Bob McCarty Writes

“Iran was dangerous. Iran is dangerous. Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge to make a nuclear weapon.” President George W. Bush used the words above 19 months ago during a White House interview with NBC reporter David Gregory (see this post for details). At the time of the interview, many on the [...]

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The news lately has been filled with very rude people, according to Uncle Jay.  In this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News, Uncle Jay appears to have become extremely civilized. “Just trying to set a good example,” he says.  And as long as you don’t watch the final ten seconds, you’ll think he [...]

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Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio. During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this [...]

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I’m not what most would consider an art lover — far from it. Once in a while, however, I see something I really like. That was the case when I came across the work of Joseph Farmer at the Mosaics Arts Festival in St. Charles, Mo., along with my two middle school-age sons. Above and [...]

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During the next two days, President Barack Obama plans to appear on five Sunday talk shows and The Late Show with David Letterman Monday and continue his push for so-called “health care reform” (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”).  In waging this near-all-out media blitz*, the president risks becoming a “shovel-ready project.” A shovel-ready project?  Perhaps, some clarification is [...]

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If you’re a fan of ESPN, you know the sports network’s personalities largely abstain from sharing their political views on the air.  Thanks to radio talk show host and best-selling author Mark Levin (a.k.a., “The Great One”), I had the opportunity to hear Stephen A. Smith shares his thoughts on what’s happening in America in [...]

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This is my 3,144th post at Bob McCarty Writes.  What have I learned while keeping my eye on the world during almost three years as a full-time blogger?  A lot and nothing at all. Among many things I could share is the fact that I now realize one can really never know how popular a [...]

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