Arkansas Voters Pick Cotton

Tom Cotton is a combat veteran,
unlike the President - who combats veterans.

Combat veteran Tom Cotton (R) is far ahead of Mark Pryor in the early voting. We heard Mark Pryor at the Walmart meeting some time ago. Last year, Tom Cotton spoke at Ecclesia College, with several dozen Duggars present. I met him and wished him well, "Even though you went to the wrong school."

Cotton grew up on a farm and went to Harvard Law. He was mentioned as the next Senator as soon as he was elected Congressman (first term). We were talking to Alice Walton and her friend from the U. of Arkansas when the subject came up.

If Cotton is elected, the entire delegation to DC will be Republican instead of Democrat. Arkansas has remained the most Democrat state of the South, and the new governor (Asa Hutchinson) may also be replacing a Democrat.

The future governor's wife was at a David Barton lecture sponsored by Ecclesia College recently. We are in a heavily populated and prosperous area of a rural state, so everyone is always coming through here. Thanks to Walmart Saturday Morning Meetings, the celebrities, entertainers, and newsmakers make regular stops and speak. My favorite was Hugh Jackman, because he stayed after to shake hands with the audience, after leading the audience in Christmas hymns.

LI and I walked over to shake hands with Jackman when he stayed after to shake hands with the audience at the Walmart Christmas meeting. He led the Walmart choir in Christmas hymns and wowed everyone with his voice, but even more with his warmth toward a little girl who came up to give him a drawing.

Hugh Jackman was a star of musicals before he was Wolverine,
so he starred in Les Miserables.

Walmart Saturday Morning Meeting Today. Olympic Pitcher Almost Takes Out Ichabod

The Duck Commander described his humble beginnings,
Christian faith, and repentance with humor.
Their reality show is on the Discovery Channel.

This tall Amazon warrior, Jennie Finch,
almost beaned me when pitching into the audience.
The light, hollow ball bounced off my thumb.

Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor has been coming
to Saturday meetings for a long time, starting with his father's trips.

Ginni Rometti, the new CEO of IBM spoke about
computer developments in the 21st century.
For the first time ever, many major developments are happening at once -
social media, mobile devices, the cloud, and vast data mining.
LI is involved in all four areas.