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Governor Will Not Sign Arkansas’ ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill

April 6, 2015 Buck Banks

This is a bill that in ordinary times would not be controversial. But these are not ordinary times.

— Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), saying he will not sign a controversial religious liberty bill, and that he wants lawmakers to recall the bill and change it to more closely resemble federal law, the Washington Post reports.

Neocon US Senate Candidate Exploits ISIS Recruitment Video in Campaign Ad

October 24, 2014 Jon Ponder

ISIS-produced imagery GOP Rep. Tom Cotton used in a campaign ad for his U.S. Senate race in Arkansas — ISIS-produced imagery from an ad for GOP Rep. Tom Cotton’s U.S. Senate race in Arkansas

Tom Cotton, neo-con candidate for the Arkansas U.S. Senate seat held by conservative Democrat Mark Pryor, has been nailed for using graphic propaganda footage from a 55-minute terrorist-recruitment film produced by the extremist group ISIS in a campaign ad:

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Governor Will Not Sign Arkansas’ ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill

This is a bill that in ordinary times would not be controversial. But these are not ordinary times.

— Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), saying he will not sign a controversial religious liberty bill, and that he wants lawmakers to recall the bill and change it to more closely resemble federal law, the Washington Post reports.

Neocon US Senate Candidate Exploits ISIS Recruitment Video in Campaign Ad

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Yes they can control the weather. It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), accusing Democrats of creating Hurricane Helene for political purposes.

“Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”

— Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney finding that Georgia’s six-week abortion law violates Georgia’s Constitution, reports the AP.

“Maybe we’ll pay off the $35 trillion US debt in crypto. I’ll write on a little piece of paper ‘$35 trillion crypto we have no debt.’ That’s what I like.”

— Donald Trump, floating a plan to address the federal budget deficit and demonstrating his deep understanding of the crypto marketplace.

“To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for Nebraska and the world.”

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on his trip to Nebraska to push for the state’s Republican leadership to change how it awards its electoral votes.

“I will if he does. That’s a trade-off I’d do.”

— George Clooney, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, responding to Donald Trump’s call for him “to get out of politics.”

Numerati

49% to 46%

Latest results from the New York Times-Siena College poll giving Vice Pres. Kamala Harris a 3-point lead over Donald Trump. This is a noteworthy change in the NYT poll results, which have generally favored Trump in contrast to reputable organizations.

254,000

“The pace of hiring picked up strongly in September and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, signs the economy had continued momentum in a month the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest-rate cut in four years,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

49% to 44%

A new Susquehanna poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 49% to 44%.

40 trillion

$55 million

Kamala Harris raised about $55 million in high-dollar events in California this weekend, a haul that pads her financial advantage over Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports.