked. I refuse to hide behind the flag of another country. I listened and offered the support of a nod or an arm squeeze. I will not name locations, professions or anything else that could give a hint of identification.

Monday, August 31, 2009
Plowing the Crowded Field
Steven R. Berryman
One reason for the poor turnout at municipal elections is a perceived lack of differentiation between the candidates. This year we also suffer the fog of a large field of aldermanic candidates for the City of Frederick.

The Tourist Boycott of Burma
Tom McLaughlin
Imagine the generals who run Burma as the head of a spoiled, meat-red octopus with vomit green eyes. Imagine tentacles with huge white suckers strangling any form of democracy as its army. Imagine silk black threads running off the tentacles forming a web, hiding, listening and reporting back, the secret police. All three parts of this hideous hydra need money, lots of money, to stay alive.

The Legacy of Sen. Ted Kennedy
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The sad death of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy last week brought with it a wave of sadness about the tumultuous events of the last four decades in our country.

Friday, August 28, 2009
The Last Kennedy Brother
Roy Meachum
The last time I rubbed elbows with Sen. Edward Kennedy was at Roger L. Steven’s graveside 11 years ago; he came to bring personal and family condolences to the family and their closest friends. They were close even before Mr. Stevens built the Kennedy Center and was its first chairman.

It’s Insurance!
Joe Charlebois
Home, life, auto and health insurance are all – depending on your needs – products that are designed to protect from catastrophic events. The debate currently being discussed in town hall meetings across this country misses the point entirely. Health insurance is a product issued to policyholders to cover medical costs. It not only covers catastrophic events, but just about everything over the co-pay or the deductible when satisfied.

The People of Burma and Me
Tom McLaughlin
Mandalay, Burma (Yangoon) – The joys of visiting a new country and the experiences with local people assemble a wealth of knowledge about a nation. Even though I spoke nary a word of Burmese, I managed to communicate.

Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dougherty’s Deceit
John W. Ashbury
It isn’t obvious – well maybe it is – that one of the most irritating actions any politician can take is assuming credit for the actions and deeds of others. Former Frederick Mayor Jennifer Dougherty has become a master at it, and if the voters in the upcoming city election re-elect her, they will get exactly what they deserve.

School Board’s Myriad Problems
Joan McIntyre
We are a few shows into the Board of Educations’ ‘Board Chat’ program. It's already been nicknamed “Bored Chat.” Why, isn't that rather mean, you might ask?

Reversing Roles
Chris Cavey
There is a vast difference between revolution, which is a fundamental change in power, and revolt, meaning to renounce allegiance or subjection. There is revolution happening across our nation currently as masses of people take the streets to protest Obamacare.

The Road to Burma –Part 2
Tom McLaughlin
I had many preconceptions about Rangoon before arrival. After reading Internet sites, travelers tales and newspaper reports, I expected an impoverished, starving nation devoid of western goods.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Cindy’s Restaurant…
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Sunday President Barack Obama, his extended family and an entourage of friends and colleagues, arrived in a "New England paradise," Martha's Vineyard, for a much-deserved vacation.

The Road to Burma – Part 1
Tom McLaughlin
[Editor’s Note: Tom McLaughlin recently spent several days in Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, a nation controlled by its military. Over the next six publication days, Tom will relate his experiences in a style all his own.]

Lockerbie Fiasco
Michael Kurtianyk
Theodora Cohen was someone I knew back in college at Syracuse University. She lived upstairs on the fourth floor of Shaw Hall – she being a student at SU’s Visual & Performing Arts Department.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Fewer Walking Around
Roy Meachum
Friends have heard me say I know more people below ground than those walking around on the face of the earth. My disappeared numbers increased this week by two. Bob Novak and Don Hewitt were no back-slapping buddies – but we worked together.

Shaking in One’s Boots
Tom McLaughlin

[Editor’s Note: An earthquake struck West Sumatra, Indonesia, on August 16. Our intrepid correspondent, Tom McLaughlin, was on a travel foray there at the time. This is his account of his personal experience.]

Monday, August 24, 2009
Undermining a Legacy
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
United States Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy (D., MA) is dying of brain cancer. This is an indisputable fact, acknowledged by even the normally tight-lipped Kennedy public relations machine. This should be a sad moment in American history regardless of your opinion of his political ideology and sordid personal history. Senator Kennedy has been one of the leading progressive voices in American political history.

Twitter Primer
Steven R. Berryman
The Twitter.com phenomenon is not understood. It has nothing to do with text messaging, and more to do with poetry and “forced pithiness.”

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Service for Senator Ted Kennedy at the Kennedy Presidential library

Tweeting and following twitter for the Service for Senator Ted Kennedy at the Kennedy Presidential library

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End of the Kennedy service at the Kennedy Library “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” 10:15 PM
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Caroline Kennedy just took the podium. Last speaker 10:00 PM
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John Culver: funny sailing with Sen. Ted story
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John Culver Harvard football classmate later Iowa Senator speaking 9:14 PM
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Boston mayor Thomas Menino speaking 9:05 PM
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Kennedy Service - Brian Stokes Mitchell sings 9:00 PM “To dream the impossible dream”
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kennedynews Sen Hatch reminds everyone just how much Sen Kennedy accomplished by reaching across the aisle. http://tedkennedy.org/service #tedkennedy

Senator Orrin Hatch

Kerry: Sen Kennedy to Sen Kerry: “We have to take issues seriously we don’t have ourselves seriously”

Kerry: recitation of legislation Kennedy touched

8:31 PM

Kerry: Kennedy 17,000 days in the Senate

Senator John Kerry

The Ken Burns video tribute was first shown at the 2008 DNC Convention.
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Senator John McCain

Gov Deval Patrick spoke

Nick Littlefield is singing.

Christopher Dodd shared many humorous anecdotes.

Father Gerry Creedon

Paul Kirk

Boston Community Chorus

We are now streaming video live from the memorial service at JFK Library.
http://tedkennedy.org/live

Tonight's Ted Kennedy prog: Paul Kirk, Father Gerry Creedon, Boston Community Chorus, Rep. Joseph Kennedy, Sen Chris Dodd, Nick Littlefield

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 We also want to hear your memories of Sen Kennedy. Please post them online:
http://bit.ly/N1PFCless than a minute ago from web

 Irish eyes were smiling down on us tonight.2 minutes ago from web

 "He believed in us - so we should believe in ourselves." -Caroline14 minutes ago from web

 "The legacy of Teddy Kennedy can be measured by how we look at one another - and in turn how we look at ourselves." -Biden22 minutes ago from web

 "He made us all bigger -- his friends, his allies and his foes." -VP Biden24 minutes ago from web

 "I didn't understand why he was going out of his way for me." -VP Biden29 minutes ago from web

 Clapping along to "Just a closer walk with thee" by the Boston Community Chorus41 minutes ago from web

 Clapping along to "Just a closer walk with thee" by the Boston Community Chorus
2 minutes ago from web

 John Culver has everyone crying from laughter.13 minutes ago from web

 Sen John Culver and Sen Kennedy were football teammates at Harvard. Here's a great pic of the Sen in uniform: http://bit.ly/dMMFC 22 minutes ago from web

 Sen Kennedy loved Brian Stokes Mitchell. He performed at several of his birthdays - including earlier this year.37 minutes ago from web

 "I will miss my Irish friend. God be with you, until we meet again." -Sen Orrin Hatch41 minutes ago from web

 Sen Hatch reminds everyone just how much Sen Kennedy accomplished by reaching across the aisle. http://tedkennedy.org/serviceabout 1 hour ago from web

 "Sail on, my friend. Sail on."
3 minutes ago from web

 "We have to take issues seriously, but never take ourselves too seriously." -Sen Kennedy to Sen Kerry 4 minutes ago from web

 John Kerry is the first to talk at length about Sunny and Splash, Sen Kennedy's beloved portuguese water dogs11 minutes ago from web

 The Ken Burns video tribute was first shown at the 2008 DNC Convention.
http://bit.ly/GbOFy11 minutes ago from web

 "He taught me to be a better Senator." -Senator John McCain13 minutes ago from web

 "He was larger than life and completely down to Earth." -Gov Deval Patrick23 minutes ago from web

 "John Kennedy inspired our America. Robert challenged our America. Our Teddy changed America."
5 minutes ago from web

 Senator Kennedy's dear friend, Chris Dodd: The secret to Teddy's success? People liked him.7 minutes ago from web

 The room is all smiles with Joseph Kennedy's story.20 minutes ago from web

 Uncle Teddy was a father to all of us.26 minutes ago from web

 Vice President Biden just entered the room.36 minutes ago from web

 "He wanted us to smile and be joyful."38 minutes ago from web

 Some members of the crowd are singing along with the Boston Community Chorus to "God Bless America."41 minutes ago from web

 We are now streaming video live from the memorial service at JFK Library. http://tedkennedy.org/liveabout 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry

 "There's a tear in your eye, & I'm wondering why, For it never should be there at all." -When Irish Eyes are Smiling, back of programabout 1 hour ago from web

 Lots of friends, family, dignitaries mingling in lobby of JFK library. Some people have begun to take their seats.about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry

 The front of tonight's program quotes Yeats: "Think where man's glory begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends."about 1 hour ago from web

 The Borromeo String Quartet is now playing as people begin to take their seatsabout 1 hour ago from web

 Irish civil rights leader John Hume just arrived.about 2 hours ago from web

 Former Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards arrived a few minutes ago.about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Sen. Orrin Hatch has arrived at memorial service.about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Speaking program (cont): VP Joseph Biden & Caroline Kennedyabout 2 hours ago from web

 Gov Deval Patrick, Sen John McCain, Sen John Kerry, Sen Orrin Hatch, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mayor Thomas Menino, Sen John Culverabout 2 hours ago from web

 Rain starting to fall outside library.about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Tonight's speaking program: Paul Kirk, Father Gerry Creedon, Boston Community Chorus, Rep. Joseph Kennedy, Sen Chris Dodd, Nick Littlefieldabout 2 hours ago from web

 Final preparations underway here at the library for tonight's memorial service.about 3 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Boston Police Capt. Robert Flaherty says approx 50,000 people came to pay their respects to Sen Kennedy over the past two daysabout 4 hours ago from web

 TedKennedy.org will live-stream tonight's memorial service. http://bit.ly/3NKiFabout 5 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 11pm-12 am, Melissa Wagoner, Julie Ryder, Keith Maley, and Jill McCarthy (current Senate staffers)about 9 hours ago from web

 Senator Kennedy worked closely with the Bish family on stronger child protection measures after their daughter, Molly Bish, was killedabout 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 10-11 pm, Melody Barnes (dom. policy advsr to Pres. Obama & Judic. Com. stff dir), Maggie, John, & Heather Bish (advocates)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 9-10 pm, Carrie Osolinik (frmr Sen stffr), Eddie Correia (husband), Sharon Waxman and Janice Kagayutan (current Sen staffers)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 6-7 pm, Nick Littlefield (frmr Sen stff dir), Jennie Littlefield (wife), Kate Lowenstein (step-dghtr), Kevin Callahan (stffr)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 5-6 pm, Janet Rosen and Marvin Rosen (family friends), Chuck Campion and Heather Campion (family friends)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 4-5 pm, Paul Donovan (frmr Sen Chief of Staff), Elena Toschi (frmr Sen stffr), Liz Smith and Joanna Reagan (family friends)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 3-4 pm, Bob Shrum (frmr prss sec), Mary Louise Oakes (fam friend), David Burke (frmr Sen Chief of Staff), Trixie Burke (wife)about 9 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 2-3 pm, Gerry Kavanaugh (frmr Sen Chief of Staff), Colleen Kavanaugh (wife), Terri Robinson and Bill Robinson (frmr staffers)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 1-2 pm, Jack Connors (family friend), Eileen Connors (family friend)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 12-1 pm, Don Dowd and Gene Dellea (campaign staff for JFK & fam. friends), Jack Caldwell and Diane Caldwell (family friends)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 11-12 pm, Lucy Flynn (frmr stffr), George O'Toole (husband), Paul Kirk (Chairman of JFK Library Fdtn), Gail Kirk (fam friend)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 10-11 am, Peter Meade (CEO of Edward Kennedy Inst.) & Roseanne Meade (wife), Jerry Dunfey & Nadine Dunfey (family friends)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 9-10 am, Michael Iskowitz, Mary Jeka, & Kathi Anderson (frmr Sen stffrs), Doris Kearns Goodwin, pres. historian & fam. friendabout 10 hours ago from web

 Press page updated with details of Washington DC motorcade and stop at US Capitol http://bit.ly/qDTllabout 10 hours ago from web

 Press page updated with complete list of those sitting vigil on Friday: http://bit.ly/qDTllabout 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 8-9 am, Rob Consalvo (Cty Cnclr & frmr stffr), Michelle Consalvo (wife), Mary Liz Ganley & Stephanie Cutter (frmr stffrs)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 7-8am, John and Diddy Cullinane (family friends), John Scarin (frmr senate staffer), Kathleen Scarin (wife of John)about 10 hours ago from web

 Sitting vigil: 6-7 am, Charlie and Dororthy Baker, Tom Keady (family friends), Jay Heimbach and Jeanine Kedas (frmr senate staffers)about 10 hours ago from web

 Group from the Democratic Republic of the Congo holding a very large Congo flag just entered library.about 10 hours ago from web

 Approximately 1100 people now on a line now goes back to the state archivesabout 10 hours ago from web

 Mass. Treasurer Tim Cahill in line. State house and senate arrive together at 11.about 12 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Estimating 25,000 people paid their respects to Sen. Kennedy tonight. We could not be more grateful for the amazing support. Thank you.about 18 hours ago from web

 If you couldn't get to JFK Library tonight, you'll have another oppty Friday from 8 to 3. Public encouraged to be in line by noon.about 18 hours ago from web

 Sen. Kennedy's motorcade will stop at U.S. Capitol before heading to Arlington Cemetery on Saturday http://bit.ly/KoQwnabout 19 hours ago from web

 Details for Friday's memorial service and Saturday's funeral have been posted to http://tedkennedy.org/arran...about 19 hours ago from web

 As of 11:30 pm, the wait to pay respects to Sen. Kennedy is now estimated at four hours.about 20 hours ago from web

 Line is now upwards of 20,000.about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Line now runs past the archives and down along the water.about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 The line now snakes for about three and a half hours.about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

 Cindy, Daniel & David McGinty now sitting vigil. Sen Kennedy became very close to them and other Massachusetts families affected by 9/11.about 22 hours ago from web

 Mrs. Kennedy said people outside kept saying "thank you for opening this up to the public and for letting us say 'bye' to him too."about 23 hours ago from web

 Congressman Ed Markey is is paying his respects.about 23 hours ago from web

 Senator Kennedy's step-son, Curran and his nephew, Bobby Shriver are joined by Brian and Alma hart in standing vigil over Senator Kennedy.about 24 hours ago from web

 Senator's niece, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend greeted people in line. One person told her "we'll never see the likes of him again."about 24 hours ago from web

 Mrs. Kennedy is now outside greeting well wishers. The line is more than a two and a half hour wait now.4:11 AM Aug 28th from TwitterBerry

 Matt Kennedy just spoke with a family that drove from Charleston, SC, and another from the Bronx just to be there to pay their respects.3:51 AM Aug 28th from TwitterBerry

 12,000 people are now in line to pay their respects3:35 AM Aug 28th from TwitterBerry

 People in the line now have been waiting 2 hours to pay their respects. It is greatly appreciated.3:25 AM Aug 28th from web

 Senator's grandson Ted III, Caroline Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy Jr have walked outside and down the line to thank people for coming.3:23 AM Aug 28th from web

 100 current and former staff members are now paying their final respects2:02 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 11pm-12am, Steve and Barbara Grossman (family friends), Julie Ryder (senate staffer), Beth McElhinney (frmr senate staffer)1:49 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 10-11 pm, Christie & Matthew Coombs (fmly of Michael who died 9/11), Anthony Coley (snte staff), Brian Quinn (frmr snte staff)1:48 AM Aug 28th from web

 The flag over Sen. Kennedy's casket was flown over the U.S. Capitol on the last day the Senate was in session.1:46 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sen. Kennedy was just led by family, friends and a military Honor Guard into the JFK Library1:45 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 9-10 pm, Eric Mogilnicki (senate CoS), Cindy, Daniel, David McGinty (family of Michael McGinty, who died 9/11)1:37 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 8-9 pm, Alma, Brian, Elizabeth, Rebecca Hart (family of late Pfc John Hart, who tgthr fought for more body armor for troops)1:34 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 7-8 pm, Patti Saris (judge, fmr staffr), Arther Seigel (Patti's hsbnd), Tim Hagen (college frnd), Jay Himmelstein (fmr staffr)1:27 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sitting vigil 6-7 pm, Bobby Shriver (nephew), Natasha Shriver (Bobby's wife) George Abrams (college friend), Gerry Doherty (family friend)1:24 AM Aug 28th from web

 Complete color and guidance updates for press is available on this page at tedkennedy.org: http://bit.ly/qDTll1:06 AM Aug 28th from web

 Military honor guard & contingents of friends and family will sit vigil with Sen. Kennedy from arrival until departure for mass #tedkennedy12:59 AM Aug 28th from web

 At 6 p.m., the Library will be opened to the public who wish to pay their respects. #tedkennedy12:58 AM Aug 28th from web

 Inside, Father Monan and Father Donald MacMillan, S.J., will lead the family in a prayer #tedkennedy12:57 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sen. Kennedy will pass through a column of 100 staff members inside Smith Center #tedkennedy12:57 AM Aug 28th from web

 Family will form a greeting line outside the library as the Senator is unloaded from the hearse #tedkennedy12:56 AM Aug 28th from web

 50 City Year vols are helping transport public to library to pay respects from various satellite lots throughout Boston #tedkennedy12:55 AM Aug 28th from web

 Sen. Kennedy will be greeted by Fr. J. Donald Monan, S.J., former Pres of Boston Cllge, City Year vols, staff, & the public #tedkennedy12:54 AM Aug 28th from web

 There are 85 members of the family traveling in the motorcade. #tedkennedy12:43 AM Aug 28th from web

 Senator Kennedy will arrive at the J.F. Kennedy Library and Museum at roughly 4:45 p.m. #tedkennedy12:42 AM Aug 28th from web

 This afternoon's motorcade route through Boston http://bit.ly/KoQwn #tedkennedy8:04 PM Aug 27th from web

 Details about memorial events for Senator Ted Kennedy now live at tedkennedy.org http://bit.ly/KoQwn #tedkennedy Please RT4:03 PM Aug 27th from web

 Please RT - follow @kennedynews for official information about memorial and funeral activities for Senator Kennedy. #tedkennedy7:29 AM Aug 27th from web

 This is the official account of the Kennedy family and staff. Will be used for info about memorial and funeral activities. #tedkennedy7:14 AM Aug 27th from web
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy Obit Avoids the Jesse Helms Treatment

Kennedy Obit Avoids Jesse Helms Treatment

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Today's Headlines: 08/26/09

Ted Kennedy Obit Avoids the Jesse Helms Treatment
Liberal Sen. Ted Kennedy was "one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate," while conservative Sen. Jesse Helms's "mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art."

Adam Clymer in Full Swoon Over Ted Kennedy's Legacy
Adam Clymer, who wrote a supportive biography of Sen. Ted Kennedy, defended Kennedy from a hostile questioner: "If you voted at 18 or were served Meals on Wheels or took advantage of a Medicare drug benefit, he helped get you there. Cheap college loans, children's health insurance, aid to the disabled and a variety of civil rights measures are also to his credit."

Pro-Obama-Care "Grassroots Advocates" -- Controlled by the DNC
Advice for reporter Katharine Seelye: If pro-Obama "grassroots advocates" are operating "under the aegis of the Democratic National Committee," they aren't really "grassroots advocates."

Times Tries (and Fails) to Rebut Fact Obama-Care Will Pay for AbortionsReporter Katharine Seelye quotes not one but two Planned Parenthood staffers to rebut a Family Research Council claim that taxpayers would have to pay for abortions.

20090826 sdsom Kennedy Obit Avoids Jesse Helms Treatment

Ted Kennedy Obit Avoids the Jesse Helms Treatment
Liberal Sen. Ted Kennedy was "one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate," while conservative Sen. Jesse Helms's "mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art."

Posted by: Clay Waters
8/26/2009 3:43:52 PM


News of Sen. Ted Kennedy's death late Tuesday night didn't make the Wednesday print edition, but a 6,000-word obituary by John Broder was posted on nytimes.com this morning: "Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies."

Broder's obituary left room for the lowlights of Kennedy's career, including Mary Jo Kopechne's death at Chappaquiddick and Kennedy's ruthless personal attack on conservative Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. But the opening paragraph offered a sharp contrast with another ideologically polarizing senator, Jesse Helms of North Carolina, who died on Independence Day last year. Broder's opening paragraph:

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died late Tuesday night. He was 77.

Contrast that respectful tone with the snarling opening sentence from Steven Holmes' obituary for Sen. Jesse Helms on July 5, 2008, under the print edition headline "Jesse Helms, Unyielding Beacon of Conservatism, Is Dead at 86."

Jesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator whose courtly manner and mossy drawl barely masked a hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died early Friday. He was 86.

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Edward M Kennedy Senate Stalwart Dies at 77

Edward M Kennedy Senate Stalwart Dies at 77

The New York Times Breaking News Alert

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 -- 1:31 AM ET

Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies at 77

In the picture above, Ted Kennedy in his first campaign for the Senate in 1962. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/fb3ju

Gifted and Flawed Legislator, 77, From a Storied Family
By JOHN M. BRODER

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died late Tuesday night. He was 77.


Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na

@kevindayhoff RT @andylevy RT @infidelsarecool Please be respectful to the Kennedy family. Put politics aside, please. We don't act like the vile left.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

CBS Discredits Steele and DeMint on ObamaCare as 'Harsh' and 'Incendiary

CBS Discredits Steele and DeMint on ObamaCare as 'Harsh' and 'Incendiary,' Couric Hails Kennedy

Tracking Liberal Media Bias Since 1996

Tuesday July 21, 2009 @ 08:57 AM EDT
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CBS Discredits Steele and DeMint on ObamaCare as 'Harsh' and 'Incendiary,' Couric Hails Kennedy

For the second weekday in a row, Katie Couric teased the CBS Evening News on Monday night by delivering President Obama's aggressive retorts to critics of his health plan as reporter Chip Reid pitched in to help, discrediting critics by disparaging their perspectives as "harsh" and "incendiary" attacks -- all before Couric caught up with ABC and NBC from the night before and promoted Ted Kennedy's "We're Almost There" Newsweek cover story. Couric teased: "The President takes on critics of his health care reform plan. He vows to move forward and says trying to fix a system that's breaking American families."

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Nets Skip Chappaquiddick's 40th; NPR Gets 'Ugly' Mail for Even Blogging About It

While the big liberal media usually find it hard to skip any news related to the Kennedy family, ABC, CBS and NBC breathed not a word about Saturday’s 40th anniversary of Chappaquiddick, and neither did the New York Times or Washington Post.

But it wasn’t a complete blackout. With Ted Kennedy on the cover of the July 27 Newsweek to push for government health care, editor Jon Meacham examined Chappaquiddick as a great flaw, and NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin blogged about the anniversary on Friday, only to be deluged with "ugly" mail from NPR readers upset he would mention Kennedy’s scandal when "what Bush and Cheney did was much worse."

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CBS Analyst: Taliban Treats Prisoners Better Than U.S.

In reaction to a propaganda video of the Taliban holding an American soldier hostage in Afghanistan, on Monday’s CBS Early Show, terrorism analyst Jere Van Dyk argued “What they [the Taliban] are saying is that ‘we can treat American soldiers, we can treat prisoners, better than Americans are treating them.’” Speaking to co-host Maggie Rodriguez about the capture of Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, Van Dyk continued to explain his observation “There’s a story in the New York Times this morning, also in the Wall Street Journal earlier, about prisoner abuse, Americans abusing prisoners in Afghanistan. What they [the Taliban] are saying to the -- to the Afghan public is that ‘we can do a better job, do not be afraid of us in the future’” Rodriguez accepted that premise and added: “Because he’s clean, the place looks like – he’s being fed. They’re taking care of him.” Van Dyk went on: “There’s a signal there. He’s wearing nice clothes, he’s being fed, he has a cup of tea there… what they are saying is that we will protect to the death ‘a guest in our home.’” He is in someone’s home right now.” He went on to predict: “My belief is, my hope of course is, and my cautious feeling is that he will be protected. He will not be harmed.”

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Dan Rather Hails Cronkite As 'Beacon' of 'Straight News'Chris Matthews, on Monday's Hardball, invited on Dan Rather to remember Walter Cronkite and the former CBS News anchor - famously fired for letting his bias spiral out of control during the George W. Bush National Guard story - called Cronkite "a straight news reporter," and claimed Cronkite advised him and others at CBS News to "Tell it straight without fear or favoritism. Pull no punches. Say it like it is, insofar as is humanly possible. Keep your own prejudices and biases and feelings and emotions out of it."

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Brent H. Baker, CyberAlert items are drawn from daily BiasAlert posts and distributed by the Media Research Center's News Analysis Division, the leader since 1987 in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias.

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