Bob McCarty Writes

Nearly one year after he was fired from his job as head football coach at Texas Tech University, Mike Leach is suing ESPN and Dallas-based Spaeth Communications for slander and libel, according to an Associated Press report.  Now, it appears the predictions I made Dec. 31 are coming true. In my first post about Leach’s [...]

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Rumors are spreading fast and furiously among supporters of recently-fired Texas Tech University football coach Mike Leach.  But are they true?  I investigate. Perhaps the most-volatile rumor floating about is that Leach was ousted in a fashion similar to the one that cost John Kerry the presidency in 2004. Albeit in a much-abbreviated fashion, they [...]

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“CRUDE” is not only the name of an anti-Chevron film by Joe Berlinger, but it aptly describes the behavior of ultra-liberal Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) during the film’s Washington, D.C., premier Friday at the E Street Theater. A telling audio clip, courtesy Carter Wood at the Shop Floor blog, reveals how McGovern began by “licking [...]

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Winners of the 2009 CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious international advertising and design competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation in the industry, were announced today.  They recognize print, direct mail, radio, poster and billboard mediums, as well as the new strategic communications/public relations medium.  Below are three of the winning entries I [...]

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While in Western Colorado last week, I told a dinner-hour gathering of bloggers, reporters and public relations types that I had set up a Twitter account several months ago but couldn’t force myself to keep the darn thing updated.  In fact, I went so far as to say I didn’t think I’d ever embrace “Tweeting.”  [...]

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A few days back, I received an e-mail about something called “The Birk Plan” from one of my brothers.  It was one of those e-mails that zipped around cyberspace and found its way into millions of inboxes.  Much to my surprise, I learned that “The Birk Plan” was a diabolical experiment by my fellow St. [...]

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This morning, I stumbled upon Wal-Mart’s new blog, Check Out, which went live seven days ago. After a quick look around, I decided, for several good reasons, that I’m ready to drop everything and go to work as a Wal-Mart blogger. The first thing that sold me on the idea was the message contained in [...]

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