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Ignorance is bliss
Hillbilly version: Are people really that stupid? Politicians depend upon it. Call it stupidity or unawareness but the politician of today depends upon the constituent forgetting everything except the last 60 seconds. This allows politicians the majority of their terms to do as they please and then change or deny… Read more.
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When the WAR comes home
Hillbilly version: there is never a time when violence is the appropriate method for solving a problem. The death of a republican conservative or the assignation of political figures in Minnesota are condemned as they well should be. Is there a difference between political violence and other acts of violence?… Read more.
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Why stop now?
Hillbilly wisdom: If the courts rule that Trump has broken the law, why are you giving him a stay? That is one of the reasons why he continually pushes the line. The president was convicted of over thirty violations against the state of New York and told “to go do… Read more.
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Then and Now
Hillbilly version: if he can do it, why should I be constrained by the rules? There are critical choices in life, splits in the road, that once taken determine the choices available down the road. Former President Clinton told Congress and I quote “I did not have sex with that… Read more.
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Yogi Bear and Boo Boo
Hillbilly wisdom: You cannot pet the bears. We have bears in the national forest now. They were transplanted from other areas starting in the 60’s. So, my friend and I are driving from Mountain Home through the forest. Actually, highway 341. Straight line from my home to Mountain Home is… Read more.
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Arkansas and Federal help to stop violent crime
Arkansas Governor Sanders why not clean up crime in Little Rock. Overall crime in Little Rock is down in year to year data like D.C. but violent crime shows a substantial increase. Construction trends or flight from the city have resulted in large growth in outlaying areas. There are beautiful… Read more.
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Mandate driven policy
Hillbilly wisdom: the states voted the democratic ticket. There is no mandate in the blue states. Blue states are being brought to task. Forced into a position of federal help because they can not manage (follow directives from above?) their affairs to the level of compliance set by the federal… Read more.
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Success at home
Hillbilly wisdom: don’t expect abroad what you can not get at home. Does anyone expect the current administration to recognize other world leaders when they don’t recognize duly elected officials here? We should look to ourselves first and use our successes as a beacon leading the world by example. Maybe?… Read more.
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Cultural versus Religious stories
Hillbilly version: Placing the ten commandments in the Arkansas classroom is not about religion is like saying putting the alphabet in the classroom is not about reading or the beginning of English. The beginning leads to the finish but the beginning is the first step toward the finished product. This… Read more.
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Understanding war?
Hillbilly version: My question is: can someone who has never experienced war first hand possibly understand the horrors of war. Not only the physical but the mental is well. To know that there is a power that wishes you beyond dead. Each day to ask yourself if today is the… Read more.
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