Bob McCarty Writes

I’m excited about the opportunity to watch the #1 Oklahoma Sooners take on the #2 Florida Gators in the BCS National Championship tonight in Miami.  Why?  Because I share a lot in common with Oklahoma’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford.
For instance:

I know what it’s like to be the starting quarterback for an Oklahoma football team;

I [...]

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I, for one, hope the sculptor commissioned to create the Sam Bradford statue that will grace Heisman Park in Norman, Okla., will use the doctored photo above as his model.  After all, it showcases the Oklahoma Sooners quarterback and 2008 Heisman Trophy winner as a true competitor in a manner that no drop-back-quarterback pose ever [...]

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Sam Bradford, sophomore quarterback of the Oklahoma Sooners, was announced as the 2008 winner of the Heisman Trophy during ceremonies tonight at the Nokia Theater in New York City.
Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators finished second and third, respectively, in the balloting for the [...]

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Nominations for The Heistman Trophy are now being accepted.
Not to be confused with the prestigious award given each year to the nation’s most-outstanding college football player (i.e., The Heisman Trophy), The Heistman Trophy recognizes the American political figure who, in the course of his or her official duties, manages to waste, steal and/or misappropriate the [...]

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Six news articles published today highlight the upside-down nature of politics and the world in which we live today.  Below, I offer some observations:

Wage issue kills Big 3 deal in Senate (Washington Times) — Senate leaders gave up Thursday night on a $14 billion automaker bailout, sunk by the refusal of the autoworkers union to [...]

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