Bob McCarty Writes

Ask any investigative reporter how best to get to the heart of any controversial issue, and he’ll say, “Follow the money.”  Doing that has been difficult, however, when it comes to the Amazon Defense Coalition, the nonprofit organization behind a pending $27 billion environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corporation in Ecuador. For more than a month [...]

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The words above, overlaid on a photo I took in 2007, appear on a plaque at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.  On this Memorial Day, I encourage you to read a post, A Real American Hero Was Honored Today, published April 14, 2008, about the funeral of a member of my church who [...]

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By Lloyd Marcus Guest Blogger “Maybe this nigger should shut up and learn his place” is one of numerous racist hate-filled comments posted on YouTube attacking me, a black Conservative, for writing the American Tea Party Anthem. And who is spewing this racist hate? So-called “tolerant” liberals. But how can this be? According to the [...]

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In a 60-second radio spot for the Our Country Deserves Better political action committee, Deborah Johns slams Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Why?  Because the mother of a Marine who served proudly in the Global War on Terror doesn’t appreciate the Senate Majority Leader attacking our troops, undercutting their missions and trying to cut off their [...]

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One week ago today on his company’s web site, Nicholas Parks published a letter about Chrysler’s recent decision to close his dealership as one of nearly 1,100 facing a similar fate nationwide.  In his letter, Parks warns the American people about the future of small business in the United States.  I share the text of [...]

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After being complicit in creating an $11 trillion-dollar deficit during his first four months in office, President Barack Obama admitted in a pre-Memorial Day weekend interview with CSPAN’s Steve Scully, “We’re out of money now.” Now, it will be interesting to watch for answers to two pressing questions: Will President Obama and his Democrat colleagues [...]

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A tragedy took place on Chicago’s South Side early Friday morning. Who is to blame for it is, perhaps, the question mostly ignored by the Windy City’s two major dailies. Reports this morning in both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune offer mostly-basic details about the tragedy: Trenton Booker, 13, is dead and charges are [...]

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