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Nine Hours of Facebook Status Updates

September 8th, 2011 · No Comments

With a little time to kill today, I decided to do something I’ve never done before — that is, share nine hours of status updates from my Facebook page, Bob McCarty Writes.  Here goes: Navy Tops 2010 with 18th CO Firing A destroyer commander’s failure to follow safety procedures during a gunnery exercise last month [...]

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Former Federal Agent Says Greed, Corruption at Center of Battle Over Red-Light Camera Systems

March 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments

One man’s battle with corrupt city officials in Scottsdale, Ariz., who, he says, are controlled by executives at one of the nation’s largest red-light camera companies, is highlighted in a new video. On Tuesday, Neville Cramer, a veteran of almost 30 years in local and federal law enforcement, told an Arizona television talk show host [...]

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‘Gas Strike’ Fueled by Emotion and Ignorance (Update)

March 10th, 2011 · 9 Comments

This morning, I came across a Facebook event, titled “GAS STRIKE,” that nearly a half-million people have signed up to “attend” today.  Sadly, their effort — which involves boycotting gas stations for one day — is a misguided effort driven more by emotion and ignorance than common sense. Oil companies produce the oil and make [...]

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Gabby Giffords’ Status Updates Examined

January 8th, 2011 · 4 Comments

After learning of the tragic shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle “Gabby” Gifford (D) of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District and more than a dozen others in Tucson, I decided to check out the congresswoman’s efforts to connect with her constituents via social networks prior to the shooting.  For the most part, they paint her as the [...]

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Wheelchair-Bound Woman Passes Through OKC Airport Security Wearing Only Her Underwear

December 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments

Tonight, I came across a very intriguing story about a lady who went through security at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers International Airport while seated in a wheelchair, carrying a dog and wearing only her underwear.  I share it with you, not because I came across it a short time after I publishing a an airport [...]

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‘Stealing Tea’ Just the Beginning for Scott Rupp, RINO Incumbent in Missouri State Senate Race

July 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

In a post yesterday, I reported on Scott Rupp (sounds like “roop”), an incumbent seeking re-election to the Missouri State Senate.  I went so far as to accuse the Republican in Name Only of falsely painting himself as a Tea Party activist (See “Stealing Tea” for details).  Today, I share a list of Rupp’s under-reported [...]

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Eric Balderas ‘Posterboy’ for Immigration Reform

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Just imagine for a moment that you are Barack Obama… I know it’s distasteful, but do it anyway… and assume that your number one goal, politically, is to make it possible for your party to win U.S. elections in perpetuity, with little or no chance of a strong challenge [...]

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