Opinion — Page 92

The special session for Alabama’s prisons is here, and besides myself and the people reading this, no one cares. We are about to spend well north of a billion dollars on Alabama’s worst citizens. Don’t get me wrong — I think they need to be caged in the most legal and humane way possible. Legislators […]

7. The former president spent his Saturday in Georgia Former President Donald Trump spent his Saturday in Georgia at a “Save America Rally,” where he claimed he won the 2020 election, slammed Republicans who have been critical of him and declared jokingly that Democrat superstar Stacey Abrams would be a better governor than Georgia’s Republican […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will this special session on prisons be quick and painless? — Does the latest U.S. Senate race poll show us anything new? — Will Alabama’s legislators work to protect Alabama’s workers, or let them get […]

7. Special envoy resigns over the open border not being open enough Daniel Foote, President Joe Biden’s special envoy to Haiti, has resigned over criticism related to Haitian migrants being deported back to their home country. Foote said that he was resigning “with deep disappointment and apologies to those seeking crucial changes.” This was fueled […]

7. Treatment of Haitian migrants is worse than slavery, apparently As Border Patrol agents have struggled to get control of the situation at the southern border, there have been claims circulating online that some agents have been whipping those at the border, despite these claims being disputed. In response to the rumors, U.S. Representative Maxine […]

No one likes being told what to do, but with mask mandates, it appears that many people like it when the federal government tells other people what to do. President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate has awoken Governor Kay Ivey, Attorney General Steve Marshall, and legislators on the federal and state level to express their disdain […]

7. Democrats are totally not anti-Semites Not content with attempting to kill an infrastructure bill over the inability to get votes for a much larger spending bill, the progressive wing of the Democratic Party was threatening to kill a short-term government funding bill because of their hatred of Israel. Members of The Squad and other […]

7. AOC says “no” to infrastructure bill unless $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is ready U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is making it clear that she and other Democrats (about 45 members) will not vote for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill unless the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill is “ready to go.” She called her fellow […]

Governor Kay Ivey has called the anticipated special session, and it appears there is a plan to build more prisons. There is not going any way to soften this blow, but it is going to be expensive. However, the revenue sources are becoming clear. Bonds COVID-19 cash That is over one billion dollars in spending […]

7. Media let down after calm September 18 rally The rally held in Washington, D.C. over the weekend in support of those who rioted on January 6 drew a small crowd and a massive police presence. While many in the media presented this rally as having potential for violence, it never actually happened. There were […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Did General Mark Milley commit treason or save the country? — How long will it take for Alabama to challenge President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate? — Who won the first in-person run-in between U.S. Representative […]

7. California going all-in on restrictions after Newsom survives recall After Los Angeles County implemented a new slate of COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the week,  the two largest school districts in the San Francisco Bay Area of California have decided that they’ll hold a vote on whether to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students who are […]

7. More than 200,000 migrant encounters in August According to the latest reports from the Department of Homeland Security, there were 208,887 encounters with migrants at the southern border in August, which is just below the more than 212,000 encounters in July. Compared to August 2020, there were 317% more encounters in August 2021.  There […]

7. Orr is looking for tax cuts State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is trying to find ways to reduce the tax burden. He said that tax cuts should be considered and pointed to federal dollars that are coming in, budgets, pay raises and dealing with the coronavirus.  Orr said one thing that could be considered […]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) has proposed a bill looking to get access to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s financial records that is going nowhere. It is noise, and I would argue it isn’t even valuable noise. Now, questions asking whether his decision-making is tied to his personal finances is completely fair game. There has to be […]

7. Democrats conspire to beat a black man in California The media and their Democrats have gathered in California on the day of a recall election for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to protect him and disparage his leading challenger — radio talk show host Larry Elder. Newsom’s recall started out of general disgruntlement with his […]

I warned parents and lawmakers that the Alabama Department of Public Health and various school districts were working to get as many kids vaccinated as possible. It’s a no-brainer that this is what they want to do. What was surprising is how clandestinely they were doing it. But truthfully, I raised this issue with lawmakers […]

7. Bush infuriates Republicans by equating 9/11 hijackers to U.S. Capitol rioters Former President George W. Bush angered many on the right by comparing the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol to 9/11 at a memorial this week, saying, “There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and political consultant Mecca Musick take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Can President Joe Biden even do the vaccine mandate he has ordered? — Will Michael Durant’s entry into the U.S. Senate race change things significantly? — Are Alabama legislators serious about a new prison deal, […]

7. DOJ suing Texas over abortion ban U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced that the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Texas due to their abortion ban, which makes the practice illegal once there’s a heartbeat. Garland said that the law is unconstitutional. One of the issues Garland brought up is how […]

Finally… Joe Biden has a plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It only took about nine months. We're eight months into this pandemic, and Donald Trump still doesn't have a plan to get this virus under control. I do. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 16, 2020 What took him so long to roll this out? […]

7. U.S. Capitol could have a fence again as a lame protest approaches It’s likely that there will be a protest held in Washington, D.C. after the organization “Look Ahead America” has requested a permit for up to 500 people to demonstrate. The protest would be the #JusticeForJ6 rally. The alarmists in the media are […]

7. AU student claims he couldn’t get an SGA position due to being conservative Auburn University student Stephen Morris claims that he was denied becoming the chief justice for the Student Government Association because he previously expressed conservative views through Twitter.  Some of the tweets covered his views on Black Lives Matter, feminism and freedom […]

Hospitalization rates in Alabama hospitals still show that this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. If you think that is too much, too harsh or too mean, fine, but this pandemic is undoubtedly hitting the unvaccinated harder than the vaccinated. That is not debatable — it is just math. But, this is America, and the […]