Billy bob thornton is arkansan? Funny, he doesn't LOOK arkansan;)
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Not sure what that means, Satanas. But if you can't wrap yourself around Billy Bob's Arkansas heritage think of Fred Graham, the softspoken legal commentator. He's typical of many articulate, unassuming Arkies I've met. Not as charismatic as Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich or Glen Campbell or as driven as the Waltons, Dillards or Tysons, but not to be overlooked. Every state has its own list and Arkansas as a very small state population-wise is not underrepresented.
In political circles most young people think of Bill Clinton, but he is much the political lightweight in Arkansas political history. Senator J.William Fullbright(yes, the Fullbright Scholarship originator), took courageous stands on several issues. He was the ONLY U.S. Senator to vote against Joseph McCarthy's roughshod anti-Communist vendetta in the 50's. Fullbright was also one of only 2 senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin resolution escalating the Vietnam War. Its not well known outside the state, but most Arkansans considered Senator Dale Bumpers much more presidential than Clinton ever was. Bumpers was willing to serve but not willing to go through the garbage to be elected. You may recall that during Clinton's impeachment woes, Bumpers although retired, asked to address the full senate. He was greeted with a standing ovation, such was their respect for the man. He argued eloquently, not in defense of Clinton, but for the preservation of the presidency and was a key figure in averting impeachment.
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