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Entries from September 2009

Rerun Alert: Uncle Jay Explains ‘Socialism’ Again

September 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Rather than air a new episode this Labor Day Weekend, Uncle Jay opted to share a controversial rerun of Uncle Jay Explains the News that aired for the first time April 13.  I think it’s appropriate, especially in light of the fact that his word of the day is “Socialism.”  Americans really need to bone [...]

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Let the College Football Season Begin With Humor

September 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Ardent fans of superstar quarterbacks like Florida’s Tim Tebow, Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Texas’ Colt McCoy might soon find themselves falling into a trap similar to one that members of the Obama Administration and Congress found themselves earlier this year — that is, they’ll be telling their buddies that their team’s star quarterback is, like [...]

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Walkin’ The Line Brings Johnny Cash Back to Life!

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Yes, this is a crass commercial plug for my friend, Bennie Wheels, whose band will be performing a Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute concert tomorrow night at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas. Bennie’s band, WALKIN’ THE LINE, is regarded as the nation’s best and most-entertaining representation of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and The [...]

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Something’s Wrong With ObamaCare, But Man Can’t Put Finger On It After Incident

September 4th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Something is wrong with ObamaCare, but William Rice can no longer put his finger — specifically, his right pinky finger — on exactly what it is. Why? Because he had it bitten off by a supporter of President Barack Obama’s so-called “health care reform” measure during a rally Wednesday in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Rice was [...]

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Flashback: What BMW Looked Like Years Ago

September 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

After reading the UK Telegraph article, How 20 popular websites looked when they launched, I thought it might be interested to show what this blog looked like in its early days.  Below are Bob McCarty Writes home page screen shots from November 2006 and July 2007. Let me know what you think.  Has it improved?  [...]

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Look What I Found In My Mailbox…

September 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Recently, two items — a book and a game — arrived in my mailbox, sent by people hoping I will mention their products in one of my posts.  I hope the information that follows makes those people happy. “SECULAR SABOTAGE” by Bill Donohue Preceded by an e-mail from Valerie M. Russo, senior web publicist with [...]

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Wall Street Journal Features Work of BMW Cartoonist in Article on Disney-Marvel Merger

September 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Congrats to David Donar, the editorial cartoonist who designed the cartoon featured in the header of this blog and is often featured in BMW posts.  His drawing of “Hulk Mouse” was featured today in a Wall Street Journal article (Spider Mouse? Marvel/Disney Mash-Ups for True Believers) about Disney’s offer to buy Marvel Comics.  See more [...]

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