The rumor, according to a current employee of the Secretary of State’s Office (who, for obvious reasons, wishes to remain anonymous), was that the office had purchased the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid due to its above average gas mileage, which…
Tag: Right-Wing Conspiracy
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…
The Audacity of "Nope"
Yesterday afternoon, House Republicans prevented the passage of House Bill 1193, the appropriations bill for the Arkansas School for the Deaf, because the bill contained a spending increase. Of $6,389. For the ENTIRE YEAR. Oh, sure, $532.42/month may not sound…
AR-01: "With the buzz cut and the bow tie? This is a nightclub, not a John F. Kennedy cabinet meeting."*
When first-district voters went to the polls last November, they knew many things about Rick Crawford: owner/operator of AgWatch Network (which was like a farm-centric Little Orphan Annie to all the farm-centric Ralphie Parkers in Arkansas), friend of Pat Boone…
No tax cut! Denied!
I have no idea how I missed this. Following the tabling of his proposed tax cut for some used vehicles, Sen. Gilbert Baker (R-30, Conway) went on softcore smut peddler Dave Elswick’s radio show to vent. Along with accusing Rep.…
The streetlights just came on, and my mama's in the street tellin' me to come home
At the end of February, Rep. Stephen Meeks (R-47, Greenbrier) filed HB 1711, “AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS NIGHTTIME ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT.” The bill included a number of findings, which are not to be codified, including, inter alia: (1)(A)…
Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air
Cliched as it might be to choose this one, my all-time favorite Shakespearean soliloquy is from Act V of MacBeth, where the title character muses on the life and the passage of time: She should have died hereafter; There would…
HB 1292: BHR dice que "muchas gracias" a estos legisladores valientes.
Last Wednesday, the House Committee on State Agencies voted down HB 1292, which would have denied state benefits or services to any undocumented residents except in life-saving situations. The bills flaws — denying prenatal care to pregnant women whose children,…
Guest Post: Legislature Coins A Quarter Controversy
[Editor’s note: An anonymous fan of our web site submits a story that surely The Onion or The Daily Show would appreciate. We found it hilarious and thought it worth passing along to you as an early April Fools gift.…