Opinion — Page 70
We have seen this game that the media is pulling with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia before and it works. Someone, usually unnamed, makes an allegation and then the media demands other Republicans denounce the candidate and side with their ideological foes. It is absurd, but it sometimes works. Dale Jackson is […]
7. Shutdown electronic bingo sites get national coverage The Alabama Supreme Court may have recently dealt some of Alabama’s questionably-legal gambling outlets a death blow, opening the door to some form of gambling legislation. The national gambling news outlets are now taking note. Predictably, Play USA, Casino.org and World Casino Directory are less than thrilled […]
MSNBC’s Jose Diaz Balart is not the first reporter that has attempted to learn why Latinos are trending toward the Republican Party. He joins a long list of reporters who have attacked this issue and see it as a way to lecture these Latino voters on why they should remain Democrats. Dale Jackson is a […]
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7. About those electric cars, Biden is having a hard time The administration of Joe Biden has argued that electrical vehicles will solve every issue on the planet from climate change to high gas prices and even European energy issues brought on by green energy strategies and Russian aggression. But the administration’s plans to make […]
Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and 256 Today CEO Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: Are Alabama Republicans ready to seize on their supermajority in 2023 as outgoing Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) suggests? How many more gaffes can President Joe Biden make before someone starts to worry […]
Even when there are people suffering in Florida, MSNBC’s Joy Reid and the media’s dishonest smear merchants are on the attack. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 a.m. to noon.
7. Being in jail sounds terrible Lockdowns at Alabama Department of Corrections facilities has continued with some prisoners on strike, and now ADOC has announced that there will no longer be weekend visits allowed at prisons, at least for this week. ADOC said, “Due to these stoppages and the impact on staff resources, visitation is […]
If a grown man asks a 13-year-old boy if he likes boys on the street, the outrage would be pretty strong. But if a teacher asks the same thing, the schools will protect their identity while pretending it is not a big deal. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a […]
7. Gender transition for minors is being targeted everywhere Alabama has a law forbidding doctors from prescribing hormone blockers and doing gender-altering surgeries for minors. Vanderbilt’s hospital is under fire for its clinic that does those surgeries with lawmakers promising to act. Now, a hospital at the University of Oklahoma has announced it will stop […]
Before Hurricane Ian even made landfall in the United States, the media and their Democrats decided who the bad guys were that needed to be blamed. Unsurprisingly, it is the fault of the people and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. They will just fill in the blanks later. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer […]
7. TikTok is a ‘national security risk’ An issue that has been discussed previously but lost attention is that the app TikTok poses a national security risk and privacy concerns. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Katie Britt has brought up the concerns once again, saying that the platform “is a Trojan horse that steals data to […]
7. Huntsville will be arresting fewer on marijuana charges in the future, possibly The Huntsville City Council has passed a resolution at their last meeting that, if approved by the State Legislature, would allow the city to stop arresting people on minor marijuana possession offenses and, instead, issue tickets for misdemeanor offenses. City Councilman Devyn […]
For years there have been investigations into every one of former President Donald Trump’s phone calls, sneezes, tweets or handshakes. So, no one should be surprised that the GOP is planning the same if they gain some power. Watch: Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. […]
7. New York is going to become a sanctuary tent city The influx of illegal immigrants being sent to New York City and other liberal sanctuary cities does not show any sign of stopping. The politics of this have been good for Republicans and Democrats now have to figure out how to handle the human […]
256 Today CEO Mecca Musick and former U.S. Attorney Jay Town take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: Is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis a genius or a lawbreaker? Does Alabama have too many laws with prison sentences? How long will the triple-murderer Alan Eugene Miller be able to continue avoiding his death sentence? Yellowhammer […]
7. Preschool vaccine and mask mandate have been blocked by judge For those involved in the Head Start program for preschoolers, masks and the coronavirus vaccine will no longer be required for students and teachers after U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty ruled in favor of a Louisiana lawsuit against the mandate. Attorney General Steve Marshall […]
7. 12-year-old arrested in Opelika for making threats against school In Opelika, a 12-year-old was arrested for making threats against Opelika Middle School, but the threats have not been made public. Due to the threats, the middle school had to be evacuated and cleared by bomb-sniffing dogs. The identity of the child has not been […]
When Queen Elizabeth died everyone expected a media circus, but the clowns were out in full force trying to shoehorn in their modern wokeness. No one was doing this more than CNN’s Don Lemon but not every one of his guests was willing to play to his premise, some pushed back. Dale Jackson is a […]
7. Execution of Alan Miller delayed, murderer’s dignity cited The lethal injection execution of convicted murderer Alan Eugene Miller has been delayed by U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. due to an ongoing protest by Miller over lethal injection and his alleged desire to use the untested nitrogen hypoxia method. Huffaker wrote in his […]
7. Credit card companies need to answer for new gun purchase policies After Visa, American Express, and MasterCard have all announced that they will adopt a policy that classifies gun purchases differently from other sales to make them more identifiable, there are now demands for answers on the new policy. U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), […]
Somehow CBS’ “60 Minutes” thought it would be a good idea to show President Joe Biden complaining about how personal politics has become and how people can’t just disagree without questioning the motives of their opponents. Joe Biden? The guy who gave an angry speech cloaked in red and suggested his opponents were fascists? Dale […]
7. Unemployment rates have stayed low in Alabama The Alabama Department of Labor has announced that the state’s record unemployment rate of 2.6% stayed consistent through August, and the state has said that there are 67,881 more people employed this time this year than in 2021. Governor Kay Ivey has said, “All of our metrics […]
Every single time former President Donald Trump criticized a judge, we were told by the scolds on cable news that criticism like that was unacceptable. But times have apparently changed, greatly. The Supreme Court is under daily rhetorical attack and judges who make a ruling they don’t like in the Mara-a-Lago raid saga are fair […]
7. Schedule the vote on the Defense Authorization Act U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) has sent a letter Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joining 22 other Republican senators, pushing for a vote to be held on the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. In a statement, Tuberville said, “Leader Schumer is doing a disservice to […]

