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Naturally the hippies at the Oscars don't watch jt either, they just take his money.
Posted by eLwood]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:35:18 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://watchdogwire.com/florida/video/dire…
Posted by larock72]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:06:47 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by MarcKyle1964]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:11:59 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:30:04 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:27:32 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:24:20 -0600 Arkansas Times
"The American people voted for the guy who wants to cut the deficit by increasing taxes."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkbl…

HuffPo has a picture of Texas' gift to the political conversation, Ted Cruz, on their front page. He's doubling down on his accusation of commies at Harvard Law. Apparently he has a vivid imagination. While a student there, he imagined Commies and Pinkos and Leftists were under his bed. Oh my!

It is not a flattering picture. He looks mean-spirited. He is Allen West in white-face and just as unhinged. Hopefully Texas will show Cruz the door after one term as Florida did West.

From the looks of his nose he is hitting the sauce heavily like his role-model, "Tail-gunner" Joe McCarthy. Either that or he suffers from rosacea.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/news…
Posted by the outlier]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:34:09 -0600 Arkansas Times
https://twitter.com/ArkansasBlog/status/30…

And in New Zealand, the notorious Kim Dotcom posted a glorious sunset photo the other day -

https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/30483…
Posted by radical centrist]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:10:32 -0600 Arkansas Times
ReTHUGliconS and Tea Pot Heads are too stupid to even read an airplane itinerary. This country is in deep doo-doo.
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:55:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Doc]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:26:31 -0600 Arkansas Times
DBI nailed him pretty good yesterday with his answer. I got a late start and left my answer on the morning open line where I knew he'd see it. I responded there because I knew the other page was about to roll over into the archives. Not only did he not show up where I was expecting him, I found out he'd done left another challenge, well, back in the archives. He completely ignored DBI's answers, acting as if they weren't right in front of him and challenged us again to answer his questions.

Well I did answer him and left some questions for HIM to answer--just a little friendly give and take. The only question I couldn't honestly answer were those he keeps bringing up about the movie "Crimes And Misdemeanors". Today I watched the movie. (Everything I do, I do for you), Saline. Always liked that song.

But I digress. My ego would like to think he's hiding from me but I'm sure he's busy. Maybe, he's got a little all-day baptism/fundraiser thing going on today.

I hope everybody will pardon my little self-indulgence here and I won't bore you with my further responses to Saline. If he ever shows up again... Saline, Saline....
Posted by Olphart]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:07:02 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.kuar.org/kuarnews/92224-lt-gov-…
Posted by hugh mann]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:41:12 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by jtsims]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:12:38 -0600 Arkansas Times
Barnstad is happy with the program he set up that ONLY HAS TWO HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING!!!!

Whole state of Iowa, and there are only 2 HOSPITALS?

In Iowa if you aren't in the lucky sperm club you better be in the lucky ZIP Code club.

After a couple episodes with my mother in the hospital in Little Rock over the last couple years, and that was with dad and 3 of us married offspring living in town.

Family is critical!

Doctors buzz in and out and can't be consulted unless you are standing there when they run through.

Coordinating care is a cross between the mirror fun house and a corn maze.

Continuity of care is a challenge since nurse's work schedules are random at best. On a couple days then off for some extended period.

And the patient is sedated and can't stop mistakes. I show up to visit and an orderly is rolling mom off for dialysis. YOU'RE WHAT? Oops, wrong floor! Mom had COPD.

I expect someone would have caught it before they started the procedure, but not if the mistake was to administer cumidin to an easy bleeder though.

It is a severe hardship to oversee care from even a small distance. I saw the family of other patients sleeping in their cars in the parking lot. Unlucky Zip Code club, they lived in Camden.

To repeat, Barnstad is happy with the program he set up with 2 HOSPITALS FOR THE WHOLE STATE!

Welcome to Republican Bizarro World!
Posted by Citizen1]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:38:44 -0600 Arkansas Times http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map…
A free program that shows you a whole lotta shakin' going on:
http://www.wolton.net/quake.html

The DJIA hit 14,000 yesterday up slightly from March 2, 2009 when it was 6626. I'm sure someone will find a way to make it a failure of that Kenyan guy. All I know is that my retirement nest-egg now allows me to buy fresh, not day-old, bread.
http://www.wolton.net/ also has a stock market clock.
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:43:26 -0600 Arkansas Times
Now that the NRA has got their money's worth, would they actually do the job they were elected to do. NONE ran on a program to hate women and rape them if they become pregnant but just like the US House, Republicans have a short memory span since that bunch of nuts elected for "jobs, jobs, jobs" also spent a year intruding into bedrooms and concerns sex.

Are all Republicabns sec perverts??? Can we make RAPErt register as one?
Posted by couldn't be better]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:38:46 -0600 Arkansas Times
A little law enforcement incest down in Johnson County:

Deputy Glenda Morrison was serving as bailiff for a murder trial has been arrested and charged with perjury. She's the wife of Johnson County Sherriff...

but, the money's still good:

"According to a release on the department's website, Morrison will be on paid administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.

http://www.4029tv.com/news/arkansas/northw…

That's the ticket, investigation FOLLOWS charging and arresting, only in Arkansas.
Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:31:38 -0600 Arkansas Times

"TOO FAT TO VOTE"

Greg Palast explains the latest southern Jimmie Crow approaches which thwart the intent of Voting Rights Act of 1965, an Act Martin Luther King, Jr gave his life for while he takes a shot at the shallowness and lazy-minded analysis of the NYT. All this for SCOTUS upcoming decision on whether to toss out "pre-clearance" rules of the Act.

"And Oddly, despite a hot, hot Presidential contest with an African-American candidate, by mid-May 2012, the Census Bureau reported that the number of African-Americans registered declined by over one million. Hispanic names on voter rolls fell, too, despite massive registration drives. A big decline in voters of colour was reported in the South's huge swing state, Florida.

So, overall voter turnout fell short. But the reason, according to the Pew expert featured in the Times, is that, "States in the Deep South with high obesity problems seem to be having a problem getting people to the polling place."
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http://www.gregpalast.com/too-fat-to-vote-…
Posted by eLwood]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:22:05 -0600 Arkansas Times