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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Oil disaster continues as mainstream media scrambles to defend Obama


Oil disaster continues as mainstream media scrambles to defend Obama

Can you only imagine the liberal media press coverage if the oil spill mess had occurred during the Bush administration?

Even with the traditional mainstream media in his hip pocket, President Obama must be regretting how he and the Democrats astroturfed all the blame on Katrina on President Bush and held harmless the Democratic mayor of New Orleans and the Democrat governor of Louisiana - both of whom exhibited criminal negligence during that disaster.

Instant Karma will always get ya, unless you have the state-sponsored media defending your every move.

But wait, oh snap, the liberal columnist in the Carroll County Times just recently explained that the BP Gulf oil disaster is all Bush's fault. Who knew?

White House Tries to Cozy Up to Columnists on Oil Spill

By Betsy Rothstein on May 26, 2010 04:35 PM

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/west_wing_reportage/white_house_tries_to_cozy_up_to_columnists_on_oil_spill_162861.asp

Yahoo!News's Michael Calderone lets us in on White House attempts today to shift perception that the administration is not handling the oil spill story as well as it could.

So they held a presser and welcomed in "influential" political columnists such as ABC News's Ann Compton, Newsweek's Howard Fineman, WSJ's Jerry Seib and more, and here's what happened in the Roosevelt Room...

Read Calderone's story here.

Michael Calderone is the media writer for Yahoo! News.

WH pulling out all the stops to defend oil spill handling to media

The White House, continuing its effort to push back against negative media coverage of the government's handling of the oil spill, held an on-the-record meeting Wednesday between incident commander Thad Allen and several influential political columnists.

Among those on hand in the Roosevelt Room meeting were the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne and Eugene Robinson, the Wall Street Journal's Jerry Seib and Newsweek's Howard Fineman.

Read Mr. Calderone’s piece here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100526/pl_ynews/ynews_pl2269

In other news”

BP begins 'top kill' method to try to plug gusher

Public opinion turning against Obama on oil spill

Clinton: World must act on SKorean ship sinking

McConnell advises Rand Paul to stop talking

Britain reveals extent of nuclear arsenal for first time

Times Square bombing conspiracy theory takes hold in Pakistani media

Police chiefs voice concerns to AG about Ariz. law

Obama wants to "plug the damn hole" Reuters

BP's Shocking Memo The Daily Beast

BP starts deep-sea bid to plug gushing oil well Reuters

Dems frustrated by spill response Politico

Carville's Oil Outburst ABC News

Obama to visit Gulf coast again Washington Post

Should Obama take over the BP oil spill? The Week

65% Oppose Nationalization of U.S. Oil Industry Rasmussen Reports

Politics Video: Anger Over WH Response to Spill in the Gulf ABC News

Politics Video: Kagan Called Out Over Fashion Sense FOX News

Politics Video: Is the Gulf Spill 'Katrina in Slow Motion?' ABC News

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Wednesday, May 26

WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO COZY UP TO COLUMNISTS ON OIL SPILL
Yahoo!News's Michael Calderone lets us in on White House attempts today to shift perception that the administration is not handling the oil spill story as well as it could. So they held a presser and welcomed in "influential" political columnists such as ABC News's Ann Compton, Newsweek's Howard Fineman, WSJ's Jerry Seib and more, and here's what happened in the Roosevelt Room... Read Calderone's story here.... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/west_wing_reportage/white_house_tries_to_cozy_up_to_columnists_on_oil_spill_162861.asp

THE DAILY CALLER CLAIMS CNN HAS 'AMNESIA,' KING REP CALLS ITEM 'INAPPROPRIATE' A New York PR rep for CNN's Larry King is calling an item that The Daily Caller ran yesterday blatantly "inappropriate." The Daily Caller item slams CNN for doing a segment on cheaters and not including the network's own host.

"Sigh. Oh, CNN. Not only has one of your own, King, cheated on numerous occasions in the past, he cheated on his wife with her sister in the past month! What do you think... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/news_notes/the_daily_caller_claims_cnn_has_amnesia_king_rep_calls_item_inappropriate_162843.asp

SCREEN ON THE GREEN RETURNS Screen on the Green is back again this summer. HBO and Comcast announced today a schedule for their outdoor film series, kicking off on July 12th with the 1964 classic "Goldfinger." July 12: GOLDFINGER July 19: THE GOODBYE GIRL July 26: 12 ANGRY MEN August 2: BONNIE AND CLYDE For those unfamiliar, Screen on the Green is a summer film series where movies are shown on a giant 20' by 40' outdoor screen on... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/screen_on_the_green_returns__162858.asp

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Wednesday, May 26

ABC NEWS' RADDATZ GOES ON FIGHTER COMBAT MISSION
ABC News' Martha Raddatz recently earned bragging rights as the first journalist to fly on a combat mission in a bomb-laden air force fighter jet. After months of preparation she took to air and will first report on her experience tonight on World News with Diane Sawyer. Check out her reporter's notebook here.... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/networks/abc_news_raddatz_goes_on_fighter_combat_mission_162853.asp

MEDIA MATTERS TO HOST PRESS'S 'TOXIC' BOOK PARTY Get ready for some interesting, toxic partying. The founder and president of Media Matters - David Brock and Eric Burns - are throwing a book party for Toxic Talk author and left-leaning radio host Bill Press on June 15 at their headquarters in downtown Washington. The ultra-liberal Media Matters is a logical choice to host Press's party. Media Matters reps often appear on Press's show. What's more, Press used Media Matters materials (we're sure... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/media_matters_to_host_presss_toxic_book_party_162823.asp

SPJ CONVENTION HEADS TO THE STRIP
The 2010 Society of Professional Journalists Convention & National Journalism Conference is declaring itself the "journalism event of the year." "You don't want to miss it!" states a SPJ release. Maybe you don't. It is, after all, being held in Las Vegas Oct. 3-5. Registration is open. It hardly has the feel of work. Development sessions will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, located on the famous Vegas Strip. (Think roulette breaks.) The... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/spj_convention_heads_to_the_strip_162848.asp

Wednesday, May 26

TIME'S STENGEL: THE 'ROCK STAR' As first alerted to us by Politico's Playbook, Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel got rock star treatment last night as he received City Year Washington D.C.'s 2010 Lifetime of Idealism Award. The award ceremony was at the Ronald Regan building. Stengel won for his "tireless commitment to expanding national service and inspiring Americans to serve." VP Biden's spokesman Jay Carney (former D.C. Bureau Chief of Time) and Sonal Shah of the White House office... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/awards/times_stengel_the_rock_star__162821.asp

UNAUTHORIZED & INDEPENDENT: KOFFLER DEBUTS 'WHITE HOUSE DOSSIER' Ex-Roll Call White House scribe Keith Koffler has finally surfaced after quitting his job in January. Today he launches http://www.whitehousedossier.com/, a site that promises to give readers a different slice of West Wing reportage. The site, run solely by Koffler, has been in the works for six to seven months. The idea was born out of his own frustration with not being able to write the kind of hard news analytical satire that he...http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/online_media/unauthorized_independent_koffler_debuts_white_house_dossier__162760.asp

SEPARATED AT BIRTH: ABC'S RICK KLEIN ABC's Rick Klein, who just left "The Note" to be senior Washington editor for "World News", can find his doppelganger in Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.).... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/separated_at_birth/separated_at_birth_abcs_rick_klein__162757.asp

Wednesday, May 26
CRITIQUE OF GIVHAN'S KAGAN FASHION PIECE GETS PERSONAL
WaPo Fashion writer Robin Givhan wrote a provocative piece on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan on Sunday in which she dissects Kagan's dress and how she crosses (or doesn't) her legs. Some journalists are lashing out at Givhan -- some personally, so. Politics Daily's Luisita Lopez Torregrosa has a few harsh things to say about Givhan - mainly she believes Givhan wants everyone to look like Givhan. An excerpt "So the chatter on the... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/online_media/critique_of_givhans_kagan_fashion_piece_gets_personal__162756.asp

GOOD MORNING FISHBOWLDC READERS Quote(s) of the Day CNN's Yellin seeks red carpet advice "I asked a tv star for advice - what to do on red carpet. She said if you get nervous laugh like you were punched in the gut! It worked!" And later: "Walked the red carpet...that was so crazy! Fun but so odd to be on the other side of the media rope!" --CNN's Jessica Yellin tweeted from the Gracie Awards Tuesday night in Los... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/quote_of_the_day/good_morning_fishbowldc_readers_162754.asp

Tuesday, May 25

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES 05.25.10 Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for March 25, 2010: Washington Post: BP engineers prepare 'top kill' attempt to stop oil flow into the Gulf Washington Times: Army 'lost control' of colonel, still paid $400,000 Washington Examiner: Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama USA Today: Some restaurant dishes go to fat, calorie extremes CQ Politics: Young Guns Are Here...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/news_notes/todays_most_popular_stories_052510_162722.asp

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Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend
Published May 25, 2010 by Westminster Eagle
Westminster resident Scott Jeznach, 50, died on Saturday, May 22, at University of Maryland Shock Trauma from injuries he received from an accident while working on his vehicle at home on May 21.Jeznach is known in the community as a member of the ... ...
I can tell the tale, I can tell it all, about the glory days of illegal alcohol
Published May 23, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... the 1958 movie about running moonshine, "Thunder Road," written and produced by Robert Mitchum, who also starred in the film. When he's not admiring Robert Mitchum's hot rod 1951 Ford, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
It takes many hands to push the swings at city playground
Published May 16, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... have played a role in the success of our community. They are dream keepers, folks who roll up their sleeves and work so families may enjoy a high quality of life. When he not on the sliding board, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
Bomb threat evacuated Carroll County Courts
Published May 14, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Police are continuing their investigation into a bomb threat Wednesday that closed both the Carroll County Circuit and District courts.At approximately 12:45 p.m on May 12, Maryland State Police, Westminster City Police, and the Carroll County Sheriff's ... ...
Commissioners plan to put resident troopers back in budget
Published May 14, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... to make a seamless transition with certified law enforcement officers on June 24, should the commissioners decide to transition to nine officers," Kasten said.The budget is scheduled for adoption on May 24.— Kevin Dayhoff contributed to this story...
Dawn S. Buell, county bank teller and animal lover, dead at 51
Published May 11, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
A popular head teller at the New Windsor State Bank College Square branch in Westminster, Dawn Susan Buell, 51, was killed on May 8 when she was struck and killed by a passing car as she walked her dog.Buell had previously worked at the old Carroll County ... ...
Our nation's first president may not have told a lie, but he was not without his faults
Published May 10, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... � No word as to whether or not the House of Commons has weighed-in on the controversy.When he's not uncovering presidential library fines, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
Did a former Westminster man put Mother's Day on track?
Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
... as how we spend it -- with mom, family and loved ones. Heavy metal music is optional. (Though, I'm sure Ozzy Osbourne loves his mum, too.) When he is not playing Elvis Presley songs for his mother, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at
Rockinberg becomes mayor of Mount Airy
Published May 9, 2010 by Carroll Eagle
MOUNT AIRY — Mount Airy voters this week elected the town's fourth mayor in 15 months, and selected two new council members during municipal elections May 3. Patrick Rockinberg, 47, defeated Council member Wendi Peters, 46, in the mayoral race 768 to 658. ... ...
Rockinberg becomes Mt. Airy's fourth mayor in 15 months
Published May 4, 2010 by Carroll EagleMount Airy has yet another new mayor while voters also selected two new councilmen.Patrick Rockinberg, 47, beat Councilwoman Wendi Peters, 46 for the mayoral race, 768 to 658 votes. His term lasts four years and he will receive a salary of $8,500.Just 1,
Good behavior gets you a quick visit inside the Detention Center
Published May 2, 2010 by Carroll Eagle... down the spouting," is not an option with this modern facility. When he is not practicing climbing down the spouting, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. He always likes hearing from readers, and promises to keep the lights on for ... ...

DAYHOFF: Bell's day in history rings for Carroll and all of Maryland
Published April 25, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle... , and all of the students were cleared of all charges. And what court made that decision? The Maryland Court of Appeals ... where Bell now serves as chief judge. When he is not at a lunch counter, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at

WTTR part-time announcer waives hearing on Internet charges
Published April 20, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster EagleA part-time radio sports announcer for WTTR Radio, in Westminster, last week waived his right to a preliminary hearing against charges of unlawful contact with a minor over the Internet.As a result of the April 16 filing, Bryan McLean, 44, of Hanover, Pa ... ...
    Cell phone ban follows a long tradition of driving Miss Nanny
    Published April 18, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... �� which often winds up as a laptop device — Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at

    Amedori to run for Maryland lieutenant governor
    Published April 16, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Murphy today announced that former state delegate (R-District 5A) Carmen Amedori will join his ticket as his lieutenant governor running mate.In a press conference at Lawyers’ Mall in Annapolis on Thursday at 4:30 p ... ...

    Westminster Tea Party steeped in voter discontent
    Published April 16, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    Billed as the Westminster Tax Day Tea Party, a gathering of some 300 people formed Thursday in the parking lot at Legends Café, on Route 140 in Westminster.The group presented a sea of American and Gadsden, “Don't Tread on Me,” flags, as well as protest and ... ...

    DAYHOFF: Plenty of ways over the years to have a hot time in Westminster
    Published April 11, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... not until the machine was greatly damaged." So you see, there's more than one way to have a hot time in the old town. When he is not out back working on his "log-rolling" technique, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at

    Sykesville police recover stolen wheelchair
    Published April 8, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle
    ... his car to his bed."Police did not release details of how the wheelchair was recovered, but said the case remains active. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-795-0757 or e-mail policeadmin@sykesville.net.— Charles Schelle and Kevin Dayhoff...

    Patti Anne Battaglia, nationally known artist, teacher, 56
    Published April 7, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, 56, of Catonsville, a nationally known artist and teacher, died March 13 at home after an extended illness. She was well known in the Carroll County art community for her unique jewelry, collages and printmaking; and ... ...

    Easter egg hunts, distillery raids signaled spring in county
    Published April 4, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    ... quot; So here's the history lesson for today: Chocolate bunnies also might wind up on your "hide," but are doubtless not as painful as buckshot. When he is not eating too much Easter candy, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at

    Squeals on Wheels
    Published January 31, 2010 by Carroll Eagle, Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster Eagle
    The Chesapeake Roller Derby team Mutiny defended the ship well, but it was the South Jersey Derby Girls who rolled to a 56-29 victory Jan. 23 in the first-ever roller derby event at the Danele Shipley Memorial Arena at the Carroll County Ag Center, in ... ...

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

DHS is watching


DHS is watching me

"When Al Qaeda hits us again - remember that DHS was watching me"

From the album: Wall Photos by Lisa Ferrell Ehlers

20100221 DHS is watching me

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Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as a good friend and for his service to our country By Kevin Dayhoff A fomer Westminster official has died from injuries sustained from a freak accident while working on his ...
... dogs By Kevin Dayhoff Carroll County’s District and Circuit Court buildings in Westminster were evacuated for several hours this past week when a traffic clerk received a bogus bomb threat. At ...
By Kevin Dayhoff The Carroll County Detention Center has named Deputy First Class Kristy M. Kirk as the 2009 Carroll County Correctional Officer of the Year and Correctional Specialist I Raymond Smith ...
PART-TIME SPORTS ANNOUNCER AMONG 6 CHARGED BY PA. A. G. AS BEING INTERNET PREDATOR By Kevin Dayhoff Westminster radio sports announcer Bryan Neal McLean, facing charges of unlawful contact with a minor, ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Route 140 in Westminster was the scene of an accident Friday evening from which three individuals were flown by two Maryland State Police medevac helicopters to the University of Maryland's ...
OPPONENT NAMES EX-CARROLL COUNTY DELEGATE AS RUNNING MATE FOR GOP PRIMARY IN SEPT. Murphy taps Amedori as No. 2 on long shot ticket By Kevin Dayhoff As Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s ...
By Kevin Dayhoff SYKESVILLE — Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday for stealing a wheelchair from a Sykesville resident who is paralyzed from the chest down. Sykesville Police Chief John Williams said ...
We have no suspects at this point —Sykesville Police Chief By Kevin Dayhoff Folks in the small town of Sykesville are shaking their heads in disbelief today (Monday) upon learning that over the weekend ...
BELL BECAME FIRST BLACK TO BE NAMED STATE'S CHIEF APPEALS JUDGE IN 1996 By Kevin Dayhoff Robert M. Bell, long-serving chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, will be the keynote speaker at ...
That is an outrage… I will pay Mr. Snyder’s obligation. —Bill O'Reilly, host of TV's 'The O'Reilly Factor' By Kevin Dayhoff Fox News' cable-TV host Bill O'Reilly has said he will pay the $16,500 ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Friends, family, loved ones, students, and fellow teachers crowded into Our Lady of Victory Church in Catonsville on Saturday to pay their last respects to Patricia Anne “Patti” Battaglia, ...
By Kevin Dayhoff Police have identified a body found last week in a burning car in the 4600 block of Black Rock Rd., in Upperco, in northern Baltimore County, near Hampstead in Carroll County. A man ...
14. NEWS FLASH - Two dead in Carroll County murder-suicide
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MAN ALLEGEDLY SHOOTS HIS WAY INTO EX-WIFE'S HOME, KILLS HER FIANCE THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF By Kevin Dayhoff (Hampstead, MD) – Maryland State Police were called to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide ...
15. NEWS BRIEF — BB&T bank in Carroll County robbed
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NO INJURIES REPORTED; SUSPECT FLEES WITH UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF LOOT By Kevin Dayhoff A BB&T Bank in Westminster (Carroll County) was the scene of a holdup Monday afternoon, Westminster Police reported ...
16. NEWS FLASH — Alleged hammer attacker denied bail
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DEFENDANT EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR OWN SAFETY By Kevin Dayhoff Westminster — In a hearing held Thursday morning in Carroll County District Court, visiting Judge Paula J. Brown ordered Anthony Troy Soligny ...
... troopers on a State Police plane. There were no problems reported during transport.” Soligny remains behind bars in Westminster. —Kevin Dayhoff ...
By Kevin Dayhoff A Carroll County man, who was arrested on March 3 while on the run on Rte. I-85 outside Lavonia, Ga., will soon be returning to Maryland to face charges for allegedly assaulting his ...
19. NABBED! — Carroll Co. man arrested in Georgia after alleged hammer attack
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ACCUSED OF BEATING WIFE WITH TOOL By Kevin Dayhoff A Carroll County man who allegedly beat his wife with a hammer is behind bars after being quickly apprehended in Georgia. Anthony T. Soligny, 33, ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Flying the Colors – Remembering the Heroes
Tom McLaughlin

Even when he was deep into his Alzheimer’s state, Dad always seemed to know when it was Memorial Day – Decoration Day, as he called it. I guess it might have been the war movies that showed constantly on the television that clued him in, or maybe he just knew.


Just One of Our Fallen Heroes
Kevin E. Dayhoff

As this Memorial Day approaches, the Vietnam War has been over for 35 years, and yet for many of us; the memories of lost friends, and loved ones is indelibly etched in our minds.



Tuesday, May 25, 2010

My Poor Louisiana
Roy Meachum

Pictures of oil-soaked birds do not remind me of my Louisiana boyhood, but a Washington television assignment.


The Right to Travel – Not
Nick Diaz

Cuban Parliament President Ricardo Alarcon was once asked whether Cubans should be entitled the right to travel freely. This prominent member of the island’s political elite responded in the finest style of standup comedy, saying that if this right existed, the sky would become so filled with airplanes that some would collide with others, causing a great disaster.



Monday, May 24, 2010

Our Delegation – How’d they do?
Richard B. Weldon Jr.

Next to stepping down early, one of the hardest things to do is to look back at the just-completed General Assembly session to score the Frederick delegation.


Campaign Diary – Research and Then Some
Michael Kurtianyk

I had set a deadline of Memorial Day weekend to complete interviews of county staff and other leaders in the county as part of my research. I must say that everyone has been gracious with their time and their sharing of information.



Friday, May 21, 2010

A Senate Fight: Ron Young
Roy Meachum

By contesting incumbent state Sen. Alex Mooney, Ron Young guarantees a fight that gives no quarters. They openly detest each other.


The Sheriff’s Race
Joe Charlebois

With the election season now underway nationally, it is time to turn to one of the more interesting local races – the race for sheriff of Frederick County.


2010 Election Candidates
John W. Ashbury

As a public service TheTentacle.com will publish every Friday the list of candidates who have filed for the various elective offices which will appear on the ballot in the September Primary Election. If errors appear, please notify me at info@thetentacle.com.



Thursday, May 20, 2010

Making Choices!
Joan McIntyre

The latest is that three county commissioners cut funding to most nonprofit organizations. Bravo, about time they got serious about cuts. I seriously doubt any of these groups is not worthy; that is not the issue.



Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Animal lovers’ food fight
Kevin E. Dayhoff

Recent events and a recent article in The New York Times focused my attention once again to the Humane Society of the United States.


A Review – Funny “Planet Claire”
Roy Meachum

There may be a plot to the Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s “Planet Claire.” Because of the laughter, approving applause and whole lot of dancing going on, I never found it.


A Horrible Inner Debate
Tom McLaughlin

The doctor had told us Suriani was with child and we sat there in a state of shock and protested it was impossible. A vasectomy earlier, plus a diagnosis that she could not have children, had all but negated the possibility; but the facts could not be denied. The doctor made an appointment with an ob-gyn for 9 A.M. the next morning to make sure all was well.



Tuesday, May 18, 2010

A Senate Fight: Alex Mooney
Roy Meachum

The lack of activity to unseat state Sen. David Brinkley is encouraging; it is also a tribute to the low key that he brings to the job. Although of different political persuasions, David attracted my admiration long ago.


Political Spin and Quelling Discussion
Farrell Keough

It seems that every time we come into a political season, or when an important piece of legislation is presented, the hue and cry of civil discussion arises. Someone will say exactly what is on their mind and others will chime in that the words used are too harsh. Pollucka!



Monday, May 17, 2010

Campaign Diary – This Balance Thing
Michael Kurtianyk

So right now, as I’m going to fundraisers, meeting with leaders, researching, and the like, I see what people mean when they told me the following: it’s the campaigning that is the most difficult part of the process of becoming county commissioner. They cite the time needed to do everything and the endurance to execute all of the commitments.

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President Barack Obama's media relations

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Senator David Brinkley 2010




May 23, 2010

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Senator David Brinkley 2010

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Explore Carroll: Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend


Explore Carroll: Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend

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Scott Jeznach, 50, remembered as firefighter, veteran and friend

Westminster man dies from injuries in accident at home

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By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 5/25/10

Westminster resident Scott Jeznach, 50, died on Saturday, May 22, at University of Maryland Shock Trauma from injuries he received from an accident while working on his vehicle at home on May 21.

Jeznach is known in the community as a member of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department and, from 1997 to 2008, served as code enforcement officer for the City of Westminster.

[…]

Sgt. 1st Class Jeznach served as a jumpmaster in the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Special Forces Group and as a military intelligence agent in the U.S. Army.

He served his country in the first Gulf War — Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. He also served in Honduras, Nicaragua, and in the Invasion of Panama - Operation Just Cause. He received multiple commendations associated with his 13-year military career.

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A memorial service will be held at the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, 28 John Street in Westminster on Thursday, May 27, at 6 pm. Visitation is from 5 to 6 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory can be made to the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1, 28 John Street, P.O. Box 357, Westminster, MD 21158 or to the Clarissa Velazquez Education Fund, 450 E. Green Street, Westminster, MD 21157.

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New York Times: N.F.L. Chooses New York-New Jersey For 2014 Super Bowl Site

The New York Times Tue, May 25, 2010
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N.F.L. Chooses New York-New Jersey For 2014 Super Bowl Site

National Football League owners, lured by playing the sport's
biggest game on the largest stage, combined with the promise
that snow would not grind the event to a halt, awarded the
2014 Super Bowl to New York on Tuesday afternoon, making the
New Meadowlands Stadium the host of what will be the first
cold-weather Super Bowl.

The New York-New Jersey bid beat out proposals from Tampa,
Fla., and South Florida -- two traditional hosts -- in part
to reward the Giants and the Jets for building a new
billion-dollar stadium together, a tactic the N.F.L. has used
when they have placed the game in Detroit, Dallas and
Indianapolis.

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

TimesWatch: Times Raises Sestak Bribe Allegation, Presses Obama on Hypocrisy

TimesWatch: Times Raises Sestak Bribe Allegation, Presses Obama on Hypocrisy

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Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Political Agenda of the New York Times
Tuesday May 25, 2010 @ 05:32 PM EDT

NYT Sees GOP's Special Election Loss as Harbinger for November
The Times continued to use its front-page real estate to trumpet last week's G.O.P.'s loss in a special House election in Pennsylvania as a warning sign for the 2010 elections, even though the seat had been occupied by veteran Democrat Rep. John Murtha and Democrats hold a registration edge in the district of 2-1.

The Times Follows the Aftermath of Climate-Gate in Britain
Reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal's front-page fret: "Last month hundreds of environmental activists crammed into an auditorium here to ponder an anguished question: If the scientific consensus on climate change has not changed, why have so many people turned away from the idea that human activity is warming the Rplanet?"

Times Raises Sestak Bribe Allegation, Presses Obama on Hypocrisy
Peter Baker is the first Times reporter to directly address Sestak's allegations of the White House bribing him to drop out of the Democratic primary, and even raises the hypocrisy angle: "Even if the conversations were perfectly legal, as the White House claims, the situation challenges President Obama's efforts to present himself as a reformer who will fix a town of dirty politics. And the refusal to even discuss what was discussed does not advance the White House's well-worn claim to being 'the most transparent' in history."


NYT's Economic Guru Again Hits Reagan for 'Magnifying Income Inequality'
David Leonhardt brags on Obama, who is on a regulatory roll: "Today, he looks more like a liberal answer to Ronald Reagan." He then blames Reagan for fostering income inequality, and praises Obama for fighting it.





NYT Sees GOP's Special Election Loss as Harbinger for November

The Times continued to use its front-page real estate to trumpet last week's G.O.P.'s loss in a special House election in Pennsylvania as a warning sign for the 2010 elections, even though the seat had been occupied by veteran Democrat Rep. John Murtha and Democrats hold a registration edge in the district of 2-1.

On Thursday it was congressional reporter Carl Hulse's “House Victory Lifts Democrats' Hopes for Fall.” On Monday, Hulse (pictured at right) teamed with reporter Jeff Zeleny for another front-page story, flipping the coin from Democratic hopes to Republicans worrying they're going to blow their chance: “Republicans See Big Chance, But Worry About Wasting It.”

Republicans remain confident of making big gains in the fall elections, but as the midterm campaign begins in earnest, they face a series of challenges that could keep the party from fully capitalizing on an electorate clamoring for change in Washington.

There are growing concerns among Republicans about the party’s get-out-the-vote operation and whether it can translate their advantage over Democrats in grass-roots enthusiasm into turnout on Election Day. They are also still trying to get a fix on how to run against President Obama, who, polls suggest, remains relatively well-liked by voters, even as support for his agenda has waned.

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A series of events last week prompted a re-examination among Republicans of where the party stands less than six months before the midterm elections. In Pennsylvania, a Republican House candidate, Tim Burns, lost a special election by 8 points in a swing district of the sort the party needs to capture to have a shot of regaining the majority. And in a Republican primary for a Senate seat from Kentucky, Rand Paul, a leading emblem of the Tea Party, won a commanding victory.

The story buried a piece of good news for Republicans – they actually picked up a seat in a special election in of all places, blue (state) Hawaii:

Republicans continue to have much in their favor, and over all appear to be in a stronger position than Democrats. They continue to benefit from a widespread sense among voters that government has gotten too expansive, with Mr. Obama’s health care bill as Exhibit A. The economic recovery remains tepid, with unemployment still high.

Republicans raised more money than Democrats last month, a reflection of the optimism about the potential for gains in November among the party’s contributors. And the party did pick up a House seat in Hawaii on Saturday in a special election in a district that is heavily Democratic -- two rival Democrats split their party’s vote -- but Democrats expressed confidence they would win the seat back in November.

While Democrats also face challenges motivating their base this year, the Democratic margin of victory in the House race in Pennsylvania suggests that the party may enjoy organizational capabilities that Republicans do not.

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The Times Follows the Aftermath of Climate-Gate in Britain

Thursday's A1 story from London by environmental reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal was headlined “Climate Fears Turn to Doubts Among Britains.” Who is to blame? "Right-leaning newspapers," for one.

Last month hundreds of environmental activists crammed into an auditorium here to ponder an anguished question: If the scientific consensus on climate change has not changed, why have so many people turned away from the idea that human activity is warming the planet?

Nowhere has this shift in public opinion been more striking than in Britain, where climate change was until this year such a popular priority that in 2008 Parliament enshrined targets for emissions cuts as national law. But since then, the country has evolved into a home base for a thriving group of climate skeptics who have dominated news reports in recent months, apparently convincing many that the threat of warming is vastly exaggerated.

A survey in February by the BBC found that only 26 percent of Britons believed that “climate change is happening and is now established as largely manmade,” down from 41 percent in November 2009. A poll conducted for the German magazine Der Spiegel found that 42 percent of Germans feared global warming, down from 62 percent four years earlier.

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Here in Britain, the change has been driven by the news media’s intensive coverage of a series of climate science controversies unearthed and highlighted by skeptics since November. These include the unauthorized release of e-mail messages from prominent British climate scientists at the University of East Anglia that skeptics cited as evidence that researchers were overstating the evidence for global warming and the discovery of errors in a United Nations climate report.

Two independent reviews later found no evidence that the East Anglia researchers had actively distorted climate data, but heavy press coverage had already left an impression that the scientists had schemed to repress data. Then there was the unusually cold winter in Northern Europe and the United States, which may have reinforced a perception that the Earth was not warming. (Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a United States agency, show that globally, this winter was the fifth warmest in history.)

Rosenthal detailed the push-back by believers in the theory of global warming as a man-made and harmful phenomenon, then pinned an ideological label on other news organs more open to debate on the issue than the New York Times:

It is unclear whether such actions are enough to win back a segment of the public that has eagerly consumed a series of revelations that were published prominently in right-leaning newspapers like The Times of London and The Telegraph and then repeated around the world.

In January, for example, The Times chastised the United Nations climate panel for an errant and unsupported projection that glaciers in the Himalayas could disappear by 2035. The United Nations ultimately apologized for including the estimate, which was mentioned in passing within a 3,000-page report in 2007.

The Times has never identified itself in a news story as a "left-leaning newspaper."

And this scary speech suppression of German newspapers didn't overly concern Rosenthal:

Stefan Rahmstorf, a professor at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, successfully demanded in February that some German newspapers remove misleading articles from their Web sites. But such reports have become so common that he “wouldn’t bother” to pursue most cases now, he added.

The Times would be in little danger of such censorship -- its coverage of the global warming (led until this year by Andrew Revkin) has been sufficiently alarmist for the climate change pushers.

In December 2009, Rosenthal saw utter catastrophe in the alleged “disappearance” of glaciers from the Andes mountain range over Bolivia:

A World Bank report concluded last year that climate change would eliminate many glaciers in the Andes within 20 years, threatening the existence of nearly 100 million people.

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Times Raises Sestak Bribe Allegation, Presses Obama on Hypocrisy

The Times at last devoted a story to the Sestak controversy in Tuesday's “White House Answer on Sestak Raises More Questions” by Peter Baker. Sestak, who beat sitting Senator Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, has long claimed the White House offered him a job to quit the race and let Specter run unopposed as a Democrat.

For three months, the White House has refused to say whether it offered a job to Representative Joe Sestak to get him to drop his challenge to Senator Arlen Specter in a Pennsylvania Democratic primary, as Mr. Sestak has asserted.

But the White House wants everyone who suspects that something untoward, or even illegal, might have happened to rest easy: though it still will not reveal what happened, the White House is reassuring skeptics that it has examined its own actions and decided it did nothing wrong. Whatever it was that it did.

The surprisingly cynical text box: “No principles were harmed in making this election, the White House says.”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the “trust us” response from the White House has not exactly put the matter to rest. With Mr. Sestak’s victory over Mr. Specter in last week’s primary, the questions have returned with intensity, only to remain unanswered. Mr. Gibbs deflected questions 13 times at a White House briefing last week just two days after the primary. Mr. Sestak, a retired admiral, has reaffirmed his assertion without providing any details, like who exactly offered what job.

Baker raised the hypocrisy point:

Even if the conversations were perfectly legal, as the White House claims, the situation challenges President Obama’s efforts to present himself as a reformer who will fix a town of dirty politics. And the refusal to even discuss what was discussed does not advance the White House’s well-worn claim to being “the most transparent” in history.

When Mr. Gibbs was pressed on the matter Thursday, he resolutely referred to his original statement exonerating the White House and refused to elaborate.

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Ron Kaufman, who had the same job under the first President George Bush, said it would not be surprising for a White House to use political appointments to accomplish a political goal. “Tell me a White House that didn’t do this, back to George Washington,” Mr. Kaufman said. “But here’s the difference -- the times have changed and the ethics have changed and the scrutiny has changed. This is the kind of thing people across America are mad about.”

Moreover, he said, Mr. Obama’s own rhetoric raised the bar: “When you get out there and say, ‘We’re going to do things totally different, we’re above all this and we’re going to be totally transparent,’ they cause their own problem because they’re not being transparent.”




NYT's Economic Guru Again Hits Reagan for 'Magnifying Income Inequality'

In his “Economic Scene” column on Saturday, “A Progressive Agenda To Remake Washington,” David Leonhardt, the paper's resident economics thinker, pushed his single-minded focus on fighting the liberal white whale of “income inequality.”

Leonhardt again blamed President Ronald Reagan for “magnifying income inequality” and praised Obama for trying to ameliorate it (and has it both ways a bit by calling Obama “a liberal answer to Ronald Reagan”). Liberal nostrums to the contrary, income inequality in itself is not a universally negative trait, especially for growing economies, but Leonhardt doesn't factor those clashing ideas into his thinking.

Leonhardt bragged that after the passage of both health care and financial "reform," Obama is on a bit of a regulatory roll:

...the turnabout since Jan. 20 -- the first anniversary of Mr. Obama’s inauguration and the day after Scott Brown, a Republican, won a Senate seat in liberal Massachusetts -- has been remarkable. Then, commentators pronounced the Obama presidency nearly dead. Today, he looks more like a liberal answer to Ronald Reagan.

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Mr. Obama has been trying to reverse the Reagan thrust in some important ways. Although the Reagan administration did not shrink the size of the federal government, it changed the ways that Washington collected and spent its money, by reducing taxes on the affluent, cutting some social programs and increasing military spending.

These policies ended up magnifying income inequality, which was already rising for other reasons. Since 1980, median household income has risen only 30 percent, adjusted for inflation, while average incomes at the top have tripled or quadrupled. Every major piece of the Obama agenda is meant, in part, to push back against inequality. Government may grow, but the bigger change will be how the government is spending its money.

A good neo-liberal, Leonhardt at least noted that many victories of the Reagan Revolution still stand today:

For all these differences, though, there are also ways that Mr. Obama and today’s Democrats have accepted, and are even furthering, the Reagan project. They are not trying to raise tax rates on the affluent to anywhere near their pre-1981 levels. Their health bill tried created new private insurance markets, not expand Medicare.

Most striking, the administration is trying to improve public education by introducing more market competition. To win stimulus funds, about 20 states have changed their rules to allow more charter schools or to evaluate teachers in new ways. On Thursday, Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. of Colorado signed a bill that would reward teachers who received strong evaluations and deny tenure to some who did poorly.

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