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Words, words, words!

John loves to talk and to write and he gets to do this as a regular columnist for weekly and regional papers, and as a guest commentator on tv and radio on law and politics including Fox News, the O'Reilly Factor, and Chris Matthews Hardball.  He's grateful for the opportunity because he enjoys it and learns so much from doing it.

.John writes a weekly op-ed column for the Purcellville Gazette, serves as the Lovettsville correspondent for the Brunswick Citizen, has been filing profiles for the Loudoun Times Mirror, blogs (Bronx Gadfly), twits (yeah, tweets), and even wrote a book about our government punishing medical healing, titled, "Pain in America - and how our government makes it worse!".

A couple of years ago, John wrote a Washington Post column that went viral and the next he knew, it prompted a series of criminal cases, with people calling, saying he must have been talking about their individual cases - W. POST Editorial: JUSTICE UNDONE.  John was only writing about excesses in our criminal justice system that1 were so common, individuals thought he was talking about their individual case.  You may even want to watch a video on how John does what he does!

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[John Flannery argued for clemency for Richard Paey, and Linda, Richard's wife, pleaded for his release.]

FLORIDA GOVERNOR CRIST AWARDED RICHARD PAEY A FULL PARDON, AND FREED HIM THAT VERY DAY ..... [the full story can be read here.]

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2008 DEM CONVENTION IN DENVER

Holly caught this panoramic view (above) of the dem convention at the Invesco mile-high stadium with 40,000 in attendance.  John wrote a blog while at the convention that you might enjoy if you want to take a backward glance, from 2015 t0 2008; the most popular entry was John's comments on his personal favorite, the late Senator Ted Kennedy - http://johnpflannery.blogspot.com .


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John and renowned astronaut Edgar Mitchell who walked on the moon and continues to be an active force for exploration in space and peace on earth.

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BRONX GADFLY -- BLOG

Visit and see what's up - BRONX GADFLY

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   THE O'REILLY FACTOR.  Bill O'Reilly invites John to his "no-spin zone" from time to time, to make the show "fair and balanced."  FOX NEWS.  John also enjoys trading views with the daily guests and the host as you can find in this discussion on fast and furious  -http://video.foxnews.com/v/1677219547001/issa-wiretap-docs-show-doj-knew-of-gun-walking-tactics/?playlist_id=87651#sp=show-clip

 

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SCALIA'S RULE BOOK - DO WHAT I SAY!

by John P. Flannery

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, of the U.S. Supreme Court, broke his media silence to talk on camera on how to argue before the court but, if you want to succeed, perhaps you should pass this book by - as it's not wat Judge Scalia himself does  [You may read the rest of the review here.]

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One of our earlier campaigns was to fight a toxic coal fired transmission line from West Virginia through Virginia and Actor Bobby Duvall joined the opposition and is here with Holly.  The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) sponsored a reception to raise funds to fight the short-sighted and environmentally wrong-headed toxic coal transmission line.