Today in the DC Examiner: Secret ballots for the lame ducks, but not for American workers?
November 17, 2008
Examiner Editorial: When the congressional party caucuses convene to elect new leadership this week, they will do so with the secret ballot. Guess who wants to abolish secret ballots in the work place?
Melanie Scarborough: All that changes on inauguration day is who gets the goodies.
Examiner OpEd: Andrew Moylan of the National Taxpayers Union wonders what might have happened had John McCain opposed the Wall Street bailout.
Tapscott's Copy Desk: What's this, a Washington Postie defending Sarah Palin?
20081117 Today in the DC Examiner Secret ballots for the lame ducks
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Monday, November 17, 2008
At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 11/16/08
Sunday Carroll EAGLE ARCHIVE
The fact that women gained the right to vote was a milestone that got mixed reviews in Carroll County after the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920.
It was an argument four decades in the making.
In 1878, a constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote was introduced by Sen. A. A. Sargeant of California. Suffrage supporters called the proposal the "Anthony Amendment," for Susan B. Anthony.
When President Woodrow Wilson delivered his State of the Union message to Congress in December 1916, women in the galleries unfurled a large banner that read, "Mr. President, What Will You Do For Woman Suffrage?"
In October 1920, after women were finally allowed to vote, local newspapers carried several articles about women and the election, according to research for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Jay Graybeal.
An Oct. 29, 1920, newspaper article carried the headline: "The Republican Meet, A Remarkable Gathering." The article read: "On Tuesday evening the Armory in this city was filled both to its seating and standing capacity with men and women voters of the county to hear the issues of the campaign discussed. ...
Read the rest of the column here: At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
http://www.explorecarroll.com/community/1576/westminster-polls-1920-women-disappointed-them/
20081116 At Westminster polls in 1920, the 'Women Disappointed Them'
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Presidents Radio Address for November 14 2008
Presidents Radio Address for November 14 2008
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 14, 2008
President's Radio Address
President's Radio Address Audio En Español
In Focus: Economy
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend I am hosting a summit on the global financial crisis with leaders of developed and developing nations. By working together, I'm confident that with time we can overcome this crisis and return our economies to the path of growth and vitality.
I know many of you listening are worried about the challenges facing our economy. Stock market declines have eroded the value of retirement accounts and pension funds. The tightening of credit has made it harder for families to borrow money for cars, homes, and education. Businesses have found it harder to get loans to expand their operations and create jobs. Many nations have suffered job losses and have serious concerns about the worsening economy.
Nations around the world have responded to this situation with bold measures, and our actions are having an impact. Credit markets are beginning to thaw and businesses are gaining access to essential short-term financing. It will require more time for these improvements to fully take hold and there will be more difficult days ahead, but the United States and our partners are taking the right steps to get through the crisis.
As we address the current crisis, we also need to make broader reforms to adapt our financial systems to the 21st century. So during this summit, I will work with other leaders to establish principles for reform, such as making markets more transparent and ensuring that markets, firms, and financial products are properly regulated.
All these steps will require decisive actions from governments around the world. At the same time, we must recognize that government intervention is not a cure-all. While reforms in the financial sector are essential, the long-term solution to today's problems is sustained economic growth. And the surest path to that growth is free markets and free people.
This is a decisive moment for the global economy. In the wake of the financial crisis voices from the left and right are equating the free enterprise system with greed, exploitation, and failure. It is true that this crisis included failures by lenders and borrowers, by financial firms, by governments and independent regulators. But the crisis was not a failure of the free market system. And the answer is not to try to reinvent that system. It is to fix the problems we face, make the reforms we need, and move forward with the free market principles that have delivered prosperity and hope to people around the world.
The benefits of free market capitalism have been proven across time, geography, and culture. Around the world free market capitalism has allowed once impoverished nations to develop large and prosperous economies. And here at home, free market capitalism is what transformed America from a rugged frontier to the greatest economic power in history.
Just as important as maintaining free markets within countries is maintaining the free movement of goods and services between countries. There are many ways for nations to demonstrate their commitment to open markets. The United States Congress can take the lead by approving free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea before adjourning for the year.
In the long run, Americans can be confident in the future of our economy. We will work with our partners around the world to address the problems in the global financial system. We will strengthen our economy. And we will continue to lead the world toward prosperity and peace.
Thank you for listening.
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Bill Ayers – in his own words: “What a long strange trip it has been”
What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been Friday 07 November 2008 by: Bill Ayers, In These Times
Truthout
Upon the end of a surreal campaign season, Bill Ayers speaks out. (Photo: Chris Walker / The Chicago Tribune)
Bill Ayers looks back on a surreal campaign season.
Whew! What was all that mess? I'm still in a daze, sorting it all out, decompressing.
Pass the Vitamin C.
For the past few years, I have gone about my business, hanging out with my kids and, now, my grandchildren, taking care of our elders (they moved in as the kids moved out), going to work, teaching and writing. And every day, I participate in the never-ending effort to build a powerful and irresistible movement for peace and social justice.
In years past, I would now and then - often unpredictably - appear in the newspapers or on TV, sometimes with a reference to Fugitive Days, my 2001 memoir of the exhilarating and difficult years of resistance against the American war in Vietnam. It was a time when the world was in flames, revolution was in the air, and the serial assassinations of black leaders disrupted our utopian dreams.
These media episodes of fleeting notoriety always led to some extravagant and fantastic assertions about what I did, what I might have said and what I probably believe now.
It was always a bit surreal. Then came this political season.
During the primary, the blogosphere was full of chatter about my relationship with President-elect Barack Obama. We had served together on the board of the Woods Foundation and knew one another as neighbors in Chicago's Hyde Park. In 1996, at a coffee gathering that my wife, Bernardine Dohrn, and I held for him, I made a $200 donation to his campaign for the Illinois State Senate.
Obama's political rivals and enemies thought they saw an opportunity to deepen a dishonest perception that he is somehow un-American, alien, linked to radical ideas, a closet terrorist who sympathizes with extremism - and they pounced.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-N.Y.) campaign provided the script, which included guilt by association, demonization of people Obama knew (or might have known), creepy questions about his background and dark hints about hidden secrets yet to be uncovered.
On March 13, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), apparently in an attempt to reassure the base,- sat down for an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News. McCain was not yet aware of the narrative Hannity had been spinning for months, and so Hannity filled him in: Ayers is an unrepentant "terrorist," he explained, "On 9/11, of all days, he had an article where he bragged about bombing our Pentagon, bombing the Capitol and bombing New York City police headquarters. ... He said, 'I regret not doing more.'"
McCain couldn't believe it.
Neither could I.
[…]
Read the rest here: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
20081107 Bill Ayers What a long strange trip it has been
Some thoughts on “Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun”
“Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun” Thursday, November 13, 2008 Baltimore Business Journal - by Julekha Dash Staff
Hat Tip: The Gunpowder Chronicle
November 15th, 2008 - My thoughts, for what they are worth…
Lately the topic of another round of layoffs and adjustments in the business of Tribune and the Baltimore Sun has been the subject of some discussions among several of us who work for Tribune. (See my media disclosure here. I work for Tribune.)
I have also been a critic of the Baltimore Sun’s political coverage in the past and I agree that the widespread perception of bias on the part of the Baltimore Sun has been detrimental to the overall health of the paper.
Moreover I continue to believe that liberal media bias plagues too much of the traditional mainstream media.
However, when I read criticism that involves hyperbolic name-calling, the critic loses the argument with me. (And yes, I am aware of past columns and blog posts in which I have engaged in some name calling… I guess I am a recovering name caller…)
Nevertheless, the editorial board of the Baltimore Sun continues to promote the paper in an unfavorable light. The fact that I disagree with much of the editorial slant does not concern me. What concerns me is that all too often the position of the board is inconsistent, displays situational principles, and is personality driven.
Perhaps this is simply the nature of the beast, but I would much rather see objective consistent community-benefit-driven analysis and commentary, instead of a newspaper editorial board parroting the talking points and spin of a particular individual, political party, or ideology.
To say it clearly, anything Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or Maryland Governor O’Malley = GOOD. Anything conservative, Arizona Sen. John McCain, or former Governor Robert l. Ehrlich = BAD.
If you need a more recent example, take a look at slots: Slots under Governor Ehrlich = BAD. Slots under Governor O’Malley = GOOD. What changed…?
However, the local community newspaper arm of Tribune – The Baltimore Sun, the Patuxent Publishing Company, (Explore Baltimore Co., Explore Carroll Co. - the paper for which I write, and Explore Howard Co.,) continues to deliver quality news and reporting. Of course, part of the reason for that is that those of us on the local community level have a higher level of accountability in that we can often be found at the same pizza parlor and grocery store check out line with the very folks we cover.
Nonetheless, the current economic times are a strain on all businesses, including newspapers, the metros, and the community newspapers alike.
In spite of the bewildering approach of the Baltimore Sun’s editorial board, most all the reporters are quite professional, talented, and objective in their reporting.
In the end they all have families and unless a particular individual displays a personal animus or maliciousness; critics of the paper may benefit from a more constructive engagement with the reporters. And I hate to see anyone lose his or her job – especially these days.
And especially a writer: What do you call a writer without a significant other? Homeless.
There is a growing perception that the management of the Baltimore Sun is trying hard to adjust to the times – with more accessibility and less of the condescending arrogance that has manifested in the corporate personality of the paper in the past.
As an aside; whether I agree or disagree with the columnists, I like the sharp writing of most of the columnists (and most of the reporters) – and I like the paper’s recent foray into blogs. And I like the improvements in the web site.
The debate about blogger journalists versus traditional print media journalists has been getting increasingly boring – see 20070112 Some wisdom about the silliest debate in journalism. There are good and bad in both camps. If you don’t like a particular writer, don’t read them.
I read writers – not headlines - and not papers...
Attempting to promote blogs and new media by carelessly denigrating traditional print media is a disservice to all journalists and journalism and brings all of us down.
Considering the challenges at the local level, in Maryland and the nation; the press has, if anything, an increased responsibility and there is an important role for the Baltimore Sun to play.
We need greater cooperation, collaboration – and we need all hands on deck.
Kevin Dayhoff
A Baltimore Sun union said Thursday it expects another round of job cuts at the newspaper, and officials are preparing to fight any future layoffs.
The Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild said it expects more job cuts within days. Angie Kuhl, a unit chair with the union, said she does not know how many job cuts are planned. But union officials don’t expect buyouts to be offered, as they have been in the past, and the cuts will impact the newsroom.
Renee Mutchnik, a Baltimore Sun spokeswoman, said Sun management has no comment.
The Sun eliminated 100 positions at the paper in August. It also recently eliminated its standalone Maryland and Business sections as part of an overall redesign.
[…]
Tribune Co., the Sun’s parent, posted a $124 million third quarter loss this month.
The newspaper, Maryland’s largest daily publication, saw its average Sunday circulation number fall 3.9 percent to 350,640 during the period.
Read the entire article here: Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Tribune Co. posts $124M loss
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/11/10/daily53.html
20081113 Some thoughts on Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Hat Tip: The Gunpowder Chronicle
November 15th, 2008 - My thoughts, for what they are worth…
Lately the topic of another round of layoffs and adjustments in the business of Tribune and the Baltimore Sun has been the subject of some discussions among several of us who work for Tribune. (See my media disclosure here. I work for Tribune.)
I have also been a critic of the Baltimore Sun’s political coverage in the past and I agree that the widespread perception of bias on the part of the Baltimore Sun has been detrimental to the overall health of the paper.
Moreover I continue to believe that liberal media bias plagues too much of the traditional mainstream media.
However, when I read criticism that involves hyperbolic name-calling, the critic loses the argument with me. (And yes, I am aware of past columns and blog posts in which I have engaged in some name calling… I guess I am a recovering name caller…)
Nevertheless, the editorial board of the Baltimore Sun continues to promote the paper in an unfavorable light. The fact that I disagree with much of the editorial slant does not concern me. What concerns me is that all too often the position of the board is inconsistent, displays situational principles, and is personality driven.
Perhaps this is simply the nature of the beast, but I would much rather see objective consistent community-benefit-driven analysis and commentary, instead of a newspaper editorial board parroting the talking points and spin of a particular individual, political party, or ideology.
To say it clearly, anything Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or Maryland Governor O’Malley = GOOD. Anything conservative, Arizona Sen. John McCain, or former Governor Robert l. Ehrlich = BAD.
If you need a more recent example, take a look at slots: Slots under Governor Ehrlich = BAD. Slots under Governor O’Malley = GOOD. What changed…?
However, the local community newspaper arm of Tribune – The Baltimore Sun, the Patuxent Publishing Company, (Explore Baltimore Co., Explore Carroll Co. - the paper for which I write, and Explore Howard Co.,) continues to deliver quality news and reporting. Of course, part of the reason for that is that those of us on the local community level have a higher level of accountability in that we can often be found at the same pizza parlor and grocery store check out line with the very folks we cover.
Nonetheless, the current economic times are a strain on all businesses, including newspapers, the metros, and the community newspapers alike.
In spite of the bewildering approach of the Baltimore Sun’s editorial board, most all the reporters are quite professional, talented, and objective in their reporting.
In the end they all have families and unless a particular individual displays a personal animus or maliciousness; critics of the paper may benefit from a more constructive engagement with the reporters. And I hate to see anyone lose his or her job – especially these days.
And especially a writer: What do you call a writer without a significant other? Homeless.
There is a growing perception that the management of the Baltimore Sun is trying hard to adjust to the times – with more accessibility and less of the condescending arrogance that has manifested in the corporate personality of the paper in the past.
As an aside; whether I agree or disagree with the columnists, I like the sharp writing of most of the columnists (and most of the reporters) – and I like the paper’s recent foray into blogs. And I like the improvements in the web site.
The debate about blogger journalists versus traditional print media journalists has been getting increasingly boring – see 20070112 Some wisdom about the silliest debate in journalism. There are good and bad in both camps. If you don’t like a particular writer, don’t read them.
I read writers – not headlines - and not papers...
Attempting to promote blogs and new media by carelessly denigrating traditional print media is a disservice to all journalists and journalism and brings all of us down.
Considering the challenges at the local level, in Maryland and the nation; the press has, if anything, an increased responsibility and there is an important role for the Baltimore Sun to play.
We need greater cooperation, collaboration – and we need all hands on deck.
Kevin Dayhoff
******
Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Baltimore Business Journal - by Julekha Dash Staff
Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Baltimore Business Journal - by Julekha Dash Staff
A Baltimore Sun union said Thursday it expects another round of job cuts at the newspaper, and officials are preparing to fight any future layoffs.
The Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild said it expects more job cuts within days. Angie Kuhl, a unit chair with the union, said she does not know how many job cuts are planned. But union officials don’t expect buyouts to be offered, as they have been in the past, and the cuts will impact the newsroom.
Renee Mutchnik, a Baltimore Sun spokeswoman, said Sun management has no comment.
The Sun eliminated 100 positions at the paper in August. It also recently eliminated its standalone Maryland and Business sections as part of an overall redesign.
[…]
Tribune Co., the Sun’s parent, posted a $124 million third quarter loss this month.
The newspaper, Maryland’s largest daily publication, saw its average Sunday circulation number fall 3.9 percent to 350,640 during the period.
Read the entire article here: Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Tribune Co. posts $124M loss
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/11/10/daily53.html
20081113 Some thoughts on Union says more job cuts coming at the Baltimore Sun
Reuters: Obama McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
Reuters: Obama McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
This is a good thing; however, if the past is prologue, Arizona Sen. John McCain should be extra careful.
See:
20081109 First Bush Obama Meeting Hard Feelings and Hand Sanitizer
20081111 Drudge Bush Anger Obama Aides Leak Chat Details
*****
Obama, McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
Fri Nov 14, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will meet with his former rival, Republican Sen. John McCain, on Monday to talk about ways they can work together, an Obama spokeswoman said on Friday.
The meeting between the former competitors will take place in Chicago at Obama's transition headquarters two weeks after the Democratic senator won a decisive victory over McCain in the November 4 election.
It will be the first time the two have spoken since McCain called Obama to concede the election. McCain gave an emotional speech after the concession in which he promised to help his former rival address the country's many challenges.
[…]
She said the two men would be accompanied by McCain's close friend, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
[…]
Read the rest here: Obama, McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4AD4IX20081114
2008114 Reuters Obama McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
This is a good thing; however, if the past is prologue, Arizona Sen. John McCain should be extra careful.
See:
20081109 First Bush Obama Meeting Hard Feelings and Hand Sanitizer
20081111 Drudge Bush Anger Obama Aides Leak Chat Details
*****
Obama, McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
Fri Nov 14, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will meet with his former rival, Republican Sen. John McCain, on Monday to talk about ways they can work together, an Obama spokeswoman said on Friday.
The meeting between the former competitors will take place in Chicago at Obama's transition headquarters two weeks after the Democratic senator won a decisive victory over McCain in the November 4 election.
It will be the first time the two have spoken since McCain called Obama to concede the election. McCain gave an emotional speech after the concession in which he promised to help his former rival address the country's many challenges.
[…]
She said the two men would be accompanied by McCain's close friend, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
[…]
Read the rest here: Obama, McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4AD4IX20081114
2008114 Reuters Obama McCain to meet Monday to talk cooperation
Trains and train gardens
Trains and train gardensNovember 15, 2008
I have always liked trains – and train gardens… I was delighted to find that The Gunpowder Chronicle has list of Train Gardens and Train Shows for the 2008 Holiday Season.
20080325 Westminster Trains
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YTFOoVL-jc
20081115 Trains and train gardens
Friday, November 14, 2008
Cyber Journalist.net Newsletter for November 14 2008
Study: Unlicensed stories reel in Internet readers
The Associated Press reports that the audience reading unauthorized online copies of newspaper and magazine articles is nearly 1.5 times larger, on average, than the readership on their own Web sites, according to a study released Thursday. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under News · Comment
Don’t Count Matt Drudge Out
Jack Shafer says Matt Drudge’s demise is greatly exaggerated.
Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Business Bytes, General News, News · Comment
Innovation: Twitter and Current TV founders discuss the future of news at the Web 2.0 Summit
Here is video and summary from Chris O’Brien of “The Media Business: New Approaches.” panel at the Web 2.o summit, which was moderated by Ken Auletta of the New Yorker and included Evan Williams of Twitter and Joel Hyatt of Current TV. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Convergence · Comment
Internet freedom in Egypt
Here is a short video that explains how blogs are being used in Egypt to expose human rights abuses, how Facebook and Twitter have been used to organize demos and strikes. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Citizen Media Monitor, Convergence, The Weblog Blog · Comment
Glamour.com redesigns
Glamour.com has launched a redesign, featuring more video, blogs, expanded editorial coverage and more interaction between high-profile editors and their readers, The Guardian reports. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Design and Usability · Comment
The Transformation of NPR
Long defined by its radio programming, National Public Radio is reinventing itself as a multiplatform force.
Written by Jon · Filed Under Future of Media · Comment
Interactive Forms Give Power to Election Perspectives
The 2008 presidential race inspired a lot of innovative storytelling, including how we experienced coverage of the historic finale last night, writes Poynter’s Sara Quinn. Here’s a look at two projects that captured events in unique ways. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Great Interactive Storytelling, Great Work Gallery · Comment
‘Video Your Vote’ in action
See the videos that have been submitted so far to the YouTube/PBS “Video Your Vote” project from voters around the country…
Written by Jon · Filed Under Cool stuff, Great Citizen Journalism, Great Ideas, Great Work Gallery, Innovation · Comment
Twitter Vote Report
Twitter Vote Report is an all-volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators who have teamed up to help track voting problems on Election Day. Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under Citizen Media Monitor, Cool stuff, Great Citizen Journalism, Great Ideas, Great Interactive Storytelling, Great Use of Community, Great Work Gallery, Innovation, The Weblog Blog · 2 Comments
Where to Get Live Election Night Coverage Online
Here’s a nice wrap-up at BusinessWeek.com on what the major sites are planning for election day coverage online… Read more »
Written by Jon · Filed Under News · 1 Comment
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20081114 Cyberjournalist Net Newsletter for November 14 2008
Today in the DC Examiner: Sarah Palin and the Future of the GOP
Today in the DC Examiner: Sarah Palin and the Future of the GOP
November 14, 2008
Examiner Editorial: Sarah Palin emerges from the 2008 campaign in a position somewhat like that of Ronald Reagan after 1964, but nothing is guaranteed without lots of work.
Timothy P. Carney: Rahm Emanuel used his political connections to make himself wealthy.
Irwin Stelzer: The financial system needs reform, not a straitjacket.
2008114 Today in the DC Examiner Sarah Palin and the Future of the GOP
TimesWatch Tracker: Poor, Dumb, Racist Southerners for McCain
TimesWatch Tracker: Poor, Dumb, Racist Southerners for McCain
TimesWatch Tracker: Our Latest Analysis Thursday, November 13, 2008
TimesWatch Tracker: Our Latest Analysis Thursday, November 13, 2008
Poor, Dumb, Racist Southerners for McCain Adam Nossiter: "Southern counties that voted more heavily Republican this year than in 2004 tended to be poorer, less educated and whiter, a statistical analysis by The New York Times shows....Many of those counties, rural and isolated, have been less exposed to the diversity, educational achievement and economic progress experienced by more prosperous areas."
Cutesy Shop Liberated Me from the Bush Years Mike Albo: "If you feel as if you have been emotionally, professionally and politically run over by a tank for the last, say, eight years, then the well-selected, fun merchandise and carbonated energy of Fred Flare will bring a smile on your cautious, crabby face."
"Iraq War Ends": NYT Parody Issue Hits Streets of New York A Times parody sounds a bit like the wish-list of the Times editorial page: "Articles described a nation turned hard left: nationalized oil companies, a 'maximum wage' law, the enactment of national health insurance, President Bush indicted for treason and evangelical churches providing sanctuary for Iraqi refugees."
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20081113 TimesWatch Tracker for November 13, 2008
Bailout man by Eva Moon
Bailout man by Eva MoonNovember 14, 2008 - Thank goodness it's Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZUXXSxZPhw
Can anything make the Wall Street bailout even slightly more palatable? Probably not. But Eva Moon mixes it up with a little funk and sex? Music and lyrics by Eva Moon. Ferko Saxmanov on sax, Tym Parsons bass and guitar. http://evamoon.net Category: Comedy
Photo from: “Bailout Man” by Eva Moon http://evamoon.net/ Oct. 6, 2008
20081114 Bailout man by Eva Moon
The Onion: Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
Thank goodness it's Friday
Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
20081113 Onion Obama Win Causes Supporters To Realize How Empty
The Onion - In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
The Onion - In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole? (1:56)
Thank goodness it's Friday
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
20081113 The Onion In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
20081113 The Onion In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Doug Ross - Breaking: Obama agrees to a bailout of the New York Times
Doug Ross - Breaking: Obama agrees to a bailout of the New York Times
November 13, 2008
In case you missed it, last Tuesday Doug Ross broke the news that at the top of the list of economic initiatives for President-elect Obama is to safeguard the financial viability of the New York Times.
Breaking: Obama agrees to a bailout of the New York Times
Only hours after Mediapost reported that The New York Times had a negative net worth, President-Elect Barack Obama announced a $5 billion bailout rescue package for the media concern. In a hastily arranged press conference at the newly constructed Office of the President-Elect, Obama noted the importance of the Times' ability to influence public opinion.
"It's not overstating things to say that I owe my presidency to the New York Times," he stated in his perfectly pitched, baritone voice.
[…]
Read the rest here: Breaking: Obama agrees to a bailout of the New York Times
Related: The Gray Lady's not dead, she's just restin'
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/11/breaking-obama-agrees-to-bailout-of-new.html
20081113 Doug Ross Breaking Obama agrees to a bailout of the NYT
Life work of Sargent Shriver began in Westminster by Kevin Dayhoff
Life work of Sargent Shriver began in Westminster by Kevin Dayhoff
Picture Caption: Sargent Shriver, director of the Peace Corps, (center) and U.S. President John F. Kennedy (right) at the White House. Source: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Date: August 28, 1961 Author: Abbie Rowe, photographer for the National Park Service Public Domain - Work of US Fed'l Gov't
Picture Caption: Sargent Shriver, director of the Peace Corps, (center) and U.S. President John F. Kennedy (right) at the White House. Source: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Date: August 28, 1961 Author: Abbie Rowe, photographer for the National Park Service Public Domain - Work of US Fed'l Gov't
November 12, 2008
Westminster - Twenty years ago this week the community was abuzz in anticipation of one of Carroll County's most celebrated native sons, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. returning to town to help celebrate the City of Westminster's 150th Anniversary Dinner on Nov. 18, 1988.
Shriver, who was born Nov. 9, 1915, lived several childhood years on Willis Street in Westminster.
He married Eunice Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's sister and the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy, on May 23, 1953. Mrs. Shriver is the founder and chair of Special Olympics International and the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation.
They have five children, one of whom, Maria Owings Shriver, is married to another well-known national personality, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The program for the 1988 event listed Shriver's "unparalleled record of public service at the local, national and international level: [...]
Read the rest of the column here: Life work of Sargent Shriver began in Westminster by Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster Eagle: http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion/1548/life-work-sargent-shriver-began-westminster/
kdayhoff AT carr DOT org Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 11/12/08
20081112 Life work of Sargent Shriver began in Westminster by Kevin Dayhoff
Drudge: Bush Anger Obama Aides Leak Chat Details
Drudge: BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS
Tue Nov 11 2008
Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the White House, details of their confidential conversation began leaking out to the press, igniting anger from the president, sources claim.
"Senator Obama would be wise to keep close counsel," a top Bush source warned.
Read the rest here: BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashbol.htm
20081111 Drudge Bush Anger Obama Aides Leak Chat Details
Tue Nov 11 2008
Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the White House, details of their confidential conversation began leaking out to the press, igniting anger from the president, sources claim.
"Senator Obama would be wise to keep close counsel," a top Bush source warned.
Read the rest here: BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashbol.htm
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Drudge: Bush Anger Obama Aides Leak Chat Details
Drudge: BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS
Tue Nov 11 2008
Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the White House, details of their confidential conversation began leaking out to the press, igniting anger from the president, sources claim.
"Senator Obama would be wise to keep close counsel," a top Bush source warned.
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Tue Nov 11 2008
Just hours after President Bush and President-elect Obama met in the Oval Office of the White House, details of their confidential conversation began leaking out to the press, igniting anger from the president, sources claim.
"Senator Obama would be wise to keep close counsel," a top Bush source warned.
Read the rest here: BUSH ANGER: OBAMA AIDES LEAK CHAT DETAILS
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
President-elect Barak Obama on “Change”
President-elect Barak Obama on “Change”
Quote of the day
Hat Tip: Cj
November 12, 2008
“My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it.” -- Barack Obama
20081112 SDOSM President elect Barak Obama on change
Quote of the day
Hat Tip: Cj
November 12, 2008
“My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it.” -- Barack Obama
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Irate Congressman Demands Resignation of AIG CEO
Irate Congressman Demands Resignation of AIG CEO
Rep. Elijah Cummings: Latest "Junket" Violates AIG Pledge
By JOSEPH RHEE November 11, 2008—
A leading critic of AIG today demanded the company's CEO resign in the wake of the disclosure of yet another "junket" at a resort spa. In a letter to AIG's CEO Edward Liddy, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said the decision to hold an event for independent financial advisors last week at a luxury Phoenix resort was "outrageous" given an earlier pledge by Liddy to curtail such events.
Cummings wrote that AIG can begin to restore its trust with Congress "by accepting your resignation from the positions of chairman and chief executive officer."
Reporters for abc15.com (KNXV) caught top AIG executives on hidden camera at a secretive gathering last week at the luxurious Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix. AIG instructed the hotel to make sure no company logos and signs were seen on the property, according to a company spokesman.
Click here to see the full KNXV report.
In his letter, Cummings questioned how the Phoenix event could have taken place given Liddy's earlier assurances that "not one cent of taxpayer dollars" would by used to pay for such events. The decision to hold the event while AIG was asking for billions of dollars more in federal loans was "even more shocking", wrote Cummings.
[…]
Click here to read letter.
[…]
Click here to read AIG's full response.
Cummings asked Liddy to provide him with details on who the sponsors were and how much money they were providing, as well as an itemized list of expenses incurred by AIG. Cummings also requested a list of each of the 160 planned events that AIG said it had cancelled on or after October 30.
[…]
Read the entire article here: Irate Congressman Demands Resignation of AIG CEO
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Top Conservatives to Meet on Rebuilding Republican Party
After my column, “The Incredibly Shrinking Republican Party,” (http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=2869) was published in the Wednesday, November 12, 2008 edition of “The Tentacle,” I came across “Top Conservatives to Meet on Rebuilding Republican Party,” (http://www.truthout.org/103008M,) while I was doing some file maintenance… Nov. 12, 2008 Kevin Dayhoff
Truthout: http://www.truthout.org/103008M
Truthout: Top Conservatives to Meet on Rebuilding Republican Party by: Ewen MacAskill, The Guardian UK Wednesday 29 October 2008
Orlando - Senior Republicans are planning to meet at a rural retreat in Virginia within days of the election to discuss how to rebuild a party they expect to be badly beaten in the White House and congressional races.
[…]
Details of next week's post-election meeting, to be attended by state chairmen and prominent activists from the conservative wing of the party, are being kept secret for fear of being seen to preempt the outcome of the presidential contest.
It is intended to look at who should take over chairmanship of the party, whether the party needs to switch to the right, and to make plans for the next presidential election.
Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, though not present, will be a central figure in discussions about the party's future.
One of the biggest post-mortems, if McCain loses, is scheduled for the week after the election, the Republican governors' annual meeting in Miami. Sessions planned include one looking back on the election titled, An in-depth evaluation of the 2008 election cycle.
Another session is titled, Looking towards the future: the Grand Ole Party in transition. There is also a section on the "rising stars of the party".
One of the concerns of the party is that, if the polls prove accurate, the Democrats are poised to make huge advances into its traditional base in the south and in western states such as Colorado. With New York and the north-east and almost all of the West Coast primarily in Democratic hands, the question is where to rebuild their base.
The other problem is that the party is short of political "stars" in contrast with the Democrats, apart from Palin. The hunt for new potential leaders could shift to the younger generation, including figures such as Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana.
[…]
At the governor's conference, from November 12 to 14, speakers lined up include Charlie Crist, the governor of Florida, and a host of southern governors, as well as retired general Tommy Franks, the right-wing columnist Bill Kristol and the pollster, Frank Luntz.
Another post-election meeting is one to be hosted by the South Carolina Republican chairman, Katon Dawson, who has invited state party leaders and others to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to ""discuss the lessons learned from the 2008 campaign, what we can do better and what it will take to win in 2010", the congressional mid-terms will be held. Dawson is among those seeking to become the next party chairman.
Read the entire article here: Top Conservatives to Meet on Rebuilding Republican Party
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This week in The Tentacle
This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Incredibly Shrinking Republican Party
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The ink is hardly dry on the “historic” election of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and already those with 20/20 hindsight are dissecting and revising the two-year ordeal, known as the 2008 presidential election, with the conviction of someone who has just seen a flying saucer land in the backyard.
Where to begin?
For one thing, the Republican Party vigorously participated in its own victimization. It was as if the party had a psychotic episode of multiple manifestations and as a result, carefully choreographed its own suicide.
The Republican Party forgot its historic roots as standing for conservative fiscal policies, optimism and opportunity, personal accountability, and small, but responsive and efficient government.
Instead of reaching out to seize the opportunities afforded by changing political dynamics and demographics, it pathologically groped its navel in narcissistic delight.
However, my disdain is not heaped upon Arizona Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Although, let’s be clear, their campaign was undisciplined, inarticulate, uninspiring, and unfocused.
Much of my scorn is reserved for the failure of the national party leadership in general and the Republican congressional leaders in particular.
Read the entire column here: The Incredibly Shrinking Republican Party
Just Bustin’ Out All Over
Tom McLaughlin
It was as if a massive salt water wave swept over the country and washed away all of the hate and intolerance. I felt cleansed, jubilant and am still high from the November 4 election results. No more African-Americans, or Chinese-Americans, or Native Americans. We are all Americans.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Please, Jennifer, Not Again
Roy Meachum
Jennifer Dougherty's loss record for elections stands four-to-one after Tuesday's drubbing by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The only time she won, incumbent Mayor Jim Grimes shot himself in the foot. Repeatedly. When she tried for a second term, her own party dumped her; the first mayor in modern times to be defeated in a primary.
“It’s Good To Be A Teacher…”
Nick Diaz
Work-to-rule, teachers’ contract, planning time, Board of Education, FCTA, negotiated agreement – these topics, and more, have surfaced recently in Frederick concerning local education issues.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Election Post Mortem
Steven R. Berryman
Election 2008 is over. America now has a new president-elect, and an opportunity to evaluate just what Barack Obama’s victory means. Here are some lessons learned along with some 20/20 hindsight.
Friday, November 7, 2008
A Reason for Hope
Roy Meachum
In the middle of the Clintons' primary struggle to take away the people's nomination of Barack Obama, I threatened to resign from the Democratic Party if they succeeded. Between them and their cohorts they had the means in their grasp.
Whither Goes America?
Joe Charlebois
What does it mean to be a patriotic American? Recently that question was brought up by some politicians and pounced on by many pundits. Well, if you don't jump to conclusions, like so many have, this subject can be looked at as a way to follow up on the true transformation of our society since its founding 232 years ago.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Democrats Get Their Turn
Chris Cavey
Election Day 2008 was a depressing, gut-wrenching day for the Republican Party. The citizens of the United States continued their flogging of the party of Lincoln with the ongoing removal of Republican seats from both chambers of Congress, and a rejection of their candidate for president, John McCain.
Landfill & Waste-to-Energy Facts
Joan McIntyre
In the words of Joe Friday, Jack Webb's on Dragnet: “Just the facts ma'am." That's what you are about to get – facts and more facts.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
It’s the Congress, Stupid!
Kevin E. Dayhoff
When historians look back on the 670-day, $2.5 billion 2008 presidential campaign, the observations, analysis, second-guessing, and finger pointing will fill volumes. In the end, it was once again, “the economy, stupid” that ruled the day.
A Tale of Two Campaigns
Tom McLaughlin
This election, I was proud to be a part of two Democratic congressional campaigns. The First District in Maryland, mostly on the Eastern Shore, was where I lived while in Ocean City. I moved to the Sixth District when I relocated to Middletown.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Long, Messy Campaign
Roy Meachum
Today arrives as Boxing Day for Christmas and Ash Wednesday for Mardi Gras. Take your pick. The presidential campaign for all intents and purposes ended yesterday. The number of voters who might be persuaded by last minute exhortations is certainly miniscule.
Local Issues ARE Important, Too
Farrell Keough
What an interesting time slot to post a column. Today we engage in one of our most auspicious rights – the ability to vote for our representatives. Good luck!
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Big Non-Surprise
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Former Secretary of State and highly decorated U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, a registered Republican, rocked the political establishment recently. On NBC's Meet the Press, General Powell revealed that he is abandoning his political party and endorsing Sen. Barack Obama, for President of The United States.
Predicting The Result
Steven R. Berryman
I have no crystal ball, but considering the events upcoming on Election Day, I feel compelled to prognosticate aloud. John McCain and Sarah Palin will be your next president and vice president of the United States of America. And here’s why:
It’s Your Choice – Part 3
Bill Brosius
We’ve seen the Reverend Wright rant “God damn America” on TV; seen his contempt for and hatred of America, and of whites. He preached: “America is a country run by rich white men.” You could not more succinctly combine racism, contempt of those hard workers who accumulate wealth, and socialism in fewer words.
20081112 This week in The Tentacle
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Incredibly Shrinking Republican Party
Kevin E. Dayhoff
The ink is hardly dry on the “historic” election of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and already those with 20/20 hindsight are dissecting and revising the two-year ordeal, known as the 2008 presidential election, with the conviction of someone who has just seen a flying saucer land in the backyard.
Where to begin?
For one thing, the Republican Party vigorously participated in its own victimization. It was as if the party had a psychotic episode of multiple manifestations and as a result, carefully choreographed its own suicide.
The Republican Party forgot its historic roots as standing for conservative fiscal policies, optimism and opportunity, personal accountability, and small, but responsive and efficient government.
Instead of reaching out to seize the opportunities afforded by changing political dynamics and demographics, it pathologically groped its navel in narcissistic delight.
However, my disdain is not heaped upon Arizona Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Although, let’s be clear, their campaign was undisciplined, inarticulate, uninspiring, and unfocused.
Much of my scorn is reserved for the failure of the national party leadership in general and the Republican congressional leaders in particular.
Read the entire column here: The Incredibly Shrinking Republican Party
Just Bustin’ Out All Over
Tom McLaughlin
It was as if a massive salt water wave swept over the country and washed away all of the hate and intolerance. I felt cleansed, jubilant and am still high from the November 4 election results. No more African-Americans, or Chinese-Americans, or Native Americans. We are all Americans.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Please, Jennifer, Not Again
Roy Meachum
Jennifer Dougherty's loss record for elections stands four-to-one after Tuesday's drubbing by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The only time she won, incumbent Mayor Jim Grimes shot himself in the foot. Repeatedly. When she tried for a second term, her own party dumped her; the first mayor in modern times to be defeated in a primary.
“It’s Good To Be A Teacher…”
Nick Diaz
Work-to-rule, teachers’ contract, planning time, Board of Education, FCTA, negotiated agreement – these topics, and more, have surfaced recently in Frederick concerning local education issues.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Election Post Mortem
Steven R. Berryman
Election 2008 is over. America now has a new president-elect, and an opportunity to evaluate just what Barack Obama’s victory means. Here are some lessons learned along with some 20/20 hindsight.
Friday, November 7, 2008
A Reason for Hope
Roy Meachum
In the middle of the Clintons' primary struggle to take away the people's nomination of Barack Obama, I threatened to resign from the Democratic Party if they succeeded. Between them and their cohorts they had the means in their grasp.
Whither Goes America?
Joe Charlebois
What does it mean to be a patriotic American? Recently that question was brought up by some politicians and pounced on by many pundits. Well, if you don't jump to conclusions, like so many have, this subject can be looked at as a way to follow up on the true transformation of our society since its founding 232 years ago.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Democrats Get Their Turn
Chris Cavey
Election Day 2008 was a depressing, gut-wrenching day for the Republican Party. The citizens of the United States continued their flogging of the party of Lincoln with the ongoing removal of Republican seats from both chambers of Congress, and a rejection of their candidate for president, John McCain.
Landfill & Waste-to-Energy Facts
Joan McIntyre
In the words of Joe Friday, Jack Webb's on Dragnet: “Just the facts ma'am." That's what you are about to get – facts and more facts.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
It’s the Congress, Stupid!
Kevin E. Dayhoff
When historians look back on the 670-day, $2.5 billion 2008 presidential campaign, the observations, analysis, second-guessing, and finger pointing will fill volumes. In the end, it was once again, “the economy, stupid” that ruled the day.
A Tale of Two Campaigns
Tom McLaughlin
This election, I was proud to be a part of two Democratic congressional campaigns. The First District in Maryland, mostly on the Eastern Shore, was where I lived while in Ocean City. I moved to the Sixth District when I relocated to Middletown.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The Long, Messy Campaign
Roy Meachum
Today arrives as Boxing Day for Christmas and Ash Wednesday for Mardi Gras. Take your pick. The presidential campaign for all intents and purposes ended yesterday. The number of voters who might be persuaded by last minute exhortations is certainly miniscule.
Local Issues ARE Important, Too
Farrell Keough
What an interesting time slot to post a column. Today we engage in one of our most auspicious rights – the ability to vote for our representatives. Good luck!
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Big Non-Surprise
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Former Secretary of State and highly decorated U.S. Army Gen. Colin Powell, a registered Republican, rocked the political establishment recently. On NBC's Meet the Press, General Powell revealed that he is abandoning his political party and endorsing Sen. Barack Obama, for President of The United States.
Predicting The Result
Steven R. Berryman
I have no crystal ball, but considering the events upcoming on Election Day, I feel compelled to prognosticate aloud. John McCain and Sarah Palin will be your next president and vice president of the United States of America. And here’s why:
It’s Your Choice – Part 3
Bill Brosius
We’ve seen the Reverend Wright rant “God damn America” on TV; seen his contempt for and hatred of America, and of whites. He preached: “America is a country run by rich white men.” You could not more succinctly combine racism, contempt of those hard workers who accumulate wealth, and socialism in fewer words.
20081112 This week in The Tentacle
Always check your children's homework
When I grow up I want to be just like Mommy…
Hat Tip: Analog
Read below for the rest of the story…
Actually...
Mommy works at Home Depot... she was selling a shovel.
As for the child’s drawing; you’ll have to get the Pillage Idiot explain it.
20081111 Always check your childrens homework
Hat Tip: Analog
Read below for the rest of the story…
Actually...
Mommy works at Home Depot... she was selling a shovel.
As for the child’s drawing; you’ll have to get the Pillage Idiot explain it.
20081111 Always check your childrens homework
Kevin Dayhoff Tribune, Patuxent Publishing Group, Baltimore Sun, The Tentacle, and WEAA, disclosure
Tribune, Patuxent Publishing Group, Baltimore Sun, The Tentacle, and WEAA, disclosure
November 11, 2008
Kevin Dayhoff writes for three of the newspapers in the Patuxent Publishing Group, the Sunday Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle and Eldersburg Eagle. (http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion-talk/)
The Patuxent Publishing Group is owned by “Tribune.”
Tribune also owns the Baltimore Sun. The Sunday Carroll Eagle is distributed in the Sunday edition of the Baltimore Sun – see: 20071021 Baltimore Sun: “To our readers.”)
Additionally he writes for an online magazine, “The Tentacle.” (http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41)
He is also a periodic guest on the Marc Steiner Show on WEAA. (http://www.centerforemergingmedia.org/)
“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.” Tennessee Williams
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November 11, 2008
Kevin Dayhoff writes for three of the newspapers in the Patuxent Publishing Group, the Sunday Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle and Eldersburg Eagle. (http://www.explorecarroll.com/opinion-talk/)
The Patuxent Publishing Group is owned by “Tribune.”
Tribune also owns the Baltimore Sun. The Sunday Carroll Eagle is distributed in the Sunday edition of the Baltimore Sun – see: 20071021 Baltimore Sun: “To our readers.”)
Additionally he writes for an online magazine, “The Tentacle.” (http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41)
He is also a periodic guest on the Marc Steiner Show on WEAA. (http://www.centerforemergingmedia.org/)
“When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.” Tennessee Williams
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
President Bush Visits Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
President Bush Visits Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 11, 2008
President Bush Visits Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York, New York
Video (Windows) /news/releases/2008/11/20081111.wm.v.html
Presidential Remarks
Audio
In Focus: Veterans
10:16 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: As you can see, I have the honor of traveling with men and women who have volunteered to serve our nation in a time of war. Behind me are five outstanding Americans representing each branch of the military service. I am with them today because we are celebrating Veterans Day.
Veterans have inspired troops such as these. Veterans have inspired me. I was raised by a veteran. I appreciate the commitment to our country that the veterans have made. I am committed to making sure that today's veterans get all the health care and support they need from the federal government for agreeing to serve in a time of danger.
Our nation is blessed because our liberties have been defended by brave men and women in the past. And we are blessed to have brave men and women defend our liberties today.
God bless our veterans. Thank you. (Applause.)
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The President’s Radio Message for November 8 2008
The President’s Radio Message for November 8 2008
For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press Secretary
November 8, 2008
President's Radio Address
President's Radio Address
Audio
En Español
In Focus: Transition
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Earlier this week, more than 120 million Americans went to the polls and voted for a new President and Congress. No matter how we cast our ballots, all Americans have reason to be proud of our democracy. Our citizens have chosen a President who represents a triumph of the American story -- a testament to hard work, optimism, and faith in the enduring promise of our Nation.When I called President-Elect Obama to congratulate him on his historic victory, I told him that he can count on my complete cooperation as he makes his transition to the White House. Ensuring that this transition is seamless is a top priority for the rest of my time in office. Our country faces economic challenges that will not pause to let a new President settle in. This will also be America's first wartime presidential transition in four decades. We're in a struggle against violent extremists determined to attack us -- and they would like nothing more than to exploit this period of change to harm the American people.
So my Administration will work hard to ensure that the next President and his team can hit the ground running. For more than a year now, the White House and agencies throughout the Federal government have been preparing for a smooth transition. We've provided intelligence briefings to the President-Elect, and the Department of Justice has approved security clearances for members of his transition staff. In the coming weeks, we will ask Administration officials to brief the Obama team on major ongoing policy issues, ranging from the financial markets to the war in Iraq. I will keep the President-Elect fully informed on important decisions during this critical time for our Nation. Taken together, these measures represent an unprecedented effort to ensure continuity throughout the executive branch.
A successful transition is just one of the many important tasks remaining for my Administration. Yesterday we learned that America's economy lost jobs in the month of October, and I will continue working hard to return our Nation to the path of prosperity and growth. To help address the global financial crisis, my Administration will host an historic international summit in Washington on November 15. We will also keep urging Congress to approve America's free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama and South Korea. We will continue working to defeat the terrorists and extremists abroad, to keep the American people safe here at home.
Americans expect their President to conduct the people's business. I will continue to uphold this solemn obligation for as long as this office remains in my trust. In the meantime, I join the American people in wishing President-Elect Obama every success. Laura and I wish the Obama family as much joy and happiness as our family has found in this wonderful house.
Thank you for listening.
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Dr. Ecker invites folks to visit schools during American Education week
Dr. Ecker invites folks to visit schools during American Education week
An invitation, from the Carroll County School Superintendent Dr. Charles Ecker, to parents and the community to visit schools during American Education Week
Tue 11/11/2008
Dear Editor,
The week of November 16 – 22 is American Education Week. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our parents and members of the community to come see firsthand the wonderful things taking place in our schools.
The theme for American Education Week this year is Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility. More than ever before this statement is true. Every one of our students deserves the best education we can provide for them. It is their right and our responsibility as a school system. It is also the responsibility of parents and the community to support education in Carroll County. As part of that responsibility, I encourage you to take the time to visit a school in your community this week. I think you will be amazed at what our students and staff are accomplishing.
And please consider this. The time to visit our schools is not just during American Education Week. You are welcome to visit our schools anytime throughout the year. Our doors are always open to you. Take the time to be involved. As I have said many times before, we cannot do it alone. We need you. For us to be successful and for our student to succeed, we must all work together.
Chuck Ecker
Superintendent of Schools
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In other CCPS News:
Volunteer Training Schedule
Carroll Teacher Receives Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award
Applicants Sought for School System Audit Committee
Discover CTE @ Your Library
School System Reviews Operating Budget to Reduce Costs
Summer Enrichment Booklets Are on the Way
Board Meeting - November 12
Carrolltowne Elementary to Be Closed November 21
Taneytown Receives National Recognition for Physical Education
Feedback on Proposed Revisions to School Calendar Policy
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Patriotic, misty-eyed and corny about our Election Day By Kevin Dayhoff
Patriotic, misty-eyed and corny about our Election Day
Last Tuesday, after two years, 45 debates and $2.4 billion spent, American voters finally had their day. Is it just me, or does $2.5 billion seem an obscene amount of money for a country to spend on politics?
Nonetheless, I recently read an article in the London Sunday Times which stated: "This may seem a lot, but Americans annually spend $8 billion on hair care products, $64 billion on soft drinks ... so $2.4 billion isn't too much to pick the leader of the free world."
In Carroll County
By late afternoon, when I checked with Marty Radinsky and Frank Baylor, Carroll Countians had generously donated five huge 150 cubic foot containers of food for the needy.
Radinsky said he hopes "to build (the food collection effort) into a Carroll County
I've always been unrepentantly, patriotically, misty-eyed and corny about Election Day. It's a wonderful day to celebrate being an American… http://explorecarroll.com/opinion/1509/patriotic-misty-eyed-corny-about-our-election-day/
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Semper Fi Happy Birthday Marines
Semper Fi Happy Birthday Marines
November 10 2008
For Corps and Country
Semper Fi, and as always… check six
Click here for more posts on the Unites States Marine Corps
November 10 2008
For Corps and Country
Semper Fi, and as always… check six
Click here for more posts on the Unites States Marine Corps
Above: Camp Upshur, Marine Base at Quantico in 1972… June 11, 1972 - July 21, 1972 (Is Camp Upshur still in use?)
In July 1972 after USMC Reserve boot camp…
20081110 Semper Fi Happy Birthday Marines
20081110 Semper Fi Happy Birthday Marines
AP: Obama Bush complete private White House meeting
AP: Obama, Bush complete private White House meeting By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – November 10, 2008
Featured Topics: Barack Obama Presidential Transition
WASHINGTON – The Bushes welcomed the Obamas to the White House on Monday, visiting for nearly two hours and offering the nation a glimpse of a new first family at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. President-elect Obama and President Bush met in the Oval Office, their first substantive one-on-one session, while first lady Laura Bush and Obama's wife, Michelle, talked in the White House residence.
[…]
Mrs. Bush was to give Mrs. Obama a tour of the first family's living quarters, including the bedrooms used by children of past presidents. White House press secretary Dana Perino said the two women were expected to talk about living in one of the world's most famous buildings, from family life to the help provided by executive staff.
The Obamas have two daughters: Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7. Obama started his day in Chicago, dropping the two girls at school, each with a kiss, and then going to a gym for a workout.
Obama told reporters last week that he was headed to the White House meeting with "a spirit of bipartisanship."
He ran a campaign in which he relentlessly linked Republican opponent John McCain to Bush and presented his ideas as a fresh alternative to what he called Bush's failed policies. Yet the tone changed almost immediately after Obama's win last Tuesday.
Bush, who had endorsed McCain, lauded Obama's victory as a "triumph of the American story." He warmly invited the Obama family to the White House.
Obama, in turn, thanked Bush for being gracious. The president-elect has made clear in public that there is only one president and for now that's Bush. Obama takes the oath of office on Jan. 20.
Josh Bolten, Bush's chief of staff, said Bush and Obama probably each had a list of issues to discuss.
[…]
Read the entire article here: Obama, Bush complete private White House meeting
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_el_pr/bush_obama
20081010 AP Obama Bush complete private White House meeting
Happy Birthday United States Marines
Happy Birthday United States Marines
For Corps and Country
Semper Fi, and as always… check six
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008
Date Signed: 10/10/2008
ALMAR Number: 042/08
R 082000z OCT 08
ALMAR 042/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008//
POC/SSGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/UNIT:CMC STAFF GROUP/-
/TEL:(703) 614-2326//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. DURING THE SUMMER OF 1982, IN THE WAKE OF A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE, MARINES WENT ASHORE AT BEIRUT, LEBANON.
FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, ON 23 OCTOBER 1983, EXTREMISTS STRUCK THE FIRST MAJOR BLOW AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES - STARTING THIS LONG WAR ON TERRORISM.
ON THAT SUNDAY MORNING, A SUICIDE BOMBER DROVE AN EXPLOSIVE-LADEN TRUCK INTO THE HEADQUARTERS OF BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1/8, DESTROYING THE BUILDING AND KILLING 241 MARINES AND CORPSMEN.
2. EXTREMISTS HAVE ATTACKED OUR NATION, AT HOME AND ABROAD, NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY IN BEIRUT.
THEIR AIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME - TO KILL AS MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS AS POSSIBLE. THE ATTACKS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 CHANGED OUR NATION FOREVER, AND OUR PRESIDENT HAS RESOLVED THAT THIS NATION WILL NOT STAND IDLE WHILE MURDEROUS TERRORISTS PLOT THEIR NEXT STRIKE.
MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY - HITTING THEM ON THEIR OWN TURF, CRUSHING THEM WHEN THEY SHOW THEMSELVES, AND FINDING THEM WHERE THEY HIDE.
3. ONLY A FEW AMERICANS CHOOSE THE DANGEROUS, BUT NECESSARY, WORK OF FIGHTING OUR NATION'S ENEMIES.
WHEN OUR CHAPTER OF HISTORY IS WRITTEN, IT WILL BE A SAGA OF A SELFLESS GENERATION OF MARINES WHO WERE WILLING TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR NATION; TO DEFEND THOSE WHO COULD NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES; TO THRIVE ON THE HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE EXPECTED OF AN ELITE WARRIOR CLASS; TO MARCH TO THE SOUNDOF THE GUNS; AND TO ABLY SHOULDER THE LEGACY OF THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE.
4. ON OUR 233RD BIRTHDAY, FIRST REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND THOSE "ANGELS" WHO HAVE FALLEN - OUR REPUTATION WAS BUILT ON THEIR SACRIFICES.
REMEMBER OUR FAMILIES; THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES WHOSE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION ALLOW US TO ANSWER OUR NATION'S CALL.
FINALLY, TO ALL MARINES AND SAILORS, KNOW THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU AND WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR SUCCESSES ON THE BATTLEFIELD HAVE ONLY ADDED TO OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY.
GENERAL VICTOR H. "BRUTE" KRULAK SAID IT BEST WHEN HE WROTE, "... THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT NEED A MARINE CORPS ... THE UNITED STATES WANTS A MARINE CORPS." YOUR ACTIONS, IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, ARE AT THE CORE OF WHY AMERICA LOVES HER MARINES.
5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//
http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/UNITEDSTATESMARINECORPSBIRTHDAYMESSAGE.aspx
20081010 Happy Birthday United States Marines
For Corps and Country
Semper Fi, and as always… check six
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008
Date Signed: 10/10/2008
ALMAR Number: 042/08
R 082000z OCT 08
ALMAR 042/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE - 10 NOVEMBER 2008//
POC/SSGT M. BELL/ADMIN CHIEF/UNIT:CMC STAFF GROUP/-
/TEL:(703) 614-2326//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. DURING THE SUMMER OF 1982, IN THE WAKE OF A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE, MARINES WENT ASHORE AT BEIRUT, LEBANON.
FIFTEEN MONTHS LATER, ON 23 OCTOBER 1983, EXTREMISTS STRUCK THE FIRST MAJOR BLOW AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES - STARTING THIS LONG WAR ON TERRORISM.
ON THAT SUNDAY MORNING, A SUICIDE BOMBER DROVE AN EXPLOSIVE-LADEN TRUCK INTO THE HEADQUARTERS OF BATTALION LANDING TEAM 1/8, DESTROYING THE BUILDING AND KILLING 241 MARINES AND CORPSMEN.
2. EXTREMISTS HAVE ATTACKED OUR NATION, AT HOME AND ABROAD, NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY IN BEIRUT.
THEIR AIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME - TO KILL AS MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS AS POSSIBLE. THE ATTACKS OF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 CHANGED OUR NATION FOREVER, AND OUR PRESIDENT HAS RESOLVED THAT THIS NATION WILL NOT STAND IDLE WHILE MURDEROUS TERRORISTS PLOT THEIR NEXT STRIKE.
MARINES WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY - HITTING THEM ON THEIR OWN TURF, CRUSHING THEM WHEN THEY SHOW THEMSELVES, AND FINDING THEM WHERE THEY HIDE.
3. ONLY A FEW AMERICANS CHOOSE THE DANGEROUS, BUT NECESSARY, WORK OF FIGHTING OUR NATION'S ENEMIES.
WHEN OUR CHAPTER OF HISTORY IS WRITTEN, IT WILL BE A SAGA OF A SELFLESS GENERATION OF MARINES WHO WERE WILLING TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR NATION; TO DEFEND THOSE WHO COULD NOT DEFEND THEMSELVES; TO THRIVE ON THE HARDSHIP AND SACRIFICE EXPECTED OF AN ELITE WARRIOR CLASS; TO MARCH TO THE SOUNDOF THE GUNS; AND TO ABLY SHOULDER THE LEGACY OF THOSE MARINES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE.
4. ON OUR 233RD BIRTHDAY, FIRST REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND THOSE "ANGELS" WHO HAVE FALLEN - OUR REPUTATION WAS BUILT ON THEIR SACRIFICES.
REMEMBER OUR FAMILIES; THEY ARE THE UNSUNG HEROES WHOSE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION ALLOW US TO ANSWER OUR NATION'S CALL.
FINALLY, TO ALL MARINES AND SAILORS, KNOW THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU AND WHAT YOU DO.
YOUR SUCCESSES ON THE BATTLEFIELD HAVE ONLY ADDED TO OUR ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY.
GENERAL VICTOR H. "BRUTE" KRULAK SAID IT BEST WHEN HE WROTE, "... THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT NEED A MARINE CORPS ... THE UNITED STATES WANTS A MARINE CORPS." YOUR ACTIONS, IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, AND ACROSS THE GLOBE, ARE AT THE CORE OF WHY AMERICA LOVES HER MARINES.
5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINES AND SEMPER FIDELIS! JAMES T. CONWAY, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS//
http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/UNITEDSTATESMARINECORPSBIRTHDAYMESSAGE.aspx
20081010 Happy Birthday United States Marines
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