According to the Kubler-Ross model, there are five discrete stages people go through when dealing with grief or tragedy: denial (“No…no…this isn’t happening! Lalalalalala, I can’t hear you!!” /sticks fingers in ears), anger (“ARGH! Me smash things! Stupid grief!!! /punches…
Month: August 2010
AR-Gov: Keet's 2008 Florida Ballot Legit
Since last week’s statement that he moved back to Arkansas “in July or August 2008,” there has been some rumbling that, assuming he is telling the truth, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Keet violated Florida law by casting an absentee ballot…
I realize
that it’s been quiet around here. Stupid real life getting in the way and whatnot. BHR should be back by Monday at the latest. And, if not, you will all be given a full refund of your BHR readership fees.
AR-02: Can't we have one meeting that doesn't end with us digging up a corpse?
Defying logic and common sense to the bitter end, Robbie Wills continues to claim that he is exempt from taxation on the benefit of driving a state-owned vehicle as Speaker of the House. In an article in Monday’s Dem-Gazette, Seth…
AR-Sen: Don't Know Much About History
Just how poorly is Blanche Lincoln polling right now? Worse than any “true” incumbent in history. If Lincoln does little to improve her standing in the polls, she will be in the running for the worst showing of any true…
AR-02: You Were Saying Something About "Best Intentions?" Oh, You Were Finished?! Well Allow Me To Retort!
Regarding Joyce Elliott’s chances and the recent Talk Business poll, Blue Arkansas writes: This was always going to be difficult. But like I said from the beginning, Elliott’s path to victory has always been one that involved a big win…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Twin Bill
Along with the ad Jeff mentioned earlier, Senator Blanche Lincoln released a second ad regarding her position on healthcare reform. /crickets //tumbleweeds ///random guy in the background lets loose a single cough ////people nervously look at one another as the…
AR-02: Poll On, Family; Poll On, Crew
By now, pretty much anyone who cares about such things has heard about the Talk Business poll showing Timmy! Griffin leading Joyce Elliot by a whopping seventeen points. In a survey conducted on Tuesday night, August 17, 2010, Griffin leads…
AR-Sec. State: From Fearmongering To Foolish Hypocrisy
Following up on Jeff’s post, today’s Arkansas “Democrat”-Gazette had an interesting piece in the Voices section regarding Mark Martin’s attacks on Pat O’Brien. Long story short, in the wake of Autogate, O’Brien offered a seven-point plan for how he would…
AR-Sen: Battle Of (Nit-)Wits
Max has Blanche Lincoln and John Boozman’s not-at-all-asinine opinions on the Ground Zero Lower Manhattan Mosque Islamic Cultural Center: Lincoln: Out of respect for the families who lost loved ones in our nation’s worst terrorist attack, if I were making…