Blogs Join Partisan Fray on Alabama Political Scene
January 1st, 2006Our apologies for the temporary server outage, and especially to the readers of the Sunday Huntsville Times.
Apparently the NSA knocked out our server in Knoxville, Tennessee, overnight last night after midnight
They’re irreverent, sometimes funny and under nobody’s control but their creators’. The Alabama political scene has made it to the big time: blogs. In the past year, several blogs devoted to Alabama politics have begun offering a new way for political junkies to get their fix.
… others sites, such as www.locustfork.net, feature a broad offering of opinion from the site’s operator and a grouping of headlines from other news sources he thinks are important.
Locustfork operator Glynn Wilson calls blogs “the new printing press.” And many of the blogs cover politics.
“A lot of people who get in this blogging business are interested in politics,” Wilson said. “That tends to be a lot of the audience - your news junkies and your political junkies; they tend to go online and look for stuff like this.”
Read the full story from this link.
Web sites report news, give opinions on issues, candidates in races
Notice how fast you get to the print version of this article without having to wade through the entire al.com interface to find it. That is one of the major benefits of using sites like LocustFork.Net on a regular basis.
As the big mainstream media and legacy press continue to fatten up their Web sites with more slow ads and pesky popup ads, not to mention those things called “cookies” made famous by the AP NSA story this week, more online readers will turn to a site like the Locust Fork News to negotiate the Web.
Whether you agree with every point of view published here or not, you should admit that this site provides an incredibly fast and efficient set of links. If you think we are missing a critical link you like to go to on a daily or weekly basis, let us know and we will try to find room for it.
Cheers and enjoy the rest of your New Year’s Day.
If you must read more about Alabama politics today, we also recommend Taylor Bright’s piece in the Huntsville Times.
Alabama Election Year Expected to Draw a Crowd
Former state Chief Justice Roy Moore, because of his stand on displaying the Ten Commandments on public property, is already bringing national attention to the state as he tries to defeat Gov. Bob Riley for the Republican nomination for governor.
Then, here’s a rare Sports Update: Catch Alabama v. Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl
We don’t tend to cover a lot of sports on this site, but if you are not too hung over to turn on the TV or the radio at 10 a.m. CDT Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, turn to the local Fox affiliate or check your local or online radio listings and see how the Alabama Crimson Tide fares against Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
I will bet one six pack of Yuengling Black and Tan right now that the Tide will win this one to make up for the disappointing losses to LSU and Auburn that destroyed what otherwise could have been a great comeback season for the UA football program.
Cotton Bowl: Alabama vs. Texas Tech - Tide seniors look back on four seasons of turmoil at Alabama
Roll !@#$%^& Tide!
January 1st, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Glad to see you are back up and running.
January 1st, 2006 at 3:59 pm
Thanks Tab. Glad to be back up. I was about ready to drive to Knoxville and reset the damn thing myself.
Meanwhile, you mentioned earlier that you like The Smirking Chimp. I added the link to the BLOG ROLL under Blog Left.
Maybe now that the site seems stabile, I can take that drive to the lake in search of art and feature photos. See you later…
January 2nd, 2006 at 11:38 am
I get my “JOLLIES” each morning reading your blogs. They are so blatantly ultra liberal that most are senseless.
BTW: There are NO ULTRA LIBERALS that are PATRIOTIC. They can “talk the talk” but they do NOT “walk the walk”. All they really want to do is cut the spending for the military and cause it to crumble like they did for the Vietnam situation.
In case you have enough sense to wonder, I am a retired military officer and have NO use for the average media reporter. The dislike for reporters started in 1863 when one twisted my response to a question and I have seen it many times since then.
Keep making my day a little happier by putting your stupid blogs on the web.
Have a great day,
Jack F. Shotts
Jack@shotts.com
January 2nd, 2006 at 11:39 am
I get my jollies every morning reading your e-mails. They are so blatantly right-wing fascist that ALL are senseless.
I am a liberal-tarian with 25 years of journalism experience and academic experience and 47 years of life experience. I’ve covered the military and military intelligence along the way - and stomped their ass on occasion, when they lied or their cause was not just…
I am a TRUE PATRIOTIC AMERICAN who actually BELIEVES in the Constitution, especially THE ENTIRE FIRST AMENDMENT!
If you have no use for the press, YOU ARE NOT A PATRIOTIC AMERICAN, for even our first great general, George Washington, understood well the role of the press in THE REVOLUTION and CREATING and DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.
Somehow I doubt you are 142 years old, so maybe your dislike started in 1963 - the year y’all assassinated Kennedy - not 1863 : )
Keep making my day by proving how ignorant the corporate, military right is in America…
Or . . . Sit down and do some reading and actually form a coherent argument about something you believe in, if you can, even if you disagree with us, and perhaps we’ll share it with our readers.
Let me ask you this: Do you believe America should give up on democracy and become a religious, theocratic monarchy led by a dick-tater?
If that is the kind of country you want, you don’t deserve to wear the uniform.
Or . . . Do you believe in American civil liberties and do not want the government to stomp all over them?
Think about it…
Have a nice New Year’s Day, and Roll, Tide, Roll!
GW
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Glynn Wilson
Editor & Publisher
Locust Fork Publishing
http://www.locustfork.net
http://www.locustfork.net/news/