Bob McCarty Writes

Humor, Politics, Culture & Capitalism @BobMcCarty

Bob McCarty Writes header image 4

Should We Expect Election Fraud in St. Louis? (Update)

November 2nd, 2010 · 8 Comments

Two pieces of election news failed the “smell test” when they surfaced in Missouri today, and both tie directly to the Carnahan family, the liberal Democrat clan that spawned two 2010 candidates — Russ Carnahan, incumbent in the 3rd Congressional District, and his sister, Robin Carnahan, a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The first item [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Phil Hare’s ‘Year of Foolishness’ Revisited

October 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Barely one week before election day, it’s time to review what I like to call the “year of foolishness” lived out loud by U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, a liberal Democrat running for reelection in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. On Dec. 16, 2009, Hare told Chris Matthews’ MSNBC audience he would welcome terrorists from Guantanamo Bay [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Phil Hare Files Complaint Against Veterans

September 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

Uh, oh!  Phil Hare, the incumbent Democrat running for re-election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, is at it again, apparently sore at veterans like Medal of Honor recipient John F. Baker Jr. who are supporting his opponent, Republican Bobby Schilling. With the help of James L. Moody, chairman of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Democratic Party, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Obama ‘Scaring Dickens Out of Small Businesses’

April 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

An e-mail exchange took place last week between a St. Louis man who describes himself as “a long-time customer” of a large retail store chain and a representative of the company’s customer service department.  It began April 3 with a simple question: “Are you planning on bringing a (name of company) to the St. Louis [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Japanese Automakers Should Expect More Recalls

February 15th, 2010 · No Comments

A few days ago, I offered evidence that seems to support speculation that Toyota Motor Company is paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Today, I decided to dive into Federal Election Commission records and find out whether or not other Japanese automakers should expect [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Is Toyota Paying Price for Not Supporting Obama?

February 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Is Toyota Motor Company paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign?  One might draw that conclusion after examining campaign contribution records on the Federal Election Commission web site. Earlier today, visited the FEC site to find out how much money, if any, Toyota executives in [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Supreme Court Justice Alito to Obama: ‘Not true’

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Gotta love Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito!  During President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight, he was caught on camera shaking his head in disagreement and then mouthing the words, “Not true.” Justice Alito’s negative response came after President Obama said, “With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,