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Dan Kennedy (Dec 18, 2009)
For husbands everywhere, Tiger Woods. By comparison, we all look good. Even Letterman, Gov. Sanford and former Sen. Edwards said - "See!" It's like going to your wife's high... more
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Dan Kennedy (Dec 09, 2009)
A number of business owners have let me know of their new annoyance. They’re taking umbrage. The Great and Powerful Ozbama has chosen a new demon: the small business... more
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Dan Kennedy (Dec 03, 2009)
On Sunday’s “Face The Nation” on CBS, Howard Dean, doctor, former Vermont Governor, former head of the DNC, stated that the Veterans Administration’s health care system is,... more
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Dan Kennedy (Oct 23, 2009)
Uh-oh. According to a report in The Futurist Magazine, from 1982 to 2007, reading declined by nearly 20 percent for the total U.S. population and 30 percent for young adults... more
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Dan Kennedy (Oct 10, 2009)
The president’s a real comedian. I’m not referring to the performance on Letterman as much as I am at the G20 Summit, where, humorously, he spoke of his determination to... more
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Dan Kennedy (Sep 19, 2009)
Here’s a number you’re not likely to hear from the nightly news: According to the CNW Marketing Research Automotive Consumer Spending & Attitudes Survey of 9/09, one in six... more
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Dan Kennedy (Sep 11, 2009)
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact," said Sherlock Holmes. This explains, I guess, how so many independent voters, moderate Democrats and even moderate... more
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Dan Kennedy (Aug 28, 2009)
Immediately following Obama's coup at General Motors, and near-takeover of Chrysler as well, there was about two weeks of news coverage of the shocking number of dealerships... more
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Dan Kennedy (Aug 20, 2009)
It’s rare to find reason to praise Newsweek Magazine. But in the July 20 issue, they revealed a little something about the high cost of taking too much from the... more
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Dan Kennedy (Aug 09, 2009)
The resistance is well underway.
Affluent Americans – defined as the top 20 percent of U.S. households by income – spent about 10 percent less in 2008 than they did in... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jul 30, 2009)
Could it be that the dire and desperate need for health care reform is overblown? Maybe the epic number of people suffering with no health care thanks to our badly broken... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jul 23, 2009)
Twice in the past week or so President Obama has insisted that his $780 billion-and-then-some stimulus package is working “as intended” and “as anticipated.”
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Dan Kennedy (Jul 10, 2009)
Recently I had a long lunch with an old friend. He sits on the board of one of the largest and most successful publicly traded regional banks in America. He got his seat... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jun 24, 2009)
How much havoc can Obama wreak before our buyers’ remorse catches up with him?
“The audacity of speed.” Maybe it’s been used before, but the first time I heard the phrase... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jun 18, 2009)
I’ve clipped and accumulated about a hundred news articles, decreasing in size and moving further back in the pages week to week, about the first political hostages of... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jun 04, 2009)
If we would just inflate our tires and get regular tune-ups, drilling for oil would be unnecessary.
Now one of the many czars of the Oz-bama Regime has blithely... more
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Dan Kennedy (Apr 29, 2009)
April 20, 2009. That was when President Obama held his first photo-op cabinet meeting, noisily giving them their marching orders: find ways to save $100-million in 100 days.... more
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Dan Kennedy (Apr 23, 2009)
I started noticing new talking points oozing out this past week. Rather than cite specifics, I’d like to encourage you to be on alert for them. They all have to do with the... more
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Dan Kennedy (Apr 16, 2009)
If you’re looking for signs that the administration’s economic efforts are starting to pay off, there’s at least one segment of the economy that President Obama himself has... more
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Dan Kennedy (Mar 11, 2009)
Maybe nobody’s noticed – I haven’t heard any pundits mention – that Obama’s next tax scheme punishes married successful people even more than unmarried successful people.
As... more
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Dan Kennedy (Feb 12, 2009)
The January 26th issue of “The Wall Street Journal” finally provided some really cheery news about the economy with the joyful headline: “Recession Batters Law Firms,... more
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Dan Kennedy (Feb 06, 2009)
In an interview in the January issue of Esquire, super tough guy and Cleveland Brown of all Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown said: “A liberal is arrogant enough to think he can do... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jan 28, 2009)
In business there is a crime called “bait and switch.” It refers to the practice of advertising something that a lot of people want, in order to lure them to a store or... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jan 26, 2009)
Turning on the news now is a dismal experience. It’s bleak. Most of the reporting and opining is ignorant or superficial, and it’s all depressing. We need some dramatically... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jan 14, 2009)
In December alone, 640,000 jobs reportedly disappeared. This number only slightly inflated by all the elves laid off at North Pole Enterprises on the 26th. There’s a secret... more
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Dan Kennedy (Jan 07, 2009)
Some associates and I have recently invested capital in forming a new bank. I’m not allowed to give out its name or location here, in this column, as commercial promotion is... more