I’m not a gambler, but I’m willing to wager that you’ll like the news I uncovered about Paddy Power, an Irish bookie who’s offering betting lines on a number of items related to the Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance speech Barack Obama will deliver Thursday night at Invesco Field in Denver. Which pithy saying will [...]
Gambling on Obama’s Acceptance Speech
August 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Subaru Shows a Lot of Skin in Latest Ad Spot
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday, I published a post about Hardee’s® latest foray into high-calorie fast-food fare. In discussing the fast-food chain’s penchant for creating controversy, however, I declined to mention the company’s 2006 television spot featuring Paris Hilton (at right). I mention that ad today for reasons other than the potential traffic bump the socialite’s name might give [...]
Tags: · blonde, car wash, Fast Food, fast-food chain, hardees, high-calorie fast-food fare, japanese carmaker, japanese suv ad, Paris Hilton, subaru
The Year in Review: 2007
December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I’m a blogger and online entrepreneur. While most seem to understand the “online entrepreneur” part, few actually hear those words as they’re still processing the word, “blogger.” That in mind, I thought it might help them — and you if you’re not [...]
Tags: · 2007, 23 minutes in hell, anti-hollywood, Blogger, Bob McCarty, Bob McCarty Writes, BobMcCarty.com, Burn Salt Water, Bush Legacy, Capitalism, Chicago Sun-Times, Cinco de Mustard, Culture, Divine Intervention, Don't Taze Me Bro, environmentalism, equal rights, George W. Bush, ghost of hillary past, Global Heartwarming, google image, Gore, Hillary Clinton, Humor, Illegal Aliens, iowa radio host, Jan Mickelson, John Edwards, McCarty, Mitt Romney, Mustard, Nancy Pelosi, NASCAR, online entrepreneur, Paris Hilton, Politics and Government, Power of Cheese, Presidential Candidate, Republican, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, sheik-down, Sheryl Crow, Softball, stephen colbert, storm, TB Guy, terrorists, the chaser, war on everything, Warning: Ron Paul, Where's the Fence?, World War II, world war two, year in review, YouTube
BMW Surpasses 100,000-Page Views Mark!
September 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks go out to all loyal Bob McCarty Writes readers, blogger friends and members of the news media who’ve helped this blog surpass the 100,000-page views threshold minutes ago — a full three weeks ahead of its one-year anniversary! Here’s a recap of some of this blog’s most-popular posts: My Father’s War Stories from World [...]
Tags: · Andrew Speaker, blog traffic, Blogging, Bob McCarty, Bob McCarty Writes, BobMcCarty.com, Don't Taze Me Bro, Drudge Report, John Kerry, Memorial Day, milestone, Milestones, news media, Paris Hilton, Taser, TB Guy, Tuberculosis, University of Florida, War Stories, World War II
‘I DON’T LISTEN TO HOLLYWOOD!’ for Sun-Times Readers
August 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The Chicago Sun-Times finally published a name correction and added a link to this blog in Bill Stamets’ article, Celebs venture out for eco causes, published Friday and still visible on the newspaper’s web site. If you reached this page by clicking on the link in the article, click here or on the graphic shown [...]
Tags: · Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times, Global Warming and Climate Change, Hollywood, I Don't Listen to Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, The 11th Hour
Is Paris Hilton’s Incarceration a Publicity Stunt?
June 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments
I read an article this morning which left me suspicious, wondering whether Paris Hilton’s incarceration hoopla is actually part of a brilliant publicity stunt orchestrated by her father and others in the Hilton Hotels empire. Published Thursday in USA TODAY under the headline, Jailhouses rock as overnight lodging, the article opens with the question, “Is [...]
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Paris Hilton to Spend 45 Days in LA County Jail!
May 5th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s all over the news: Out-of-control Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton is going to spend 45 days in the Los Angeles County Jail for violating terms of her probation! According to reports, the silver spoon-toting heiress to the Hilton Hotels fortune won’t be allowed to leave the pokey on work release, furloughs or any other grounds, [...]
Tags: · Bob McCarty, Crime, I Don't Listen to Hollywood, Paris Hilton
