Republicans in Arkansas: Bumper Crop of Crazy

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Arkansas Republicans' comments on slavery, Muslims stir controversy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark | Sat Oct 6, 2012
(Reuters) - Republicans in Arkansas are struggling to get past the controversy generated by a state lawmaker who wrote
that slavery might have benefited blacks and a candidate who has advocated expelling Muslims from the United States."

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Charlie Fuqua, Arkansas Legislative Candidate, Endorses Death Penalty For Rebellious Children In Book

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Loy Mauch, Arkansas Lawmaker, Defended Slavery In Letters To The Editor

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Loy Mauch, Arkansas Lawmaker, Defended Slavery In Letters To The Editor

That would be Republican state representative Jon Hubbard who wrote the book titled "Letters to the Editor, Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative."
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“… the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a blessing in disguise. The blacks who could endure those conditions and circumstances would someday be rewarded with citizenship in the greatest nation ever established upon the face of the Earth.” (Pages 183-89)

Loy Mauch, Repub state representative from Bismark is a CSA advocate who claims the Rebel flag is a symbol of Christianity and
Abraham Lincoln was guilty of treason.

In many ways Charles Fuqua makes the other two wackjobs appear slightly less insane with his book "God's Law: The Only Political Solution," see here. Fuqua calls for the execution of repeat offenders and the execution of children who disobey or disrepect their parents.
Charles Fuqua was a former Republican state representative from Springdale and then served ten years in DHS for Gov Huckabee (R) administration working on child welfare
cases. Fuqua is currently running for Republican state representative from Batesville, AR.

The story on Arkansas' Leading Extremists Republicans was originally published Oct 5, '12 by the Arkansas Times/blog. See here. That story and several subsequent Times' stories were republished in numerous national publications.

Mainstream Republicans
All three candidates have rec'd campaign money from Congressman Steve Womack, Arkansas Republican Party, and each from their County Republican Party. No matter what or how loudly some other Republican candidates and supporters cry foul these fellows are by all standards mainline Republicans. No county or state Republican organization in Arkansas has pulled support for any of the three. Walmart Director Jim WAlton has donated to racist Loy Mauch's campaign, see below:




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[L.Wood]

More on the mainstream Republicans who say and do crazy things:

Republican money continues for neo-Confederate Loy Mauch
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I mentioned recently that Hubbard's latest campaign filing included still more Republican money.

Now it's Loy Mauch, with a new report with plenty of Republican and related money. The contributions came, it's true, generally before the reporting here and elsewhere that rekindled interest in Mauch, but Mauch's Confederate leanings have long been well-known.

Contributions include:

* $250 from Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Darr's Strong Arkansas PAC

* $250 from Brent Stevenson, a lobbyist for the Billionaire Brothers Koch, whose paid political organization head, Teresa Oelke, recently complained bitterly about being depicted as a supporter and enabler of racists. Quack quack. Oelke will be believable the minute Americans for Prosperity sends out mailers to voters saying they were wrong about Mauch and Hubbard; that they are thoroughly contemptible candidates.

* $500 from the Stephens Group LLC, one of the offshoots of the wealthy Stephens financial empire, solidly Republican.

Do Republicans support these candidates or not? The answer is yes.

cont'd at Arkansas Times/blog

[L.Wood]

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