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‘Re-Indicted’ Parody Song Marks One-Year Anniversary of Blagojevich Impeachment

January 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments

One year ago today, Rod Blagojevich became the first sitting Illinois governor to be impeached and booted out of office by a 59-0 vote of the Illinois Senate in Springfield. Now, the 53-year-old Democrat and his lawyers are waiting for the next shoe to drop in legal wranglings related to allegations that he attempted to [...]

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Blogger Offers Behind-the-Scenes Access

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

For those who’ve longed for behind-the-scenes access to Bob McCarty Writes, I offer two photos.
The photo above shows my one-year-old cat, Butters, asleep atop my desk next to my computer as I write this post.  A lot of help, he is.  The photo below shows him dreaming about the way things have changed in this [...]

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If Not for Memo, Torture Might Not Be An Issue (Updated)

May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

By Bob McCarty
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The question of whether members of the U.S. military and intelligence communities should be allowed to use waterboarding and other forms of torture during interrogations might be largely irrelevant today [...]

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Three Ways Available to Support BMW

March 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Dear Reader:
Whether you’re visiting Bob McCarty Writes for the first time or consider yourself a “regular,” I appreciate your patronage.
For the first time in since this blog launched in October 2006, I’m issuing an URGENT APPEAL, asking readers like you to make a contribution to sustain this site.  Lucky for you, several support options exist [...]

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Get Barack Obama Items While They’re Hot!

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Get ‘em while they’re hot folks!  After I publish this post, I’ll be removing Barack Obama-related merchandise items from the front page of this blog.
Why?  Because, regardless of whether or not I agree with the man holding the office of the president of the United States and despite the difficulty of such a stand at [...]

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