Bob McCarty Writes

Watching the alphabet soup of evening newscasts can be information and full of surprises at the same time.  Take, for instance, stories that aired recently on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
In a piece that aired Friday, Williams is shown bowing to President Barack Obama as they part [...]

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More than 200 of the nation’s most-famous people — including actors, entertainers, musicians and politicians — were spotted wearing eye patches last night at a $25,000-a-plate Hollywood fund-raising gala to benefit Somali pirates and their families.
The private, invitation-only event, held at the Beverly Hills home of actor and activist Danny Glover, attracted a virtual “Who’s [...]

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I learned through a comment on this post that an effort has been launched to help Pennsylvania Republican Bill Russell raise $200,000 by Sept. 11 en route to ousting turncoat Congressman Jack Murtha from the 12th Congressional District seat he’s held far too long.
Not familiar with Murtha?  He’s the Pennsylvania Democrat who described the so-called [...]

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On six occasions during the past two years, I’ve highlighted the case of Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani and his fellow Marines making up the group that came to be known in the media as the “Haditha Marines.” Today, I offer more news — VERY GOOD NEWS — about Colonel Chessani: Today, [...]

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Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. “Jack” Murtha costs Americans millions of dollars as the largest purveyor of “pork” in the U.S. Congress. Similarly, a multi-drug-resistant staph “superbug” is on its way to costing Americans even more. So please excuse me if I confuse the two when I hear them talked about on television or radio:
“Did [...]

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