Thursday, August 21, 2008
Bill Gwatney's widow to step in
Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Rebecca Gwatney will replace her late husband Bill as delegate at the Democratic National Convention.
The Arkansas delegation to the Democratic National Convention met via conference call on Wednesday night to fill some vacancies in the delegation.
On the call, led by Governor Mike Beebe, the delegation elected Rebecca Gwatney to fill the delegate position left vacant by the death of her husband, Senator Bill Gwatney.
"I can't express how honored I am to represent Bill at the Democratic National Convention," said Gwatney. "I'm happy to do this in memory of my husband and his love of people. Bill loved helping and serving people. He wanted to make Arkansas better for everyone."
Also on the call, the delegation elected Karla Bradley to serve as chair of the delegation in Denver. Two other vacancies were filled with Karen Garcia of Garland County will serve as a delegate for the 4th Congressional District and Krystal Thrailkill of Polk County will serve as an alternate for 4th Congressional District.
Gwatney, 44, is a claims adjuster for a property and casualty insurance company.
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Clearly, that is the right and proper thing to do. She will receive many expressions of support and comfort from her fellow delegates across our nation, and she will be a good representative for her party. However, I remain concerned that the Arkansas delegation will be more vulnerable than most to the chaos that may occur in Denver. It's going to be a long bus trip between their hotel and the convention center. Is the Arkansas Times sending a reporter to the conventions? I hope so.
Maybe she can also stop the offensive "midget" ad running during the Olympics for Gwatney Chevrolet. Not sure if it is designed to make fun of "midgets" or special olympians but it is tasteless at best. I know, almost as tasteless as this post.
Look at the ad this way: The midget probably appreciated the work. There's not a lot of call for even the most talented midgets in film and TV. I mean in between remakes of the Wizard of OZ and the next Mike Myers film.
As respectfully as possible.....ohmagod....leaving this woman behind would be the very roughest part of not being alive.
As respectfully as possible...ohmagod...I think the worst part of not being alive would be leaving behind his daughters. Everyone tends to have overlooked them. I've heard that one of his daughters is getting married soon and he won't be there to give her away. His widow can find someone else. His daughters won't get another dad.
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