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Entries from June 2011

‘Running on Empty’ Equals Running Out of Patience

June 11th, 2011 · 7 Comments

“Running on empty” could be translated to mean “running out of patience.” That was the general feeling of attendees at today’s “Running on Empty” rally in O’Fallon, Mo., against high gas prices and the Obama Administration’s unConstitutional takeover of the energy industry. The K & N Patriots, a group about whom I’ve published nearly four [...]

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Weekly Recap: The Week of June 5, 2011 (Update)

June 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Below is a recap of all the posts published at BobMcCarty.com during the week of June 5, 2011: SUNDAY, June 5 Michael Behenna Documentary Premiere June 11 — I shared news about the world premiere of “PURPLE HEARTS – A REQUIEM FOR MAD DOG 5,” Michael Wilkerson’s powerful, hour-long documentary about Army 1LT Michael Behenna [...]

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New Pipeline Offers Solution to High Gas Prices (Update)

June 9th, 2011 · 9 Comments

High gas prices got you down?  You’re not alone.  But did you know a solution exists to dramatically reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign sources of energy and, at the same time, lower gas prices?  It’s called the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Energy Tomorrow video below offers an overview: By 2030, the United States could [...]

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Shock: Congressman at Loss for Words!

June 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Here’s one for the record books:  Freshman Republican Congressman Billy Long of Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, an auctioneer by trade, seems to be at a loss for words. On April 15, Bret Funk responded to a media request from me via email, writing, “Apologies Bob, we are initially focusing on our district press for media [...]

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The ‘Scoop’ On Barack Obama’s True Identity

June 6th, 2011 · 5 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Since the day that Barack Obama burst onto the national scene, there has been much speculation about his true identity… who and what he is and where he came from. These are odd questions to be asking about a mysterious man who sits in the White House, signing laws [...]

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Animal Trainer Fights to Save Career in USDA Court (Update)

June 6th, 2011 · 4 Comments

June 2 marked the end of the courtroom portion of Doug Terranova’s legal battle against the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.  Now, the Dallas-based animal trainer must wait — perhaps as long as a year or more — for briefs to be filed by both parties to the case and for Administrative Law [...]

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Michael Behenna Documentary Premiere June 11 (Update)

June 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The world premiere of Michael Wilkerson’s powerful, hour-long documentary about Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna and his platoon, entitled “PURPLE HEARTS – A REQUIEM FOR MAD DOG 5,” is set for June 11 at the deadCENTER Film Festival in downtown Oklahoma City. Lieutenant Behenna, the subject of some four-dozen posts on this blog during the [...]

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