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:

South of the Border, Down Washington Way June 25, 2012
That’s how you get things done in a Chicago administration.
Hell to the Redskins June 23, 2012
A team that is named after Washington, D.C. and plays its games in Maryland will continue to wash its jocks in Old Virginny.
Wisconsin Police: Volunteering for Defeat June 18, 2012
When Wisconsin firemen began beating on drums in the state capital and protesting the reform legislation, it was not surprising
Do You Hear a Droning Sound? June 15, 2012
Drone usage would have to conform to existing case law surrounding the 4th Amendment
Unelected, Unaccountable Boards Like Spending Your Money June 8, 2012
Everyone wins except the taxpayer who wants a more direct voice in how his money is spent.
Democrats Undermining Defense for Over 200 Years June 2, 2012
Democrat politicians — in feverish pursuit of imaginary utopias — have been busy undermining our national defense for the past 200 years
Nine out of ten journalists say, “Guilty!” May 25, 2012
George Zimmerman, AP
Two Grooms Does Not a Marriage Make May 18, 2012
In the last 50 years the Constitution has gone from a document protecting individual liberty to a grimy little pamphlet protecting the sexual proclivities of the libertine set.
Clogged traffic arteries are genetic May 11, 2012
Virginia Drivers, Driving
Is this house big enough to hold my ego? April 30, 2012
Le Chateau De Lumiere
Next Stop: The White Elephant’s Graveyard April 20, 2012
$6 billion railroad to Dulles Airport
Mike Wallace in the hot seat April 13, 2012
And when the kitchen got hot, Wallace couldn’t take the heat
Teachers suffering from paycheck ADHD April 9, 2012
Teachers wanted a raise in the worst way and it looks like that’s what the school board gave them.
The only thing George Zimmerman didn’t do is play lacrosse March 29, 2012
Zimmerman, like the Duke lacrosse players, now has the media baying for his blood
Teachers Suffering from Memory Loss March 15, 2012
Tebow Bill, Homeschoolers, Teachers Work to rule, Prince William Education Association, Virginia
Democrats vote to keep a minority in the shadows March 8, 2012
The education establishment views the homeschooling movement as a mortal threat
Republicans: still searching for a fight they can win February 23, 2012
Term Limits, Bipartisanship, Payroll extensions, Debts, Deficits
Occupying the Lunatic Fringe February 2, 2012
Democrats and fellow–travelers in the media demonize the TEA party and romanticize Occupy leeches
Conservatives Get Stupid, Again January 19, 2012
Now it’s time to ask liberal Democrats, if you’re so smart, why aren’t you winning elections?
Republicans Attempt to Change a Light Bulb January 12, 2012
I don’t know precisely how many Republicans it takes to change a light bulb, but I can tell you that 289 are evidently not enough
Republicans ARE Discouraging Voter Turnout January 6, 2012
Virginia Republican loyalty oaths
Liberals Love Monopoly Taxis December 22, 2011
Can we ever prevent government from meddling in areas it isn’t needed?
Abramoff Wants Congress to Come Clean December 16, 2011
Three good ideas, regardless of the source, that have as much chance of being enacted as Ron Paul does of being President
Playing Santa on Our Dime December 8, 2011
Wally Covington, Brentsville Supervisor
Pepper Spray – A little dab’ll do ya November 24, 2011
Socially acceptable method for serving pepper spray to ‘progressive’ class warriors on the front lines of aimless protest
The Light Governor Gains Heft November 17, 2011
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling
The KinderCare Generation November 11, 2011
OWS, Occupy Obamavilles
Imagine. No Religion, too. November 3, 2011
WICCAN, DRUID, PAGAN, VEGAN
The Second Time Since Harvard Obama’s Ridden a Bus October 21, 2011
I Can’t Get No Respect Tour, Re-election campaining, Stolen Teleprompter, Missing Dem Candidates
The Qwikster Joins the Dead October 14, 2011
Proof that a free market offers options — and competition, not government, is your best protection in the marketplace.