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:

Oh, Say Can You See? July 10, 2010
Fire at the fireworks display in Montclair, VA
On the Lookout for Trouble Brewing July 2, 2010
Fights for liberty on the national level are just as valuable on the state level.
On the Lookout for Trouble Brewing July 2, 2010
Fights for liberty on the national level are just as valuable on the state level.
Beware Analysts Worried About the GOP June 27, 2010
Keith Fimian Tea Party Conservative's 12 point win over Pat Herrity in Virginian's 11th Congressional District
Is Mandatory Soccer Watching Child Abuse? June 19, 2010
I know why soccer fans have a reputation for violence. Some people will do anything to relieve the tedium
Frank Perdue Can Rest Easy June 12, 2010
Greenie fantasies and farm fresh eggs
Oil Fails to Soothe Troubled Waters June 5, 2010
President Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder to the Gulf
Here a Chick, There a Chick, Everywhere a Chick, Chick May 22, 2010
Chickens: Economic Development Authority in Fairfax County
It’s Tough Being Enlightened May 15, 2010
Illegal immigration, Prince William County, Virginia, Arizona Law
Up Close and Personal May 9, 2010
Puffers, Full body scanners, Air travel, Security
Walter Mitty Bang, Bang May 1, 2010
disingenuous Democrat way this is perfect example of their thought process: a fictitious group to address a non–existent problem
A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On April 26, 2010
Sports, Unsportsmanlike conduct, endzone celebrations
Welcome to the House of Tofu April 11, 2010
Obamacare: A provision that requires restaurants to post the calorie count for every item on the menu
The Dandelion’s Revenge April 2, 2010
Pollen, Allergy Season, Healthcare
A Black Sabbath for Liberty March 27, 2010
Obamacare is a fiscal black hole that will produce increasing deficits without end
A ‘No’ Vote a Day, Keeps Obama Away March 19, 2010
Virginia became the first state in the nation to pass legislation that prohibits the federal government from forcing residents to buy bureaucrat–approved health insurance
Limit One Per Customer March 15, 2010
Virginia: “limit one–per–month, per customer” Commonwealth for guns and teeth
Virginia Decommissions the “Arts” March 6, 2010
Politics is broken. Not because laws don’t get passed, but because too many publicity–seeking, trivial, nanny–state laws do get passed
“Choose Electrolux” Plate Available Soon February 20, 2010
Choose Life, Choose Death personalized license plate
The Weather Outside Is Frightful February 13, 2010
Wasting government tax dollars
The DMV’s No Smile Zone January 9, 2010
Nationwide secure ID program, facial recognition software
The Blizzard of Ought Nine December 25, 2009
Another blizzard escaped the “global warming” computer programmers
Kermit’s Lament December 13, 2009
The more you learn about enviro-worship, the better Christianity looks
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette December 4, 2009
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies
We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well November 20, 2009
Postal Service, Fedex, UPS, Education, traditional education
This Has Been a Test… October 30, 2009
Swine flu, H1N1, Schools, Students and Obama
No Putter Left Behind October 16, 2009
When government is the owner, we fear bankruptcy by taxes
The Bath County Hillbilly October 10, 2009
Post has contracted a near–toxic case of buyer’s remorse after Deeds’ primary victory
“Environmentalists” and Their Moral Fiber October 4, 2009
Toilet paper
Charlie Brown for Governor September 15, 2009
A lesson for Bob McDonnell and other conservative candidates everywhere