Have you been thinking, “gee, I wish there was a way I could hear even more opinions from Matt?” No? Well, regardless, here’s your chance: a discussion on the major races with Roby Brock and Jason Tolbert. (You can also…
Tag: Mike Ross (D)
Arkansas Election Line: Final 2010 Ratings
The Arkansas Election Line — a collaboration of Talk Business, The Tolbert Report, and Blue Hog Report — returns with our final ratings of the 2010 state and federal elections in Arkansas. With one exception, the ratings remain unchanged from…
AR-04: A New Rankin Ad, Now With 100% More Canine Humor!
Bullet-point reactions because this does not warrant full paragraphs: “The problem is, this ‘blue dog’ won’t bark.” I’m guessing someone in Rankin’s camp made that joke, and someone else said “OH, SNAP! NO HE DIDN’T!” There might even have been…
AR-04: Let's Get Nit-Picky
So, watching AR-04 Republican candidate Beth Anne Rankin’s recent assault on your eyes and brain commercial somehow led to my watching her previous commercial again. You know, the one where she discusses Nash Equilibrium as applied to campaigning by determining…
We're Getting The Band Back Together!
Beth Anne Rankin’s recent foray into the world of lyrics and digital synthesizers gave me an idea for a post. Namely, if all the important candidates were going to compile a double-CD release of songs that best define their campaigns,…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Links we didn’t get to. They’re a bunch of foxes. In French, they would be called “les renardes,” and they would be hunted with only their cunning to protect them. Jason Tolbert…
AR-04: She'll See Me Laugh Uncontrollably
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…
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
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…