(Opinion) Republicans, the National Rifle Association, and gun advocates have come under attack after the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Many of those blaming these groups are telling anyone who will listen that they are not coming after legal and safe gun owners. The rhetoric sounds a bit different this time with AL.com publishing […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Broward County Sheriff under-fire and facing calls to resign — After initial reports of one deputy not entering the building during the shooting, there are now reports three other Broward County deputies stayed outside the building and did not render aid until Coral Springs police showed up. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Is it wise to allow teachers to carry firearms to protect schools from school shooters? — The budget passed the Alabama State Senate with no pay raise for state employees, what happened? — With 13 […]

    (Opinion) The federal government and media appear to be paralyzed by the fallout of school shootings, except a couple of silly attempts to ban guns. The American people are demanding a response to the latest school shooting and the vapid “#DoSomething” is a popular hashtag. But looking to Washington D.C. is probably the […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. There was a police officer on the scene during the shooting, he did nothing, and will be retired — A Marjory Stoneman Douglas school resource officer has been retired after Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said video shows him taking up a defensive position during […]

    State Representative Will Ainsworth has proposed a bill that would allow trained teachers to carry firearms in schools if they want to. Democrats hate this, some Superintendents hate it too. But according to Will Ainsworth, the bill has 33 co-sponsors and that includes two Democrats. Maybe more importantly, President Donald Trump supports the […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The president offered up real solutions, they’re actually doable — Over the last few days, Donald Trump suggested changes to background checks, making bump stocks illegal, allowing teachers to be armed, and raising the age of someone who can purchase a firearm. — Republicans have […]

    (Opinion) The Internet is an amazing place, you can see both the best and absolute worst of society. After the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, we see this on full display. The best is readily available, you can learn about the heroes of this tragedy, including a teacher who shielded his students with […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. White House repeats that Trump thinks that Russia meddled, media declares that it isn’t enough — WH spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledges Russia meddled in the 2016 election, “it’s very clear that Russia meddled in the election” adding “what he’s saying is it didn’t […]

    The lack of honesty in our political discourse is becoming an epidemic. The NRA killed these kids in Florida? No. Republicans prefer to take blood money from gun lobbyists as opposed to making kids safer? No. Democrats want to take your guns away? Well, they do, but they know they can’t because the […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The NRA narrative is a lie, looking at Alabama’s Republican Senators and Representatives tells you a different story — On the high-end, Congressman Robert Aderholt received $43,749 lifetime contributions, which isn’t even close to the top tier donors in his campaign account. He raised over […]

Every time there is a mass shooting, and it is far too often, cable news outlets trot out advocates and victims to scream about how Republicans are beholden to the National Rifle Association. We are told that the politicians care more about all that NRA money and they don’t care about the kids who are […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Media is obsessing over Donald Trump’s response to the latest Mueller investigation news, not the news — President Trump acknowledged that Russians meddled in the election but the media wants him to admit that there still might be collusion. — The reality is that there has […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Isn’t there a better response to another school shooting than demonizing the NRA? — Will Republicans plans to finally cut spending? — Will Alabama join other states in ending civil asset forfeiture? Jackson closes the […]

    (Opinion) The President of the United States of America has a problem with morality, which may be fitting because most Americans do as well. What is unique about President Donald Trump is the fact that many conservatives and some Christians don’t seem to care about that right now, which is a new wrinkle. […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Rep. Will Ainsworth is actually proposing a bill to allow teachers to be armed, he is not “giving them guns” — In a post to Facebook, Ainsworth said, “Our children are sitting ducks in gun-free schools”. — Some lawmakers are skeptical, even some Republican legislators […]

  America just witnessed another mass shooting, 17 students are dead and everybody is now playing Sherlock Holmes to determine why this happened. Did he creep people out? Yes. Did he pose with guns? Yes. Did he say anything that we should have taken note of? Yes. Would any one of us taken these as […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Another mass shooting where the answers escape us — At least 17 dead in a Florida high school; the shooter is a former student who was expelled and posted stuff on the Internet. — Before we know about what happened in Florida and why, Democrats demand […]

(Opinion) Every few months someone tries to silence me by getting me fired by my radio show.  It’s not effective because I follow the rules and work for a company that values their product over the complaints of malcontents. But instead of picking up the phone, calling 1-866-494-WVNN, and challenging me on the air, they […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Despite the chaos Trump’s polls are up, he’s doing best in Alabama  — While President Trump’s poll numbers are low compared to his predecessors, he is still on the rise after a few legislative wins, but these polls were done before a week-long domestic abuse […]

    When you can’t win in the arena of public opinion, go to the courts. This seems to be the mantra of the Jefferson County Schools, a system so bad an entire city tried to get out. Parents and citizens in Gardendale had enough and decided they wanted out, the courts said “nah, you […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Immigration moves forward in the U.S. Senate, deal still seems unlikely — The Senate passed a procedural bill 97-1 to begin a wide-ranging debate on all immigration issues, with Senator Ted Cruz being the only dissenting vote. — In order to get a bill out […]

The Tea Party movement is pretty much dead, so now you have to ask “Why did Republicans abandon conservatism?” Whether we are talking about Washington D.C. or Montgomery, it appears no one cares about conservatism. Republicans seized control of the entire government in Washington D.C. and proceeded to pass a budget deal that eliminates the […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Qualifying is now over; most GOP candidates for governor participate in their first forum as Kay Ivey polls well — The four major GOP gubernatorial candidates met at the Mid-Alabama GOP Meeting to participate in a forum, each staking out the message that they […]