Arkansas Dems on Income: Intentionally Misleading or Just Ignorant of the Facts? (PART 2: The Exciting Conclusion!)

February 3, 2012
Harmful truths

(Part One of this discussion, which you can read here, took place yesterday.  Part Two will be shorter, I promise) So yesterday we had a too lengthy, too windy and too pedantic discussion of income statistics in Arkansas, sparked by a dispute between GOP Rep. Charlie Collins of Fayetteville and the Democratic Party of Arkansas (DPA). Are you up to speed on the difference between per capita income and median income? Do you care? Of course you don't, because you are a normal human being with … [Read more...]

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A Night To Remember!

July 25, 2009
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels joins the Oak Ridge Boys onstage for a rousing chorus of "Elvira."

The Democratic Party of Arkansas had a big to-do in North Little Rock Friday night, pulling in an estimated 1,400 people for a big party fundraiser at Verizon Arena. Why, all the stars were there: Gov. Mike Beebe! Sen. Blanche Lincoln! Sen. Mark Pryor! Attorney Gen. Dustin McDaniel! Bill Halter, champion of the Arkansas lottery! Blake Rutherford! Good for them. It sounds like it was highly successful and a great event. And we KNOW it was a great event from this extraordinarily flattering … [Read more...]

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Beebe to Name Dem Chair Wednesday? (Updated!)

January 20, 2009

Roby Brock's Political Buzz blog is reporting that Gov. Mike Beebe will announce his pick for the chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas on Wednesday. I'm on pins and needles! The Arkansas Project floated names—some of which were even plausible!—for the slot in November. Shortly thereafter, our blogging compatriot Blake Rutherford suggested that two of those aforementioned names, Vince Insalaco and Steve Ronnel, belonged to front-runners for the post. Then we all got bored and moved on … [Read more...]

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Arkansas Dem Chair: Two to Watch

December 8, 2008
Vince Insalaco, left, and since I couldn't find a photo of Steve Ronnel, '60s girl group sensation The Ronettes.

Over at the Think Tank blog, my counterpart Blake Rutherford references our discussion last night on "Talk Business with Roby Brock" about the upcoming party chair race for the state Republicans. In keeping with the insular, circular and incestuous nature of the Arkansas blogosphere, I'll return the favor and highlight HIS remarks from last night's show on candidates to lead the state Democratic Party in the next election cycle. Rutherford floated two names in last night's show: Vince … [Read more...]

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Killer’s Computer Focus of Gwatney Investigation

September 22, 2008

The AP's Andrew Demillo updates on the investigation into the still-mysterious shooting of Arkansas Democratic Party chair Bill Gwatney, who was killed by a gunman in his office on August 13. The focus of the investigation has now turned to the killer's computer after earlier clues came up dry, investigators say. The killer, Timothy Johnson of Searcy, was shot by police the day of the shooting after a chase that led into Grant County, and his motive in the Gwatney murder remains elusive. … [Read more...]

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