Bob McCarty Writes

In a humorous parody of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s 1955 hit, “Sixteen Tons,” the “Two Trillion Tons” video above features Uncle Sam warning Americans that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan and budget could be hazardous to the nation’s economic well-being.  The lyrics of the song were written by Jim Gossett and Lars Larson for The [...]

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Guess which online publication saw fit to mention my work in the same virtual breath as writers at The Swamp (The Chicago Tribune’s Washington Bureau blog), the Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post and the Democratic Underground?
Give up yet?  Click on the graphic above right to see the answer, then come back.
Yes, thanks to a [...]

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Many Americans were surprised when Ford Motor Company turned down offers of federal bailout money at the same time General Motors and Chrysler accepted the strings-attached cash. As the parody video below demonstrates, the venerable automaker isn’t afraid of taking risks and doing things a bit different than its “Big Three” brethren. And [...]

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The faux poster above, “Scumbag Billionaire,” combines the popularity of the Academy Award®-winning film, “Slumdog Millionaire,” with details of the estimated $65 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernie Madoff.  It’s available as a free download at MAD Magazine.

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Early this afternoon, President Barack Obama made the much-anticipated announcement that the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station will close within 12 months.  Not surprisingly, a humorous parody television commercial about the GITMO “Going-Out-of-Business Sale” — sale date TBD — is already making the rounds.
Sadly, the humor dissolves when one starts to [...]

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