Opinion — Page 146

7. Cash bail could be on its way out in Alabama if Cullman County ruling gives movement steam — A federal judge ruled that Cullman County must change its bail procedures because poor people can’t afford bail while the wealthy can get out of jail before trial, creating a two-tier justice system. — California recently […]

Healthcare has been a hot-button political issue for decades. Big government and central control are always on the wishlists of progressive candidates. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Walt Maddox continues to bang on the Medicaid expansion drum, even without a plan to pay for what he has called “free money.” Now, Alabama Democratic candidates for Congress in Alabama […]

7. President Donald Trump continues to be a terrible investment for all of those in the media who tell us he colluded with Russia to steal the election — Trump signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against foreigners who meddle in U.S. elections. It covers interference with campaign infrastructure, distribution of disinformation and propaganda — Also, National […]

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox spoke to some of the state’s retirees Tuesday about his campaign for governor. During his speech, he continued smearing Governor Kay Ivey by pretending there is some shadow government in place by asking, “Who is behind the governor?” and, “Who is making the decisions for the governor?” because she won’t debate […]

7. A Republican Congressional candidate in California was almost assassinated by a liberal with a pink switchblade — Don’t expect to see this political violence to lead the newscasts today: Rudy Peters was attacked by Farzad Vincent Fazeli as he screamed about President Donald Trump. In the attack, he attempted to pull a switchblade but could […]

If you can’t let 9/11 pass without taking potshots at your enemies in American politics, take the day off (I said the same about those ripping McCain during his memorial). The old adage from President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Rham Emanuel that you should “never let a good crisis go to waste” apparently doesn’t have […]

7. Former Alabama player and current State Representative Rich Wingo (R-Tuscaloosa) says sports gambling “scares” him “to death”  — Wingo, who is clear in his opposition to gambling being legitimized and warns of a “gradual eroding of our culture,” has allowed this debate to take place. That wouldn’t have been possible in the 70s or 80s. […]

Last week, radio talk show hosts from around the nation converged on Washington, D.C. for the Federation for American Immigration Reform’s 12th annual “Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row.” Multiple talk hosts from Alabama were on hand to talk to politicians, family members of victims of illegal aliens, sheriffs fighting illegal immigration on the […]

Another Alabama city is threatening to create its own broadband network despite the folly shown by other municipalities that have lost billions in taxpayer money on such projects. Andalusia Mayor Earl Johnson told Mediacom, the city’s cable franchisee, that the city would invest taxpayer dollars in building its own broadband network if the company didn’t […]

7. “Drag Queen Story Hour” brings protests and counter-protests in Mobile — “The Common Sense Campaign Tea Party” and “The Human Wall Against Hate” squared off in a protest over something so idiotic only the most liberal of liberals would dare defend it: a bunch of children’s books read to kids by drag queens. — […]

Being a soldier is a tough responsibility, especially when you are fighting a war against dumb, and you think that you’re the second-smartest person in Alabama (behind John Archibald). So go the life and times of Kyle Edward Whitmire, a self-proclaimed soldier in a war on dumb. And sometimes, fighting that dumb war can evoke […]

7. Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has now decided to sue CBS, Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen over a joke played at his expense — Moore’s lawsuit is based on the fact that Moore signed a release under false pretenses after Cohen invited Moore and his wife to an award ceremony and interview where […]

7. Most of Alabama’s voter issues have been resolved by Secretary of State John Merrill — Each and every election has a series of voter complaints and irregularities, the secretary of state’s office says they have resolved all complaints from 2016 and 2017. — There are 58 pending complaints from 2018. There were 764 from […]

As much as the local and national media hate it, Alabama is a red state. Even though we elected Democrat Senator Doug Jones, Alabama is still a red state. In order for Democrats to win in Alabama, they have to convince conservative-leaning voters that it is safe to vote for Democratic candidates; you do that by […]

7. Colin Kaepernick can’t get a job in the NFL, but Nike will hire him to be a spokesman because he has the right politics — Nike is using the left’s favorite kneeler to sell shoes by branding his protest as a heroic principled stand. The marketing reads, “Believe in something. Even if it means […]

Back in 2016, the idea of someone like Jeff Sessions at the helm of the Justice Department was enough to make any Republican giddy. As someone who is arguably of this modern incarnation of American populism that led to the presidency of Donald Trump, Sessions was a favorite of many conservatives. Sure, he had some […]

7. Sorry, Alabama’s federal employees, but no pay raise — President Donald Trump is wanting to kill an across the board 2.1 percent pay raise for federal employees, saying, “We must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases”. — Alabama has 53,000+ federal government […]

The media is biased towards Democrats and biased against Republicans. This isn’t conjecture. It is fact. The coverage of Governor Kay Ivey’s response to a gaggle of reporters has been “misreported” and weaponized by unscrupulous members of the media and political operatives, but I repeat myself. This video is terrible. I feel bad for Ivey. […]

If everything is racist, nothing is racist

We live in a society that is obsessed with two things: 1. Talking about race. 2. Pretending we never talk about race The media and Democrats love to call people racist. Sometimes people are racist, but in 2018 they almost always have to make it up. Allow me to present the upcoming 2018 election in […]

7. Florida’s election will pit a Trumper vs. Berner. It could also impact a U.S. Senate race and House races  — Republican Congressman Ron Desantis is a Trump-backed Congressman who went from being down big to winning by 20 points. — The media favorite will be the scandalized African-American Bernie Sanders-backed ICE abolishing, Medicare for […]

The media, Alabama Democrats and their candidate for governor have been pushing for a debate with Governor Kay Ivey from the minute he won the Democratic primary. Ivey’s opponents in the GOP primary wanted the same thing, but she denied them and then crushed them. Ivey’s opponents and the Alabama media say she is sick […]

7. There are Bushes, Clintons and Kennedys — If some get their wish, there may be a new political dynasty in the making — Cindy McCain and Meghan McCain are being bantered about as front-runners for an appointment to John McCain’s Senate seat — Whoever is chosen must be a Republican, but will not be appointed until […]

From the announcement of Sen. John McCain’s terminal illness, the media realized that his willingness to “reach across the aisle” would be a weapon they could wield against  President Donald Trump and other Republicans. McCain was one who called out “fellow Republicans” for their more outlandish speech. You may have seen the following clip recently […]

7. Local elections are around the corner. A particularly bruising attack is out in a Huntsville School Board race — Local school board races rarely see the kind of attack ads we see in larger partisan races, but a race in Huntsville has accusations from Huntsville City School Board member Walker McGinnis leveling some pretty substantial allegations. — […]