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Runaway Balloon Spotted Over Nation’s Capitol

October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

For several hours Thursday afternoon, Americans were riveted to their television sets, having been told that a 6-year-old boy might be inside an accidentally-launched homemade balloon as it soared out of control across the skies of Colorado.  Today, “news” of another runaway balloon spotted in the skies above Washington, D.C., is attracting much less concern.  [...]

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Why Were Voter Intimidation Charges Dropped Against New Black Panther Party Members?

August 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

In an article Friday, World Net Daily reported Friday that some members of Congress — including Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) — are demanding answers to why, six months after election day in November, voter intimidation charges against members of the New Black Panther Party in Pennsylvania were dismissed by [...]

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Cartoonist Captures Flavor of Top News Topics

July 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve said it before that editorial cartoonist David Donar and I don’t agree on everything when it comes to politics.  More often than not, however, I find at least one gem every time I visit his blog, Political Graffiti.  Such was the case today as evidenced by the cartoons below:
Thanks, David!

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BMW Added to Alltop’s ‘Top Politics News’ Page

May 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Bob McCarty Writes is now featured daily on Alltop’s “Top Political News” page, a Top 10,000 web site.
After nearly three years of operation, BMW now appears alongside stand-alone blogs like Hot Air, Instapundit and Townhall and next to the sites of major media outlets, including ABC News, Drudge Report, New York Times, Roll Call, Wall Street [...]

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Democrats Adopt New Marching Orders for 2009

January 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments

NewsBusters was among the first to identify the tactic being employed by top Democratic Party leaders following their party’s election victory in November:  Lowering expectations of a Barack Obama presidency.
In a piece published Dec. 14, NewsBusters’ Warner Todd Huston pointed out that an Associated Press article was, in essence, preparing the country for a “failing [...]

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