Bob McCarty Writes

Unemployment numbers continue to soar as both small business owners and corporate titans alike find themselves in a life-and-death struggle to survive under the radical anti-capitalism administration of President Barack Obama.  If we continue down this path, I suspect the next hit television show on the Fox Network might be “Americans Idle.”

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Today’s headlines “weigh in” on the so-called “Economic Stimulus Package,” offer news about the unveiling a new professional sports team’s mascot and provide a glimpse of a piece of James Bond-style spy gadget that reminds me of a toy my boys played with when they were younger:

Dave Foulk reveals that he had ran the calculations [...]

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Now in his seventh season as host of American Idol, Ryan Seacrest keeps viewers interested, in part, by sharing information about the contestants, the judges and the hype surrounding the weekly talent competition. Unfortunately, he’s not as forthcoming with information when it comes to describing the show’s annual fundraising effort.

“‘Idol Gives Back,’ [...]

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A special report issued by the Tax Foundation Friday reveals that Americans Idle received the most-favorable treatment in terms of government entitlement programs in what some might call an involuntary redistribution of wealth program.
Here are the study findings:

The lowest-earning one-fifth of American households received roughly $8.21 in government spending for each dollar of taxes paid [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Bob McCarty Writes has learned that disappointed executives at ABC have cancelled Americans Idle, the network’s half-hearted attempt to compete with the Fox Network’s blockbuster hit American Idol after only two months.
Unlike the Fox show, Americans Idle featured competition between people who, according to show promotional material, “excelled at doing absolutely nothing to [...]

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