I disagree with the staff at Automotive News and their selection of the Toyota recall story as the top automobile-related news story of 2010. The story that deserves at least as much attention has to do with how members of the state-run media ignored recall issues at GM (a.k.a., “Government Motors”) at Toyota’s expense. I [...]
Entries from December 2010
Top Auto Story of 2010: State-Run Media Ignored GM Recall Issues at Toyota’s Expense
December 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments
Tags: · auto, automotive news, Barack Obama, Big Journalism, bow-tie, campaign contribution, chevrolet, Chicago Tribune, cobalt, consumer complaints, edmund's inside line, gm, government motors, Los Angeles Times, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Obama, obama administration, obama for america, power steering failure, recall, state-run media, The New York Times, top auto story, top auto story of 2010, Top Auto Story of 2010: State-Run Media Ignored GM Recall Issues at Toyota's Expense, Toyota, wheels
Happy New Year from Bob McCarty
December 31st, 2010 · No Comments
David Donar, my liberal cartoonist friend at Political Graffiti, incorporates high-tech flavor into his timely end-of-year cartoon to welcome in the New Year. EDITOR’S NOTE: If you enjoy reading this blog, please show your support by using the “Support Bob” tool at right. Thanks in advance for your support! Have a wonderful 2011!
Tags: · 2011, Bob McCarty, cartoon, cartoonist, david donar, happy new year, Happy New Year 2011, Happy New Year from Bob McCarty, high-tech, Liberal, political graffiti, Technology
Book Excerpt: The Last Mission in Iraq (Update)
December 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments
UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:26 p.m. Central: With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it. Thanks! EDITOR’S NOTE: If you enjoy this blog and want to help keep reading stories [...]
Tags: · Army, Bob McCarty, Germany, Kelly A. Stewart, military justice, Special Forces
Political Unrest Greets Travelers in West Africa
December 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Did you know that, according to news reports like this one, 173 people have died so far this month in post-election violence in Cote d’Ivoire (a.k.a., “Ivory Coast”)? I wouldn’t have paid much attention to the news if not for the fact that I knew someone who arrived in the West African nation just as [...]
Tags: · 1040 initiative, abidjan, cote d'ivorie, Education, Health, ivory coast, political unrest, Political Unrest Greets Travelers in West Africa, post-election violence, third-world country, west africa
‘Uncontested Divorce’ Sad Sign of the Times
December 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Nothing like a cheap divorce settlement to make one’s day, huh? <– Sarcasm. A sad sign of the times, shot by a friend in Norman, Okla.
Tags: · 'Uncontested Divorce' Sad Sign of the Times, divorce, norman, Oklahoma, Sad Sign of the Times, sign, sign of the times
Thanks for Another Record-Setting Year!
December 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Considering the fact that I cut back on my blogging in June so I could devote more time to two books I’m writing, I’m pretty pleased with the 2010 stats for the “Ultimate Blogging Machine.” EDITOR’S NOTE: If you enjoy the stories you find on this blog and want to keep them coming in 2011, [...]
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Top Three Defense Stories of 2010 Revisited
December 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
During 2010, I researched, wrote and published several stories about issues impacting people on the front lines in defense of this country. I revisit some of those stories below: MICHAEL BEHENNA 1st Lt. Michael Behenna On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st. Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a [...]
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