In response to her poor showing in the public-speaking portion of the contest, Ms. Magnolia, Beth Anne Rankin, is scurrying to make up some points with the judges in other areas. For the talent competition, however, Rankin eschewed the chance…
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AR-04 [Update]: Rankin Also Refuses To Divulge That Sun Will Rise In East Tomorrow
A couple days ago, I noted that Beth Anne Rankin was telling fans of her Facebook page that, despite their wanting to know when and where they could meet her on her trip to Mena, she “[couldn’t] post every detail.” …
AR-04: Wait…What?
For lack of a better (read: more easily accessible) definition, I note that Wikipedia defines “town hall meeting” as: A town hall meeting is an informal public meeting. Everybody in a community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, and…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s the stuff we didn’t get to today (or yesterday, as the case may be): Blue Arkansas says supporting the DREAM Act and painting Timmy! Griffin as a carpetbagger are winning issues…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
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…
HCR, etc.: If I Am Elected, I Will Bring The Dodo Back From Extinction
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo looks at what won’t happen even if the Democrats lose the House in November. The Democrats passed Health Care Reform. They passed Financial Services Reform. And though they’ll likely not get credit for it…
Immigration: Judge Correctly Blocks Some Parts Of AZ Immigration Law
Well this is sure to draw scads of hyperbolic, ignorant, and/or legally inaccurate rants from conservative television and radio (and probably from Mike Ross, as he seems to tow the Republican line on this issue, even going so far as…
AR-04: Morrison Backs Rankin
I wonder if we are going to look back in a few years’ time and scratch our collective heads at the whole D.C. Morrison thing. I mean, the man was and remains in no way, shape, or form a Democrat. …
Econ 101: Austerity Has Unicorns
It’s not my intention to turn this blog into all-econ, all the time. But, maybe, if we repeat it enough, this message will get through to the amazing number of Arkansans who don’t get it, especially those in office or…
AR-04: Razing Arizona
Rep. Mike Ross released an official statement today detailing why he opposes the lawsuit filed by the Justice Department last week challenging Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law. The alleged Democrat’s statement even managed to parrot all of the major talking…