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Entries from July 2011

Documentary Exposes America’s Lawsuit Industry

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

Listening to the radio in the car this morning, I heard a spot for InJustice, a documentary about greed and corruption in the judicial system in the United States that’s set to air July 11 at 10 p.m. Eastern on the Reelz Channel.  Intrigued, I did some digging. After watching the trailer (above), I concluded [...]

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If You Can’t Enjoy A Fireworks Display Tonight…

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments

If, for some reason, you cannot enjoy an actual Fourth of July fireworks display tonight, I offer this Popular Science video as a hopefully-suitable substitute. Happy Independence Day! 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 [...]

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‘Strange Bedfellows’ Barely Describes Situation

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger In a recent post, “The Weiner Affair: Liberals, Lies and Lewdness,” I wrote briefly about the improbable marriage of former Congressman Anthony Weiner, a Jew, and Huma Mahmood Abedin, daughter of a prominent Muslim family. However, as I wrote, I was haunted by a number of intriguing questions, all [...]

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Memories of Smalltown Freedoms Recalled (Update)

July 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments

Today, more than ever before, the freedoms celebrated by Americans on Independence Day appear to be at risk.  Among the most important are some freedoms I remember growing up with in Enid, Okla., during the ‘60s and ‘70s. The people of Enid had the freedom to feed the world. Because my “forever hometown” in North [...]

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Weekly Recap: The Week of June 26, 2011

July 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Below is a recap of all the posts published at BobMcCarty.com during the week of June 26, 2011: MONDAY, June 27 Animal Rights Activism Fuels USDA Rabbit Chase — In this piece, I revealed how an animal rights activist lawyer is behind the USDA’s effort to fine a Missouri couple up to $3.9 million for [...]

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FBI Official Says OKC Bombing Videotapes ‘Might Have Been Misfiled, Impossible to Know Where’

July 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments

In a response filed yesterday to a federal judge’s order May 11, an FBI official offered no denials about the existence of video images captured by more than 20 surveillance cameras operating prior to 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, in the vicinity of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. Instead, [...]

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