Bob McCarty Writes

Normally, I DON’T LISTEN TO HOLLYWOOD! Today, because I know some readers of this blog have an interest, I’ve chosen to share news about today’s early-morning announcement of nominations for the 81st Academy Awards. Below is the list of nominees from each of the main categories: Performance by an actor in a leading role Richard [...]

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The pack mentality of the nation’s newspapers is clearly evident when one looks at the front pages of three of the nation’s largest newspapers this morning. Appearing above the folds of the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times Thursday editions was the same photo — one showing President Barack Obama speaking with Chief [...]

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At 2:55 p.m. Eastern yesterday, I published an update to an observation about the online transition that had taken place immediately following the ceremony during which Barack Obama was sworn in as president.  It read as follows: Nearly an hour after it was said to have been published in a post on the Official White [...]

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Early this afternoon, President Barack Obama made the much-anticipated announcement that the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station will close within 12 months.  Not surprisingly, a humorous parody television commercial about the GITMO “Going-Out-of-Business Sale” — sale date TBD — is already making the rounds. Sadly, the humor dissolves when one starts [...]

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The rudeness that greeted President George W. Bush and Pastor Rick Warren was surpassed only by the divisive flavor of Dr. Joseph Lowery’s closing prayer at yesterday’s inauguration of President Barack Obama. While walking a tightrope of propriety and keeping his remarks less vile than those Rev. Jeremiah Wright might have delivered if given the [...]

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While reading an Associated Press report this morning about events that took place at the Bluegrass Ball Monday night, I found one important detail omitted from the report were as telling as the ones included. The missing detail in the piece by Laurie Kellman was the one that would have explained how and where former [...]

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A few moments after 47-year-old Barack Obama uttered the words, “So help me God” to conclude his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, two signs emerged online to indicate that a peaceful transition of government had indeed taken place in the nation’s capitol. Nearly simultaneously, the transition web site, Change.gov (below) went [...]

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