With Christmas only days away, it’s time to take a look back at the best of what has appeared on the virtual pages of this site during 2011. And when I say best, I’m referring to pieces that involve original research and reporting by yours truly. MY MOST-(fill-in-the-blank) STORIES On Jan. 6, I published my [...]
Bob McCarty’s 2011 Year In Review
December 19th, 2011 · 4 Comments
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Five-Year Ride Ending to Make Way for New Venture (Update)
September 27th, 2011 · 8 Comments
Dear Readers: On Oct. 19, 2006, I began my adventure in online writing with a short post via which I informed readers I would use this space to “share bits of my unique brand of humor and touch on a variety of subjects including — but not limited to — politics, shopping carts, sports and [...]
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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 [...]
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If Not for Memo, Torture Might Not Be An Issue (Updated)
May 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments
By Bob McCarty Copyright © 2009 Bob McCarty Writes. All rights reserved. To request reprint permission, send an e-mail to BobMcCartyWrites (at) gmail (dot) com. 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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