Now that Secretary of State John Merrill has taken steps to enter United State Senate race, we can all get ready for the first step in the Democrat playbook: John Merrill must step down or he will steal the election. It is already happening on social media.

7. Trump and AOC agree on something President Donald Trump agrees with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) assessment that there’s a “very real risk” that he will be re-elected in 2020. The president also suggested that Democrats are threatening impeachment due to the fear that he could win reelection. Of course, Ocasio-Cortez, who appears to be […]

I realize I am taking the bait by writing this, but I think it is important to correct the record. Former Auburn football coach and Republican candidate for United State Senate Tommy Tuberville is repeating something about illegal immigration that is not only untrue, but it is also obviously untrue. On Friday, Tuberville told FM […]

7. Birmingham church holds gay rat wedding First United Methodist Church in downtown Birmingham decided they would hold a “wedding ceremony” and viewing of “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone” on Saturday. The event allegedly attracted about 300 attendees. The church held this event because Alabama Public Television announced that they would not be airing […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Why did the media get the story with Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. and Alabama so wrong? — Is the Iowa slap-fight between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden a 2020 preview? — Now […]

7. Point Mallard capping attendance, ramping up security In the wake of the shooting that occurred during a special event at Point Mallard water park, park officials will be instituting a new security plan that was developed with the help of Decatur Parks and Recreation, Decatur Police and Decatur Fire and Rescue. They will be […]

7. Spencer Collier gets paid The three-year legal dispute between former Alabama Law Enforcement Secretary Spencer Collier and former Governor Robert Bentley that related to the scandal leading to Bentley’s resignation has been settled with the state picking up the tab. Collier was the first to accuse Bentley of having an affair with Rebekah Mason […]

Everyone hates polls until they love them. Democrats and Republicans are complaining about polling in public, but in private they all love them, trust them, need them and lust for them.

7. Carbon Hill’s mayor still hasn’t resigned In 1979, John Wesley McCollum survived being shot in the face by KKK members in Carbon Hill, and now he’s calling for Mayor Mark Chambers to resign, saying, “The world don’t [sic] need people like him running a town, city or state. I would ask that the mayor […]

The media narratives are almost always wrong, or maybe it just seems that way. The latest attack on Alabama’s self-governance came while Governor Kay Ivey was mulling whether to sign a bill that would allow the chemical castration of individuals who have committed sex crimes against children under the age of 13. Seems like a […]

7. Rep. Byrne calls for end of pay raise talk Yesterday, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope) announced he would be offering an amendment to Congress’ Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill which, if passed, would’ve blocked a pay raise that could have increased the pay of members of Congress by $4,500 a year. Shortly after his […]

Anyone that was paying attention to the actual debate that was happening in the Alabama legislature while they were passing “one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans” could tell you the reasoning for the wording of the legislation. Alabama State House sponsor Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) made it clear that the bill did not […]

7. Biden is slipping in Iowa  Former Vice President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign is definitely going better than his other campaigns for the office. He is in double digits and leading, but he continues to be dogged by his phoniness, which is hurting his poll numbers. With the damage from his abortion waffling still […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Can tariffs work? — What is Doug Jones saying? — Will the border crisis be solved?

7. Parole and pardons On Thursday, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that will greatly reform the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, which has been called “badly broken” by Attorney General Steve Marshall. The new law will give the governor more direct oversight of the board, will require that at least one […]

After Alabama passed one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation, multiple entities declared they are either considering or would outright ban official travel to Alabama. List as follows: Colorado’s secretary of state Maryland’s retirement system Austin, Texas Los Angeles, California Oh, no.

7. Is Joe Biden blowing it? 2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner and former Vice President Joe Biden is getting slammed daily and his polling is suffering as a result. The latest hit is related to a weeks-old comment he made that is a change to his position on the Hyde Amendment, which came to light after […]

In modern outrage culture, we are told that every little controversy is going to upend the 2020 elections and hand the victory to Democrats. This is not just some liberal talking point either. Republicans love to say it as well. We heard it with Roy Moore, and we are hearing it with the Alabama abortion […]

7. Endorsements made in Alabama’s 2020 U.S. Senate race  The “Senate Conservatives Fund” based in Washington, D.C. has a history of backing conservative outsiders and has officially endorsed State Representative Arnold Mooney (R-Indiana Springs) for the upcoming 2020 U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller has endorsed Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope). These early endorsements […]

The lottery in Alabama failed. It was a slam dunk. The people want it, and the legislature couldn’t get it done. The reasons for failure are numerous: The fight between dog track owners and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians The failure to agree on how much of the proceeds, if any, would go to […]

7. Alabama native refuses to be in the same country as Trump The founder of Wikipedia and Alabama native Jimmy Wales apparently isn’t the biggest fan of President Donald Trump, and tweeted, “I am going to the airport. Leaving the UK today. I will be back when he leaves.” Wales finally acknowledged the trip has […]

A cartoon rat was to marry a cartoon aardvark on May 13th on Alabama Public Television, but that didn’t happen and has set off a series of silly outrages that will continue until at least June 15. This silly decision by APTV has alerted people to the fact that “Arthur” is still on TV, made […]

7. No preconditions for Iran On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the Trump administration is willing to talk to Iran with no preconditions, however, sanctions already placed on Iran will stay in effect. Tensions between Iran and the United States have been escalating dramatically. Trump has previously stated that war between the […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Did FBI special counsel Mueller say anything new in his statement to the media? — Will Alabama’s abortion ban really hurt the state economically? — Who is clamoring for a Roy Moore candidacy?