Michael R. Shannon

Michael R. Shannon (The Whole Shebang (mostly)) is a 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.

Most Recent Articles by Michael R. Shannon:

Does This Ballistic Vest Make Me Look Fat? June 8, 2015
The Marines have had a great deal of trouble finding a few good women. So far the Infantry Officer Course remains undefeated
GOP Candidates Continue to Toss Money Down Cornhole March 24, 2015
Until Republicans can stop “pleasin’” crony capitalists with subsidies at the expense of the public, taxpayers will continue to be subject to regular “squeezin.”
Rein In Federal Workers’ Paid Leave Abuse October 23, 2014
Now the call for “reform” will be taken up and much will be done and nothing accomplished
Ebola Is the CDC’s Self-Created Crisis October 16, 2014
Frieden stumbles along
ObamaCare Forces Retailers to Drop Coverage October 14, 2014
ObamaCare now joins the War on Poverty as another program that wasted billions and made no progress
USPS – Delivering Deficit Spending Since 2006 October 3, 2014
The Post Office wants to deliver your groceries
NIH Makes Monkey’s Uncles Out of Taxpayers September 22, 2014
Peer Pressure Crushes Silicon Valley Entrepreneur August 4, 2014
23andMe, FDA, 1966 Congressional Review Act, DNA sample
No Longer the World’s Policeman, We’re Now the World’s Social Worker July 20, 2014
Obama wants $3.7 billion to deal with the crisis he created, to hire an army illegal alien facilitators, caretakers and expand the federal government
Government Motors & Close Enough for Government Work July 14, 2014
General Motors Announces New Foster Car™ Model for Automobile Ownership
The Call of the RINO in Virginia and Mississippi July 4, 2014
So who are the fanatics now? The TEA party–backed candidates who worked hard and turned out conservatives or the RINOs who use sleaze and spite to get their way?
Only Obama Staffers Believe IRS ‘Lost’ Email June 27, 2014
Losing information certainly does nothing to create confidence in the IRS E–File program that uses the Internet to file tax returns and make payments.
Creating Democrats One Squirrel at a Time June 5, 2014
Like Obama and his ever–expanding welfare benefits, I have no intention of ending the program, even though it would be better in the long run for the squirrels
Veterans Are the Healthcare Canary in a Coal Mine May 29, 2014
Our veterans have been the canary in the health care coalmine for decades, but Uncle Sam just keeps replacing the dead canaries with new ones
Abortion As Performance Art May 12, 2014
Emily Letts is the new face of abortion
Hooray for the Death Penalty! May 5, 2014
The campaign against the death penalty has all the trappings of modern gestures of misplaced moral authority: Achieving the goal comes at someone else’s expense
Are You Smarter Than a Supreme Court Judge? April 28, 2014
Former Justice John Paul Stevens
Eros and Estrogen on the Front Line April 22, 2014
The fact that no successful military in history has put women in combat has escaped Pentagon HR planners completely
Flavor Is a Human Right, Too April 14, 2014
Separate but equal is inherently unequal. If Western Sizzlin’ can offer food for vegans then its only fair that Arugula ‘R We be forced to offer a BLT
World Vision’s Secular Myopia April 1, 2014
If I want to make a contribution to an organization run by leadership that is this slippery and disingenuous, I’ll send a check to Congress
Ukraine Sanctions With Teeth Instead of Gums Are Still Possible March 21, 2014
Like much of Obama’s strategy, whether in health care or the economy, this gambit backfired
CPAC 2014 Day One As It Happens March 7, 2014
Ted Cruz, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie
Bob McDonnell Discovers He’s Past the Sell–By Date February 28, 2014
Former Virginia Governor, John Dingell
John Boehner’s Incremental Amnesty Surrender Strategy February 7, 2014
Six months max and Boehner will be throwing himself on Nelson Mandela's grave and begging Obama to sign his Full Amnesty with Added Reparations bill
Obama’s Trickle–Down Lawlessness February 3, 2014
The newest member of Obama, Holder & Herring; the law firm that specializes in picking and choosing which laws to follow and which laws to enforce.
Texas Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Wendy Davis’ Slip Is Showing January 24, 2014
Now a woman can be as callous and unscrupulous as male politicians and still run for office
Amnesty: The Next GOP Leadership Betrayal January 18, 2014
So what’s the difference between Boehner and Pelosi and McConnell and Reid? Answer: The Democratic leadership honors its promises. Republican leaders have abandoned theirs.
Is the NFL Becoming the No Fan League? January 5, 2014
For fat cats like the Redskins’ Dan Snyder, fans are slightly overweight ATM machines that need to be milked regularly
Duck Dynasty Doesn’t Duck & Cover December 31, 2013
When presented with a choice between God and mammon, the Robertsons opted for God. A&E on the other hand chose mammon over GLAAD.
House GOP Doesn’t Listen Any Better than Walmart December 20, 2013
Republicans who voted for the budget; a boycott every conservative can get behind