Monday, August 16, 2010

Investigative Voice: LIES & LIARS? — Bernstein & Jessamy battle for the hearts & minds of the electorate

LIES & LIARS? — Bernstein & Jessamy battle for the hearts & minds of the electorate

Sunday, 15 August 2010 21:24

What was gained? What was lost?

http://investigativevoice.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5571:lies-a-liars-bernstein-a-jessamy&catid=25:the-project&Itemid=44

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Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld, top left, and city State's Attorney candidate Gregg Bernstein, above, were both called liars this past week by incumbent top prosecutor Pat Jessamy. (I.V. File Photos/A.F. James MacArthur & Stephen Janis)

IN CAMPAIGN FOR CITY STATE’S ATTORNEY,
THE INCUMBENT PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS

I am tough; I am smart; I am truthful
(whereas) he continues to lie.— Patricia C. Jessamy

DID THE CHALLENGER & THE COMMISH
SHOOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT?
Or was it Jessamy who did that to herself?

PRACTICALLY A HOUSEHOLD WORD

By Alan Z. Forman As the city state’s attorney repeatedly attacked her primary-election challenger for allegedly continuing “to lie” about her record, and the police commissioner who supports him removed two lawn signs within hours of the chief prosecutor’s call for an “independent fact finder” to determine at taxpayer expense whether the top cop had lied about a phone call, local news outlets began reporting at week’s end that the Baltimore political establishment was rallying “around Jessamy.”

But was this truly the case? and even if it was, does it really matter?

The implication of a headline in the Thursday editions of the Baltimore Sun — “Bealefeld removes campaign signs as political establishment rallies around Jessamy”— and the reports from other local media that followed was that challenger Gregg Bernstein and Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld had grossly miscalculated by posting lawn signs in the commissioner’s Southwest Baltimore yard touting the top cop’s support of the upstart challenger, whose name hardly anyone in the city even knew.

Which is precisely the point. http://investigativevoice.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5571:lies-a-liars-bernstein-a-jessamy&catid=25:the-project&Itemid=44

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Carroll County Times editorial: Industrial growth is elusive

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_fa0ea2f4-a15f-11df-9b23-001cc4c03286.html

Monday, August 9, 2010

Editorial |

The heavy tax burden of homeowners and need for additional industrial development is an ongoing concern that comes up every election season, but while candidates and those in office recognize the problem and pledge to fix it, little progress has been for decades.

The reasons for the lack of change are many, but ultimately it comes down to the lack of a long-range vision and a specific plan for achieving that vision's objective.

Eighty-five percent of the property taxes brought in to the county come from residential development. The contribution from industrial development is just 10 percent… http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/article_fa0ea2f4-a15f-11df-9b23-001cc4c03286.html

20100809 CCTed Industrial growth is elusive

LABELS: BUSINESS CARROLL CO, CARROLL CO GOVT PLANNING, CARROLL CO GOVT TAXES, CARROLL CO GOVT TAXES IND TX BASE

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Investigative Voice: CLOSED CLASH — Black police organization to host debate between city state’s attorney candidates

CLOSED CLASH — Black police organization to host debate between city state’s attorney candidates

Friday, 13 August 2010 22:58

State's Atty. candidate Gregg Bernstein....

WILL BE OPEN TO MEDIA ONLY, NOT TO THE PUBLIC

http://investigativevoice.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5546:news-flash-black-police-organization-to-host-debate-between-city-states-attorneys-candidate&catid=25:the-project&Itemid=44
By Stephen Janis

The fight for Baltimore's top prosecutor’s job will shift into high gear next week, when the

....will debate the city's incumbent top prosecutor Pat Jessamy Thursday night. (I.V. File Photos)

city’s minority police organization hosts a debate between incumbent Patricia Jessamy and her opponent Gregg Bernstein.

The Vanguard Justice Society, which represents minority officers in the Baltimore Police Department, has scheduled a debate between the two contenders for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt. Washington Conference Center in Northwest Baltimore.

Newly elected Vanguard Justice Society President Kenneth Butler said the organization scheduled the debate to give both its membership and the public a chance to hear both candidates’ views on fighting crime in the city.

RACE HAS BEEN HEATED

“We know this has been a heated race, so we thought it would be worthwhile," he said. "I want our members to hear both sides and from both candidates.”

The debate will not be open to the public, Butler said. However, local news media have been invited to attend.

The race for city state’s attorney has gone from moribund to heated in the past two weeks. On Thursday the two held a heated debate on radio station WYPR-FM.

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

New York Times: Should We Brace for Deflation Now?

August 11, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/08/11/should-we-brace-for-deflation-now?th&emc=th

Stocks declined sharply the day after the Fed announced that it would buy government debt to shore up the faltering economy. Weak job reports, along with other indicators, have caused Fed policy makers to worry increasingly about the economy falling into a deflationary spiral of declining demand, prices and wages.

How likely is the prospect of deflation now? Americans haven't experienced sustained deflation since the 1930s. Is there's something about the U.S. economy that makes deflation less of a threat? What's the way out? http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/08/11/should-we-brace-for-deflation-now?th&emc=th

Enter the Discussion »

Tyler Cowen, economist, George Washington University
An Overblown Fear
Simon Johnson, economist, M.I.T.
Politics May Get in the Way
Mark Thoma, economist, University of Oregon
Putting Off Purchases
Heather Boushey, Center for American Progress
Deflation Isn't Likely
Brad DeLong, economist, U.C. Berkeley

Topics: Economy, Federal Reserve, deflation

New York Times: Should We Brace for Deflation Now?

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/08/11/should-we-brace-for-deflation-now?th&emc=th

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Adam Avery adds ‘Inc.' to ‘Friends of Frederick County' in bid to support development

Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010

‘Friends' emerge in Frederick growth battle

Avery adds ‘Inc.' to ‘Friends of Frederick County' in bid to support development

by Sherry Greenfield | Staff Writer

http://www.gazette.net/stories/08122010/frednew154724_32535.php

A new fight is brewing in the politics of growth in Frederick County, this time revolving around how one defines "friend."

Adam Avery of Frederick, host of 930 AM WFMD's "Senior Talk Radio" and an emerging outspoken figure in local politics, announced this week that he is president and owner of a new organization called "Friends of Frederick County Inc."

Avery's new group is intended to be the opposite of "Friends of Frederick County," which emerged in the 2006 election to fight what it considers to be urban sprawl and poorly planned development.

Instead of fighting development, however, Avery said his group will encourage it and highlight the benefits growth brings.

"I found [Friends of Frederick County] to be poorly organized and poorly funded," Avery said. "And I wanted to bring a positive light to the men and women who risk their [financial] lives to bring businesses to Frederick County."

But Friends of Frederick County is not pleased with Avery's move... http://www.gazette.net/stories/08122010/frednew154724_32535.php

LABELS: ELECTIONS 2010 FREDERICK CO, ENVIRO FRIENDS OF FREDERICK CO,FREDERICK CO ISSUES GROWTH DEVELOPMENT, JOURNALISTS AVERY ADAM

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Red Maryland - Richard E. Vatz: The Jessamy-Bernstein Debate: Substance to Bernstein; Style to Bernstein; Penalty Points Against Jessamy

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010

The Jessamy-Bernstein Debate: Substance to Bernstein; Style to Bernstein; Penalty Points Against Jessamy – Likely Primary Election Winner: Jessamy

--Richard E. Vatz http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/jessamy-bernstein-debate-substance-to.html

The August 12 debate between Patricia Jessamy and Gregg Bernstein on WYPR’s “Midday with Dan Rodricks” tells us a lot about political debates, and it also tells us a lot about the principals and their principles in the current race for City State’s Attorney in the Democratic primary.

When candidates have an unfriendly debate filled with unpleasant, personal attacks, the debate tends to be reported as generally nasty, with the implication being that “there is no love lost between these two,” or, in this case, described as their “frequently trading barbs,” in an otherwise excellent analysis in The Baltimore Sun.

The fact is that sometimes there is a major difference in the candidates in this regard. Yesterday’s ugly debate was one-sidedly nasty, even though both candidates were disdainful of the other... http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/jessamy-bernstein-debate-substance-to.html

Red Maryland - Richard E. Vatz: The Jessamy-Bernstein Debate: Substance to Bernstein; Style to Bernstein; Penalty Points Against Jessamy – – Likely Primary Election Winner: Jessamy

http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/jessamy-bernstein-debate-substance-to.html

LABELS: BALTIMORE CRIME, BLOG RED MARYLAND, ELECTIONS 2010, PEOPLE VATZ DR RICHARD

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/08/red-maryland-richard-e-vatz-jessamy.html

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MacRo Report Blog: Frederick County Commissioner Election Issues Poll Results

MacRo Blog: Frederick County Commissioner Election Issues Poll Results

http://www.macroreportblog.com/general/frederick-county-commissioner-election-issues-poll-results

Frederick County Commissioner Election Issues Poll Results

The first MacRo Report Blog Poll is complete, and it shows some interesting results.

We asked our participants to give us their opinion of the one issue that they thought is the most important issue in our local election for the 5 seats on the Frederick County Board of County Commissioners. With 19 candidates in the running, which will be whittled down to ten in the September 14th primary, those who are out knocking on the doors are hearing it firsthand. So, how do our results differ from what the candidates are hearing? We’ll get to that in a moment.

As you can see from the chart on the right, by far the top two concerns of our participants are pretty much in line with major voter concerns on the national level: Taxes and Government Spending (38%) and Preserving Jobs in our Community (28%) … a total of 67%... http://www.macroreportblog.com/general/frederick-county-commissioner-election-issues-poll-results

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City's top prosecutor and challenger debate the issues

Sun scrutinizes claims made by candidates

By Tricia Bishop and Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun

8:55 p.m. EDT, August 12, 2010

Baltimore state's attorney candidate Gregg Bernstein and incumbent Patricia C. Jessamy met face to face in their first extended debate Thursday, frequently trading barbs.

During WYPR's "Midday with Dan Rodricks," Jessamy called Bernstein a liar, while he called her ineffective and isolated. The candidates in the Democratic primary also tossed out various claims and statistics to support their candidacy.

The Sun took a closer look at their claims and put them into context to see how they held up under scrutiny... http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-debate-20100812,0,5737356,full.story

AUGUST 12, 2010

Analysis of prosecutor debate http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/08/analysis_of_prosecutor_debate.html

[Towson professor Richard Vatz, who teaches rhetoric and communication, posted his analysis of the style and substance of the debate on the conservative Red Maryland blog. Check it out here.]

Continue reading "Analysis of prosecutor debate" »

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Everyday Economist: Keynesians, Monetarists, and Unemployment

The Everyday Economist

Keynesians, Monetarists, and Unemployment

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Josh

http://everydayecon.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/keynesians-monetarists-and-unemployment/

The old debate between Keynesians and Monetarists is often considered to have been about the monetary transmission mechanism or the Phillips curve. However, an important element of the debate was in regards to unemployment and its effect on real output.

The typical Keynesian story about unemployment is that an increase in unemployment reduces income, which reduces consumption, and reduces aggregate output. Individuals base decisions on current income receipts. Unemployment benefits thus serve to compensate the job loser from the fall in income.

The monetarist view of unemployment, however, is framed within the context of Milton Friedman’s (1957) permanent income hypothesis. According to the PIH, permanent income is known, but there is uncertainty surrounding current receipts. A job loser whose behavior is characterized by the PIH will increase measured unemployment, but whether or not the job loss impacts real output depends on whether the change of circumstance results in a permanent downward revision of anticipated income. An increase in unemployment that is expected to only cause a change in receipts will not cause a reduction in consumption or real output... http://everydayecon.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/keynesians-monetarists-and-unemployment/

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