Bob McCarty Writes

The Courthouse News Service reported Monday that Chevron Corp. asked a federal judge Friday to order the release of outtakes from Joseph Berlinger’s 2009 documentary, “CRUDE” (trailer below).  Today, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted the San Ramon, Calif.-based oil giant’s request, leaving one question unanswered:  Will the footage exonerate the company and bring an end [...]

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As he has been on more than a half-dozen occasions since May 2007, Danny Glover is on the wrong side of the illegal immigration issue in Arizona.  Yesterday, the Hugo Chávez-loving Hollywood actor and left-wing socialist activist made a stop in Phoenix to denounce what a local rag describes as Arizona’s new “papers please” law, [...]

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In an e-mail message to department employees two weeks after an explosion rocked BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar continued parroting the Obama Administration lines about “being on the job from Day One” and about BP being responsible. “From day one, we have been anticipating and preparing [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Yes, I’ve been criticized for publishing posts about the case of Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, a career Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama proves his eligibility under the Constitution to serve as president of the United States.  Still, I published the posts.  Why?  Guest blogger [...]

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Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, a career U.S. Army officer being court-martialed for refusing to obey orders to deploy to Afghanistan, will appear with his attorney tomorrow night in a live interview on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ program. Colonel Lakin, a flight surgeon who, until recently, was charged with caring for Army Chief of Staff General [...]

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During an interview with CNN’s Campbell Brown yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham criticized Pentagon leaders for rescinding his invitation to speak at a National Day of Prayer service at the Pentagon and for pretending “everything is okay” if we cave in to the demands of a couple of people (i.e., Muslims). Asked by Brown if he [...]

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An 18-wheeler being loaded with fuel exploded in southeast San Antonio today, according to a local news report. The explosion took place at the AGE Refining Inc. refinery located at Southeast Military Drive and South Presa Street. This marks the second major incident to take place at the refinery which supplies jet fuel for the [...]

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