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When Sen. Doug Jones beat Roy Moore to become Alabama’s junior U.S. senator, it was widely believed by everyone who was not in the mainstream media or a Jones voter, that Jones is a caretaker senator. If Jones want to keep this seat, Jones has to represent Alabama and not just his voters. To keep […]
The white sand of Alabama’s coast wasn’t enough to place our beaches among 2018’s best beaches for living, as determined by the finance website WalletHub. Had sand quality been a consideration, certainly Orange Beach would have cracked the top 160, and Gulf Shores would have been ranked higher than number 107.
1. President Donald Trump will get another Supreme Court Justice and Democrats will pout —Justice Anthony Kennedy will be stepping down next month, opening the door for President Donald Trump’s second pick for the bench. Senate Majority Mitch McConnell has said the pick will get a vote this fall. — MSNBC’s Chris Matthews channeled the […]
1. President Donald Trump wins legal battle over his travel ban, a year plus of pouting and speculation loses — There really is no way to spin the latest Supreme Court ruling as anything but an unmitigated total victory for Trump, the 5-to-4 ruling was based on the letter of the law not tweets or hysterical […]
1. Try as the media might, “open borders” is an absolute political loser and that is the Democrat agenda — In a CBS news poll that shows 43 percent of the respondents are firmly against President Donald Trump, only 21 percent of them want the illegals released into the U.S. as they await a hearing, and […]
The full governing board of the Business Council of Alabama voted today to confirm an Executive Committee proposal adopted on May 21, a proposal which sparked significant controversy among members. The transition plan furthers the group’s stated goal to replace President and CEO Billy Canary by the end of this year. The move comes after […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Why did President Donald Trump cave on immigration and what do Democrats really want? — How can Doug Jones keep his “moderate” label while co-sponsoring liberal bills on immigration? — Will Alabama politicians make a […]
Rep. Martha Roby has received the president’s seal of approval, a tweet of endorsement in her Republican primary runoff bid for reelection to represent Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. Congresswoman Martha Roby of Alabama has been a consistent and reliable vote for our Make America Great Again Agenda. She is in a Republican Primary run-off against […]
1. No immigration plan vote coming on compromise immigration bill as we careen towards crisis; Trump blows it all up — The more conservative “Goodlatte bill” failed, the “compromise bill” was delayed until today and now postponed until next week which hands Democrats another victory on immigration. — Senator Jeff Sessions claimed separations were never their desired […]
The numbers do not lie: America is clearly starting to turn on the Special Counsel investigation by Robert Mueller. The IG report on the FBI cast more doubt on some of the players involved and the non-stop media coverage has Americans growing weary. U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) told WVNN and Yellowhammer News that this […]
1. Make no mistake, President Donald Trump caved — After saying he couldn’t do anything, he then signed an executive order to end the separation of migrant families and said, “We are going to keep the families together,” but Democrats still want more from the president, he continues to hit Democrats. — Democrats aren’t going […]
From bad to worse, the dismantling of the BCA continues. Yellowhammer news has confirmed that Mike Kemp, a senior officer of the embattled organization resigned. Kemp is president and CEO of Kemp Management Solutions LLC in Birmingham and was serving as first-vice chairman and chairman of ProgressPAC, the official political action committee of the BCA. […]
BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama has terminated its membership in the Business Council of Alabama, and longtime official, Fournier “Boots” Gale, a senior vice president and general counsel for Regions Bank, resigned as general counsel according to the Montgomery Advertiser. BlueCross BlueShield is now the fourth major company this week to formally leave the BCA. Alabama […]
Listen to the 10 min audio Read the transcript: HISTORIC AMERICA/NORTH KOREA SUMMIT — HOW DID IT MEASURE UP? TOM LAMPRECHT: Harry, June 12th is a day that many of us will remember for a long time. No doubt, it could go down as a very significant day in the relations between the United States […]
1. Sen. Ted Cruz offers a bill to end the “child separation” crisis; Sen. Chuck Schumer rejects it to keep a campaign issue — Cruz’s reasonable bill would require illegal families stopped on the border stay together “absent aggravated criminal conduct or threat of harm to the children.” It would also bring in new judges […]
Regions Financial Corp. became the latest company to withdraw its membership from the Business Council of Alabama. According to a story in the Montgomery Advertiser, the company formally notified BCA leadership of their intentions today. This decision from one of the state’s largest employers comes on the heels of Alabama Power’s withdrawal from the business […]
1. Looks like the Trump plan on the border is paying off — Maria Covernali who helps illegals enter the U.S. is now telling people that coming to America is a bad idea, “What I’m trying to do is like, telling them, telling the people, don’t go because they’re going to take away your kids,” she […]
1. The media is lying to us about border policy, they know they are lying to us, and they don’t care — No, we are no separating “asylum” seekers as policy, it’s just not true, they are separating EVERYONE who gets caught entering illegally. — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen makes this crystal clear:”This misreporting by Members, press & […]
Friday, SpaceX CEO and lead designer Elon Musk took to social media and declared he was “a socialist.” In a back-and-forth about this designation with several of his Twitter followers, Musk made the statement to affirm he was “actually a socialist.” Musk described his brand of socialism as, “Just not the kind that shifts resources […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories including: — Who comes out looking best from President Donald Trump’s trip to Singapore? — The debate between Gov. Kay Ivey and Mayor Walt Maddox is never happening, so can we stop talking about it? — How […]
Remember the days of high school and the social hierarchy of the lunchroom that was a part of everyday life? It was a pecking order that could vary depending on the school, but at the top of this social construct was what is known as the “cool kids table.” Modern-day Washington, D.C. is a lot […]
1. Report that has multiple instances of bias, declares there was no bias — just really terrible job performance –Somehow a report that included texts from FBI agents, attorneys, and even a redacted attorney talking about being part of the “resistance”, was found by the IG to have “no bias” . Still, they will train their agents […]
In Republican primaries, we’re seeing the argument about who loves Trump the most taking center-stage. With Congressman Mark Sanford in South Carolina it mattered, but with Congressman Mo Brooks in North Alabama it did not, and with Congresswoman Martha Roby’s primary in the Wiregrass it is shaping up to be a race between a Republican […]
1. President Trump declares North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat; anger at this is odd — Trump has offered up some, probably premature, words, tweeting that North Korea was “no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea”, also saying “everybody can now feel much safer”, but there are no concrete plans yet. — 54 percent […]

