While I can personally testify to the presence of some wonderful, thoughtful, intelligent people in Arkansas and can honestly include conservatives and republicans, we have our bigots and fools just as does Mudcat.

The morning paper mentions Charlie Fuqua of Batesville (lock the doors, Batesville is only 35 miles to the east)who is a candidate for the state legislature (I don't think I need to mention which party)who in a recent book "God's Law" suggests that the law stated in Deut 21:18-21 be instituted. He does not think it would have to be used often, and one must follow strict rules but it would allow the stoning of disobedient children. This charitable pro-life candidate also suggests that prisoners who cannot be rehabilitated in two years be executed and all Muslims be deported.

More details for the curious can be found in the following link. But first a word about Loy Mauch, sitting Representative from Bismarck. Brother Loy has the endorsement of the Arkansas Right to Life Political Action Committee and has repeatedly defended the institution of slavery and has referred to Abraham Lincoln as a terrorist, Nazi, and Marxist and in one dramatic quote a "fake neurotic Northern war criminal". His comments appeared in a series of letters to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. This link has a bit about Mauch, Fuqua, and Hubbard.

Arkansas Times