Bob McCarty Writes

On March 14, I participated in a conference call with a number of online writers — including bloggers, citizen journalists, reporters and others.  During that call, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain answered plenty of questions, one of which was mine. At the time, I didn’t intend to write a post based on what transpired during [...]

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On Fox & Friends this morning, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announced the release of a movie about his 9-9-9 tax plan.  Take a look. Of particular interest to me is a statement about exemptions for the poor which comes into play near the 4:30 mark of the six-minute video which, I think, has the [...]

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Recently, I had the opportunity to meet Bill Randles at a political meet-and-greet session and walked away feeling as if I had just met Missouri’s version of Herman Cain, the man who’s been atop recent polls in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Not familiar with Randles or Cain?  Perhaps the comparison below, [...]

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I hope you enjoy reading between the lines.  I tweeted most of the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate tonight on MSNBC and share those tweets from the @BloggingMachine in order below, newest to oldest: It’s over! Conspiracy theory of the night: If you flip Herman Cain’s 999 plan, it becomes a 666 plan. Ooohhhh!!!! Herman Cain [...]

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is a smart, politically-savvy man with a solid grasp of history.  He announced Wednesday that he would run for president of the United States.  The video below stands as one of several reasons why I could never vote for him. Little did Gingrich know that when he [...]

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With U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) leading the charge with a 3-minute video released Monday, House Republicans are pushing a “Path to Prosperity” Plan that includes cutting $6.2 trillion in federal spending over ten years.  As much as I would like to embrace their plan, I can’t shake from my mind the saying, “The road [...]

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Almost five months after Billy Long won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District, some people are wondering whether the words used on the campaign trail by the auctioneer and real estate industry mogul-turned-politician were serious or just a World Poker Tour-style bluff for votes. First, some background. On Nov. [...]

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