After all the attention being directed towards school shootings, legislators are under pressure to “do something.” State Senator Trip Pittman’s attempt is … something. The Baldwin County Republican proposed, and passed out of the judiciary committee, a bill that would “allow an individual to restrict his or her firearm purchase ability by voluntarily adding his or […]

1. The most absurd attempt to “do something” on guns is this bill proposed in the Alabama State Senate — Senate Bill 376 passed out of the judiciary committee, it allows a person to add themselves to a “do not sell” list. — No one is going to actually do this, this bill does absolutely nothing […]

We all remember the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series, the children’s books where you get to decide the path your character takes and experience the consequences of your decision. Republicans across the country have decided to continue making bad decision after bad decision, ignoring the evidence in front of them, and turn their pages to […]

1. President Donald Trump cans Rex Tillerson, promotes CIA Director Mike Pompeo to Secretary of State — After multiple public disagreements Tillerson’s tenure as Secretary of State comes to an end with a quivering press conference where his voice cracked and he — The biggest sticking points for Trump and Tillerson seems to be the Iran […]

1. GOP House Intelligence Committee finds there is no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign  — The committee looked at Russian measures against the 2016 U.S., the U.S. response, links between Russians and the Trump and Clinton campaigns, and leaks of classified information. — From the report: “We havea found no evidence of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the […]

Donald Trump has truly weaponized the phrases “fake news” and “rigged polls”. His ardent supporters love to imply anything that is not a quasi-love note to him is an outright attack on his presidency. The “fake news” part is kinda silly, but there is some truth to it. The “rigged polls” argument is on far […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Are Alabama legislators going to address school safety issues or kick it down the road? — Is the White House chaos ever going to stop? — Did Alabama Legislature get closer to fixing our state’s […]

Another school shooting leads to another round of worthless responses. We hear how this shouldn’t happen in schools, it does. We hear how teachers shouldn’t have to worry about this, they do. The governor’s statement on this issue exemplifies how absolutely ridiculous this situation is: “I’m saddened to learn of the death of the Huffman student. […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Birmingham school shooting brings out all the irrelevant cliches — A 17-year-old Huffman High School senior was killed and another injured when a gun went off in the school, they are calling it an accident. — Gov. Kay Ivey declared schools should be gun free and […]

    After the latest school shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, legislators around the country declared this would never happen again. Ideas in the Alabama Legislature include allowing teachers to carry, banning all semi-automatic weapons, raising the age to purchase a gun to 21, and spending more on security. Governor Kay […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. OK, President Donald Trump’s tariffs are going to happen and Chief Economic Advisor Gary Cohn is out because of it — Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs CEO, attempted to set up a meeting for Trump with companies that use steel and aluminum in their products in an […]

    Depending on what day it is, and what time of day it is, the president is either inviting or denying he is inviting a trade war without trading partner. Republican principles of free trade are in danger of being destroyed. House Speaker Paul Ryan is currently trying to figure out how to stop […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. A very strange day for Trump/Russia investigation as a former associate does an odd day of TV interviews — Sam Nunberg, a former Trump aide was all over TV Monday saying he would not answer a special counsel subpoena and making other outrageous claims; a […]

*SPOILERS AHEAD* If you are looking for parallels to the real world in the walker-infested “The Walking Dead”, you will generally be left unfulfilled. Last night’s episode may have been the exception to that rule. The main bad guys of the last few seasons, The Saviors, required the Scavengers, a group of dump-dwelling broken-English speaking […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump continues to talk trade war with “friends and enemies“, conservatives oppose — Trump has escalated his rhetoric from vague comments about China, to comments about every country America trades with and says “Sorry, it is time for a change.” — Trump starts to […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Where does President Trump stand on gun control today? — Do Alabama Democrats really want to come for your guns? — Is there really a chance for lottery or daily fantasy sports in Alabama to […]

  (Opinion) The senior senator from Alabama narrowly avoided being censured by his own party last weekend. The vote was far closer than many thought it would be. His alleged crime was refusing to support failed Senate candidate Roy Moore after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced during the campaign; however, Shelby was never a fan […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump continues his week of anti-conservative moves with a round of new tariffs — Trump has talked about taking guns, subverting due process, and now he want to impose a 10 percent tariff on steel and 25 percent tariffs on aluminum. — […]

    (Opinion) There has been non-stop talk of Trump/Russian collusion. It has brought about relentless media coverage, but it has not brought about any evidence for the public to see that would lead us to believe there was actual collusion. The competing memos about potential FISA abuse during the campaign and transition have only further […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Trump looks to make due process secondary and ban assault rifles, maybe — Trump’s moves on guns now include Democrat-pleasing measures such as suspensions of due process, insults to his allies like claiming Republicans were owned by the NRA, and he killed any talk of concealed […]

  Allowing teachers to conceal carry is something that folks really find troubling. They seem to believe that this will make their children less safe and put them in peril. Maybe they don’t trust teachers, maybe they think they are irresponsible, or maybe they just think they would be ineffective as defenders of children. Madison […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Not a great day for the White House, as Chief of Staff John Kelly grounds Jared Kushner — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law lost his security clearance, limiting his ability to see classified information and severely limiting his ability to advise the president on sensitive matters. […]

  I abhor boycotts, not because they don’t work, but because they do. E-mail and social media have made the threat of boycotts surprisingly effective. Not only have Democrats completely dominated the boycott game, they have also weaponized government as a tool in this battle as well.  Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor is attempting to strike a […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The Supreme Court has decided not to hear President Trump’s decision to end DACA — This is not as big of a blow as the media is making it out to be, the higher court decided not to jump the line and then it will […]