Bob McCarty Writes

On Saturday, Oct. 16, nearly 100 anti-socialism Americans gathered at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Like they have almost every Saturday for 18 months, these people — members of the K&N Patriots — gathered to offer a visual reminder to their fellow Americans that freedom isn’t free. They gathered to [...]

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Conservatives across the country may have celebrated Republican Scott Brown’s defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley in the race to replace Ted Kennedy as Massachusetts’ next U.S. senator. In O’Fallon, Mo., however, the “party” didn’t last long for members of the K and N Patriots. At noon today, about 75 people met at the intersection of [...]

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Need to burn off the Thanksgiving calories and, at the same time, stand up for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? If so, there are plenty of opportunities in the St. Louis area Saturday: The K-N-Patriots, whose efforts I’ve chronicled for several weeks now, will hold their weekly anti-socialism rally at the intersection of [...]

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“ONE VOICE AGAINST SOCIALISM” was the message on the sign carried by 68-year-old grandmother Janet Allquist six months ago when she began a one-woman campaign against socialism and government run amok. Today, her message continues to resonate through weekly Saturday afternoon rallies at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Allquist was [...]

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The word is spreading quickly about Lloyd Marcus’ recently-recorded song, “American Tea Party.” In a post yesterday afternoon, I declared that his song deserves to go down in history as the anthem of the American Tea Party Movement.  Soon after, I sent an e-mail blast to nearly everyone I know — bloggers and journalists alike [...]

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It’s not often that I cite anyone from Hollywood in this blog, especially for saying something profound and quoteworthy. Today, however, I quote legendary film producer Cecil B. DeMille and the words he shared at the opening of his blockbuster film, The Ten Commandments, in 1956: “Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments [...]

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Mitt Romney delivered his long-awaited “Faith in America” address this morning, prompting many to wonder whether his effort will be enough to propel him to the Republican presidential nomination. In me, the speech prompted a different reaction. Possibly because I watch too much television, I found myself unable to clear from my mind images of [...]

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