President Obama and his left wing allies are back to accusing AFP and its 1.2 million grassroots activists of being a "foreign-controlled corporation" or a front for "big banks" or "big oil". Why, because AFP reveals the special interest behind Obama's agenda and has a network of activists who are working to combat that agenda. Below is the video Response from AFP:
In the video, there are two photos included in the video which represent the over 30,000 AFP Activist in Arkansas. It certainly appears that Arkansas AFP actvists are scaring the bejesus out of President Barack Obama. One of the pictures is from the AFP RightOnline conference in Las Vegas. Right there in the front row cheering on the speakers are several people from the Faulkner County (Arkansas) Tea Party. Mr. Obama these people are AFP. They are voters with lots of friends, family and neighbors! 
Another scene in the video is an audience of over 700 people who gathered at 8 am on a Wednesday morning in the Ozark Mountains in Baxter County, Arkansas to kick off the AFP November is Coming rally. Many of these fine people are members of the local Ozark TEA Party. This event was held on a school / work day during the week, otherwise thousands would have been present. At their last TEA party weekend event, over 3200 people attended. Mr. Obama these people are not foreign corporations, big banks or oil company minions or even lobbyists. And unlike the words in your speech, they are straight talking and do not prevaricate. Mr. Obama, these people are AFP and they vote and have lots of friends, family and neighbors! . . . [Read Full Story]---------------
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Went to a great new restaurant in Springdale a couple of weeks ago.
Liked it. Liked it a lot. I even wrote a review of it. Want to see it? Sure you do. Just click here and away you go.
And if you're in Springdale, Ark., may sure to pay the Front Porch Family Diner a visit.
Willy is hot and ready to take on the big one tomorrow. What is Willy talking about?Check Willy out over at Hillbilly Willy
For those nay sayers such as Michael from Stuttgart on 103.7 the buzz - that Ryan Mallett can't win on the road. -- BOO- They did it and Ryan Mallett was big reason. Final few seconds - pressure is on and he did it - CHILDS PLAY!
22 OF 33 lets see this is 67% passing against an SEC team.
Granted - can they do it next week against Alabama. Well, Mark May of ESPN says that with his performance Mallett is still the front runner for the Heisman Trophy.
Tags: Labor Day, economic crisis,
Discover a church that's all about you! Progressive-church.com [video]
ARRA News Service. - The liberal New York Times indicates as of 8/31/10 that Arkansas is going "red" (Republican) in the November elections. However, conservatives are not resting but are out there on all fronts in Arkansas working to see that this occurs. The latest NYT status report for Congress:
| Arkansas Senate Profile | ||
| Democratic Incumbent Blanche Lincoln Republican John Boozman | New York Times Race Rating Leaning Republican | |
| Lincoln avoided being swept up by the anti-incumbent mood in the primary election, she remains one of the most vulnerable Democratic senators. Republicans view the race in Arkansas as one of their best opportunities to pick up a Democratic seat. The Republican candidate in the race, Representative John Boozman, has the benefit of the political environment on his side. | ||
| Arkansas 1st District Profile | ||
| Democratic Chad Causey Republican Rick Crawford | New York Times Race Rating Leaning Republican | |
| Arkansas 2nd District Profile | ||
| Democratic Joyce Elliott Republican Tim Griffin | New York Times Race Rating Solid Republican | |
| Arkansas 3rd District Profile | ||
| Democratic David Whitaker Republican Steve Womack | New York Times Race Rating Solid Republican | |
| Arkansas 4th District Profile | ||
| Democratic Incumbent Mike Ross Republican Beth Anne Rankin | New York Times Race Rating Leaning Democrat | |
Tags: Arkansas, US Congress, political races, US Senate, US House, AR-01, AR-02, AR-03, AR-04, Republicans, Democrats, painting Arkansas Red, Election 2010
Since I was a kid, I've enjoyed the heck out of old time radio (OTR).
I like it so much, in fact, that I've made a habit out of posting a show every weekend on my "news blog" (First Arkansas News).
This week, I chose a Challenge of the Yukon episode because, well, that series is all kinds of fun.
Want to hear a great tale of Sgt. Preston and his dog, Yukon King, keeping order in the frigid north? Sure you do! Just click here, tune in and enjoy the show!
I had a visit with Jim Landers this morning.
He's the owner of KEWI-AM 690 in Benton and enjoys old time radio (OTR) perhaps even more than I do.
We visited about his station's habit of broadcasting those OTR programs. Click here to read an article I wrote following that conversation.
Yes, LPGA golf great Brittany Lincicome is playing in a tournament in Rogers, Ark., next month and you've got the chance to be her caddy.
Well, you can be a caddy if you win that opportunity through an eBay auction.
All money raised through the auction will go to charity.
Want to learn more? Sure you do! Click here for the details.
I visited with Dennis Milligan in downtown Benton, Ark., on Saturday.
He's running for the Saline County Circuit Clerk's office and he had more than a few things to say about competition breeding better government, hiring convicted felons to handle court records, etc.
Click here to read all about it!
In an apparent attempt to cater to the fact that Saline County is gelling as region, the Benton Courier has changed its name to the Saline Courier.
While that might not seem like a big deal, it is to those of us who grew up with the Benton Courier. Still, considering how Saline County has grown up a lot since the Courier was established, the name change makes a lot of sense.
Click here for more of this fascinating story. You know you want to...
Over the past few months, we happy Saline County residents have heard argument after argument both for and against the proposed $55 million Fairplex.
Yes, the project was touted as just the thing needed for economic by proponents. Opponents complained of new taxes, suspicious economic impact studies and a host of other things.
We headed to the polls on Tuesday and voted on the project. Saline County residents pretty well turned down the complex, leaving us wondering what's next.
To read about the issue and some commentary on it, click here.
Over at my "news site" -- First Arkansas News -- I posted an article about a sale the National Lum and Abner Society is having.
You can read that article by clicking here.
For those not in the know, Lum and Abner are a couple of characters created by good ole Arkansas boys who went on to dominate old time radio for years. The aforementioned society is selling some back issues of their newsletter and some script books -- great memorabilia for you and a chance to clear out some inventory for them.
ARRA News Service - As identified at the end of this video: All Politics are personal! Do you really want to really restore this Republic? We need you make some small sacrifice to make a difference so we all can be in the winner circle! Contact your local Republican party or a candidate that you like. Get involved, make a few phone calls, visit a few people, kick in $5 or whatever to their campaign, lets get others out to vote, so we can all meet in the winners circle.
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Pajamasmedia: You don't win elections by watching Glenn Beck. You've got to do the hard work - walk precincts, talk with neighbors and lick envelopes. Scott Ott, Stephen Green and Bill Whittle tell you what it will it take to deliver a Republican majority in Congress on Election Day. The midterm elections, Obama and the Tea Party Movement on this edition of Trifecta. [Video]
Tags: PVTV, video, 2010 Election, getting involved. making calls, canvassing for candidates, giving, voting, conservative, Republicans
Chelsea Clinton's wedding sets a new record for the most media coverage gaining the least amount of information.
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U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) sent out a news release the other day stating that $700 million in mortgage guarantees is on its way to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program.
Big deal here in the natural state? You'd better believe it. Rural Development loans are available all over the state through private lenders and exist as one of he few "zero down" mortgage programs available. To say that program has helped boost housing markets here in the Natural State is an understatement.
You can read about Lincoln's announcement here.
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| Biden wishes Obama happy birthday! |
The numbers are in and they're, well, not great.
The June housing market report for central Arkansas is available and you can read all 'bout it here.
Cheer up, ace. Things will get better.
Old time radio (OTR) has been a passion of mine since I was but a lad listening to Lum and Abner reruns on a radio station out of Hot Springs, Ark., with my dad in the 1970s.
A lot of those shows have held up very well over the years, while others exist as an odd reflection of the times in which they were made.
I was a Communist for the FBI is one of those "reflective" shows that reveal a lot about how Americans viewed Communists in the Red Scare days of the 1940s and 1950s. Click here to hear for yourself -- it's a great show, to be sure, and is as entertaining as it is a bit of an historic document.
For more OTR, click here and listen all you want.
A few weeks ago, your good friend The Hawg was told by his employer (the Arkansas Realtors Association) that his services as the director of media relations were no longer required.
Fine with me. The boss long regarded me as a weisenheimer and troublemaker, anyway, and the last couple of years at work had been decidedly weird.
While I'll find another job, I had a more immediate concern -- what would happen to the House to House column that I spent years developing and shipping to 20 newspapers in Arkansas? The answer to that question was simple enough -- adjust the focus of the column a bit and see if the good people over at the Mortgage Bankers Association of Arkansas would want to sponsor it.
As luck would have it, they liked the idea and a new column was born. Yes, we've even got some papers running it. If you'd like to see the first column in my new series, just click here.
Well, the nervous biddy squad has officially invaded my town.
Yes, indeed. Setting off fireworks is now totally illegal in Benton, Ark. While towns run by city councils with a lick of sense generally make exceptions for people wanting to shoot off fireworks around the Fourth of July and New Year's Day, there is no such exception in place in my town.
And, man, does that suck.
You can read all about the ban here.
There's been a lot of information floating around about the tax credits for first time and repeat home buyers lately.
Some of it has been great and some of has ... not been.
To put the record straight, here are a couple of links to articles with all kinds of information about the tax credits:
* Click here for an article about the extension of the closing date for the credits. That was signed into law and a post about that is here.
* Military personnel and some others have an extra year to buy homes and apply for the credit. Click here for information about that.
Lesterville2k2 - The members of the Democrat party have given us a lot to consider before voting in November 2010. This video presents just 11 reasons to consider voting for the Democrats. Are you motivated yet?
Video produced by Duane Lester. This is a great video for Tea Party members and others to share.
Tags: Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, Harry Reid, Bob Etheridge, Hank Johnson, Democrats, 2010 election, video To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
Folks, it may be time to eat crow.
After swearing off American vehicles, I traded in my Toyota Matrix for a Dodge Ram 1500 over the weekend.
Why? Well, you can read all about it on First Arkansas News.
Wandering into the fun-filled world of Web hosting is confusing, indeed.
Most small and medium-sized business owners realize the importance of having a strong presence on the Internet, but what must one do to build and maintain that presence? Who can help keep that presence up and running, offer 24-hour support, advice and all those other technical things that drive most of us nuts?
One company that can help with everything from hosting a site to maintaining on-site servers is Superb Servers. Do phrases like dedicated server hosting, managed hosting solutions and colocation services sound a bit "buzz wordy?" Those phrases make sense to the cats at Superb Servers, and that's all that matters -- if you want to expand your Internet presence, build a solid network, etc., that particular company can help.
Go with the experts, kids.
Tags: William Warren, political cartoon, big government, private sector, private pay, public pay, ARRA News Service.
Obama Labor appointees get massive pay raises. Sorry didn't you play the game. The rest of America is broke / in debt! [Video]
Tags: Obama Administration, Labor Department, pay raises, ALG, Americans for Limited Government, video Thanks - ARRA News Service.
See what Willy and Juanita think about Blanche Lincoln, Bill Halter, Robbie Mills and John Boozeman as Willy takes a few minutes to visit down at Juanita's Road Kill Grill and Cantina.
May be surprised what Willy thinks
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That's right -- we've got three people running for lieutenant governor here in the Natural State. Two Republicans face off in the primaries on May 18 and the winner of that will face the loan Democrat in the race in the November elections.
Click here to visit FirstArkansasNews.net and hear interviews with Democrat Shane Broadway and Republicans Donnie Copeland and Mark Darr. No endorsements. No loaded questions. No nonsense. Just the candidates telling voters why they should be elected. Don't miss it, bub!
Statistics are important regardless of what you do for a living. I use them every day in my job as a public relations guy and used them extensively as a business reporter. What do all those earning reports from, say, trucking companies mean? How can a housing report be properly analyzed unless you know what the numbers tell you?
Statistics are important but they're not always taught terribly well (my knowledge of statistics came through forcing myself to learn about them). For folks who are a bit lost when it comes to statistics, there's statistics help available. And here's the good news -- a statistics tutor might cost less than you think.
That's right -- finding someone to provide those statistics problems and statistics questions and explain what the purpose of running through those exercises actually is can be found quickly through the Internet. What's more, you can do it all online and find a custom program set up for students in ages K-12 and college. Some online tutoring, indeed, might be just the thing for a student getting ready to go back to school for the year (or one who is between semesters) and needs a little help before entering the classroom.
Check it out, kids.
Well, I went and started yet another blog -- FirstArkansasNews.net.
That one is designed to be, primarily, a news site featuring some journalists from across the state. A few of them have agreed to write for it and I do hope it's a success.
Meanwhile, check it out if you're so inclined. Want to write for it? We could use some more reporters who are willing to work for free in hopes of building up enough traffic to generate some ad revenue so I can start sending money to folks. If you're interested in that, click here to send me an email.
That's right -- there's a guy who goes around the country flying kites for a living.
Jealous? You should be. I know I am.
Click here to read all about it.
Tags: increase taxes, Democrats, Washington. D. C., increased Federal spending, Tax Day
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Every now and again, politics just irritates the heck out of me.
A tactic that is shamelessly employed by both Democrats and Republicans has to do with outright lying to their bases so as to scare some votes out of people. How about a bit of honesty in politics? Or have we gone too far down the "this works so let's just do it" path to expect much in the way of honor out of pundits on both sides of the aisle?
For the latest bit of tomfoolery, have a look at this.
There's enough to gripe about in the current administration without having to make up things. Shameful (or, perhaps, shameless).
What's the magical invention that allows pianists and guitarists to get along with each other?
Why, it's the capo! Yes, I can now play in the funky keys the church pianist is used to with ease on my guitar.
Click here to read all about the fun, fun capo and why I adore mine so.
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This morning, I had the rare privilege of delivering the devotional at the sunrise service at my church.
Yes, they pick a member of the congregation to deliver the Easter devotional every year. This time around, they picked on me.
Click here to see what I came up with today. I hope I did a good enough job...
[For the comment behind the line "bowl like a retard" view: Obama's "Special Olympics" Joke ; For the comment about Obama's brother in the Kenyan mudshack, read: Barack Obama's 'lost' brother found in Kenya] This video is a parody of "You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille" by Kenny Rogers. Written and sung by Jonathan McWhite. Guitar accompaniment by David McWhite.
Tags: video, parody, Barack Obama, WhiskersFish
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Tags: OTM,One Term President, video, Barack Obama, election 2012
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Politizoid Video: The endless banter, the self-absorbed complaining it sounds like Seinfeld, but with our liberal leaders, its just another day of the politics of meaninglessness.
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Continuing with the "great stuff for free" theme, I've put up something about Evernote.
Yes, it's one of my favorite applications in that it effectively replaces a notebook 90 percent of the time. And it's free, free, free. Read all about it by clicking here.
I've been growling about how sluggish Mozilla Firefox is on my Compaq Mini.
Netbooks are great, but they can be a bit underpowered due to those Intel Atom processors. I downloaded a copy of Opera 10 and I'm zipping right along on the Internet,
Click here to read my post on The Natural State Hawg about it -- it's part of the soon-to-be-famous "cool, free stuff" series.
Starting a series on cool, free tools that I've used for awhile and can't live without.
The first post is about Windows Live Writer -- a program that's so good I can't believe Microsoft developed it.
Read all about it by clicking here.
Dave Pittman of the Gassville / Mountain Home, Arkansas performs at the American Idol Dallas Audition. Dave has 'Tourette Syndrome' but when he sings the syndrome does not manifest itself. Watch this video while it is still available.
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Bill Smith, Editor, ARRA News Service: Repeatedly, polls show Arkansans ready to dump Arkansas Blanche Lincoln. The question early in this race, is who will be the final nominee for the GOP to run against Lincoln. The GOP race is still wide open with some tightening but most likely their will be run-off after the Republican primary. The number of Republican candidates splitting the vote in the primary will most likely assure that no one will have 51% of the vote.
The present considerations between the Republican candidates are:
1) Vote for the person who raises the most money to oppose Lincoln's war chest.
2) Vote or don't vote to send another politician to Washington D.C.? If a politician, concerns over their voting record and deals made in the past will be evaluated by the voters.
3) Vote for person with experienced business experience needed to help balance the budget and protect small business.
4) Vote for person commitmented to ethics and accountability.
5) Vote for an person who indeed understands the global threat by other countries and terrorism.
6) Most people are looking for those committed to conservative principles both in their former and present life before entrusting them with the future of the people's seat.
7) Who is best expected to communicate after winning the election with Arkansans and not avoid them as Sen. Lincoln has done including moving her family to Virginia.
There have been several polls and in each case there has been slight variation. However, in most polls, Lincoln looses to a solid conservative Republican. The independents, many of them disenfranchised conservative who are seen the Democratic Party's slide into socialism, will have a great deal to say in the final decision beyond the old time Republicans who follow a usual path to decision making. This was proven recently with the election of Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts. If the opportunity is not wasted by the Republican candidates in bitter partisan politics, Arkansas should be sending a conservative to Washington as it's second Senator after the November election. If this doesn't happen, Arkansas will have failed both itself and the rest of the country.
Most years, we would expect potential Republican candidates to have potentially double digit negative numbers polling against long term incumbent Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln. But this has not been the situation. In a poll conducted earlier this week for the Arkansas News Bureau/Stephens Media by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc., Republicann are polling favorably against incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln who has only a favorable rating of only 39% and unfavorable 41%. Polling numbers in early head to head races were:
Holt 43% Lincoln 37% [Jim Holt - Fav: 19% Unfav: 7% Unknown: 38%]
Baker 43% Lincoln 39% [Gilbert Baker - Fav: 11% Unfav: 5% Unknown: 38%]
Coleman 39% Lincoln 40% [Curtis Coleman - Fav: 7% Unfav: 3% Unknown: 77%]
Reynolds 38% Lincoln 41% [Conrad Renynols - Fav: 8% Unfav: 3% Unknown: 76%]
Cox 38% Lincoln 41% [Tom Cox - Fav: 7% Unfav: 2% Unknown: 70%]
Hendren 38% Lincoln 43% [Kim Hendren - Fav: 10% Unfav: 4% Unknown: 63%]
Yes, we've got some maniac running around thinking that he ought to be able to build seven casinos all over my state and have a state-protected monopoly so he doesn't have to deal with any mean old competitors.
I'm not a fan of casinos and I detest monopolies, so I hope the jerk fails. You can read all about this rotten move by clicking here.
Hopefully this self-serving effort fails miserably. He'll be out petitioning soon. If you do live here, please refrain from signing one and putting this ridiculous proposal on the ballot.
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Now, folks, there’s a photo that demands attention, isn’t it?
It makes you curious – makes you wonder what it’s all about.
Just admit it – you want to find out all about the pervert. You want to know about what identified the particular individual as a pervert and what right minded people are doing about it.
Well, you can read all about the pervert (and his weird, trick sweatpants) by clicking here and heading over to the blog I maintain for my employer. The story is well worth reading. I promise.