Bob McCarty Writes

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below, I share a message that Scott and Vicki Behenna sent today to supporters of their son, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, in conjunction with his upcoming 27th birthday, the second birthday he’s spent behind bars following his wrongful conviction, sentencing and imprisonment by an Army court-martial panel for killing a known [...]

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During a 22-minute commencement speech at Virginia’s Hampton University yesterday, President Barack Obama cast an evil pallor on the world of consumer electronics and gaming.  Before more than 1,000 graduates, he said some items, such as the iPod and the Xbox, have not always been good for the cause of a strong education.  They were, [...]

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Today, I received an update from Jim Hoeft, social media coordinator for the federal government’s Deepwater Horizon Response Team.  Excerpts from that update appear below: Right now, we have approximately 9,900 personnel who are responding to protect the shoreline and wildlife with an additional 9,500 volunteers. There are already 335 vessels that are on the [...]

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If you wonder whether the immigration reform battle that has erupted in recent weeks is just an issue for Arizona, pay attention to what the man in the video below, identified by the poster as UCLA professor Ron Gochez, says as he addresses the crowd at a La Raza (“The Race”) rally on the campus [...]

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Watching the video below of the May Day rally in San Francisco prompted me to wonder how many pro-illegal immigration protesters have read — or, perhaps, “can read” is the operative phrase — the text of S.B. 1070, the tough new immigration measure signed into law recently by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R). I suspect [...]

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Fresh on the heels of good news that three Navy SEALs were found innocent of all charges stemming from accusations of abuse levied against them by an enemy combatant in Iraq, I share news that the Navy SEAL Warrior Fund raised a record $3.52 million yesterday at their sold-out 4th Gala Dinner onboard the USS [...]

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On his Fox News Channel show this afternoon, Glenn Beck highlighted the issue of illegal immigration by playing host to an audience made up entirely of legal immigrants.  Below, rather than try to steal his thunder in this space, I highlight the legal immigrants I’ve featured on this blog during the past 12 months: ‘Let [...]

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