https://freerepublic.com/tag/bananarepublik/ en-us Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:39:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/955519/posts Arkansas Official Ousted Over 'Illegal Poem' Leftists went into a frenzy when New Jersey finally dumped its poet laureate after he blamed Israel for 9/11, but we doubt if they'll come to the aid of an Arkansas official ousted because of a very different kind of poem. W.R. "Bud" Harper, Arkansas' top emergency official, resigned under fire today after pressure groups and politicians condemned him for forwarding to his 66 employees "Illegal Poem," which has been all the rage on the Internet. "The forwarded e-mail was neither humorous nor acceptable," huffed GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee. Harper said he regrets sending... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/955519/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:39:10 GMT