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‘PET ROCKS’ to Return After 30-Year Hiatus

February 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments

PET ROCKS® are coming back after a 30-year hiatus! One of the most endearing fads of the 1970s – the PET ROCKS® — will be re-introduced to the world by I-STAR ENTERTAINMENT, L.L.C., April 18-19, opening weekend of “Earth Week,” at PET ROCKS® Scavenger Hunts in nine locations in six major markets — New York, [...]

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Top 25 Posts Propel Blog to Record-Setting Year

December 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

It’s been another record-setting year at Bob McCarty Writes.  Three days shy of the new year, this blog has logged more than 1.9 million page views and attracted nearly 500,000 unique visitors. Much of this blog’s success is due to the popularity of 25 most-viewed posts published on this blog during 2008.  The headlines and [...]

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‘Tryouts’ Held for Civilian National Security Force

November 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Among the ten reasons not to elect Barack Obama — which, by the way, I included in a post two days ago — was the fact that Obama wants to establish a Civilian National Security Force.  Now, it appears that people in places like Philadelphia are hoping to land CNSF positions by demonstrating in advance [...]

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Report: Black Panthers Intimidating Voters in Philly (Updated)

November 4th, 2008 · 17 Comments

Just after 11 a.m. CDT, Fox News Channel’s Rick Leventhal reported from the scene of a Philadelphia polling location to which police were called to deal with a group of Black Panthers alleged to be carrying nightsticks and intimidating voters. Leventhal interviewed a Republican poll observer who offered details of how he approached the entrance [...]

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Biden Tosses Second TV Station ‘Under the Bus’

October 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Today, a new video surfaced, showing the Democratic Party vice presidential nominee facing an on-air grilling at the hands of Chris May and Angela Russell, co-anchors of the 4 p.m. newscast at KYW-TV “CBS 3″ in Philadelphia.  And, for the second time in a week, the Democratic Party vice presidential nominee has tossed a local [...]

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Pens ‘Mystery Novel’

October 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A recent dissenting opinion written by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts reads more like a mystery novel than the typical legalese-heavy prose that turns the stomachs of ordinary people.  Click here or on the image below to take a look at the opening page of this document — and enjoy!

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Democratic Leadership Yields Poverty

September 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Question: What do the top ten cities with the highest poverty rate “all” have in common?  Answer: Democrat leadership. That question and answer were supplied by a reader in the form of a comment below Chris Cillizza’s article, Drudge-ology 101: McCain, Obama and Media Bias, published this morning in The Washington Post’s The Fix blog.  [...]

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