Bob McCarty Writes

In the headline of an article published on its web site today, MSNBC asks the question, Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden? According to the article, the film maker who gained fame for his 2004 film, Super Size Me, is making just such a claim. Furthermore, MSNBC reports, Morgan Spurlock has sold the rights [...]

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According to the postscript of an article making the rounds at sites like Human Events and Newt.org, “Ambassador Eckert is leading an effort to have President Ronald Reagan’s image added to Mount Rushmore alongside Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.” The article’s writer, Newt Gingrich, concludes with this plea: “I urge you [...]

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If you enjoy drinking beer, wine, whiskey or other alcoholic beverages, you have the people of Utah — and, perhaps, relatives of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney — to thank for it. Surprised? You shouldn’t be if you know your American history. On this date 74 years ago, Utah became the last state in the [...]

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TIME magazine jumped on the opportunity to write the dramatic headline, The Man Who Returned From the Sea, which appeared above a grainy photo of John Darwin, the 57-year-old man who surfaced at a British police station yesterday five years after being declared dead, the apparent victim of a canoeing accident. Today, it appears articles [...]

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During the past few days, I’ve seen reported three stories that offer interesting fodder for discussion: The first story, reported in the Birmingham News, centers around Alabama State Sen. Scott Beason’s call for passage of a law to require English-only driver’s license exams in the state. Why? Because, these day, many roadside warning signs feature [...]

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ST. PAUL — Even as Al Franken stretches out his big doughy hand to another potential voter inside Nina’s Coffee Cafe on a recent morning, it is easy to forget that Mr. Franken, the former “Saturday Night Live” star, the satirist and author, the liberal radio host, is trying to be elected to the United [...]

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In an editorial published in the Los Angeles Times today, Dr. Daniel G. Amen recommends brain scans for presidential candidates. As a neuropsychiatrist and brain-imaging expert, he writes: I want our elected leaders to be some of the “brain healthiest people” in the land. How do you know about the brain health of a presidential [...]

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