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Entries from May 2011

CNN Crew Prevented From Filming in Joplin

May 31st, 2011 · 8 Comments

During a phone conversation one week ago, I was told by a confidential source with contacts in Joplin, Mo., that the casualty count from the May 22 tornado was actually much higher than officials were letting on.  I was also told that a “secret morgue” had been set up in the southwest Missouri city and [...]

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Video Honors 540 Who Paid Ultimate Price

May 30th, 2011 · No Comments

On Memorial Day, a tribute. Salute! Hat tip:  BigPeace.com If you enjoy this blog and want to keep reading stories like the one above, show your support by using the “Support Bob” tool at right. Follow me on Twitter @BloggingMachine.  Thanks in advance for your support!

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Barack Obama for President – of Kenya!

May 30th, 2011 · 8 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Barack Hussein Obama will be 51 years, five months, and 16 days old when he completes his Frank Abagnale impersonation on Jan. 20, 2013.  That will be the day when he walks out of the White House for the last time, having played the role of president of the [...]

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Photographers’ Rights for Citizen Journalists (Update)

May 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment

The Government’s War on Cameras! The five words above appeared as the headline of a BigGovernment.com article May 27 and might prompt some readers to scratch their heads.  Not me. As a former Air Force public affairs officer-turned online journalist who takes investigating and reporting farther than the average new media blogger, I’m keenly aware [...]

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Top 12 Comments About the USDA ‘Rabbit Police’ and the Thuggery of Regulating Rabbit Sales

May 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments

During the past week, I published 10 articles about John and Judy Dollarhite, the Nixa, Mo., couple handed a $90,643 fine by the USDA for selling more than $500 worth of rabbits in a single calendar year.  Four of my articles were cross-posted at Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com and one was linked by The Daily Caller, [...]

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How to Get Your Story on Drudge – Sort Of

May 26th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Having spent much of the past five days “Chasing Rabbits,” I was excited to see a headline related to my work appear on the Drudge Report just after midnight (i.e., early early early Thursday morning): USDA fines Missouri family $90k for selling rabbits without license… “My rabbit story made Drudge!” I thought to myself upon [...]

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Chevron Video Offers Review of Ecuador Lawsuit

May 25th, 2011 · No Comments

Thanks in part to the more than three-dozen posts I’ve published since April 22, 2009, loyal readers of this blog are familiar with the details of the $113 billion environmental lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador.  For those who want to cut to the chase, so to speak, I share a five-minute video that that offers [...]

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