The Arkansas Project

This Week’s Podcast: Government Security Tips, Faculty Carry, & Obamacare Finger-Pointing

June 7, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments

My esteemed co-host Dan Greenberg was out of town, so you're stuck with me for the podcast this week. We dive into UALR's new security tips, my interview with Rep. Collins on faculty carry, and Obamacare finger-pointing between Senator Mark Pryor and state Republicans. Also: you can now subscribe to the show in the iTunes Store! Just follow this link to subscribe and have the show automatically download to your iPhone, iPad, or computer every week. For your reading pleasure, here are a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: 2014, Arkansas, carry, charlie collins, Election, guns, health care, Mark Pryor, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, podcast, private option, senate, taxes, UALR

The Most Predictable News of the Year

June 3, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments

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In the most predictable news of the year, Senator Mark Pryor explained to Arkansas News on Friday that the passage of the "private" option in Arkansas -- by Republicans -- justifies his vote for Obamacare: “It really affirms that the vote I cast for [Obamacare] was the right vote, because they joined me in that. When the chips were down, the Republicans in Arkansas joined me,” Pryor said. *crickets* … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2014 U.S. Senate Race, Election 2014, Mark Pryor, Medicaid, Obamacare Tagged With: Andy Davis, Arkansas, Democrats, legislature, Mark Pryor, Medicaid expansion, obamacare, private option, Republicans, US Senate

This Week’s Podcast: Voter ID, Pryor, & Pop Tart Guns

May 31, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment

Behold, Episode 3 of The Arkansas Project Podcast. This week Dan and I discuss: The Wisconsin voter ID ruling Conviction of a Cincinnati poll worker for voter fraud The latest Mark Pryor news Stimulus iPhone app The severe danger of pop tart and cap guns Hope you enjoy. Leave us a comment below and let us know what you think. Or not. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: 2nd Amendment, Arkansas, cap gun, Dan Greenberg, guns, insanity, legislature, Mark Pryor, Nic Horton, podcast, pop tarts, the arkansas project, Tom Cotton, voter fraud, voter ID, Wisconsin

DSCC Embraces the Second Amendment!

May 31, 2013 Nic Horton Leave a Comment

Gun Nut of the Day (for now) Senator Mark Pryor!

So, you remember Mark Pryor’s new (creepy) ad I told you about earlier today? The one that touts his “support” for the 2nd Amendment? Well, it seems that national Democratic groups are now touting the ad. This is pretty strange when you consider that they’ve been lobbying for the same measures that Pryor is speaking against. Pryor’s ad claims that the gun control bill he recently voted against (Manchin-Toomey) would have done “nothing to prevent tragedies like Newtown, Aurora, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2014 U.S. Senate Race, Arkansas Democrats, Gallery, Mark Pryor Tagged With: 2nd Amendment, AR-15, Arkansas, Democrats, DSCC, Elections, guns, Mark Pryor, NRA, Republicans, rifles, senate

That Moment You’ve All Been Wai-Zzzzzz…

May 31, 2013 Nic Horton 2 Comments

Senator Mark Pryor has released a new, much anticipated television ad! It’s really super. It really taught me a lot. Like that Mark Pryor listens to Arkansas, not Washington or New York! Well, um, not including his votes for Obamacare, the stimulus, background checks, the assault weapons ban, and higher deficit spending! Actually, this ad is horrific. It’s like watching a car wreck. Or train wreck. You just can’t look away. I challenge anyone to watch it without falling asleep and then, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2014 U.S. Senate Race, Mark Pryor Tagged With: 2nd Amendment, Arkansas, guns, Manchin-Toomey, Mark Pryor, obama, obamacare, senate race, stimulus, Tom Cotton, U.S. Senate

Arkansas’s Conservative Farm Team Featured in Ad

May 29, 2013 Nic Horton 1 Comment

Several Arkansas conservative activists star in a new ad that begins airing in the state today. The ad, produced by Senate Conservatives Action, highlights Senator Mark Pryor’s less-than-conservative voting record in the U.S. Senate. But the ad -- which features 11 Arkansas activists -- also displays the strength of the conservative movement here in Arkansas. What a sharp contrast to just 5 years ago when Pryor was re-elected without a conservative opponent. To help highlight the growth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2014 U.S. Senate Race, Arkansas Politics, Mark Pryor Tagged With: Arkansas, Conservatives, Democrats, Elections, guns, Liberals, Mark Pryor, obamacare, Republicans, Senate Conservatives Action, tea party, U.S. Senate

Martha Shoffner: Innocent Until Proven Guilty or Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

May 20, 2013 Nic Horton 4 Comments

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A lot has happened since we broke the news Saturday night that State Treasurer Martha Shoffner had been arrested by the FBI (officially the biggest story in the history of The Arkansas Project, by the way, shattering the record that was set only a few weeks ago when we broke the news about constitutional carry). At the time, it wasn’t clear why she had been placed in the Pulaski County jail. However, this lack of evidence did not stop two Arkansas political figures from simultaneously … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arkansas Democrats, Arkansas Politics Tagged With: apple, Arkansas, arrest, cherry, Dennis Milligan, Dustin McDaniel, federal court, key lime, lemon ice box, Mark Pryor, martha shoffner, Mike Beebe, pie box, Politics, Treasurer

Senator Pryor’s Gun Re-Un-Conversion

May 6, 2013 Nic Horton 4 Comments

While you were enjoying time with your family around the fireplace on the first weekend of May, Senator Mark Pryor was working hard for YOU! In fact, on the new political talk show Capitol View yesterday, Rep. Darrin Williams (former chief of staff for Pryor) said, “Arkansas always comes first with Mark.” And when asked about Pryor’s recent stances on gun issues -- which clearly conflict with previous stances -- Williams said he thinks Pryor stands “with Arkansans.” For once, I can … [Read more...]