Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Sunday line
Posted by Max Brantley on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Your comments here. Not much else to allow so I give it to you early, but:
* HEADLINE OF THE DAY: If you don't know I'm not explaining.
* AND SPEAKING OF SANTORUM: At least he's open about not believing in the separation of church and state. He added that he was "sickened" by JFK's assurances 52 years ago that he would not impose his Catholic faith on others.
"I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute," Santorum, a devout Catholic, said in an interview from Michigan on ABC's "This Week.""The First Amendment means the free exercise of religion and that means bringing people and their faith into the public square."
And forcing them to swallow your theology, too. Here's the speech (also above) that made Santorum want to throw up. Polls, by the way, put Santorum in the minority against separation of church and state.
* HERO OF THE NEW SOUTH: Nice mention — Southern Living is honoring "Heroes of the New South" for contributions by architecture, artists and others working to preserve Southern traditions. An Arkie who made honorable mention was Beth Wiedower, 35, a Little Rock native now living in West Memphis and working on the Arkansas Delta Rural Heritage Development Initiative. Said the citation:
Beth rehabilitates rural towns through restoration of significant structures, such as the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.
She's appeared frequently in these pages, once, if I remember correctly, in the first major article editor Lindsey Millar wrote for us. (Through a quirk of our archives on account of a change in websites, my byline appears on that linked article, but it's not my work.)
* VOTER ID LAWS DON'T STOP ELDERLY BLACKS FROM VOTING: Except when they do.
* ARKANSANS FOR BUDDY: If you hurry, you can be one of the first 10 people to follow the Twitter feed of Arkansas for Roemer. The former Louisiana governor sounds pretty good against the rest of the Republican pack, though he's now gone independent.
Speaking of...
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Vote fraud: Myth-busting in Ohio
May 24, 2013This is really important, since the Republican-majority legislature in Arkansas just joined the "vote fraud" brigade with Voter ID legislation designed to depress turnout among traditional Democratic constituencies. /more/
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Republicans mount PR effort on Voter ID bill
April 4, 2013The Arkansas Republican Party, having passed a Voter ID bill developed nationally to depress turnout among traditional Democratic constituencies, mounted a PR effort this morning to show that they really do care about people voting. /more/
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House overrides Beebe veto of voter ID bill
April 1, 2013At 2:20 p.m., the House is hearing arguments from Rep. Stephen Meeks to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of the bill to require a photo ID to vote in Arkansas. /more/
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Speaker Carter gets touchy on senator's outburst
March 30, 2013The Arkansas legislature faces a six-day week next week because of the need for extended meetings to complete action on pending business before the currently scheduled end of the session April 19. /more/
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The Good God Friday Edition
March 29, 2013Prop 8 and DOMA and the Arkansas General Assembly and Sen. Mark Pryor shameful responses where, the fight over voter ID, media criticism of the Democrat-Gazette, the morality of Republican tax cuts, Big River Steel, new numbers on expansion and the latest on the potential merger between UAMS and St. Vincent — all covered on this week's edition. /more/
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Republicans don't want poor people to vote
March 29, 2013When they say it (voter ID, whatever) isn't about race or poor people .... Check this out. /more/
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The floor to Gov. Beebe
March 28, 2013Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday vetoed the Republican vote suppression bill because it unnecessarily restricts the right to vote. It was courageous. /more/
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Gov. Mike Beebe vetoes Voter ID bill
March 25, 2013Gov. Mike Beebe has vetoed SB 2, the Republican-backed Voter ID bill. /more/
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The gubernatorial race open line
March 21, 2013The line is open. Finishing up: * VOTING RIGHTS: Now that the legislature has approved a bill to make it harder to vote in Arkansas, it's a good time for reading the Encyclopedia of Arkansas's new entry on voting rights in Arkansas. /more/
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NSFR: Not suitable for Republicans working in legislature
March 20, 2013Wider circulation on YouTube of Rep. John Walker's powerful remarks on efforts to make it harder to vote in Arkansas, a speech that a white-faced Republican unborn when Walker faced institutional discrimination found inappropriate. /more/
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