Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Yet another government shutdown happened and was ended but at what cost? — Candidate for Governor Sue Bell Cobb is talking lotto, this has been tried in Alabama before, will it help her get votes […]

    After Roy Moore lost to Doug Jones, and that is what really happened, cable news and Alabama pundits claimed we were witnessing a shift in Alabama politics. We were not. Sen. Jones would not exist if the allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore did not exist. He knows it, you know it, the […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The American government shut down, then Congress voted to open it again — The deal raises budget caps by $300 billion in the next two years; $160 billion would go to the Pentagon, $128 billion to non-defense programs, $80 billion in disaster relief for hurricanes in […]

(Opinion) Democrats would tell you illegal immigrants in this country are horribly mistreated. That they come here seeking the “American Way” and we are rounding them up and deporting them back to their home countries. Even “DREAMers”, some of whom have been here for decades, are treated so poorly, they want to stay. In fact, […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) is a “Hell no” on the budget deal that will probably pass — Brooks referred to the bill as a “Senate Democrat debt junkies spending bill that America simply cannot afford”. — Brooks and the House Freedom Caucus oppose the […]

    As we lurch towards the end of the filing deadline for Alabama’s 2018 election season, another name has been tossed in the race for Lieutenant Governor. Will Ainsworth is a one-term state representative, and small business owner, from Guntersville and announced his intentions on “The Dale Jackson Show” this morning. He stated he […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump says he is OK with a government shutdown over immigration — At a meeting with law enforcement where immigration was discussed, the president said he would “love” to see a shutdown over lack of immigration enforcement. — In spite of Trump’s […]

Donald Trump ran his entire campaign based on doing SOMETHING about immigration. He promised to build a wall, send DREAMers home, end chain migration, and generally fix the immigration system to put Americans first. These apparently were not hard positions, but merely an opening salvo in a negotiation.  He obviously wants a deal, but he […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. House Intelligence Committee votes to release documents; senators seek criminal probe against dossier author — The ongoing saga over dueling memos will now move to the floor of the U.S. House; Speaker Ryan supports its release. — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. […]

  Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Did President Trump nail his State of the Union speech? — How much will Sen. Doug Jones’ abortion vote hurt him? — What impact did #ReleaseTheMemo have? Dale closes the show with a “Parting […]

    UPDATE: President Trump announced the declassification of the memo in a Friday briefing, Politico reports. Watch the video here:   Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) is not a bomb thrower. He quietly toils away in Washington D.C. and in his district while the more outspoken members of the Alabama delegation, Mo Brooks and […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. #ReleaseTheMemo drama continues; lots of questions remain  — Democrats have argued it is an attack on the government, an exposure of collection tactics, and that it is untrue, while Republicans believe the probe is tainted by evidence linked to Clinton. — Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03) […]

    For some reason Democrats and the media are hell-bent on suppressing a memo written by Rep. Devin Nunes that may show malfeasance on the part of the FBI/DOJ regarding FISA courts. The arguments, of course, are that the information in this memo is so secretive that putting it out will destroy the FBI’s […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. The FBI is angry about the memo Rep. Devin Nunes wrote; media demands secrecy; could be released tomorrow — Rep. Adam Schiff says that House Republicans have changed the memo and therefore it should not be released because of that. — Rep. Nunes hammers […]

    President Donald Trump spent a good portion of his State of the Union talking up the economy and economic development. In his list of positive developments he touted the recently-announced Toyota-Mazda deal in north Alabama, stating “Toyota and Mazda are opening a plant in Alabama and it’s a big one.” Democrats used this […]

The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Trump’s first State of the Union sets the tone for the next year, the midterms, and his entire presidency — The president showed his willingness and desire to make deals on issues like immigration and infrastructure. Democrats don’t care. — Those who watched the speech thought […]

  It looks like Alabama may experience another potential political scandal. As many as 70 lawmakers may have received subpoenas in recent days in an investigation into campaign accounts. At issue is how on some disclosure forms, rather than itemize an expense in detail, some lawmakers are simply listing “credit card expense.” Without knowing what […]

  The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union promises some fireworks — Trump will tout tax cuts, the economy, and his attempts to deal with DREAMers, but the White House seems to be suggesting it will not be a bombastic campaign-style speech. — Democrats are […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Who blinked during the government shutdown? — Will Doug Jones suffer for siding with Republicans or was it a savvy political move? — Does Trump have an actual position on illegal immigration? Dale closes the […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump has an immigration plan; both the Left and Right hate it — The plan calls for 1.8 million illegals to get citizenship and a $25 billion dollar investment in security. — Nancy Pelosi called the plan “cruel” while his supporters […]

    (Opinion) When the Alabama Accountability Act was passed, teachers and Democrats were outraged. How dare we rank schools against each other and then allow parents to use those grades to make education decisions for their children? The real fear of these leaders is that parents will use the Alabama Accountability Act to remove […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. President Donald Trump says he can see a path to citizenship for illegals — In a hard break from his base, Donald Trump told reporters citizenship is going to happen: “It’s going to happen — over a period of 10 to 12 years. If […]

    Alabama Republicans are still smarting over their completely preventable loss to now-Senator Doug Jones. There is plenty of blame to go around for this loss, former Governor Robert Bentley, former Senator Luther Strange, and former Chief Justice Roy Moore, are the obvious targets of their scorn. But that isn’t stopping State Rep. Steve Clouse from […]

    The 7 Things You Should Be Talking About Today 1. Senator Chuck Schumer is signalling that he is ready for another shutdown — In an effort to avoid the government shutdown, Schumer says he put some amount of funding for the border wall on the table; he has now taken that offer away. […]