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  • (Arkansas Dem Chairman)Gwatney was tough, but politically astute

    08/13/2008 8:42:25 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 7 replies · 201+ views
    The Oregonian ^ | August 13, 2008 | Chuck Bartels
    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The seriousness Bill Gwatney brought to his political maneuvering was absent as he advertised his three car dealerships. He sometimes hoisted a giant inflatable dragon atop a showroom and dubbed it "Gwatzilla." The name followed him to the state Senate, where he built a reputation for being tough and outspoken, but also detailed and fiscally astute. "I'm abrupt," Gwatney once told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "I have a zero threshold for insignificant facts. I will cut people off if they don't answer my question." Gwatney, who served stints as an Arkansas state senator and chairman of the...