Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 9, 2012, 6:30 am
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger During Barry Goldwater’s five terms in the United States Senate, there was never any doubt where he stood.  Goldwater attracted a great many young conservatives.  And to the extent that establishment Republicans … the Rockefellers, Sen. Hugh Scott (R-PA), Gov....
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 8, 2012, 7:33 pm
Richard Miniter, the award-winning investigative journalist, best-selling author, radio host, public speaker and frequent world traveler, informed me weeks ago that he had finished reading my book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice. Today, howeve...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 8, 2012, 5:30 pm
On several occasions during my lifetime, I’ve found myself thinking maybe there should be a law against political campaign consultants and other “handlers” telling their candidates what to do.  Why?  Because, sometimes, they give bad advice.  One of those occasions happened early on a Frida...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 8, 2012, 9:02 am
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger On Feb. 3, 2012, Atlanta Judge Michael M. Malihi, Deputy Chief Judge of the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings, issued a decision in four cases brought by eight Georgia residents. The plaintiffs challenged Barack Obama’s eligibility to have his name a...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 6, 2012, 10:10 am
Once again, political correctness appears to be rearing its ugly head in Germany. I reached that conclusion after reading a recent Stars & Stripes article about the trial of a man charged in the shooting deaths of two U.S. airmen at the Frankfort Airport in March. According to the article, journalis...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 4, 2012, 5:21 pm
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Historians might have viewed the events of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Atlanta as one of the singular events of American history, along with landmark events such as Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; Lee’s surrender at Appomattox; the Japanese a...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 4, 2012, 4:36 pm
Check out the new trailer for my book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice. For the complete story about the life and wrongful court-martial conviction of Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart, order a copy of the book today.
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 3, 2012, 12:39 pm
I’m so glad I included a caveat (i.e., “for as long as they refrain from their support of the world’s abortion leader”) when I shared my cautious optimism about the recent decision by Susan G. Komen Foundation officials to stop funding Planned Parenthood.  Why?  Because, today, the exploit...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 3, 2012, 11:06 am
Eleven days after publishing an exclusive story about Missouri health agency officials refusing to answer questions or inform St. Charles County (Mo.) residents about a new Weldon Spring cancer report, it appears that story is beginning to attract attention from St. Louis-area news media outlets. Ye...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 1, 2012, 11:21 pm
I hope it’s merely a fluke that two incidents occurred within 24 hours of each other at nuclear power plants near two major U.S. cities. On Tuesday, news (see video above) surfaced about a nuclear power plant near Chicago losing power.  Less than 24 hours later, news surfaced about a nuclear powe...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 pm
The new year started off with a bang as BobMcCarty.com generated record traffic, ending with almost 750,000 page views in January.  Those high numbers stem, in part, from the fact that several of my posts appear to have touched a few nerves. For instance, I asked a simple question that resulted in ...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 1, 2012, 9:03 am
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger A Dec. 18 Natural Born Conservative article by Larry Walker Jr., raises many interesting questions about Mitt Romney’s status as a “natural born” citizen, as required under Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The principal questions raised by Walke...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Feb 1, 2012, 12:02 am
Though the primary races are heating up among Republicans, the results of a Public Policy Polling poll released today prove money doesn’t always result in support — especially among those battling for the chance to face incumbent Democrat Gov. Jay Nixon in November. Most surprising in the GOP g...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 31, 2012, 3:36 pm
Yesterday, led by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a 95-page report on their investigation of Operation: Fast & Furious, the controversial gun-running operations that’s taken place during Attorney General Eric Hold...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 31, 2012, 1:03 pm
Around 9:30 a.m. Central, I posted the following paragraph as a status update on my blog’s Facebook page: The Facebook account belonging to Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R), the guy who’s political stature shrunk somewhat after news of his strip club attendance got out, appears to have been ha...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 30, 2012, 7:53 am
For the first time in more than five years online,  BobMcCarty.com topped the 700,000 page views mark — and we still have almost 48 hours left in January. Thanks, readers, for helping set this new single-month record for page views and for getting 2012 off to a great start, and thanks in advance ...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 29, 2012, 9:44 am
I’ve learned in recent days that two prominent politicians have recently received copies of my book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice. On Friday, I ran into John Brunner (photo above left), a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, w...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 28, 2012, 8:07 pm
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The Johnny-come-lately media conservative commentators (Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, etc.), as well as those of the has-been professional Republican class (Karl Rove, Ed Rollins, etc.) appear fearful that Republicans will ruin all chances of defeating Barack Obama...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 27, 2012, 10:42 pm
I received word this morning that I’m back on schedule to hold an author event (a.k.a., “book-signing event”) on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 19, 1 to 3 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Mid Rivers in St. Peters, Mo. Click here for news about other book-signing events related to my book, ...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 25, 2012, 3:12 pm
I’ll be making a guest appearance Friday afternoon on The Dana Show on FM NewsTalk 97.1. During the show’s last half hour, starting around 3:30 p.m. Central, host Dana Loesch and I will discuss an exclusive article I published Monday about a new Weldon Spring Cancer Report I obtained from the Mi...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 24, 2012, 11:41 am
Good news! Today, the American Legion’s Burnpit published a 1,700-word article about the book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice, which chronicles the life story and wrongful conviction of former Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 23, 2012, 5:18 pm
Enough political correctness!  The trial of Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, one of the so-called “Haditha Marines” mentioned in the foreword of my book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice, ended today when he agreed to plead guilty to one c...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 23, 2012, 2:23 pm
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that, in addition to killing more than 15,000 people, contributed to the disaster at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant — the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.  After watching the Fukushima disaste...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 23, 2012, 10:28 am
I could tell you that, due to an overwhelming response from readers, we were forced to move my Feb. 18 book-signing event to a larger venue.  Or I could cobble together a story about a mega-bookstore chain enticing me with big bucks to relocate the event to their local store.  Instead, I’ll simp...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 22, 2012, 9:03 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE:  Accompanying the message in which he forwarded the piece below, guest blogger Paul R. Hollrah wrote the following note:  “Now it’s off to Florida.  I promised Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center for Politics more than a month ago that Newt would have the nomina...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 21, 2012, 2:28 pm
In response to pressure from two freedom-loving attorneys representing them, charges against two petition circulators who were cited last weekend for gathering signatures on the public sidewalks of St. Charles, Mo., will be dropped, according to an announcement this morning by the city’s attorney,...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 19, 2012, 5:03 pm
Compare Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich‘s trials and tribulations to those of Kelly A. Stewart, the former Green Beret whose life story is chronicled in my book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice, and you’ll find things could ...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 19, 2012, 1:20 pm
I’ve heard quite a bit of feedback — most of it offline — about an article I published three weeks ago in which I was the first to ask the question, Is Missouri Republican Party Trying to Limit Participation in Presidential Nomination Process?  Yesterday, “Pat P.” offered the following co...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Jan 18, 2012, 10:46 pm
Today, after publishing more than a dozen pieces penned by Foster Friess, I share a video clip of the Wyoming billionaire announcing his endorsement of a Republican candidate for president during a recent appearance on Fox News Channel’s Your World with Neil Cavuto.  Who did he endorse?  Answer ...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Nov 1, 2011, 5:09 pm
On Day Two of the court-martial of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart, a prosecution attorney cited a questionable and suspect source as he questioned the Green Beret about his training. See if you can spot the source in the excerpt from the Record of Trial that appears below: TC: At the SERE
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 31, 2011, 6:24 am
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Just when we think that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have reached the absolute pinnacle of outrageousness, we find that they have topped themselves.  Now we see Obama, in what must be the most cynical political pander of all time, traveling around the country on Air...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 29, 2011, 10:37 am
It was another big week for this enterprise as news about my new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice, continued to spread.  Below is a recap of the week’s activities that includes, but is not limited to, the book: SUNDAY, Oct. 23 On Sunday...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 28, 2011, 2:30 pm
Early this afternoon, I was one of many people who received an email from Paul R. Hollrah, a frequent guest blogger on this site.  In his message, Hollrah tackles misconceptions about the Electoral College based upon his experience as a member of that body on two occasions.  In addition, he shares...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 28, 2011, 11:54 am
During media interviews about my just-released book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice, I’m often asked why ordinary Americans should be interested in the story of former Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart and his fight to clear h...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 27, 2011, 11:44 am
As one who scooped The New York Times by 100 days on a pretty serious story back in April, I really appreciate the latest effort put forth by muckraker James O’Keefe and Project Veritas to expose media bias at the “Old Gray Lady.” In the video above, a New York Times consultant and a New
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 26, 2011, 1:56 pm
The video above carries the condensed version of the story told in the new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice by Bob McCarty, which highlights the story of former Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart and his fight to clear his name after bei...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 24, 2011, 2:55 pm
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger In the wake of the Romney-Perry bloodletting in Las Vegas… in which Texas Governor Rick Perry savagely and inappropriately attacked former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney… it is time to assess the winners and losers, those on the way up and those on the way o...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 21, 2011, 9:26 am
My book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice, is on sale now, and I’ve been spending most of my time trying to generate buzz about it.  A recap of my week appears below: SUNDAY, Oct. 16 I announced that ebook versions of the book had gone on
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 20, 2011, 12:12 pm
During a phone conversation this morning, Dallas-based animal trainer Doug Terranova, the man whose ongoing legal battle with the USDA was highlighted in this post post four months ago, raised some serious questions about yesterday’s tragedy (see video below) in Ohio involving the release of dozen...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 19, 2011, 6:00 pm
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 o...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 19, 2011, 11:56 am
From San Antonio this morning comes news about the FBI’s arrest of five foreign nationals of French-Moroccan descent who had broken into the Bexar County Courthouse.  What makes this news most interesting — and, so far, unreported in the mainstream media — is that GEOINT 2011, an event attend...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 18, 2011, 12:26 pm
Can you identify the men in the photo below? To find out who they are and why it matters, click here or on the image above. Share this post now!
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 17, 2011, 5:49 pm
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger I remember it well.  I remember the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision of May 1954.  I remember Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott.  And I remember Martin Luther King Jr., his non-violent protests, his Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 17, 2011, 2:12 pm
Though “Fast and Furious” has become most closely associated with Attorney General Eric Holder, the ATF and the Obama Justice Department’s redistribution of wealth guns to Mexico, the three-word phrase also describes efforts related to the launch of my new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Ar...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 17, 2011, 10:30 am
For the first time since he was convicted by a court-martial panel and sentenced to eight years behind bars at Fort Leavenworth, former Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart — the man whose story is chronicled in the new book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier�...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 16, 2011, 7:50 pm
A lot has changed in the life of former Army Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart since the last time his name appeared on the virtual pages of BigGovernment.com‘s sister site, BigPeace.com, Jan. 2, but the highly-decorated Green Beret and combat veteran is still fighting to clear his na...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 15, 2011, 8:51 pm
Be sure to LISTEN LIVE Thursday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. Central as I will make another guest appearance on Commonsense Coalition Talk Radio, a program hosted by Beth Schoeneberg that airs ONLINE and on 43 stations in 19 states. I will be sharing details of my soon-to-be-published book, Three Days In Au...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 14, 2011, 9:41 am
After more than 18 months of research, interviews and writing, it’s almost time!  My book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice, goes on sale in ebook and print versions at booksellers everywhere Oct. 19. What’s the book about?  Find out by cl...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 11, 2011, 9:24 am
On Friday, according to this post, Chevron submitted to the office of the New York State Comptroller a request under New York’s Freedom of Information Law for documents regarding connections between the Comptroller’s office and plaintiffs’ representatives in the long-running $113 billion shak...
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Bob M. posted an article on Bob McCarty Writes - Oct 10, 2011, 3:50 pm
While Eric Holder is getting a lot of media attention these days related to his involvement in the controversial ATF gun-running program known as Operation Fast and Furious, Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue said he “was way ahead of the curve” when it came to pointing out the attorney gen...
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