When I wrote the previous post, I assumed it would be obvious satire, not unlike the satirical guest post about the state quarter from a few months ago. Unfortunately, I grossly underestimated the effect that changing from coinage to immigration…
Category: Arkansas
House Republicans Question Legality of Cinco de Mayo
LITTLE ROCK — Several freshman GOP members of the Arkansas House of Representatives today voiced questions over the legality of referring to May 5th as “Cinco de Mayo.” The concern was triggered while a group of first-term representatives were dining…
Some House members oppose audio/video policy
[Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and Jason Tolbert (The Tolbert Report).] Some Arkansas legislative members also have problems with a new…
Rep. Harris On Being Admirable, Steadfast, and Genuine
I was glad that Jeff wrote the piece earlier today about how President Obama deserved credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden for two reasons. First, it proved that Jeff was still alive, which was something that we all…
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” -Galileo
It ain’t about that paper. It’s about me hurtin’ his people and messin’ with his world. –Omar Little While this quote is very context specific — Omar’s explaining why he robbed Marlo Stanfield — there is an underlying point to…
Princella Smith Has Mastered Time Travel
Hyperbole? Hardly! I mean, just look at this series of events: On April 12, 2011, Princella Smith was arrested and booked in Wynne, Arkansas, at 12:36pm on charges of driving without proof of insurance, driving without a state-issued license, and…
"Even the politicians have learned – but, as usual, the politicians are much slower than the people they want to lead."
I don’t know what it is about Secretary of State Mark Martin (and the horde of retread Republicans who work for him) that constantly brings Hunter S. Thompson to mind. My guess is that it has to do with the…
Questions raised with new Arkansas House video, audio rules
[Editor’s note: The following story is a collaborative effort among Roby Brock (Talk Business), Matt Campbell (Blue Hog Report), Michael Tilley (The City Wire), and Jason Tolbert (The Tolbert Report).] A communications policy adopted by the Arkansas House of Representatives…
Arkansas Election Line: Looking Ahead
With the legislative session finished, Congressional redistricting done (sans Finger), and only state legislative redistricting and whatever drama it brings still on the table, the Arkansas Election Line — a joint project of BHR, Talk Business, and The Tolbert Report…
Up Next On BHR TVLand!
Just sit right back, and you’ll hear a tale A tale of some rightward twits Who threw a party serving tea Aboard a flound’ring ship The mate was a vocal Birtherman The skipper a greedy rube If the passengers should…