Bob McCarty Writes

In a thinly-veiled video effort to generate buzz about their involvement in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Samsung recently released a new video that puts a whole new spin on a phrase made famous by former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin — “DRILL, BABY, DRILL!” The only thing that would have made this [...]

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Partnership for a Secure America, a group that recently gave the U.S. Government a “C” grade for its efforts to prevent a nuclear, chemical or biological terror attack on America, used a news release this morning to raise five questions (below) for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain to answer.  Those questions appear below, [...]

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Results of a new Sacred Heart University poll released today show that, while President George W. Bush has the lowest positive job approval rating recorded, most of his policies and initiatives, over the years, were viewed favorably by moderate to strong majorities of those surveyed. The FHU poll found the president’s job approval rating declined [...]

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While the caption below the photo above attempts to describe the painful moment experienced by Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this video captures the moment in a way that made me want to take an Advil (i.e., it’s painful to watch).

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I’m not a Bush basher. In fact, I’m far from it. Still, it irks me to see George W. Bush, the president of the United States, and his wife Laura waving to members of the U.S. Olympic team during opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Why? Because members of that team are [...]

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As a full-time blogger, I check Drudge Report headlines several times daily. While many of them inspire me to write new blog posts, others simply inspire brief reactions that don’t necessarily have anything to do with the articles to which the headlines link. Below are some examples: NOONAN: Republicans ‘falling apart… dying’ — Another hit [...]

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In a report yesterday about Chinese efforts to ascend Mt. Everest with the Olympic torch in hand, it took Associated Press a long time to get past the fluff and address the controversy surrounding the propaganda-filled run-up to the 2008 Beijing Games. Beginning with the article’s 12th paragraph, AP wrote this: Tibetan activists continued to [...]

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