Bob McCarty Writes

One would have expected NBC to boost its ratings tonight by capitalizing on Tina Fey’s ability to impersonate Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin like they’ve done before.  But, alas, no.  Instead, Saturday Night Live’s WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY election special did something more valuable — it tackled at least one issue the second presidential debate [...]

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Two days after learning Michael E. Carter had lost his Democratic Party primary bid for Missouri’s lieutenant governor position, I thoroughly enjoyed writing the headline, Missouri Robo-Call Candidate Loses in Landslide. Today, however, my post-primary bliss turned to disappointment upon learning the “robo-call candidate” has reinvented himself and pulled “a Lieberman.”
Remember Lieberman?  Sen. Joe Lieberman [...]

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I hate to say, “I told you so,” but that’s exactly what I must do today when it comes to assessing the unsuccessful outcome of Democrat Michael E. Carter’s campaign to become lieutenant governor of Missouri. In yesterday’s primary, the lawyer-turned-politician lost in a landslide.
I became aware of Carter and his campaign almost four [...]

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Earlier this week, I received an automated phone call to my home from Michael Carter, a Democrat running for lieutenant governor in Missouri. His pitch:
“If you would like to stop other politicians from calling you, visit my web site and add your name to the National Political Do Not Call Registry.”
His call piqued my [...]

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