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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Patient Charged With Assaults On State Hospital Staff

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PATIENT CHARGED WITH ASSAULTS ON STATE HOSPITAL STAFF

(Sykesville, MD) -- Maryland State Police arrested and charged a state hospital patient last night after he assaulted three staff members at the facility in Carroll County.

The patient is identified as a 52-year-old male. State regulations prohibit his identification by name since he is a court-committed patient.

After consultation with the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, the patient was charged by State Police with three counts each of attempted murder, first degree assault, second degree assault, reckless endangerment, and possession/use of a dangerous/deadly weapon with intent to injure. He was processed at the Westminster Barracks and taken to the Carroll County Detention Center. After his appearance before a court commissioner, he was held in the detention center without bond.

At 10:00 p.m. yesterday, Maryland State Police at the Westminster Barracks were dispatched to Springfield Hospital, in the 6600-block of Sykesville Road, Sykesville, for the report of multiple assaults on staff. When they arrived at the hospital housing unit where the assaults occurred, troopers found the suspect patient was in custody and had been restrained by hospital staff and security.

The preliminary information learned by State Police criminal investigators indicates that at about 9:40 p.m., the patient assaulted a nursing staff member outside a medication room and attempted to stab them in the chest with a butter knife. The staff member struggled with the patient and was able to push him out of the medication room and lock the door. The staff member sustained a minor laceration to the chest and later refused medical treatment.

Two other nursing staff members were approaching the area and were both assaulted by the patient with the knife. One sustained a laceration to the neck. The other sustained lacerations to the face, hand and chest. These staff members were transported to the Carroll Hospital Center where they were treated and released.

Maryland State Police crime scene technicians responded and processed the scene for evidence. The butter knife was recovered.

A motive for the assaults is not known. The investigation is continuing.

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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

The Washington Post Borks Virginia gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell

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October 18, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections

The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline) See also: Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

Also see my The Tentacle column for this week: “Virginia’s Dirty Deeds.”

For another point of view – for balance, see Marc Korman’s article in Maryland Politics Watch: “Why Deeds Matters to Maryland,” published Thursday, September 24, 2009
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In less than two weeks, on November 3, our neighbor to the south, Virginia, will have a gubernatorial election that may very well give us our first insights as just how the nation really feels about the jumbled mess our great nation finds itself after about nine months of rule by President Barack Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress.

The contest pits Democrat Virginia commonwealth senator Creigh Deeds against former Virginia attorney general Bob McDonnell The current governor, Democrat Tim Kaine is ineligible to run due to term limitations.

It should also be noted that the commonwealth voters will also choose the next lieutenant governor and attorney general. However, it has been the gubernatorial contest that has attracted national – and actually, international attention.

All too often, “nationalizing” a local state election is risky business and frequently the frontier of amateur political pundits. However, as much as one may waffle back-and-forth as to whether or not the Virginia contest gives us insight as to the political future of the nation; I have determined that this time around, the contest really does matter.

On October 9, Michael Gerson wrote in Townhall, “The Virginia race does not merely reflect national trends; it will help determine those trends.

“The November election may come at a key moment in the health care debate, just as conservative Democrats are being asked to take a political risk in support of Obama and reform. A Democratic loss in Virginia would send a message: The risk is greater than you think.”

Actually, that is an understatement. In many ways, Senator Deeds is “carrying the burden of a Democratic Congress -- and the increasingly heavy burden of Obama,” notes Mr. Gerson; who also calls to our attention that currently “Congress has an approval rating of 21 percent -- 10 points lower than the approval rating of Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina.”

Mr. Gerson goes on to say that both “Deeds and Obama are now in a difficult political position. At a recent forum, Deeds refused to identify himself as an Obama Democrat -- hardly flattering to the president. And Obama seems reluctant to be identified as a Deeds Democrat, having campaigned in the state only once, two months ago.…

“Either Obama realizes that his high-profile involvement would undermine Deeds, or the president doesn't want to squander his credibility on a losing campaign. Neither explanation is good for Democrats.”

As recently as October 13, the polling firm Rasmussen Reports, observed: “Fifty-five percent (55%) of Virginia voters say Obama’s performance is at least somewhat important in determining how they will vote, with 36% who say it is very important.”

In the October 13 report, Rasmussen noted that “McDonnell also has been trying to link Deeds’ fortunes to those of President Obama. Deeds last month seemed to distance himself somewhat from the president but now says he hopes Obama will come to the state to campaign for him.”

Well, last Friday, The Virginian-Pilot reported that Senator Deeds will getting his wish. “President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds on Oct. 27…”

Of course, the McDonnell campaign is also delighted that President Obama is coming to the commonwealth as many pundits believe that the president’s visit will swing more votes in their direction.

It may be suggested that both Senator Deeds and Mr. McDonnell are in a bit of a pickle. In many ways the candidates are equally matched – and equally flawed.

As is often the case, neither candidate is a stereotypical representation of their respective parties; however, in other ways, both are products of their parties.

One of my favorite lines in Mr. Gerson’s column explained Senator Deeds’ campaign well: “Deeds has made plenty of mistakes that can't be attributed to the national political environment, including a tendency to make policy proposals that would leave blank space on a note card.”

The complexities, complications, paradoxes, and enigmas present in this election contest could fill a textbook.

I’ve avoided all the complicated reasons this contest is important to Maryland. However, simplistically, it could be easily said that a victory for Senator Deeds would be great for our state. In particular, Frederick County would benefit because a Deeds administration would raise taxes in Virginia so precipitously that many Maryland citizen and business refugees who have fled to Virginia, along with their tax dollars would have to consider moving back.

So one must wonder - why all the fear and hysteria from the Democrats?

Perhaps that can answered by how important it is to liberals to expand their tax and spend, income and wealth redistribution public policies to the states in the face of a continuing nationwide rebellion against this disastrous approach.

And how offended the ruling party has felt that anyone would dare to disagree or express dissent.

One of the best reasons I’ve seen yet to vote for the Republican Party candidate for governor, former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, in the Virginia gubernatorial election that is now just weeks away… The Washington Post has endorsed his opponent - Mr. Deeds for Governor.

We’ll leave my rant as to why in the world newspapers endorse political candidates for another time. However, it has been called to my attention over and over again, that the Washington Post has served as a peripheral web site, public relations advocate, and shill for the Democrat Party candidate, state Senator Deeds… So the endorsement has come as no surprise.

What was somewhat a surprise, during this campaign to determine who will be the next Virginia governor, was Senator Deeds taking a page from the playbook from our nation’s ruling party and running some of the most dreadful negative ads against Mr. McDonnell, usually in concert with a coordinated attack by the Washington Post.

If a textbook could be written on this fabulous political campaign, an entire chapter could be devoted to just the Washington Post endorsement alone. Besides personally maligning the character of Mr. McDonnell, the Post explains the crux of its endorsement by saying: “Mr. Deeds has run an enormous and possibly fatal political risk by saying bluntly that he would support legislation to raise new taxes dedicated to transportation.”

However, as much as there is to disagree with in the Washington Post endorsement, perhaps first among equals is the Post’s own “Bork” moment:

“based on his 14-year record as a lawmaker -- a record dominated by his focus on incendiary wedge issues -- we worry that Mr. McDonnell's Virginia would be one where abortion rights would be curtailed; where homosexuals would be treated as second-class citizens; where information about birth control would be hidden; and where the line between church and state could get awfully porous. That is a prescription for yesterday's Virginia, not tomorrow's.”

If you will recall, in 1987 President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Bork to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate ultimately rejected his nomination, in part as a result of the nationally televised ruthless character assassination executed by Senator Kennedy.

In a July 5, 1987 New York Times article by James Reston, "WASHINGTON; Kennedy And Bork” Mr. Reston introduced the matter by writing: “Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts “is urging the Democratic majority in the Senate to mount a major ideological attack on President Reagan's nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. But if they're wise they won't follow him down this stormy path…”

[…]

“… the President had every right to choose a candidate of his own persuasion, Mr. Kennedy has the same ideological right to oppose him, but the Senator has stated his case in such vehement terms that he's scaring the Democrats more than the Republicans.

“Mr. Kennedy asserted that ‘Bork's rigid ideology will tip the scales of justice against the kind of country America is and ought to be.’”

[…]

Mr. Reston is referring to what Senator Kennedy said on July 1, 1987, 45 minutes after Judge Bork was nominated:

“Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens.”

Nice.

Mr. Reston went on to note: “Judge Bork's views are clearly controversial, but nobody questions his reputation as a legal scholar or forgets that he was confirmed unanimously to his present seat on the Federal Appeals Court in Washington just five years ago….”

[…]

Mr. Reston concluded: “Senator Kennedy cannot beat Judge Bork on the ideological issue alone. Even his own brother insisted on an ideological appointment to the Court when he chose Arthur Goldberg, a distinguished lawyer and darling of the unions.”

Candidly, Mr. McConnell’s graduate dissertation from 1989 was hard to read and unfortunate at best. To his credit, he has addressed it by saying that his views have evolved since then. Let’s hope. To be certain, may the first person who has not written something for which they have later regretted please step forward.

Whatever shortcomings Mr. McDonnell may possess, they have all been overcome by his thoughtful personable approach which is refreshing to even those who do not agree with all his positions.

His careful understanding and subsequent articulate discussion of the issues has been a ray of hope in an otherwise bleak national political landscape.

Mr. McDonnell talks about ideas, fiscal responsibility, jobs, transportation challenges, drilling for oil off of the coast of Virginia, and public safety.

In contrast with Senator “Dirty” Deeds who has no vision, no ideas, and campaigned “below-the-belt and beyond-the-pale,” maligned his opponent’s character, talked about wealth redistribution and raising taxes, attempted to silence his critics and attacked his opponent’s social views as he has so purposely and inarticulately mischaracterized.

Senator Deeds and the Washington Post cannot beat Mr. McDonnell on merit, so they have endeavored to beat him by character assassination.

It will not work. Count on Mr. McDonnell’s title on November 4th to be Virginia governor-elect.

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“Rough Morgan Run”

"Rough Morgan Run"

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Road construction work on the bridge over Morgan Run on Route 97 between Westminster and Eldersburg.

October 17, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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Matt Lewis: Poll: Bob McDonnell up by 9 Points

Poll: Bob McDonnell up by 9 Points by Matt Lewis Friday, October 09, 2009

Also see: People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections and Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

Posted at http://townhall.com/blog/g/82b63a2e-6e19-4616-aeb0-627a89d7c1de by: Matt Lewis Friday, October 09, 2009

A week or so ago, I wrote a post titled, "Why the Post Can't 'Macaca' Bob McDonell (so far...)"

Essentially my argument was that, for a variety of reasons, this was still McDonnell's race to lose. Furthermore, I argued this race was fundamentally different from the Allen/Webb race of just a few years ago -- and thus, the Post's attacks on McDonnell would not resonate as they did in '06.

But I received quite a bit of push back from friends who still suspected that McDonnell's controversial thesis -- and the subsequent WaPost stories that ensued -- may have mortally wounded McDonnell.

That was a week ago. Now that a new Washington Post poll shows McDonnell up by 9 points, I wonder if my hypothesis has been redeemed in their minds ...

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Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

Articles on PilotOnline about Deeds McDonnell contest in Virginia

The November 3, 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election pits former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell pictured above on the left, against Democrat Virginia Commonwealth Senator Creigh Deeds on the right. (Image credit: http://hamptonroads.com/pilotonline)

People Deeds Creigh, People McDonnell Bob, US st Virginia, US st Virginia 2009 elections

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Obama to campaign with Deeds later this month

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http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/obama-campaign-deeds-later-month
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot © October 16, 2009
President Barack Obama will campaign in Virginia with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds on Oct. 27, the campaign announced today.

Details about the president's visit will be announced later, according to a campaign press release.

Governor Election Archive

Deeds, McDonnell meet for final debate
By Bob Lewis
SALEM
In their final debate before the gubernatorial race in two weeks, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell on Tuesday sparred early on how to revive Virginia's ailing transportation system.
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Don't underestimate Deeds, Clinton says at rally
McLEAN Bill Clinton says he learned the hard way not to underestimate Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds. With just two weeks until Election Day, the former president joined Deeds Tuesday afternoon at a campaign rally in Tysons Corner that drew several hundred supporters.
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CNU poll: McDonnell holds double-digit lead in Va. gov race
A new poll shows Republican Bob McDonnell continues to have a strong lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds but also indicates that a large bloc of undecided voters, including many women, blacks and Democrats, have yet to make up their minds as the Nov. 3 election draws near.
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An interactive voter video guide to McDonnell and Deeds
Whoops, you've been sent to the wrong page. Just click here and you'll be set.
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Gov. candidates tout plans to boost economy, spur new jobs
By Michael Sluss RICHMOND With concerns about job losses and financial pressures ringing in their ears, the two men running to be Virginia's next governor are offering competing proposals to create and protect jobs and revive the state's recession-battered economy.
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Strategists: No. Va's Dems could swing Gov. race
With just over two weeks left until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Creigh Deeds is left with a narrow path to victory, one that hinges on energizing key demographic groups and the durability of the Old Dominion’s new politics.
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McDonnell addresses climate change at rally with McCain in Va. Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell said Saturday he believes the globe is warming but wouldn't blame man-made carbon emissions as its cause. McDonnell said after a veterans rally with Arizona Sen. John McCain that he remains firmly opposed to energy legislation intended to slow global warming by reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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To McDonnell, solutions need input from all
VIRGINIA BEACHBetween campaign stops on a humid August day, Bob McDonnell’s caravan detoured onto Petunia Crescent in the Green Run neighborhood.McDonnell stepped out and, embracing his wife, Maureen, quietly stared at a modest brick home. They bought it in 1985, when he returned to Hampton Roads to settle, raise a family and continue his education.
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McDonnell and Deeds: The men who would be Va. governor
Creigh Deeds, Democrat: Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.Hot dogs and hamburgers sizzled on a grill. A bluegrass band played and cloggers ... Read more
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No such place as 'nowhere' in Deeds' world
By Michael Sluss WARM SPRINGS Creigh Deeds mingled among the friends, neighbors and family members who gathered at a Bath County farm on a summer Sunday afternoon to salute a favorite son and the Democratic Party's nominee for governor.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Carroll County MD Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

News Release

Planning Commission suspends Pathways Plan

October 20, 2009 – The Planning and Zoning Commission today voted to halt work on the Carroll County Comprehensive Plan, known as the Pathways to Carroll’s Future Landscape, and direct staff instead to revise the County’s 2000 Master Plan.

That revision is to be submitted along with the state-mandated Water Resources Element by the end of November.

Comprehensive and master plans are different names for the same document, which is designed to direct growth outside of municipalities over 20 years.

Since 1992, the State of Maryland has required that such plans be reviewed every six years. Pathways would have been the first major update to Carroll County’s growth guidelines since 1964.

The Pathways process began in June 2005 with scores of community meetings, surveys and conferences.

Input from the community outreach effort was compiled by the Department of Planning.

In April 2009, a draft of the Pathways Plan was presented by the Planning and Zoning Commission for public review.

For more information, contact: Vivian D. Laxton,Public Information Administrator,

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Carroll County Sheriff’s Dept: Fleeing Motorcyclist dies at Shock Trauma

“Fleeing Motorcyclist dies at Shock Trauma after striking oncoming vehicle”

Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland October 19, 2009 ---- At approximately 9:15 am, Corporal Mario DeVivio was patrolling in a marked sheriff’s car on Route 97 when a 2004 Yamaha Motorcycle, displaying registration plates belonging to another motorcycle, turned from Magna Way onto Northbound Route 97 in front of his car. As the Deputy signaled the motorcycle to stop, it fled a short distance reaching a speed in excess of 60mph, and turned Westbound onto Pleasant Valley Road where it disappeared from the deputy’s sight.

Attempting to relocate it, the deputy discovered the motorcycle had traveled approximately a quarter mile on Pleasant Valley Road before it crossed the centerline in a curve and struck an oncoming Ford Fusion, head-on. The motorcyclist, who was later identified as Edward Nicholas Dill aged 28 of Westminster, was thrown approximately 20 yards beyond the vehicle. The impact knocked Dill’s helmet loose, and he sustained abrasions to his arms, legs and hips. Alert and conscious at the scene, Dill struggled with paramedics as they attempted to treat him.

Dill was flown by Maryland State Police MedEvac to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he expired early this afternoon. The driver of the Ford Fusion was transported to Carroll Hospital Center as a precaution and later released. During the investigation, it was learned that the motorcycle had been reported stolen by the Penn Township, Pennsylvania Police Department on September 17th of this year.

Sheriff’s Office Traffic Collision Reconstructionists, assisted by investigators from the Maryland State Police CRASH Team are conducting a detailed investigation of the accident, which could take several weeks. Anyone that may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Sergeant Mike Zepp at 410-386-2900, or mzepp@ccg.carr.org

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Monday, October 19, 2009

We may be lost

We may be lost - but we are making good time

October 17, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

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This and That from David Zurawik

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This and That from David Zurawik

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Emanuel, Axelrod offer more bad media criticism
After the firestorm of media blowback that greeted Anita Dunn's declaration of war on Fox News last Sunday, you might think a little caution would be used before the administration played media critic again.But there was Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 18, 2009 11:35 AM

White House war on Fox: Echoes of Nixon-Agnew
I have been writing for several months about how thin skinned the White House has been about press criticism -- especially when it comes to the Fox News Channel. I have compared the current administration to the White House of Richard Nixon...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 12, 2009 5:50 AM

President Obama: A weak Sunday TV blitz
There he goes again, President Barack Obama playing media critic, -- and for all his many skills, media analysis is not one of them. But he can't seem to leave it alone. In that sense, he's getting less like JFK...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 18, 2009 7:09 PM

Van Jones, Glenn Beck and cable TV combat
The resignation Sunday of Van Jones, White House environmental jobs "czar," is as much a cable TV story as it is a Washington political one.Jones, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to a high level position as a special adviser...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 6, 2009 1:12 PM

Don Hewitt: Helping invent the wheel of TV news
If the only thing that Don Hewitt had done in his six decades starting at the birth of TV News was to invent the phenomenally successful "60 Minutes," he would still have been one of the most influential producers in...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 19, 2009 1:32 PM

Robert Novak on cable TV: A Polarizing Presence
I will leave it to his colleagues in Washington to place Robert Novak, who died Tuesday at age 78, on the political and journalistic map.But it is my job to talk about his TV presence over some 25 years -- most...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 18, 2009 1:21 PM

President Obama at his worst as media critic - again
There he goes again, President Barack Obama, sounding like Spiro Agnew or Richard Nixon complaining about the media. They also criticized TV for showing images of conflict, protest and confrontation. They too would have liked only to see the happy pictures...
Posted by David Zurawik on August 16, 2009 6:30 AM

Jackman gives Oscars a big musical opening
Shades of Billy Crystal -- host Hugh Jackman and producers Bill Condon and Lawrence Mark (Dreamgirls) certainly gave the Oscars telecast a big opening, one that is sure to keep viewers at least until the first commercial break. Well, older viewers anyway.The number...
Posted by David Zurawik on February 22, 2009 8:37 PM

No TV magic in Obama's press performance
After watching President Barack Obama's first primetime news conference, I am beginning to think the thrill is gone -- his TV magic and mojo have deserted him. Maybe, folks like me were just a little too quick in elevating him to...
Posted by David Zurawik on February 9, 2009 9:07 PM

Lee Atwater: The dark and dirty side of GOP politics
There is a tendency in this country to not want to look back. Once something positive happens, no matter how bad things have been, we want to turn the page.Last week's election was certainly one of those hopeful moments of passage,...
Posted by David Zurawik on November 10, 2008 6:27 PM

Obama: The last great TV candidate? We'll see tonight
Democratic presidential TV candidate Barack Obama is going to seem like he is everywhere on TV tonight thanks in part to a last minute flurry of interview bookings and media buys. And by the time he finishes his last appearance...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 29, 2008 5:29 AM

Palin-Biden debate draws 69.9 million viewers
The TV turnout for Thursday night's debate was even larger than expected -- and almost every analyst expected a huge audience. According to Nielsen ratings released late Friday, the showdown between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden was seen by 69.989...
Posted by David Zurawik on October 3, 2008 6:23 PM

Jim Lehrer looks ahead to Friday's presidential debate
One of the happiest developments in this increasingly partisan and hotly contested election is the fact that PBS' Jim Lehrer, the most trusted anchorperson on TV, will moderate the first presidential debate Friday night in Oxford, Miss. If there...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 23, 2008 6:40 PM

Is Bill Moyers the Olbermann of PBS?
Who thought this TV blog would get this political this fast? But we are living in the home stretch of a once-in-lifetime Presidential election, and TV and the media are at the center of it like they haven't been since the...
Posted by David Zurawik on September 9, 2008 9:00 AM

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CyberAlert digest for Monday Oct 19 2009

A daily compilation edited by 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.

Tracking Liberal Media Bias Since 1996
Monday October 19, 2009 @ 10:21 AM EDT

1. MSNBC Admits: 'Unable to Verify' False Limbaugh Quote; No Retraction or Apology
During the 3:00PM ET hour of live coverage on MSNBC Friday, co-host David Shuster admitted that racially charged quotes he and other hosts attributed to Rush Limbaugh had not been verified: "MSNBC attributed that quote to a football player who was opposed to Limbaugh’s NFL bid. However, we have been unable to verify that quote independently. So, just to clarify." Shuster did not formally retract the quote or apologize.

2. In WSJ Limbaugh Blasts 'Contempt in News Business for Conservatives,' It 'Reflects Blind Hatred'
The Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed from Rush Limbaugh in which Limbaugh outlined how "this spectacle is bigger" than left-wingers trying to keep him out of the NFL. After noting the leading roles of race-hustlers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in smearing him as a racist, Limbaugh proposed in his penultimate paragraph: "There is a contempt in the news business, including the sportswriter community, for conservatives that reflects the blind hatred espoused by Messrs. Sharpton and Jackson. 'Racism' is too often their sledgehammer. And it is being used to try to keep citizens who don't share the left's agenda from participating in the full array of opportunities this nation otherwise affords each of us. It was on display many years ago in an effort to smear Clarence Thomas with racist stereotypes and keep him off the Supreme Court. More recently, it was employed against patriotic citizens who attended town-hall meetings and tea-party protests."

3. NBC's Turn to Fall In Love With Obama-Adoring Kid
Last night ABC News, as the MRC’s Brent Baker noted, showcased the "Why People Hate You Obama?" kid and on Friday’s Today show it was NBC's turn to be charmed by the Obama-adoring child. NBC's Savannah Guthrie, reporting from College Station, Texas about Obama's latest health care pitch and his upcoming joint appearance with George H.W. Bush to promote volunteerism, squeezed in a clip of Tyren Scott asking Obama why people hated him, when they're supposed to love him? After which Natalie Morales cooed: "Alright cute kid there."

4. CBS's Couric Finally Notices Obama's $1.4 Trillion Deficit
Back on October 7, when the Congressional Budget Office reported that the federal deficit had ballooned to a massive $1.4 trillion during President Obama's first year on the job, Katie Couric's CBS Evening News did not tell viewers. But Couric finally caught up to the bad news after the Obama White House put out its final numbers on Friday afternoon. Couric disclosed the news in a brief item on the October 16 Evening News that never mentioned Obama by name.

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Late morning at the Lehigh cement factory

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Media bias: Lap Dogs

Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/m3qv5

October 19, 2009 - The matter in which President George W. Bush replaced eight federal prosecutors and the resulting media firestorm; in spite of the fact that President Bill Clinton once replaced 93 federal prosecutors, and the media barely raised an eyebrow, still sticks in my craw.

Not to be overlooked is the dynamic that several of the prosecutors that President Clinton replaced were actively engaged in investigating Democrats.

Make no mistake about it, if I am not mistaken, the federal prosecutors serve at the pleasure of the president. At least thing is for sure, why was it okay for President Clinton to do it and yet it was so wrong for President Bush to do it…?

Furthermore, the ruling party in the U.S. Congress is still pursuing the matter: see here and here - Conyers May Call Rove, Miers to Testify Publicly About Attorney Firings.

I was e-mailed this cartoon just the other day… Hat Tip: Analog. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html It is just a relevant today as it was in 2007.

Related: Why John Conyers, the New York Times and the Washington Post owe me an apology. By KARL ROVE OPINION AUGUST 19, 2009:

[…]

“Judiciary Democrats had California Rep. Adam Schiff doggedly ask me about four-year-old phone logs, emails, meetings and conversations. What did the committee discover?

“Judging from the evidence released, it uncovered facts that show that my role in the U.S. attorneys issue was minimal and entirely proper. I did not conceive of the idea of removing certain U.S. attorneys, did not select those to be removed, and did not see the lists of U.S. attorneys Justice was considering to replace. I had no idea who was on the final list until Justice sent it to the White House in November 2006. No fair-minded person can review the thousands of pages of documents and testimony and conclude that I drove the process.”

And here, for another point of view: Conyers May Call Rove Miers Testify Attorney Firings http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n Thursday 20 August 2009 by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t Report

20070000 cartoon on GWB replacing 8 fed prosecutors
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574360500363745662.html

http://www.truthout.org/082009R?n

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/australian-cartoons.html

Cartoons political, Humor, Humor Political, Politics cartoons, World Australia

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/media-bias-lap-dogs.html

Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff

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Mediabias Clinton ousts 93 prosecutors cricketschirping Bush43 ousts 8 media outrage http://tinyurl.com/yf7l7od

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OBX: Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed

Outer Banks, North Carolina Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed By Matthew Bowers The Virginian-Pilot © October 17, 2009

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/uncertainty-arises-over-what-killed-reported-outer-banks-sharkattack-victim

Previous: Autopsy: Shark killed man who washed up in Kill Devil Hills

North Carolina's medical examiner's office reversed itself twice Friday, first saying that a Pittsburgh vacationer found washed up on the Outer Banks last month was not killed by a shark as first reported, but died from "accidental drowning."

Hours later, the office reverted to its original conclusion after getting another opinion.

But this "continued uncertainty" means the case requires further review, said Crystal Baity in an e-mail. She's a spokeswoman for East Carolina University, where the autopsy was conducted.

More: Outer Banks, North Carolina Case of swimmer thought killed by shark reviewed

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/10/uncertainty-arises-over-what-killed-reported-outer-banks-sharkattack-victim

20091017 OBX Case of swimmer thought killed by shark revd Bowers

US st No Carolina Outer Banks, Journalists Bowers Matt, Animals sharks,

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Israeli Knesset Opening on C-SPAN

Israeli Knesset Opening on C SPAN

Oct 18, 2009 - - Yesterday - Saturday, I was watching the Israeli Knesset Opening on C-SPAN.

What a hoot.

Israeli Knesset: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni spoke at the Opening of the Israeli Knesset. Prime Minister Netanyahu denounced a recent UN report which accused Israel of committing war crimes in its offensive in the Gaza Strip last year.

Following his remarks, Opposition Leader Livni criticized the Prime Minister’s agenda.

Both speeches were frequently interrupted by lawmakers who objected to points made in the speeches. This event from Jerusalem is courtesy of the Knesset Channel. Read More http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/video.php?progid=213808

20091012 sdosm Israeli Knesset Opening on C SPAN

People Livni Tzipi, World Middle East Israel, People Netanyahu Ben, World Middle East Israel Knesset

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Where is Matt Stover when we need him

Why is it that the Ravens no longer have Matt Stover kicking for them?

I mean seriously; I do not know the answer. Can someone explain to me why he is no longer with the Ravens?

This afternoon’s Ravens game was a real downer.

I mean, I am not a big sports fan. The sports fan in my family is my wife. My exposure with watching sports is usually watching my wife watch sports – which is highly entertaining. My usually calm and controlled mathematician and economist wife gets fairly excited and I find it, well, amusing.

That said, I want the Ravens to do well. I kinda think that it is good for the community for the Ravens to do well.

However, I have never had it explained to me why Matt Stover is not longer playing for the Ravens. Even a non-sports fan like me can tell that his talents is sorely missed. Who can fill me in?

Kevin Dayhoff October 18, 2009

20091018 sdosm Where is Matt Stover when we need him

Sports, Sports Baltimore Ravens, Sports Football NFL

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2009/10/where-is-matt-stover-when-we-need-him.html

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Australian Cartoons

Australian Cartoons...Not Seen In America

BELIEVE IT OR NOT -- THESE CARTOONS ARE FROM OUR FRIENDS "DOWN UNDER". WHY DO WE NEVER SEE SIMILAR IN USA PAPERS??

These cartoons are not of USA Origin!! Thanks AUSRALIA Pass them on, the liberal American press will not.

I got these from an e-mail from Analog. I did not fact-check whether or not they are indeed, Australian. I don’t care...

20091018 sdosm Australian Cartoons
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Bill Maher’s Medical Meltdown Turns Off Guests, Confuses Audience

Bill Maher’s Medical Meltdown Turns Off Guests, Confuses Audience by Steve Krakauer | October 18th, 2009

Bill Maher took some shots at Fox News host Glenn Beck last month, but on Friday’s Real Time the HBO host sounded a lot like the FNC star he knocked.

Just as Beck has warned against the dangers of the vaccination, especially relating to Swine Flu, Maher continued his path of medical conspiracy theory, to the annoyance of his guests and confusion of his audience.

More: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bill-mahers-medical-meltdown-turns-off-guests-confuses-audience/

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Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

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