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John Paul Hammerschmidt, Congressman Who Defeated Clinton, Dies at 92
The NYtimes ^
| 4-2-15
| SAM ROBERTS
Posted on 04/02/2015 8:07:23 PM PDT by Impy
John Paul Hammerschmidt, who defeated Bill Clinton in the future president’s first political campaign and was the first Republican congressman from Arkansas since Reconstruction, died on Wednesday in Springdale, Ark. He was 92.
The cause was heart and respiratory failure, said his son and only survivor, John Arthur Hammerschmidt.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arkansas
KEYWORDS: arkancide; arkansas; billclinton; clinton; hammerschmidt; obit; obituary
Didn't see this posted yet. Hammerschmidt, elected in 1966, was the first Republican Congressman from Arkansas since reconstruction and he survived a close call with Bill Clinton in 1974. Unfortunately, Clinton went on to be elected state AG 2 years later, his political stock having risen with a near-win in the GOP-leaning district.
RIP.
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:07:23 PM PDT
by
Impy
To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; BillyBoy; Galactic Overlord-In-Chief; Clintonfatigued; yongin; ...
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:08:49 PM PDT
by
Impy
(They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
To: Impy
prayers for us and for thus ...
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:14:13 PM PDT
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campaignPete R-CT
(-Connecticut Republicanism is a mental disorder. - Ann C.)
To: Interesting Times
May he rest in peace. I knew him fairly well. He was a good man and a fine politician.
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:15:05 PM PDT
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zot
To: All
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:20:25 PM PDT
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willywill
To: Impy
To: zot
For a while he was among the few rays of light from that state...and unlike Clinton & Pryor he was not a draft dodger.
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posted on
04/02/2015 8:36:40 PM PDT
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MSF BU
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To: Impy
Clinton body count +1
well I thought it was funny.
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posted on
04/02/2015 9:09:53 PM PDT
by
Usagi_yo
(The declining morals of the West vs the increasingly brutal Jihadists. Coincidence?)
To: MSF BU; Interesting Times
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posted on
04/03/2015 8:19:08 AM PDT
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zot
To: zot
...and a GOP member who actually served in uniform and deployed...imagine that!
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posted on
04/03/2015 10:50:30 AM PDT
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MSF BU
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To: zot
Was he a Reagan delegate in 1976 or a Ford guy?
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posted on
04/03/2015 10:52:16 AM PDT
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MSF BU
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To: MSF BU
He not only served in uniform, he flew transports in the India-China-Burma area and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross four times!
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posted on
04/03/2015 2:43:55 PM PDT
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zot
To: MSF BU
I’m not sure whether he was a Reagan or Ford delegate in 1976.
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posted on
04/03/2015 2:45:19 PM PDT
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zot
To: zot
Yes, contrast with Newt, Dick C., Dick A., Jeb, etc. etc. That was a generation of men as opposed to a generation of excuse makers.
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04/03/2015 4:30:51 PM PDT
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MSF BU
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