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Entries from August 2009

Anti-Obama Merchandise Starting to Sell?

August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Trinkets that stick it to Obama start to sell. I certainly hope the headline above — from a Washington Times article published today — is true, because I have a lot of “snitchworthy” and “fishy” — think flag@whitehouse.gov — merchandise available at The Bob McCarty Shop at CafePress.com.  A look below — or at the [...]

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Will Bulldozing Homes Follow Cash for Clunkers?

August 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The National Inflation Association today released the following statement to its members: “The United States government’s “cash for clunkers” program, which was just expanded by $2 billion on Thursday, exemplifies the stupidity of politicians in Washington today. It’s insane to think that destroying perfectly good and valuable assets, cars that people can drive, will help [...]

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Swine Flu Call Center Staffed by Teens!

August 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

One word describes the article I read today at the UK’s Daily Mail Online:  SHOCKING! Click on the image at right to be transported to the newspaper’s web site where you can read of the horrors of health care reform (a.k.a., “socialized medicine” or “nationalized health care” or “Obamacare”) embodied in the fact that 16-year-olds [...]

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More Mob-Rule Video from South St. Louis

August 7th, 2009 · 6 Comments

As a follow up to my earlier post, Mayhem Breaks Out at St Louis Town Hall Meeting, I offer yet another video from yesterday’s town hall meeting in South St. Louis hosted by Rep. Russ Carnival Carnahan (D-Mo.).   This one came from a third party via Reboot Congress.  FYI: While no insurance company organizers were [...]

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Mayhem Breaks Out at St Louis Town Hall Meeting

August 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it has now become hazardous to one’s health to attend a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.). The video above shows the scene surrounding the attack of a black conservative attending the meeting.  Police were called, six people — including members of the [...]

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Dallas AARP Members Canceling Memberships After Meeting on Healthcare Reform Goes ‘South’

August 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

AARP members who showed up at a recent Dallas-area “listening session” on health care reform got more than they bargained for:  Officials of the organization purporting to represent the interests of America’s senior citizens walked out on their members after they had the nerve to express viewpoints that ran counter to those of AARP.  Never [...]

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Clunkers Spotted on I-70 in St. Louis

August 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

While driving along Interstate 70 in St. Louis yesterday, I noticed a tractor-trailer rig loaded with large, old vehicles (i.e., Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles) from the late ’70s and early ’80s. I became convinced that those vehicles had been traded in by people seeking to take advantage of the federal government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program.

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