Hats off to the folks at Gibson Guitar Corporation for standing up to what they aptly describe as bullying by the federal government. It seems, according to the headline of the American guitar maker’s news release today, the feds believe wood is illegal if U.S. workers produce it, so they raided Gibson factories in Nashville [...]
Entries from August 2011
Wood Prompts Feds to Raid Gibson Factories (Update)
August 25th, 2011 · 6 Comments
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Gibson, Gibson Guitar, justice department, wood
Here’s A Sneak Peek of My New Book
August 25th, 2011 · No Comments
Here’s a sneak peek at my soon-to-be-published book about Army Special Forces Sergeant First Class Kelly Stewart? I’ll show you the whole thing — all 329 360 295 pages of it — as soon as my assistant, Butters, and a few other folks finish the final edits. UPDATE 9/29/11 at 8:20 p.m. Central: Three Days [...]
Tags: · Army, Bob, Bob McCarty, Books, Kelly A. Stewart, military justice, Three Days In August
Ohio Republican Congressman Has Cops Seize Cameras From Constituents at Town Hall Meeting
August 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments
Apparently, U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot and members of his staff failed to read my May 27 post, Photographers’ Rights for Citizen Journalists. If they had, they would never have tried to scam constituents in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District by having a police officer confiscate their video cameras for trying to record a public meeting with [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, First Amendment, ohio, Photographer's Rights, Steve Chabot
Wrongly-Imprisoned Soldier Writes to Supporters
August 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad. Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry Division was convicted of [...]
Tags: · Army, Bob McCarty, Iraq, michael behenna, military justice
Wallbuilders’ Rick Green to Speak in St. Louis Area
August 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
Are you concerned about passing the torch of freedom on to future generations? Make plans now to hear Rick Green of WallBuilders. He’s speaking Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Central at First Baptist Church of Wentzville, Mo. Green brings a dynamic speaking style and a Biblical worldview that’s well worth hearing, especially during these troubling times. [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Christianity, Rick Green, Wallbuilders
It’s Time to Get Our Economy Back on Track
August 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Democrats complain endlessly that “millionaires and billionaires, big oil companies and corporate jet owners” are not paying their fair share. It’s all political flim-flam, which is what Democrats do best, and it’s all beginning to wear a bit thin. If nothing else, their propaganda writers need to take a [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Economy, guest blogger, paul r hollrah
Weekly Recap: The Week of August 14, 2001
August 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment
In addition to passing the 240-page mark of my book about Army Special Forces Sergeant First Class Kelly A. Stewart, I spent quite a bit of time shipping a son off to college almost 800 miles away. As a result, I kind of coasted this week when it came to writing for this blog. Below, [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Weekly Recap
























