Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin today received one of the nation’s highest honors in being featured on a U.S. postage stamp. The 44-cents stamp was dedicated at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., and goes on sale nationwide today. During World War II, Mauldin’s cartoons, appearing in Stars and Stripes, made [...]
Bill Mauldin Immortalized on Postage Stamp
April 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
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BMW Announces New Contributor
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments
While researching some soon-to-be-published posts about Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, I crossed paths recently with Carrie Fatigante (right), a freelance writer who currently lives in northeastern Oklahoma with her husband and three children. Today, I’m pleased to announce she’s agreed to become a regular contributor at Bob McCarty Writes. Fatigante’s extensive research into [...]
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Must-Read Articles Offered for Morning Reading
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Four news headlines jumped out at me this morning, prompting me to want to share them with you: Obama’s Silence May Cost Israel — The Israel National News reports that Barack Obama’s absence of any substantive statements about the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been based on the principle that “there is [...]
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‘Centrist Cabinet’ Label Matter of Perspective
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Michael, the creative mind behind My Personal Litmus, makes a good point in both the cartoon above and the narrative that accompanies it: “I just laugh every time I hear the media mention Obama’s picks as being ‘Moderates’ or ‘Centrists.’ But I guess the view makes perfect sense when you consider where the media is [...]
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Veteran Found Guilty in Mexican Flag Incident
April 3rd, 2008 · 23 Comments
If New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has a shred of honor and patriotism, he will immediately pardon Peter Lynch. Lynch is an Air Force veteran who, on Sept. 17, 2007, saw a Mexican Flag flying on a flag pole on the University of New Mexico campus. Seeing no American flag present, especially on Constitution Day, [...]
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Former Clinton Cabinet Member Endorses Obama
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned in Portland, Ore., today and received what many are calling an important endorsement from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic who served as Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton. It came, according to an AFP report, as Obama grappled with a row over incendiary racial remarks by [...]
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Senator Offers Hope for Fixing Congress
October 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments
In case you haven’t heard, Sen. Pete Domenici is not going to seek re-election in 2008. Before he goes, Americans should offer heartfelt thanks to the 75-year-old, six-term lawmaker from New Mexico for, quite possibly, making his greatest contribution ever to the health and future of this nation. According to a recent news report, Senator [...]
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