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Art_from_Ark

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7. The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the first election I was aware of

Thu Dec 11, 2014, 08:29 PM

Dec 2014

The ladies down the street gave me a "WR66" pin, and we got a medal showing WR and "Footsie" Britt from somewhere, could have been at the county fair. Looking back, I think that people were ready to move on from the Faubus era.

In the next election, the state was all over the board-- electing the liberal Fulbright to another term in the Senate, giving WR another 2-year term as governor, and voting for George Freakin' Wallace in the presidential election.

On a side note, do you remember seeing Governor Rockefeller make a guest appearance on "The Governor and JJ"?

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Voters in Fayetteville repeal the Human Rights Ordinance. [View all] sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 OP

For non Arkansasans who read this on LBN ... DreamGypsy Dec 2014 #1

I am so tired of Arkansas. For awhile we were pretty progressive. Now I feel like 1965 Selma. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #2

It did seem like we were pretty progressive, for a while Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #5

I met Rockefeller as a kid. My dad was an appointee of Rockefellers to do the new food stamp program LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #6

The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was the first election I was aware of Art_from_Ark Dec 2014 #7

Well, pass it again! KamaAina Dec 2014 #3

Probably won't happen in the next 10 years. It passed the 8 member council sinkingfeeling Dec 2014 #4

HUH? justgohogs Jan 2015 #8

Precisely. KamaAina Jan 2015 #9