Saturday, June 9, 2012
Arkansas Culture and Characters Tomato time in Warren
Posted by Max Brantley on Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Sens. Jimmy (left) and brother Gene Jeffress dig into some pink tomatoes at the Pink Tomato festival in Warren today.
Gene Jeffress, who distributed the photo on Twitter, is in a runoff next week with Q. Byrum Hurst for the Democratic nomination for 4th District Congress.
I'd be happy to give Hurst equal time if he has a tomato photo.
I bought a huge sack of pink tomatoes yesterday at the Argenta Market. Ready to eat. Some years, you may know, the crop has not been ready by festival time and imports have been required. Not this year.
UPDATE: Q. Byrum Hurst would not be outdone by the Jeffress clan. Whatever else you can say, I don't think Republican Tom Cotton can run with this crowd when it comes to 'maters.
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