This accoring to Talk Business: [Bill] Halter also indicated his support for a repeal of the policy. “I am inclined to support the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ especially given the support that this has from our military leadership,”…
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AR-Sen: Halter's Second Run-Off Ad
I subscribe 100% to the school of thought that says every communication in life “is not about what you say, but about what people hear,” and I think that rule should be applied most stringently in the political realm. Fully…
AR-01: Endorsing Causey is the latest fad
All the cool kids are doing it.1 State Representative David Cook, State Senator Steve Bryles Endorse Chad Causey Former Opponents Say Causey Is Best Man For The Job JONESBORO- Today, State Representative David Cook and State Senator Steve Bryles officially…
AR-Sen: Lincoln Continues To Fight For You By Not Fighting For You
Yesterday, two nonbinding motions to instruct the conference committee on how to iron out the discrepancies between the House and Senate financial reform bills were put up for a vote from the Senate. (Emphasis on the “nonbinding” part; the instructions…
AR-Sen: Proposed Title For Lincoln's New Ad: "Truth, The Remix"
This is Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s latest ad. Did you notice anything that might not be entirely accurate? David Dayen certainly did. Never mind that she’s using all kind of liberal imagery (Salon, Rachel Maddow, the New York Times) in the…
AR-Sen: It's the truth, It's actual … Everything is satisfactual!
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AR-Sen: [Breaking] Halter Agrees to June 3rd Debate
The Bill Halter campaign released word this afternoon that Halter has agreed to participate in a debate next Thursday, June 3, that would be co-hosted by the Arkansas Times and KARK 4. Whether Blanche Lincoln will also agree to participate…
AR-Sen: Lincoln's Message To Undecideds: "Vote For Me, Idiots!"
Less than a week ago, Blanche Lincoln took the stage knowing that she was headed for a run-off election with Bill Halter. In her speech, the “comeback kid” (as Attorney General Dustin McDaniel ridiculously called Lincoln) said: “I want to…
AR-Land Comm: When Rhetorical Questions Attack!
In yesterday’s Democrat-Gazette, Michael R. Wickline had a column comparing and contrasting L.J. Bryant and Monty Davenport. (The paper also endorsed Bryant…again.) The full text of the column is after the jump, and it is well worth a read, but…
AR-Sen: Rasmussen, Arkansas Voters, & Cognitive Dissonance
By now, I assume most people have seen the most recent Rasmussen poll showing John Boozman with a sizable lead in hypothetical matchups against both Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter. On the surface, the numbers were pretty damning. A new…