Beebe continues to lead ASA!

As all the other polls have shown, Mike Beebe still leads Asa Hutchinson in a comfortable margin. Even when the poll has a small sample (500 registered voters), a 3.5 margin of error, and favors the Republicans.

The latest is the Rasmussen Report which reports that the state's Attorney General, Mike Beebe, holds a 46%-40% lead over former U.S. Congressman Asa Hutchinson. Even the Rasmussen Report acknowledges that if the "Hamlet of the Hills" Bill Halter gets in, it's still Beebe v. Hutchinson.

Meanwhile, Asa Hutchinson is releasing his "JOBS" Program. We find that laughable since Asa is on the one hand taking another multi-million consulting job with an out of state company, and he is opposing a raise in the Minimum Wage, but Asa Hutchinson feels qualified to talk about jobs.

Poor Asa, after losing two local races, a U.S. Senate race, a race for Attorney General, I think the boy is playing too much political football without a helmet!

Five Days and the Republicans Attack but Don't Give Back.

For Five Days now the Arkansas Republican Party continues to hold out, not returning any of the $61,000+ money that admitted felon Jack Abramoff gave to the Arkansas Republican Party.

Their main attack blog, Arkansas Family Coalition, is attacking Jimmie Lou Fisher for $3,000+ she returned in illegal donations from her 2002 race.

2002 was the year that Jack Abramoff gave the Arkansas Republican Party $61,000+ in illegal donations. Thats the largest amount given to any state Republican party.

Clint Reed claims theres none of the money left. Yet they attack Jimmie Lou Fisher for $3,000.

Hypocrites as usual. If you are as mad as I am, call 1-501-372-7301 and tell Clint Reed to stop being a wimp and give the $61,000 to charity!

Four Days of Shame for the Arkansas GOP

For Four Days the Arkansas Republican Party has stalled, switched blame, feigned ignorance, and been downright arrogant about the $10,000 donation to them from the admitted felon Jack Abramoff.

The RPA has admitted to receiving a $10,000 contribution directly from Jack Abramoff on 10/15/01. [AR SoS filing by RPA, 1/15/02] Associated Press, 1/5/06

"Arkansas' Republican Party accepted a $10,000 donation from Abramoff in 2001. Clint Reed says if the party had any of the contribution left in its accounts, they would gladly donate it to charity. However, he says that's not the case."
January 5, 2006

"If that money was still in bank accounts, we'd donate it to charity. Elected officials who are returning the money are returning contributions from the 2004 election cycle," said Clint Reed, state GOP executive director."
January 6, 2006

In addition, the Arkansas Times has uncovered an interesting tidbit.

The $10,000 contribution by Abramoff to the RPA is the single-largest payment ever by Abramoff to a state party or state candidate. [Institute on Money in State Politics, through electronic records available at the website (http://www.followthemoney.org)

Abramoff’s 10/15/01 contribution to the RPA mistakenly gives his name as Ambramoff.

What is the Republican Party of Arkansas and Clint Reed trying to cover up?

The RPA also received two contributions from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. A $30,000 contribution was given 11/2/01 and appears in the RPA’s 1/15/02 filing to the AR SoS. Another contribution in the amount of $25,000 was given to the RPA by the group less than a month before the November 2002 general election, on 10/10/02, and appears in a 1/17/03 filing to the AR SoS.

For the 10/10/02 contribution of $25,000, the RPA did not print the full name of the Mississippi tribe. It listed the contribution as having come from a donor named “Mississippi,” with an address of PO Box 6090 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. That, according to the RPA’s 1/15/02 filing, is the same address as the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

The $65,000 from the Mississippi tribe and Abramoff represents over 61% of all the money ($105,970) given by the tribe to state parties during the 2002 election.

Arkansans Deserve Better!

ASA! oh FLIP FLOP ASA! What are you up to????

ASA! we are going to do as the pic says and put you in the spotlight and ask about the following press release :

1.) What sort of financial connection is between you before, now, or to come in the future with this company and/or it's parent company?

2.) Your duties as entailed are : "Mr. Hutchinson will be charged, along with his fellow board members, withassisting in the development of a plan to disseminate the proprietary andpotentially life-saving Radilex(TM)/Viprovex(TM) in the event of a biologicalor nuclear disaster."

Since you are seeking to be Arkansas Governor, does that not conflict with your duties now?

3.) If theres nothing unbecoming, why is there NO mention of your Gubernatorial candidacy, although your Congressional, Cabinet tenures, and other professional offices held ARE mentioned?

Also, since technology has a way of disappearing, we are printing the entire press release for the press, visitors, and voters to see :

Former Congressman, Under Secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security Joins Board as Advisor SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and developmentbiotechnology company ImmuneRegen BioSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of IRBioSciences Holdings, Inc. (IRBO), has named Asa Hutchinson, a formercongressman of Arkansas and former Under Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, as a senior advisor to its Bioterrorism PreparednessAdvisory Board. Mr. Hutchinson will be charged, along with his fellow board members, withassisting in the development of a plan to disseminate the proprietary andpotentially life-saving Radilex(TM)/Viprovex(TM) in the event of a biologicalor nuclear disaster. The ImmuneRegen Bioterrorism Preparedness Advisory Boardwill serve as a resource to the leadership of IR as it works to developbiological countermeasures in the current threat environment. "Mr. Hutchinson's in-depth background in Homeland Security are ofincalculable importance to our Advisory Board," said Michael K. Wilhelm,ImmuneRegen's CEO. "His knowledge and experience will benefit us greatly,especially in helping to guide our strategic plan related to Bioshield IIlegislation and in our pursuit to make Radilex a staple in all nationalemergency preparedness stockpiles." Radilex is a treatment currently in development to counteract the effectsof lethal radiation dosages. Having undergone its seventh stage of testing,Radilex is heading into its final phase of rodent studies with Oak RidgeNational Laboratories. "The U.S. can and should do more to aid the development and procurement ofeffective countermeasures for multiple homeland security threats. Thesethreats include chemical agents, Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS) from a dirtybomb or nuclear disaster, and infectious disease/biological warfarescenarios," said Hutchinson. "If the country were under a biological,chemical or radiological attack today, I fear we would not have sufficientstockpiles of medicine to meet the needs of the nation. This is why Iaccepted ImmueRegen's invitation to help develop public-private partnershipsthat will better protect the country from terrorist attack." The U.S. Senate confirmed Mr. Hutchinson as Under Secretary of HomelandSecurity in January 2003, shortly after the department was created. As one ofthe nation's top-ranking homeland security officials after Secretary TomRidge, he was responsible for more than 110,000 federal employees housed insuch agencies as the Transportation Security Administration, Customs andBorder Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal LawEnforcement Training Center. He was responsible for managing and coordinatingthe overall security of U.S. borders and transportation systems, settingimmigration enforcement policies and priorities, and developing andimplementing visa security programs. During his tenure as Under Secretary, Mr. Hutchinson modernized borderinspections through the successful reorganization of formerly fragmentedborder agencies into one unified inspection force under Customs and BorderProtection. He also advanced the use of new border technology, includingdevelopment of the US-VISIT program -- a historic biometric entry-exit systemfor foreign visitors to the United States. About ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc. IR BioSciences Holdings Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaryImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc., is developing Homspera(TM) and its derivativesRadilex(TM) and Viprovex(TM) as a family of countermeasures for multiplehomeland security threats, including chemical agents, Acute Radiation Sickness(ARS) from a dirty bomb or nuclear disaster, and infectious disease/biologicalwarfare scenarios. This positions the base compound Homspera as a potentialUniversal Protectant. Homspera is derived from modified homeostatic SubstanceP, a naturally occurring peptide immunomodulator and homeostatic compound withthe dual effect of improving pulmonary function and the stimulation of thehuman immune system. Further advances with the Office of Naval Research (ONR)and the U.S. Air Force are currently being pursued. The development ofHomspera and its derivatives is pursuant to the U.S. Food and DrugAdministration's "animal efficacy" rule, which allows an expedited developmentand approval process. In addition, these compounds are candidates for theStrategic National Stockpile under current BioShield law. For moreinformation, please visit the company's website at http://www.immuneregen.com. Statements about the Company's future expectations, including futurerevenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release otherthan historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning ofSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company intends that such forward-lookingstatements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The Company'sactual results could differ materially from expected results as a result of anumber of factors, including the uncertainties inherent in researchcollaborations, clinical trials and product development programs, theevaluation of potential opportunities, the level of corporate expenditures,capital market conditions, and others set forth in the Company's periodicreport on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2005 as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. Contact: W. Jason Grimley Spelling Communications 310-477-9500 jgrimley@spellcom.com

Lies .... Lies .... Lies .... AKA - The National Republican Party

Why the Republicans when they get caught doing wrong, immiediately respond like a bratty kid, "BUT HE (SHE) IS DOING IT TOO!"

Such is the case with Jack Abramoff in his sudden conviction of guilt. He turned state's evidence and immiediately the RNC was quick to claim that Abramoff gave to Democrats. That is until the journalists in D.C. called bullshit on them and proved them wrong.

First how does Jack Abramoff affect Arkansas?

ARKANSAS: The Arkansas Republican Party received contributions from DeLay’s ARMPAC, especially Rep. John Boozman. Boozman refuses to return the donations to this date.

ARMPAC (Americans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee), Jack Abramoff was the chief fundraiser for the group.

In the words of the National Journal Hotline Blog (and the National Journal is not liberal by any long shot) :

January 04, 2006

This Statement Is False
"Forty of forty five members of the Democrat Senate Caucus took money from Jack Abramoff. Below is a breakdown of how much each Democrat Senator received."

That's courtesy of the NRSC.

But it's not true.

Abramoff has never personally given money to a single Democrat. All his personal and family contributions went to Republicans. Yes -- many of his clients contributed regularly to Dems and GOpers. And maybe some of those donations influenced the actions of elected officials. But if the question is: was Jack Abramoff a Republican? was he committed to furthering the GOP agenda? The answer, clearly, is: yes. [MARC AMBINDER]

Want a clearer source of who was getting what and when?

Go to : http://www.newsmeat.com/washington_political_donations/Jack_Abramoff.php

Not a SINGLE Democrat in the list.

The Republican Party - LIAR, LIAR!

Give back the money, Boozman!

Republican Dirty Money

Since the Republican Attack Blogs want to make an issue of the pay-day lending to the Democratic Party, we decided to venture over and pull the Republican Party of Arkansas donations as of late.

$10,000 from Beverly Enterprises on 7/10/2005 = Is it really good government or right to take money from a business then in a multi-million dollar lawsuit? A business that the the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered, during the SAME TIME THEY MADE THIS DONATION, to comply with a judge’s ruling to post a $20 million bond for failing to produce documents in a lawsuit. A business later who later this year settled for $18.9 million to platiffs affected by inadequate, poorly run facilities and for abuses to loved ones.

$1250 from a member of the Arkansas Public Service Commission (Randy Bynum) on 7/06/2005 = Once again, how ethical is it to recieve large donations from someone who is supposed to be non-partisan and impartial.

$10,000 from Motorola = Okay, maybe this is just being too homespun, but why not seek donations from ALLTEL, and ARKANSAS-Based Company, rather than a company from outside of our state! I guess the Republicans outsource their donations too!

$5,000 from Phillip-Morris = How can your party being promoting Huckabee's get healthy scheme, and you are taking large corporations from cigarette manufacturers. The same industry that your Governor standard-bearer to be, FLIP FLOP ASA! Hutchinson, voted repeatedly as a Congressman to raise taxes on, as well as DEA Head, tried to regulate.

An ADDITIONAL $4,000 for R.J. Reynolds himself!

$1250 from SOUTHLAND RACING = I thought your party was officially AGAINST Gambling?

Want to know God's thoughts on this subject?

* There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins. Ecclesiastes 7:20

* Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; ruin and destruction mark their ways. The way of peace they do not know; there is no justice in their paths. They have turned them into crooked roads; no one who walks in them will know peace. Isaiah 59:7-8

* Let he who is without sin among you cast the first stone. John 8:7

* If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
I John 1:8

Flip-Flop ASA! strikes again!

Well, he's at it again folks. FLIP-FLOP Asa Hutchinson has struck once more. Today, in an interview with Seth Bloomley at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Asa Hutchinson had the following to say about Public-Financing for campaigns :

"Hutchinson said. “I’ve always been hesitant to use taxpayer funding for state and local campaigning.”Hutchinson, however, said it would be good to study how the legislation works in Connecticut, and Arkansas should look again at whether it needs to work on its campaign finance laws.“We need to continually look at loopholes,” he said.

Aside from the hypocrisy of Asa Hutchinson claiming he's a leader in Campaign Finance Reform, here's where FLIP FLOP ASA! strikes once again :

Hutchinson said banning contributions from lobbyists and state contractors would be a mistake because it could violate free speech.

However, FLIP-FLOP Asa Hutchinson was saying something completely different in 1998, as a member of Congress. The Washington Post reports that then-Congressman Asa Hutchinson co-sponsored a bill that completely tried to do otherwise.

Some excerpts from the article :

(The Allen-Hutchinson bill) is aimed at "soft money," the huge donations from corporations, unions and wealthy individuals .... It also tries to regulate independent expenditures by nonparty groups, although the constitutionality of any limitation on their ads that stop short of outright candidate endorsement is questionable.

Shame on you, FLIP FLOP ASA!

In the words of the first member of your party to be President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, "You can fool some of the people, some of the time. But you cannot fool ALL of the People, ALL of the time." 2006 is almost here and to you sir, we the people of Arkansas have this message, YOUR TEN MINUTES ARE UP!