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Oil reserve draw down
Hillbilly wisdom: when the facts don’t add up, you are missing some facts or being purposely mislead. The current situation in the oil market is a case in point. According to the reported media, oil products are moving in the gulf again, but Trump is asking for more releases from… Read more.
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“Arkansaw Govment”
(part two of four) Arkansas State Legislature Political machines in Arkansas have come in two colors. The Faubus’ machine was blue. The present Sander’s machine is red. The central core of these machines was and is control of Arkansas state governance. The Arkansas state legislature plays a very important role… Read more.
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Strait will be worthless in two years
Hillbilly wisdom: what a dumb ass. On September 1 U.S. Secretary of Treasury Besset said “the Strait will be worthless in two years” is like saying the United States’ interstate system is of no use since we don’t need it to move military equipment rapidly from coast to coast. Secretary… Read more.
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Influence of foreign players
Hillbilly wisdom: the department of defense will counter the influence of foreign players. Secretary Hegseth has ordered the cyber deployment of the department to counter the influence of foreign players in the midterm elections. What does that even mean? We have influences within our borders- ads, contributions, lies and the… Read more.
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Cotton’s call for review
Hillbilly wisdom/ we firmly believe that the fox should be left in charge of the chicken coop security even as the chickens numbers are reduced. Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas is concerned about the misplaced or redirected F-35 parts. Sensitive parts need to be accounted for and any movement of… Read more.
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China US trade talks
Hillbilly Wisdom: Secretary Besset announced that China and US were going to fix the trade situation between China and the United States by reducing the tariff on certain goods. This was announced by Secretary Besset and heralded as good for the economy. Both parties agreed to keep talking; agreed to… Read more.
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“Arkansaw Govment”
Resurgence of the Southern Political Machine Hillbilly wisdom: the following statement was submitted as a topic of relevance to be considered by the voters of Arkansas. Please feel free to offer other points in support or against this proposition. With the end of reconstruction following the Civil War, the South… Read more.
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Senatorial effectiveness
Hillbilly wisdom: you support each other when you are on the same team. Arkansas elected officials at national level are all Republicans. They vote straight party line over 90% of the time. Nothing is said when President Trump tries to control elections from Washington. Arkansans can run Arkansas elections and… Read more.
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International Criminal Court
Hillbilly wisdom: as a broad generalization, criminals do not like the legal system. First, there are the police and then there are the courts. In late 2025 the Trump administration pressured the ICC (International Criminal Court)-”threatened sanctions unless the court pledged immunity for top US officials and dropped ongoing case”… Read more.
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Pay Attention
Hillbilly wisdom; Congress has recessed to campaign in their respective states. Do our congressional representatives really think we have not been paying attention? We have been paying for everything else. Paying attention doesn’t cost anything. There is a vast difference of opinion on what has or has not been accomplished… Read more.
