Doc Thompson, host of The Morning Blaze on Glenn Beck’s Blaze Radio Network, is scheduled to speak at the Rainy Day Patriots Tea Party meeting Tuesday evening at the Homewood Public Library. Thompson is a libertarian-leaning radio host and political commentator. He has also provided political analysis for various television shows, including CNBC’s The Kudlow […]

By: Katherine Rosario, Communications Deputy at Heritage Action Our first reaction when we got the letter: I was so enraged and so was Jim.  And we had to just step back from it and just process it and look at what’s really going on in this country.  – Vicki White, Alabama  After nearly 10 years with the […]

Is Bama photoshopping diversity? Here’s the picture that currently comes up when you visit ua.edu, the University of Alabama’s official website: And here’s a closer look: Yellowhammer is reaching out the university for a comment and will update this post when they respond. In the mean time, what do you think? UPDATE: The University of […]

Over the weekend, enemies of Christ made themselves apparent by attacking his followers. One of the attacks was carried out by the Islamist terrorist group Al-Shabaab, in a Nairobi mall. The attackers killed at least 62 people, injuring 175. Witnesses say they let Muslims go free before they began shooting people. The other attack occurred at […]

Heritage Action for America is hosting a town hall event in Birmingham featuring former U.S. Senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint. Here’s what Heritage Action wants you to know: Members of Congress are leaving Washington in August to head home—but few of them are hosting town hall events to hear what their constituents […]

Yellowhammer and the Baldwin County Young Republicans have teamed up to host a candidate forum featuring all of the currently declared Republican candidates for U.S. House of Representatives in Alabama’s First Congressional District. Yellowhammer founder Cliff Sims will moderate the forum, which is being held at the McCollough Institute in Gulf Shores this coming Monday […]

“These people are going to end up rioting about this,” says Sheila Tyson, a community activist in Jefferson County, Ala. “If they let this stuff happen they are going to get the biggest riot the South has ever seen . . . I can see it coming.” That’s a pretty serious prediction. What could possibly […]

by: Sen. Bryan Taylor (R – Prattville) All I want for Christmas is factual, unbiased news. All year long, we in Alabama have suffered one news report after another in which sensationalism has triumphed over fact. Take the media coverage of Alabama’s immigration law, for example. Contrary to widespread reports, the immigration law doesn’t criminalize […]

Senator Jabo Waggoner, Alabama State Chair for Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign, today announced his complete Alabama leadership team. Senator Waggoner personally delivered Speaker Gingrich’s qualifying papers to Alabama GOP Headquarters and released the following list: Alabama House of Representatives Chair – Rep. Jack Williams Central Alabama Chair- former State Sen. Larry Dixon South Alabama Chair- […]

A new Gallup poll shows Americans are growing increasingly concerned with the overreach of big government. 64% now say that big government is the biggest threat to our country, far exceeding the threat from big business and big labor. Even Democrats now share this concern although not by as wide of a margin as Republicans […]

A bizarre story broke on Sunday evening that former Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Bill Johnson has been living a secret life in New Zealand as a sperm donor for lesbian couples. The Mobile Press Register’s Political Editor George Talbot has the full story here. Johnson, who was also a former […]