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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Smigiel Pipkin protest closing the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center

Smigiel Pipkin protest closing the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center

Can you only imagine the outrage of the liberal Maryland media if former Governor Robert Ehrlich had closed the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center?

Delegate Mike Smigiel Press Release:

Contact: Andi Morony September 24, 2009 410-490-2734

For Immediate Release

Delegate Mike Smigiel (R-District 36-Upper Shore) will be joining Senator EJ Pipkin at an all-night vigil in Chestertown, MD to protest the closing of the Upper Shore Community Mental Health Center.

"Very few issues touch the community in such a real and significant way as the need for basic services for those who are unable to help themselves. When those issues arise, public servants need to do everything possible. to bring attention to the urgency of the situation." Smigiel said of the vigil.

"The community has been working very hard to save the USCMHC. We, as public officials, must lead the charge to reverse this decision." Smigiel said in reference to the decision to close the center.

"I find it in poor taste and particularly callous that the Governor will attend a $1,000 a plate fundraiser here in Chestertown but cannot find the time to tour this award-winning facility and speak directly with the people most affected by the cuts" Smigiel concluded.

An invitation went to the Governor's office a week ago from the members of the 36th District Legislative Team asking that he come and tour the facility. To date, no response has been received. The high dollar campaign fundraiser is scheduled for this Saturday at 1PM in Chestertown, Md.

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Smigiel Pipkin protest closing Upper MD Shore Community Mental Health Center

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Alaska News-Miner apologizes for calling Palin “A broad in Asia”

News-Miner Editorial An apology to Sarah Palin By Rod Boyce

http://newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/23/apology-sarah-palin/?opinion

Published Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Daily News-Miner has had its agreements and disagreements with now-former Gov. Sarah Palin at various points during her time serving the state of Alaska. We have tried to maintain respect for the office of governor and to be generally civil when discussing Mrs. Palin, her policies and the actions she took while serving as governor. The same has been true for the time since she left office.

Today I must apologize to Mrs. Palin personally and on behalf of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner for the choice of words used on the bottom of Wednesday’s front page regarding her speaking engagement in Hong Kong this week to a group of global investors.

We used offensive language — “A broad in Asia” — above a small photograph of the former governor to direct readers inside the newspaper to a full story of her Hong Kong appearance.

Read the entire editorial here: http://newsminer.com/news/2009/sep/23/apology-sarah-palin/?opinion

20090923 NewsMiner Ed An apology to Palin By Rod Boyce

News-Miner Editorial An apology to Sarah Palin By Rod Boyce

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Do Not Believe Anything They Tell You

Do Not Believe Anything They Tell You

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ABC = Amalgamated Barack Channel CBS = Continuous Barack Coverage NBC = National Barack Cheerleaders

September 24, 2009

20090923 DoNotBelieveAnythingTheyTellYou

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Big Media Missing the Point
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Everyone who bickers about the size of the crowd in Washington on September 12, or what network covered it and what media did not cover it, or whether the protest was the work of conservatives or un-American racists is sorely missing the significance of the entire event.

Related:

Is President Obama media over-exposed?

Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

www.thetentacle.com

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September 16, 2009
Enough Already…
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

In the last week, we have witnessed a full-court press by President Barack Obama, in his efforts to push forward broad sweeping health care reform. He’s everywhere. He’s everywhere…

September 9, 2009
Two Plus Two Equals Five
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
By now we have all had an opportunity to either read or watch President Barack Obama’s national address to our schoolchildren that aired yesterday at high noon.

20090918 sdsom Recent TT on Obama overexposed
20090422 Smiling Sheep

Recent www.thetentacle.com columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

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This week in The Tentacle

This week in The Tentacle

Thursday, September 24, 2009
Karl Rove and the Spitballers
Chris Cavey
Last week Karl Rove spoke at the Goucher College “President’s Forum “series. Mr. Rove and Goucher President Sanford J. Unger took the stage in front of an audience of over 500. The evening was a learning experience for the liberal student body; however, for me, it was just vintage Karl Rove.

Random thoughts:
Joan McIntyre
Healthcare:

Chip away at the items one by one. Stop forcing insurance companies to have mandated coverage outside normal everyday items. IVF (In vitro fertilization) is one example. Do a basic coverage; with wellness visits and then, if you must, do an a-la-carte menu for the rest.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Big Media Missing the Point
Kevin E. Dayhoff
Everyone who bickers about the size of the crowd in Washington on September 12, or what network covered it and what media did not cover it, or whether the protest was the work of conservatives or un-American racists is sorely missing the significance of the entire event.

Go Back Home
Tom McLaughlin
Kuching, Malaysia – Illegal logging and poor forest practices are two separate things” and “if there is one thing I hope could be improved over time it would be the quality of data that everyone could share” are the words of wisdom spouted by one Alberto Goetzl. Mr. Goetzl, a policy bureaucrat wonk from Poolesville, Maryland has been sharing these brilliant insights to the people of Malaysia through a program sponsored by the U.S. State Department.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Let the Games Begin
Roy Meachum
After Frederick City primaries last week, Republican friends insisted on talking about how Democratic winner Jason Judd’s chances were doomed in November, saying the Democratic winner would get his butt whipped when everybody could vote. There was also comment along the line his working for a union makes him anathema to local citizens.

Beware The Quiet on Carbon Dioxide
Farrell Keough
Might the EPA being covering up information pertaining to Global Warming? How could that possibly be true – this is a cabinet level agency whose sole interest is protecting American citizens by ensuring the environment receives the attention it deserves.

Monday, September 21, 2009
Grass-Roots Betrayed
Steven R. Berryman
Much has been said on all sides in evaluating recent protestors in Washington, as well as in Frederick. Just what is a legitimate “grass-roots” uprising, anyway?

It’s Expensive Going Green, But Worth It
Michael Kurtianyk
Whatever happened to going green? Didn’t it seem that the big buzzword in housing in 2008/early 2009 was going green? Has this become a fad that has passed already? What does it mean to go green anyway?

Friday, September 18, 2009
Jennifer’s Last Hurrah
Roy Meachum
Jennifer Dougherty’s defeat Tuesday resulted not from a single cause but a number of political crimes, all of them self-inflicted. One by one, she managed to offend her fellow Democrats – from Ron Young to Andrew Duck and all the faithful in between. All by herself, she managed to make seeking office tediously boring; primarily because of the way she inevitably lost – time after-time.

Why the low turnout?
Joe Charlebois
Why the low turnout in the City of Frederick elections? There are numerous reasons, so here are a few as I see it.

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Happenstance Happens…
Tony Soltero
A year ago or so, there was an ugly accident on a double-decker shuttle bus that serviced Washington Nationals’ games. A couple of young male passengers were killed when the bus ran under an overpass, prompting speculation about whether the passengers had stood up on the bus at the wrong moment, thus putting themselves in harm's way.

Living in an Insane World
Patricia A. Kelly
For at least the past one hundred years, the government of the United States of America has increasingly encroached upon the lives of the people.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Enough Already…
Kevin E. Dayhoff
In the last week, we have witnessed a full-court press by President Barack Obama, in his efforts to push forward broad sweeping health care reform. He’s everywhere. He’s everywhere…

Monks, Monkeys and a Mad Englishman
Tom McLaughlin
Krabi, Thailand – This beach resort has the atmosphere of a quiet upscale scene as opposed to the honky tonk of Phuket Island or Ocean City, Maryland. The beaches, hotels and restaurants are filled with sexy Swedes. I can't seem to get away from those blue eyes and blonde hair, nor do I want to. They have taken over South Thailand.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
From the Desk of the Publisher:
John W. Ashbury
Once again, our Roy Meachum has discovered that recovery from surgery is far more difficult than he had expected. Progress is being made, but, as most people know, set-backs are a part of the game. Hopefully he’ll be fit enough to resume on Friday.

Addressing the Algebra Crisis
Nick Diaz
In recent years, many jurisdictions throughout our country have experienced their share of educational crises – such as “whole language“ and “fuzzy math“ in general – and “TERC” in particular. Even now, the state is still in the grips of an “algebra crisis.”

20090924 sdosm This week in The Tentacle

Related:

Is President Obama media over-exposed?

Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

www.thetentacle.com

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September 16, 2009
Enough Already…
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

In the last week, we have witnessed a full-court press by President Barack Obama, in his efforts to push forward broad sweeping health care reform. He’s everywhere. He’s everywhere…

September 9, 2009
Two Plus Two Equals Five
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
By now we have all had an opportunity to either read or watch President Barack Obama’s national address to our schoolchildren that aired yesterday at high noon.

20090918 sdsom Recent TT on Obama overexposed
20090422 Smiling Sheep

Recent www.thetentacle.com columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

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Government Now and before

Government Now and before
Best viewed in Mozilla Firefox. Do not even try in Windows Internet Explorer...

To the Congress:

The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 - you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.

Social Security was established in 1935 - you have had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.

Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you have had 71 years to get it right; it is broke.

The "War on Poverty" started in 1964 - you have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked and our entire country is broke.

Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they are broke.

Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you have had 39 years to get it right; it is broke.

Trillions of dollars were spent in the massive political payoffs called TARP, the "Stimulus", the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009... none show any signs of working, although ACORN appears to have found a new b*tch: the American taxpayer.

And finally, to set a new record:

"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009! It took good dependable cars (that were the best some people could afford) and replaced them with high-priced and less-affordable cars, mostly Japanese. A good percentage of the profits went out of the country. And the American taxpayers take the hit for Congress' generosity in burning three billion more of our dollars on failed experiments.

So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that "services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and faster, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system?
20% of our entire economy?
With all due respect,
Are you crazy?

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

“Havre de Grace sunset flag”

“Havre de Grace sunset flag” September 20, 2009 www.kevindayhoff.com

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The flag at sunset in Have de Grace from MacGregor’s Restaurant, 331 Saint John Street, Have de Grace, MD.

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Poll: O'Malley Leads Ehrlich In 'Rematch'

Poll: O'Malley Leads Ehrlich In 'Rematch'
Economy Said To Be State's Most Pressing Issue
http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21057274/detail.html

September 22, 2009

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A new poll has Democrat Gov. Martin O'Malley leading in a rematch with Republican Robert Ehrlich 49 percent to 38 percent, with 13 percent undecided.

View The Entire Survey Click To Comment

[…]

Laslo Boyd, a partner of Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies, talked with WBAL 1090 AM's Scott Wykoff about the poll. You can listen to his remarks here.

Read the entire WBAL article here: http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/21057274/detail.html

20090922 WBAL Poll OMalley Leads Ehrlich In Rematch

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Other Toxic Air Pollutants From Factory Farms

http://www.commondreams.org/print/47276

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2009
3:17 PM

CONTACT: Friends of the Earth [1]
Kate McMahon, 202-222-0715, kmcmahon@foe.org

Coalition Asks EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Gases and Other Toxic Air Pollutants From Factory Farms

WASHINGTON - September 21 - The Humane Society of the United States and a coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a legal petition [2] with the Environmental Protection Agency seeking to regulate air pollution from factory farms.

The petitioners joining The HSUS include Association of Irritated Residents; Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment; Clean Air Task Force; Dairy Education Alliance; El Comité para el Bienestar de Earlimart; Environmental Integrity Project; Friends of the Earth; and Waterkeeper Alliance.

"Unregulated air pollution from massive factory farms has a devastating impact on human health and the environment," says Jonathan Lovvorn, vice president and chief counsel for Animal Protection Litigation and Research at The HSUS. "The EPA should hold these big agribusiness corporations accountable for the enormous harm they are inflicting on local communities, independent family farmers, and the environment."

The 69-page petition provides detailed scientific and legal information about the significant emissions of methane and nitrous oxide-two greenhouse gases-as well as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from factory farms, and how all of these pollutants have been shown to have negative effects on human health and welfare, including adverse effects on climate and the environment in the United States.

The petition further explains how reducing emissions of major pollutants from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which are massive industrial facilities confining thousands or even millions of animals in warehouse-like conditions, will improve human health, reduce suffering of farm animals, protect habitat for wildlife, and reduce the effects of climate change and other environmental problems. Regulating air pollution from CAFOs will also create a strong incentive for new CAFOs to employ production methods that reduce emissions.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has deemed the livestock sector "one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global." This same report found that animal agriculture was responsible for contributing 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions-more than even the transport sector.

In the United States, confined farm animals produce 500 million tons of waste every year, more than 3.3 times the amount of waste created by humans. Nevertheless, the EPA does not currently require these animal factories to meet any testing, performance or emission standards under the Clean Air Act.

CAFOs economically harm small family farms engaging in practices that are better for animal welfare and more environmentally sustainable. These independent farmers cannot financially compete with large factory farms, which cut corners and jeopardize environmental and public health. Forcing factory farms to comply with environmental and health standards would level the playing field and help small farmers become more competitive.

"Our lungs and the future of our planet are not animal factory subsidies," said Tom Fratz, president of the Association of Irritated Residents and a resident of the San Joaquin Valley, an air basin in California with more than 2.6 million dairy cows. "President Obama promised us during the election that he would protect rural residents from this pollution and we expect EPA to keep that promise."

"Hog lots and other factory farms aren't just stinky, they're also destabilizing our climate," said Kate McMahon of Friends of the Earth. "The EPA has a legal obligation to protect the public by cracking down on this economic and public health threat - a threat that has yet to be addressed by climate legislation pending in Congress."

"The people who live in the communities devastated by unregulated air pollution from animal factories deserve protection" said Charlie Tebbutt of the Western Environmental Law Center and co-chair of the Dairy Education Alliance. "Implementing this petition will get animal factories into the Clean Air Act process and give communities better opportunities to protect themselves."

"Through global warming and deposition, the toxic emissions from industrial animal operations have profoundly impacted our water resources" said Hannah Connor of Waterkeeper Alliance. "By actively regulating the emissions from this industry, EPA will be taking a positive step towards protecting and enhancing not only the quality of our Nation's air resources, but also the quality of our Nation's water resources, and the public health and welfare of our communities."

FACTS:

Over the last several decades, increasing numbers of animals are being warehoused in fewer, but larger, operations, in which many of them are intensively confined in small spaces such as battery cages, veal crates and gestation crates.
The increased waste and emissions associated with factory farming result in air pollution that contributes to climate change, causes serious public health concerns, and harms the environment.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) deemed the animal agriculture sector "one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global." This same report, Livestock's Long Shadow, found that global meat, egg and milk production generate more greenhouse gas emissions than even the transport sector.
Pollution from farm animal production is only continuing to increase, making emissions from CAFOs some of the nation's largest sources of pollution.
Despite clear evidence that CAFOs significantly contribute to emissions of methane, nitrous oxide, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter, the EPA does not require CAFOs to meet any testing, performance or emission standards under the Clean Air Act.
Numerous scientific surveys, including the U.S. Inventory Report adopted by the EPA, establish that CAFOs meet the standards for regulation under section 111 of the Clean Air Act as a source that causes or contributes significantly to air pollution which endangers public health and welfare.

To download the petition, click http://www.foe.org/sites/default/files/HSUS_et_al_v_EPA_CAFO_CAA_Petition.pdf [2]

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Friends of the Earth [1] is the U.S. voice of the world's largest grassroots environmental network, with member groups in 77 countries. Since 1969, Friends of the Earth has fought to create a more healthy, just world.

Friends of the Earth Links: Homepage [1]FOE (Press Center) [3]FOE (Action Center) [4]

Article printed from www.CommonDreams.org

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Monday, September 21, 2009

Susquehanna River

Susquehanna River

Susquehanna River from the I-95 bridge

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September 20, 2009

Kevin Dayhoff

20090920 SusRiver

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Definition of 'journalist' scaled back in federal shield bill

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Definition of 'journalist' scaled back in federal shield bill

http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11030

Washington, D.C. · September 18, 2009 · Newsgathering

Keywords: National Security; Shield Law

An amendment to the bipartisan Senate bill that would create a federal shield law for journalists will likely exclude many bloggers and internet journalists, according to the text of the amendment introduced by Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York.

The amendment to the Free Flow of Information Act was quickly adopted when Sen. Schumer, a co-sponsor, introduced it yesterday at the end of a somewhat contentious Senate Judiciary Committee meeting.

Read the rest here: http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11030

20090918 RCFP Def of journalist scaled back in fed shield bill
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

ConsumerWingman.com: My run-in with a towing company

ConsumerWingman.com: My run-in with a towing company

Wow, in this economy, Dan Thanh documents how NOT to promote a business... Click on the link above to read about Ms. Thanh's adventures with the Blair Shopping Center and their predatory towing practices. Sounds like a shopping center to avoid.

“I was waiting in the waiting room when…”

“I was waiting in the waiting room when…”

Sep. 18, 2009 Kevin Dayhoff

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There I was. Just waiting in the waiting room, when all of the sudden…

20090918 The Happy Heart

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Saturday, September 19, 2009

Fox News Ad Starts Fight With All Their Competition, Competition Fights Back by Steve Krakauer

FNC Ad Starts Fight with All Their Competition

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Ya know, the fact that the other media outlets are complaining about the Fox ad is a good thing. At least this is a tacit acknowledgement that an adjustment needs to be made in their approach to the news.

At least we hope so.

Yes, other news outlets ran some of the September 12, 2009 protests in DC, albeit reluctantly and after it took them by surprise that the protests were so well attended.

However, what continues to cause the other networks heartburn is the continuing perception that “they” remain in the liberal Obama camp and are shilling for the liberal agenda and the Obama administration.

The other networks certainly worked hard to marginalize and trivialize the protests by showcasing accusations that the protests were not really about (http://tinyurl.com/mllav6) the economy, national debt, nationalization of key sectors of the means of productions, such as the banking industry and the auto industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEr65ZX6gLw

The perception remain that opposition voices will continue to not be heard over the fear many citizens have over health care being nationalized, it will cost more, the government will get in between you and your doctor and that Obamacare will bankrupt the nation.

It is paradoxical that the networks who have complained in the wake of the ad are calling attention to the dynamic that they have missed the boat on fair and accurate and comprehensive coverage of the public policy initiatives of the Obama administration.

And that is why the “public’s assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys…” http://people-press.org/report/543/

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Mediaite http://www.mediaite.com/print/fox-news-ad-starts-fight-with-all-their-competition/

Fox News Ad Starts Fight With All Their Competition, Competition Fights Back by Steve Krakauer 4:34 pm, September 18th, 2009

The Washington Post ran a full-page instigating ad in today’s paper from Fox News that asks: “How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC And CNN Miss This Story?” referring to the D.C. tea party protests on 9/12.

CNN’s Rick Sanchez said “you lie!” (seriously, he said that) – since his network and all the others did cover the protests. He also played a clip of Bill O’Reilly saying CNN covered the protests. But Fox News is sticking to their guns, and WashPost is defending the ad buy. What?

Every network defended their coverage today, and TVNewser has a rundown of those defenses, plus this from Michael Tammero, VP of Marketing for FNC.

“Generally speaking, it’s fair to say that from the tea party movement … to Acorn … to the march on 9/12, the networks either ignored the story, marginalized it or misrepresented the significance of it altogether.”

[…]

It’s also pretty much why the Post is totally fine with their decision. A spokesperson tells Politico…

[…]

Here’s the bottom line: Fox News didn’t “miss” this story because they were the story. They’ve driven the story, promoted the protests and covered them because they are the protests. The Fox Nation, the FOX opinion/community arm of the network’s web properties drove this story by actively helping register people to attend tea parties around the country. Glenn Beck promoted the D.C. protest (“It’s Time To Stand Up” he implored his audience) because he started the entire 9/12 movement.

Just look at the way Foxnews.com’s supposed “news” story covered the protests in D.C. From their “news” report:

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Read the entire article by Mediaite here: http://www.mediaite.com/print/fox-news-ad-starts-fight-with-all-their-competition/

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20090918 FNC Ad Starts Fight With All Their Competition

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Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

Is President Obama media over-exposed?

Recent The Tentacle columns by Kevin Dayhoff on Obama over-exposed

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September 16, 2009
Enough Already…
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

In the last week, we have witnessed a full-court press by President Barack Obama, in his efforts to push forward broad sweeping health care reform. He’s everywhere. He’s everywhere…

September 9, 2009
Two Plus Two Equals Five
Kevin E. Dayhoff http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41
By now we have all had an opportunity to either read or watch President Barack Obama’s national address to our schoolchildren that aired yesterday at high noon.

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