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• Uncle Jay Explains the News: Dec. 14, 2009

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  “Reconcile” came to mind as Uncle Jay’s word of the week as it relates to Tiger Woods, the Nobel Peace Prize and other topics on the latest episode of “Uncle Jay Explains the News.” This week, Uncle Jay explains how Woods is trying “to get along better and work things out” [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 12:49pm EST
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• Thanks for the Memories, Bob Hope

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  The “Bob Hope Christmas Special” from 1967, captured in the video above, reminds me of the many December evenings I spent during my 1960s childhood, watching the late legend of an actor-comedian and a cast of popular figures — including his orchestra, Les Brown and his Band of Renown — [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 2:40pm EST
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• For Goodness Sake, It’s NOT a Holiday Tree! (Video)

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Below is another funny video from my friend, Joel Berry (a.k.a., “Tavin Dillard”) at http://SweetTeaFilms.com. In addition to being funny, it makes a not-too-subtle and politically-incorrect point about the idiotic “war” on Christmas.  Good work, Joel! a Share BMW: [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 8:36am EST
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• Tiger Woods Takes Hiatus From PGA Tour

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In a post on his web site yesterday, golfer Tiger Woods told visitors of his plans. “After much soul searching,” he explained, “I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf. I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person.” I, for one, hope he [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 8:31pm EST
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• Inconvenient Question Ends Debate in Copenhagen

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  During a press briefing in Copenhagen this week, Irish filmmaker Phelim McAleer asked Stanford University Professor Stephen Schneider an inconvenient question about the “ClimateGate” e-mails that have cast dark clouds of doubt over the work of scientists who claim man-made global warming endangers the plant. McAleer, the producer of the documentary [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 2:32pm EST
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• Ten ‘Heistman Trophy’ Finalists Named

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Today, one year after sharing a similar report in 2008, I share a new oversight report issued this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).  Inside, it contains candidates for what an annual award I’ve decided to call “The Heistman [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:42pm EST
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• Lieutenant Michael Behenna Needs Your Help

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna is an American hero now serving 20 years at Fort Leavenworth after killing a known Al-Qaeda operative in self-defense.  The fact that his clemency hearing is set for Jan. 7 in Arlington, Va., makes it imperative that we raise awareness of his plight by [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 11:45am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Nine

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:43am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Eight

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:58am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Seven

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:51am EST
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• Health Care ‘Compromise’ Equals Single-Payer

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  With many conservatives, including Michelle Malkin, saying the so-called “compromise” on health care reform equates to a “single-payer” health care model, I feel compelled to point you to eight posts (with videos) that I published soon after “crashing” — and recording — all six of the single-payer power brokers who [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:41pm EST
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• Humor from Inside ‘Live Christmas Nativity’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Leave it to Joel Berry (a.k.a., “Tavin Dillard”) of Sweet Tea Films to make you laugh at Christmas.  In the video above, his character recounts how he got roped into playing the role of Joseph in a live nativity scene at the local Presbyterian church during the midnight-4 a.m. shift.  [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:23pm EST
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• President Obama to Hold Banking Summit Monday

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  President Barack Obama plans to hold a Banking Summit Monday, according to a Bloomberg report today. Among those participating in the event, said to be a forum for discussing the president’s proposals to boost small-business lending and overhaul industry regulations, will be executives from 12 banks, including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 12:54pm EST
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• So Much for the Promise of Buried Power Lines

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Twenty-two months ago, I published a post which included a photo (above) of a billboard touting Ameren UE’s “POWER ON” initiative.  I found it ironic that, as shown in the photo, so many power lines hung between me and the billboard.  At the same time, however, I assumed it just [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:20am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Six

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:20am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Five

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:13am EST
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• Health Care Bills Contain HUGE Marriage Penalty

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  UPDATE 12/10/09 at 12:58 p.m. Central: Yes, this is the subject matter mentioned on Rush Limbaugh today. By Allen Quist, Guest Blogger There is a huge middle-class marriage penalty hidden in the House and Senate health care bills. The penalty becomes evident by evaluating questions like the following: How much would two single [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:52pm EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Four

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 12:35pm EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Three

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:13am EST
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• Help Army 1st Lt Michael Behenna Find Justice

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna finds himself in a cell at Fort Leavenworth. Join the effort to help him obtain justice — and freedom — by sharing the information below with bloggers, journalists, talk show hosts, elected officials and anyone with a forum to help the American people find [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:10am EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Part Two

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:48pm EST
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Getting Personal

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:49pm EST
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• Charges Against Navy SEALs Published

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  During the past week, I shared news about three Navy SEALs — SO1 Julio A. Huertas, SO2 Jonathan E. Keefe and SO2 Matthew V. McCabe — facing charges related to their apprehension of Ahmed Hashim Abed, the alleged planner of the March 2004 ambush, killing and mutilation of four Blackwater [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:16pm EST
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• Army Officer Kills Al-Qaeda Operative, Imprisoned After Prosecutors Ignore Own Expert Witness

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  By Bob McCarty and Carrie Fatigante An e-mail Dr. Herbert Leon MacDonell sent to Capts. Meghan Poirier, Jason Elbert and Erwin Roberts — Army prosecutors all — just after 4 o’clock in the afternoon Feb. 27, 2009, should have warranted their attention for several reasons, but they opted to treat the [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 2:02pm EST
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• EPA Endangerment Ruling Threatens All Americans

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  By issuing an endangerment finding on CO2 today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson effectively placed an economy-wide tax on energy use.  How can this be?  Because 85 percent of the U.S. economy runs on fossil fuels that emit carbon dioxide, according to a Heritage Foundation post today. Among those issuing immediate responses [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:46pm EST
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• Will EPA List of Most-Wanted Eco-Fugitives Soon Include Gore, Jones, Mann, Hansen and Others?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Several of the people shown in the graphic below have been captured or surrendered since Dec. 10, 2008, when the newly-created EPA list of its “most-wanted list of environmental fugitives” became the subject of a Dec. 11 post on this blog. Much to my surprise and chagrin, the agency’s current list [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:13pm EST
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• Obama Admits to Having Once Used Fake ID

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In  the video clip below, President Barack Obama is shown making several quips about Mel Brooks, 83, the Jewish actor-director-comedian honored during the 32nd Kennedy Center Honors last night. Two and a half minutes into the clip, the president describes how a fake ID helped him overcome being too young [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:03pm EST
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• ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ Under Control in 2009

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  “Irritable Bowl Syndrome,” the affliction first identified among fans of the Texas Longhorns football team in December 2008, seems to be under control in 2009.  They are, after all, set to take on the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:36am EST
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• Famous Winston Churchill Quote Revisited

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In a post almost one year ago, I published the cartoon above containing the famous quote below: “We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” — Winston Churchill I repost [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:01am EST
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• Lead Climate Scientist Has ‘Gone Underground’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit at the UK’s East Anglia University, epicenter of the so-called “ClimateGate” scandal, has “literally gone underground,” according to the CNN report below, amidst a flood of request from media outlets seeking to hear his side of the story when it comes to [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 7:59am EST
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• Document Shows Iraqi Policeman Killed by Army Officer Was Known Al-Qaeda Operative

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Should an American soldier be imprisoned for killing a known Al-Qaeda operative in self-defense?  Most Americans, I suspect, would answer that question with a vehement, “No!” — or, in some cases, “Hell, no!”  Unfortunately for Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna and those who love him, seven Americans thought otherwise. Yesterday, [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:40am EST
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• Hearing to Settle Issue of Halloween Day Altercation

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In posts Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, I reported on a scuffle that took place at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. between people from opposite sides of the political “fence.” A hearing is set for Monday at 6 p.m. Central at the O’Fallon Municipal Court [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 9:01pm EST
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• 101st Airborne Officer Serving 20-Year Sentence After Testimony of Expert Witness Ignored

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  By Bob McCarty and Carrie Fatigante It’s not uncommon for people convicted of crimes to proclaim their innocence.  Most deserve to be ignored, but not Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna. On July 31, 2008, Lieutenant Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda operative operating in [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 8:45am EST
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• More Than 100 Rally Against Socialism in O’Fallon

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Despite temperatures just above the freezing mark and a wind that made it feel even colder, well over 100 K and N Patriots — including at least three octogenarians — rallied against socialism this afternoon at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. In the wake of [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 2:10pm EST
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• BMW Announces New Contributor

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  While researching some soon-to-be-published posts about Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, I crossed paths recently with Carrie Fatigante (right), a freelance writer who currently lives in northeastern Oklahoma with her husband and three children. Today, I’m pleased to announce she’s agreed to become a regular contributor at Bob McCarty [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 11:42am EST
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• Cruise Hospitals Not So Far-Fetched After All

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Eleven days ago, I asked the question, Will Medical Tourism Industry Realize Benefits From Passage of Government-Run Health Care Bill? In that post, I wrote the following: Considering the possibilities, I conceived that the most likely ObamaCare-induced scenario would involve cruise ships that would otherwise have found themselves in dry dock [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:28pm EST
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• What Do I Do With My Carbon Offsets?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  Just over a year ago, I “purchased” one-trillion carbon offsets from this site and received “proof” of the transaction in the form of the Certificate of Carbon Offsets (right). Now, thanks to the “ClimateGate” scandal, we appear to have e-mail proof that scientists at the center of climate change research have [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:14am EST
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• Senators Send Letter to NASA Inspector General

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Just over a week ago, I noted that NASA Didn’t Get the Memo on ‘ClimateGate’.  Now, it appears, two Republican senators agree. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Science and Space, and Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:14pm EST
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• Opportunities Missed at White House Jobs Summit

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Because I was unable to participate in the American Petroleum Institute conference call with reporters this morning, I offer space for covering that call to API’s Jane Van Ryan. By Jane Van Ryan Guest Blogger American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard and Devon Energy CEO and Chairman Larry Nichols called the [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:46pm EST
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• BMW to Appear on Bob Grant Show Monday

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  UPDATE:  TIME CHANGE to 9:45 a.m. Central – Mark your calendar:  On Monday at 9:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Central, I’ll make my second guest appearance on the internet-based show of talk radio legend Bob Grant (a.k.a., “New York City’s King of Talk Radio”).  Our primary topic of discussion will be [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:22am EST
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• Extension of Death Tax Would Kill Small Businesses

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  The Foundry reports today that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill that would permanently extend the estate tax (known better as the “death tax”) at its current rate and exemption level.  This extension would prevent the death tax from expiring as scheduled on Jan. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:45pm EST
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• Top 10 Observations About President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan War Strategy Speech

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Number of comments: 3
  Following President Barack Obama’s a war strategy speech Tuesday night, myriad observations surfaced about the way forward for the United States military in Afghanistan.  Below are my Top Ten observations about that speech: 1) It took three months for President Obama to come up with this; 2) President Obama believes we can [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 1:36pm EST
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• Obama’s West Point Greeting Lags Behind W’s

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Was there much of a difference between the greetings received by President Barack Obama Tuesday night and the greeting President George W. Bush received Dec. 9, 2008, the last time he visited the United States Military Academy at West Point?  Watch the video below and judge for yourself. Related: Six Important Facts [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:06pm EST
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• Name the Author: ‘Toast Yourselves, Black America’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  One day after President Barack Obama delivered a war strategy speech that left many feeling wary, it’s become time to play a new game I’m calling, “Name the Author.” Read the words below and see if you can guess who wrote them two days after Obama won the election as the [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:24am EST
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• Six Important Facts About the Assault Charges Three Navy SEALs Face for Doing Their Jobs

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In recent years, I’ve published too many posts about members of the Armed Forces facing undeserved charges: First, it was the so-called “Haditha Marines” who faced trumped-up charges, thanks largely to idiots like Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) declaring them guilty before a mainstream media eager to paint them in a bad [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:03am EST
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• Retired Navy SEAL Questions Nation’s Mental State

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: President Barack Obama outlined his new strategy for waging his surge-and-retreat style of war in Afghanistan Tuesday night.  Because that strategy will involve the expedited deployment of 30,000 more troops under the cloud of an announced timetable for withdrawal, I’m eager to offer the important guest post below.  [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:03am EST
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• Obama Announces Retreat from Afghanistan!

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  “RETREAT!” Just-obtained excerpts of tonight’s Afghanistan strategy speech by President Barack Obama seem to indicate the strategy is no strategy at all.  As evidenced in the sentence below, it’s both a withdrawal and an announcement of a timetable for beating feet out of the stone-age nation: “Taken together, these additional American and [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:03pm EST
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• White House Asks ‘Who Do You Trust?’ (Part 2)

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Number of comments: 1
  Earlier today, I published a post, White House Web Site Asks ‘Who Do You Trust?’ When It Comes to Government-Run Health Care, which made special note of the graphic above.  A short while later, someone who had read that post mentioned that it reminded him of a particularly-memorable scene from [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:46pm EST
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• Blogger Approached About Appearing in Documentary Special About Militia Movement

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Number of comments: 4
  What is it with me and this bond I seem to have with the militia movement? On March 18, I was inspired to write and publish a mostly-humorous post under the headline, Yikes, I Might Be Part of the Militia Movement! The inspiration came in the form of news that the [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 4:24pm EST
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• White House Web Site Asks ‘Who Do You Trust?’ When It Comes to Government-Run Health Care

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Number of comments: 2
  Few would disagree with the assertion that four words now appearing on the White House web site constitute “the fundamental question on health insurance reform.” Those words are “WHO DO YOU TRUST?” In order to answer that question, I compared the White House “spin” to what I heard directly from medical [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:21am EST
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• Order Fries, Get Ketchup, Ban Landmines

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Shown in photos above and below, a ketchup packet designed by the advertising agency Publicis Mojo for the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines is clever, though I doubt it will end the use of landmines. What’s next? I fully expect the concept to be adopted soon by promoters of Hollywood slasher, [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:40am EST
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• Van Jones Still Has Ear of Obama Administration

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Van Jones, President Barack Obama’s controversial former “green jobs” czar, serves on the advisory board of an independent environmental organization actively working with the White House, reports Aaron Klein of WorldNetDaily.com. Jones resigned in September after it was exposed he founded a communist revolutionary organization and signed a statement that accused [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:54am EST
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• ‘Today Show’ to Focus on ‘Biggest Losers’ Tuesday

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In a tweet at Muckrack.com tonight, MSNBC Chief Correspondent Norah O’Donnell said Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the Virginia socialites who crashed the White House State Dinner Nov. 23, will appear on the “TODAY” show Tuesday morning. In an attempt to confirm O’Donnell’s tweet, I visited the NBC morning show’s web site [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:04pm EST
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• Today’s Trial Lawyers Would Have Loved This Ad

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Imagine what life in 1913 would have been like if the trial lawyer army that exists today was around back then.  For starters, newspaper advertisements like the one Iver Johnson’s Arms & Cycle Works ran (above) would have led to thousands — or, perhaps, millions — of product liability lawsuits.  [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:14pm EST
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• Treatment of Climate Change E-mail Scandal-ous

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  First, a BBC News headline reported, Hackers target leading climate research unit. Ten days later, a new headline from the stodgy-and-liberal media outlet reads, Inquiry into stolen climate e-mails. What’s wrong with those headlines?  They focus on something far less important than the fact that the e-mails exchanged between researchers at [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:27pm EST
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• Energy Exec Says ‘E-mails Helped Our Cause’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Asked whether he thinks the tables could be turned on climate change alarmists after e-mail evidence of manipulation of climate change data by UK researchers surfaced last week, Mike Carey isn’t ready to declare victory.  The president of the American Council for Affordable and Reliable Energy does, however, see value in [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:52am EST
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• St. Louis Tea Party Media Coverage Mixed

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Having worked with journalists at NHK while living in Japan 20 years ago, I was excited to see a crew from the Japanese television network at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis Saturday afternoon.  My first thought:  “The local tea party movement had finally earned a spot on the world [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:18pm EST
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• Parody Commercial: ‘There’s a Czar for That’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  The folks at Gateway Patriot came up with a twist of the now-popular Apple commercials that push the slogan, “There’s an app for that.”  The twist, in this case, makes fun of President Barack Obama’s penchant with having un-Constitutional czar’s in charge of every possible arena in which he wants [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:22pm EST
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• Young Blogger on Right Side of the Issues

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  While covering the St. Louis Tea Party at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis Saturday afternoon, I ran into a fellow blogger.  Not your ordinary blogger, this guy is 12 years old and, perhaps, the youngest conservative blogger in Missouri.  His name:  David Bader. Asked to explain why he’s so interested [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:54pm EST
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• St. Louis Bakery Owner Steps ‘Out of the Box’ Through Involvement in Tea Party Movement

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Among those who gathered in downtown St. Louis Saturday afternoon to rally against government-run health care, high taxes and rampant socialism was Dave McArthur, owner of McArthur’s Bakery, a family business that’s operated in the Gateway City since 1956. After sharing his heartfelt beliefs with the crowd estimated at 2,500 or [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:17pm EST
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• Flashback to a Post on Sex and Climate Change

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: On April 27, 2007, I published a post that loosely linked Mike Penner, a Los Angeles Times sportswriter who had announced he would undergo a sex-change operation, and the multi-faceted controversy surrounding global warming.  Today, I republish that post for two reasons:  (1) I learned that Penner died [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:35pm EST
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• TEA PARTY: 2,500 Patriots Rally in St. Louis

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  An estimated 2,500 patriots protested against government-run health care and rampant socialism during a rally this afternoon at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. As the video and photos (above and below) indicate, they came in all colors, shapes and sizes to hear from a lineup that included, but was not [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 4:28pm EST
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• Patriots Staging Rallies Across St. Louis Area

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  On this day when thousands of freedom-loving Americans gather at venues across St. Louis, I thought it appropriate to share two videos featuring my friend, Lloyd Marcus.  Above, he sings his most recent hit, “2010.”  Below, he sings the “American Tea Party Anthem.”  Enjoy! Editor’s Note: Lloyd Marcus is the Deltona, [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:54am EST
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• Conservative Asks Oprah for ‘Gift to Black America’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  By Lloyd Marcus Guest Blogger I have a history with Oprah Winfrey. Back in the 1980s, Oprah and I worked at WJZ-TV, an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. Oprah was co-host with Richard Sher of the local morning talk show, “People Are Talking.” I was a graphic designer in the Creative [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:15pm EST
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• Tiger Woods Seriously Injured in Car Wreck – NOT!

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  UPDATE 11/27/09 at 4:13 p.m. Central: Incredibly, it appears members of the mainstream media either jumped to conclusions or just plain got it wrong.  Tiger is, according to the latest report from his publicist via ESPN, in good condition and has been released from the hospital: Breaking News: Golfer Tiger Woods [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:51pm EST
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• Freedom-Loving Americans Staging Events Saturday at Venues Across St. Louis Area

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Need to burn off the Thanksgiving calories and, at the same time, stand up for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? If so, there are plenty of opportunities in the St. Louis area Saturday: The K-N-Patriots, whose efforts I’ve chronicled for several weeks now, will hold their weekly anti-socialism rally [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:21am EST
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• Climate Science Uncertainties Identified in 2001

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally published on this blog March 30, 2007, the post below is republished today in light of recent revelations about fraud and conspiracy among research scientists and others whose work formed much of the basis of calls for extreme climate change regulation. “Adam Smith wrote that ‘Science is the [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:47am EST
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• Wreaths Across America Honors Fallen Heroes

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Beginning Dec. 6, more than 150,000 donated Christmas wreaths from Maine will begin their journey to more than 400 state and national veterans cemeteries across the nation as part of the annual Wreaths Across America project. Launched more than 18 years ago by the Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, the [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:26am EST
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• Cartoon Represents How Many People Feel

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In a day and age when elected officials in Washington, D.C., seem to be treating the American people more like turkeys than bosses, I offer the Thanksgiving Day cartoon above as representative of how many Americans feel on this special day. Though I’m not advocating violence against elected officials (at [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:26am EST
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• Video: A Government-Run Holiday Feast

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In the video below, courtesy of the folks at Hands Off My Health, a family experiences what it would be like after the government takes charge of the Thanksgiving meal (i.e., “No pie for you!”). If you hate the thought of Thanksgiving without pie as much as I do, then don’t [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:40pm EST
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• Charges Filed in Kenneth Gladney Beating Case

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Two and a half months after 39-year-old Kenneth Gladney (right) was beaten in St. Louis by SEIU thugs outside Bernard Middle School, charges have finally been filed against six individuals, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The charges come 15 days after I asked the question, Why No [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:34pm EST
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• Solution Found to Buffalo Wings Shortage

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Almost two weeks ago, a USA TODAY article warned about a shortage of chicken wings (a.k.a., “Buffalo Wings”): With U.S. chicken production set to fall for the first time in 36 years and demand for chicken wings on the rise as hungry football fans flock to sports bars, restaurants are running [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:11pm EST
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• BMW to Publish Navy SEAL’s Views of What It’s Like to Serve in Politically-Charged Environment

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Fox News Channel has the story that should make every American shudder:  Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist.  Before the holiday weekend ends, I expect to publish a Navy SEAL’s first-person account of what it’s like to serve in today’s politically-charged environment. Written by a now-retired unsung hero [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:11pm EST
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• White House Video Screams for Parody Treatment

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  Published on the White House blog in advance of today’s pre-Thanksgiving Day ceremony during which President Barack Obama issued a presidential pardon for one lucky turkey, the “turkey” of a video below screams for parody treatment and/or, at a minimum, pithy commentary. Share BMW: [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:21am EST
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• ‘HOPE IS FADING FAST’ T-shirt to Hit Market

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Described as a “devastating take on the iconic Obama poster” made popular during the 2008 presidential campaign, Mediaite reported yesterday that “a new offensive has been launched against President Obama, and if it catches on it may make as much noise as a Birther at a Town Hall.”  Pre-releasing at [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:57am EST
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• Share the Message of ‘GLOBULL WARMING’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Just in time for Christmas, all of the GLOBULL WARMING items shown in the video above are available in almost every imaginable t-shirt and sweatshirt style at The Bob McCarty Shop.  Now, you can wear the GLOBULL WARMING message as your way of telling environmental extremists, “I told you global [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:21pm EST
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• Inhofe Smelled Climate Change Rat Four Years Ago

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Just over four years ago, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) delivered a speech about global warming on the floor of the Senate.  Today, in light of news that the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has launched an investigation into apparent climate change fraud, I share [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:41pm EST
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• Inhofe Launches Investigation of Climate Change

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Yesterday and today, I reported that Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) was threatening to launch a “ClimateGate” investigation.  Late this afternoon, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works did just that. Senator Inhofe sent letters to several scientists, some of whom allegedly manipulated data to prove the [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:38pm EST
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• How Many ACORN Officials Will Show Up to Help Launch Census in Schools Program in St. Louis?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Question of the Day: How many ACORN officials will show up to help Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) launch the 2010 Census in Schools Program Dec. 1 at Gateway Math & Science Elementary School in St. Louis? According to a media advisory issued today by the Census Bureau, Representative Clay will help [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:56pm EST
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• Christmas Gift Idea: GLOBULL WARMING T-Shirt

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In honor of the truth about the junk science behind climate change and global warming alarmism (a.k.a., “GLOBULL WARMING“) finally being exposed, I offer the Christmas gift ideas below. [Please be advised that each design shown is available on a wide variety of t-shirts, sweatshirts and other items.  Show your [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:08pm EST
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• NASA Didn’t Get the Memo on ‘ClimateGate’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Climate change researchers stand accused of engaging in conspiracy, collusion, possibly-illegal destruction of embarrassing information, manipulation of data and much more, according to news reports.  All in an effort to foist their radical socialist agenda on the American people.  All the result of e-mail messages between them being made public.  [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:27am EST
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• Check Out My Latest Article at Pajamas Media

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Hey folks, be sure to check out my latest article, Citizens vs. ObamaCare: ‘Million Med March’ Draws Hundreds in St. Louis, published today at Pajamas Media. Share BMW: [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:06am EST
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• Islamic Terrorists Should Face Military Trial, According to Father of Man Killed on Flight 93

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Tom Burnett Sr., father of United Flight 93 hero Tom Jr., believes the Islamic terrorists who committed acts of war Sept. 11, 2001, should receive justice via a military trial and not via proceedings in a civilian courtroom located within walking distance of Ground Zero.  Granting them civilian trials, he [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:54pm EST
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• Uncle Jay’s Word of the Week is ‘Class’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Uncle Jay reminds viewers today that it’s almost Thanksgiving, a time when we go from sharing our blessings with friends and family one day to trampling them to death at the mall on Black Friday.  His word of the week is “class” — as in having good taste or showing [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:03pm EST
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• Will Medical Tourism Industry Realize Benefits From Passage of Government-Run Health Care Bill?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  Recently, a friend shared a prediction that prompted me to wonder whether or not the medical tourism industry will experience a boom if government-run health care becomes a reality in the United States. In case you’re not familiar with the concept of medical tourism, it typically involves people from one country [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:24pm EST
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• Inhofe Threatens ‘ClimateGate’ Investigation

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  UPDATE #2 11/24/09 at 4:58 p.m. Central — In the video below, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) appears on Fox News Channel to announce he has sent out letters to officials with a number of government agencies as well as to scientists.  Those letters instruct those people to retain documents related [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:26am EST
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• Union Presence Noted in Photos at Highway K Rally

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  A whopping six protesters in favor of government-run health care showed up Saturday to counter anti-socialism protesters during their weekly rally at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Who was in the small group that was outnumbered 22 to 1 by the folks on the other side [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:37am EST
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• How Would Government-Run Auto Insurance Work?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  What would happen if government-run automobile insurance became a reality as the result of legislation similar to that calling for government-run health care?  Below are some possibilities: Coverage would include things like car washes, oil changes and windshield wipers as well as tire and windshield wiper replacement; Uninsured motorists would receive “treatment” [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:18am EST
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• Legislation Could Lead to States’ Rights Showdown

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham  (R-Chesterfield) drew much applause Saturday afternoon when she informed the crowd at the Million Med March about the Health Care Freedom Act she is going to introduce soon in the Missouri Senate. The favorable response was due, in part, to the fact that the crowd of [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:14am EST
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• ‘Million Med March’ Draws Hundreds in St. Louis

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  A crowd of more than 300 gathered at Memorial Plaza outside the St. Louis County (Mo.) Government Building in Clayton Saturday afternoon as part of the Million Med March protest against health care reform measures now under consideration in the nation’s capitol. Medical professionals, many of whom donned white coats, were [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 11:23pm EST
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• Inhofe to Boxer: ‘We won. You lost. Get a life.’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  The headline I used the last time I reported on Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) pretty much summed up the story:  Barbara Boxer Gives Republicans the Shaft, Tosses Senate Committee Rules Out the Window.  Today, I let a light-hearted comment Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) directed toward Senator Boxer serve as my [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:25pm EST
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• Survey: 92 Percent of Physicians Back Tort Reform

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  EDITOR’S UPDATE 11/21/09: Click here to see the SERMO.com blog page containing survey results mentioned by Dr. Dan Windsor at the Million Med March today in Clayton, Mo. More details about the rally will be published here during the remainder of the weekend.  Jackson Healthcare survey article continues below. * * [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:58am EST
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• Al Gore Offered Cash to Debate Global Warming

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  Former Vice President Al Gore has, to date, refused to debate Lord Christopher Monckton on the subject of global warming.  Hoping to “sweeten the pot” for the man who’s made millions hocking predictions about the end of the world coming soon due to man-made climate changed, the folks at the [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:13am EST
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• Sunoco Oil CEO Says U.S. Policy Threat to Refiners

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  In my continuing effort to offer extensive coverage on fossil fuels-related subject matter such as the oil and natural gas industry, climate change and cap-and-trade legislation, including Waxman-Markey and Kerry-Boxer, I point you to the exchange above between Sunoco Inc. CEO Lynn Eisenhan and U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) at [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 5:22pm EST
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• ACORN-Flavored Communist Exposed in St. Louis

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  It was a good thing I wasn’t drinking coffee when Charles Jaco asked why Tea Partiers call their opponents socialists, writes Jim Durbin in a piece today at the 24th State blog.  The resulting outrage wouldn’t have been good for my carpet or couch.  We call our political opponents socialists [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:54pm EST
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• Ava Aston Belts Out Great Song, ‘We the People’

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  “We The People” is a song Ava Aston wrote over the weekend of the 9/12 March in Washington, D.C.  It’s aim, she says, is to inspire Americans who are frustrated and feel discouraged to become invigorated and to stand up and take back our Republic.  Pretty awesome song, I’d say.  [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:59pm EST
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• Is Smoker-in-Chief Giving Up Cigarettes Today?

  —Bob McCarty Writes

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  A cloud is hanging over the Oval Office as Americans wonder whether or not Smoker-in-Chief Barack Obama is giving up cigarettes during today’s Great American Smokeout. Truth be told, one would hardly know the event that takes place annually on the third Thursday of November is taking place today. As of this [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:59am EST
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• Obama Talks Job Growth While Killing Good Jobs

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  During an interview that aired yesterday on Fox News Channel, President Barack Obama told Fox’s Major Garrett that his focus remains on job growth.  If he’s honest about wanting to keep Americans working, he should take note of the testimony of Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, delivered [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:19am EST
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• Lindsay Graham Does Something Right, Leaves Attorney General Eric Holder Looking Life Buffoon

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  For perhaps the first time in his political life, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) proved he has a spine — and a brain — during a hearing yesterday with Attorney General Eric Holder on the subject of prosecuting terrorists such as Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court instead of a [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:18am EST
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• Medical Professionals to Rally Against Government-Run Health Care Saturday

  —Bob McCarty Writes

  This Saturday at noon, I plan to attend the St. Louis version of the Million Med March set to take place in the courtyard (a.k.a., “Memorial Park”) just south of the St. Louis County Government Building in Clayton, Mo.  There, I plan to interview doctors, nurses and other health care [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:29pm EST
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