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Anti-Gun Crowd Ignorant of History

January 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Within days of the shooting rampage that left U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in critical condition, killed six others and wounded 14 more, the usual suspects began coming out of the woodwork with calls to modify gun laws in the United States.  In doing so, they reveal their ignorance about history. [...]

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FLASH: Poll Results Prove HuffPo Writer Right (Update)

December 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Barely a year after I was trashed on the pages of The Huffington Post, today marks one of those rare occasions when I felt inclined to read a portion of a Fred Goldring article, New Year’s Resolution 2011: Start Supporting President Obama, published on the ultra-liberal web site.  Surprisingly, it took only a few moments [...]

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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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Top BMW Stories the Mainstream Media Missed (Update)

December 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Below, in much the same manner as Fox News published a year-end piece, Nine Big Stories the Mainstream Media Missed in 2009, I highlight four seven subjects I covered that were, mostly or largely, ignored by the “lame-stream” media: 1.  The Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit — My coverage began April 22 with the post, Blogger Investigating $27 [...]

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I’ve Been Trashed by the Huffington Post (Update)

December 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Last night, I learned my blogging efforts had provoked a virtual attack by the folks at the ultra-liberal Huffington Post. Eight months ago, I began reporting on the bogus lawsuit Chevron Corporation has been fighting in Ecuador for more than 16 years.  To date, I’ve published more than a dozen posts about the case — [...]

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What Does Bob McCarty Writes Have in Common with The Swamp, LA Times, HuffPo and Others?

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Guess which online publication saw fit to mention my work in the same virtual breath as writers at The Swamp (The Chicago Tribune‘s Washington Bureau blog), the Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post and the Democratic Underground? Give up yet?  Click on the graphic above right to see the answer, then come back. Yes, thanks [...]

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Blogger Offers ‘Definitive Guide’ to Environmental Lawsuit on Eve of Chevron Shareholders Meeting

May 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably heard little about an environmental lawsuit that has potential to produce the largest settlement in the history of the world.  In the space below, I offer for free information that might best be described as “The Definitive Guide to the Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit (hereinafter referred to as “The [...]

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