Michael R. Shannon's Past Articles
215 articles
No Hall of Fame for Me, Either
published: January 22, 2010
I want to discuss Mark McGwire’s steroid confession, but first – in the interest of full disclosure – it’s only fair I mention my own experience with “performance enha...
The DMV’s No Smile Zone
published: January 11, 2010
Last summer the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) determined to make a baleful experience even more grim by refusing to let customers (drivers? victims? sheep?) smile as they had their ne...
The Blizzard of Ought Nine
published: December 28, 2009
Virginia is still digging out from a blizzard that brought the most snow in December since 1932. And what exquisite timing! Just as Obama returns from the “global warming” whine–...
December Mailbox
published: December 20, 2009
Dear Sir: Last week the New York Times and the Washington Post revealed that members of the Virginia Tech administration warned their families about the shooting on campus hours before students. I...
Kermit’s Lament
published: December 10, 2009
For those readers currently on the fence, let me assure you that when it comes to adopting a system for ordering your life, the more you learn about enviro-worship, the better Christianity looks. F...
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette
published: December 04, 2009
Virginia Governor and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine celebrated the successful mulching of another dead horse last week. After presiding over the loss of the governor’s race...
Blindsided
published: November 26, 2009
Last week marked the debut of two movies featuring overweight black teenagers as the central character. Movie reviewers (a chronic incubator of “progressive” thinking) found one movie &...
We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well
published: November 21, 2009
I imagine the Postmaster General grinds his teeth when he thinks about how much easier his life would be, if he had a monopoly like the “public” schools. If customers were forced to buy...
The Not So Hidden Costs of PC
published: November 13, 2009
The cost of our political classes’ obsession with multiculturalism and Political Correctness is not just sanctimonious news conferences and racial special interest groups sucking at the publi...
Move along, nothing to see here…
published: November 09, 2009
Pardon me while I gloat. I know that when Republicans win an election we are supposed to apologize to Democrats for interrupting the march toward a bright and glorious future, but I can’t hel...
This Has Been a Test…
published: October 31, 2009
I often have my doubts regarding the school system’s effectiveness when it comes to the dissemination of knowledge, but I can assure you the classroom is unsurpassed when it comes to the spre...
No Putter Left Behind
published: October 17, 2009
It’s disconcerting when you find yourself in agreement with Venezuela’s rosy–cheeked dictator Hugo Chavez twice during the same day. I’m going to let others cover Hugo&rsquo...;
The Bath County Hillbilly
published: October 11, 2009
There are only two gubernatorial elections during this off–year, New Jersey and Virginia. Both parties are keenly aware that the country at large is using both as a barometer of Republican su...
“Environmentalists” and Their Moral Fiber
published: October 03, 2009
For those of us who have been wondering how deeply into our personal business “environmentalists” plan to involve themselves, the results are in and the news is not good. But first, a b...
Charlie Brown for Governor
published: September 27, 2009
A few Sunday’s ago Bob McDonnell sat behind me in church and he didn’t appear the least bit suicidal. McDonnell didn’t sing too loud or try to address the congregation when he was...
Michael R. Shannon
Virginia-based public relations and media consultant with MANDATE: Message, Media & Public Relations who has worked in over 75 elections on three continents and a handful of islands. Michael’s columns have appeared on his own News & Messenger site and AmericaSpeakOn. The Tampa Trib has published some of his columns, as has Black Velvet Bruce Li. He was an editorial writer and columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and has been in politics and journalism since 1972.
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