For all those poor Comcast customers who cannot get MSNBC, in places like Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where there’s obviously a Republican bias to the basic cable lineup, here’s the key story from the past few days that you probably won’t find out about anywhere else. Yes, that’s right, Sarah Palin, McCain’s veep choice, is a flip…
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Siegelman Fundraiser Sunday in Huntsville
There will be a fundraising reception Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2-5 p.m. for former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman’s legal defense fund at the crossroads at 115 Clinton Avenue East in Huntsville, Alabama. According to the press release, “Don Siegelman has been fighting for us as a public official and even went to prison because he…
Alabama's Outdated Constitution Impacts Environment
Alabama’s outdated constitution is a major impediment to environmental progress in this state, according to Nelson Brooke, executive director of the non-profit environmental group, BlackWarriorRiver.org. He’s encouraging attendance Thursday night at the Birmingham Audubon Society Meeting at the Birmingham Zoo auditorium, for Mark Berte’s presentation on: “Alabama’s 1901 Constitution: It’s a Thick Book and a…
America Needs a New Pill, Not Corporate Welfare
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson What is the point of electing a conservative president who will give big business everything they say they want to make massive profits at the expense of consumers, when they are just going to come calling on the federal government for a bailout when they fail anyway? If giant…
University of Alabama for Obama on the Quad
Believe it or not, at the conservative Capstone of the University of Alabama, still steeped in Deep South thinking, there is a group of active students and faculty supporting Barack Obama for president. They call themselves University of Alabama for Obama. Glynn Wilson They held a meeting on the steps of Gorgas Library on the…
The Palin Bump Is Real…
by Glynn Wilson The electoral college map is now clearly showing a scary fact. The Palin bump is real, with the Republicans gaining about 30-50 votes in the past two weeks. The Republicans now appear to have a lock on 224 electoral votes, with the Democrats dropping from 260 to 238, with only 76 in…
Sarah Palin on the Bush Doctrine?
She doesn’t even know what it is, y’all… I’m still on the road. Will be back in the saddle by Tuesday afternoon…
Alabama Warms Up for Arkansas, Breaks into AP Top 10
For post game coverage, check out these posts from our sister site, RosenbushCafe.com. Alabama Breaks into AP Top 10 Alabama Offense Tunes up for Arkansas
Tina Fey Does Sarah Palin on SNL
Tina Fey returns to “Saturday Night Live” as Sarah Palin. Live From New York It’s Saturday Night AP
Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday Sept. 13
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em… Glynn Wilson The Alabama Crimson Tide kicks off to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Saturday, Sept. 13. Taking a break from the news, here’s the view of Bryant-Denny stadium a little while before kickoff. A pre-game slide show…
Hurricane Ike Makes Landfall in Texas
NOAA And the blues is happenin’ at Egan’s in T-town…
Sarah Palin Supports Aerial Hunting of Wolves and Bears?
Despite intense scientific, ethical and public opposition to aerial hunting of wolves and bears in the vast Alaskan wilderness, Governor Sarah Palin continues to champion this despicable practice with financial subsidies and even spending tax money advertising the practice. Is that who you want for vice president? Most of the Republicans I know from the…
Major Gas-Price Gouging in Progress Due to Ike
Convenience stores across the Southeast are drastically raising prices and asking customers in 11 states to limit gasoline purchases to 10 gallons as Hurricane Ike shuts down some refineries on the Gulf Coast, according to the conservative Associated Press. People are lining up at gas stations Thursday afternoon to top off their tanks, fearful that…
SEC Ranks High in Week Three
Time Out for SEC Sports by Dan Rutledge The Southeastern Conference football season rolls into Week 3 with nearly half of its members ranked in the national Top 25 polls (Georgia No. 2, Florida No. 4, LSU No. 7, Auburn No. 9 and Alabama No.11) and coming off a week that saw just two of…
Birmingham News Lacks Balance, Fairness
What do you know. The Birmingham News published this letter to the editor Thursday. Now will the Huntsville Times and Mobile Press-Register publish it as well? As a long-time journalist and former journalism professor who moved back to my home town of Birmingham three years ago, I continue to be appalled at the lack of…
Jefferson County Dems Blue Dot Ball Sept. 18
The Jefferson County Democratic Party will hold its annual Blue Dot Ball Thursday Sept. 18 beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom at SoHo Square in Homewood. The special guest speaker will be former Governor Albert Brewer. Tickets are $75 per person. To sponsor a table the cost is $750, and for $2500, you can…
Protest Groups Claim Civil Liberties Violations in St. Paul
As more groups across Alabama sign on to the press release condemning police actions at the Republican National Convention, the Birmingham Peace Project released the following statement on these violations of civil liberties. Signees are listed in the end. Very little has appeared in the general press regarding the astounding display of intimidation and violence…
Conyers Defers Contempt Charge on AG Mukasey
House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, the Michigan Democrat, decided to defer the vote scheduled for Wednesday on a resolution finding Attorney General Mukasey in contempt after receiving a letter from the Bush Justice Department. Mukasey was on the verge of being charged with contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena calling…
Will the House Uphold the Law and Hold Rove in Contempt?
by Glynn Wilson Update: Scratch that. The hearing has been postponed due to the seventh anniversary of 9/11 and the memorial dedication. The United States House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing of the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Thursday at noon in the “continuing investigation into the U.S. attorneys controversy and related matters,”…
National Enquirer Reports Palin's 'Secret' Affair
The National Enquirer, a sensational tabloid that is usually ignored by the so-called “mainstream media,” is now reporting that Alaska Governor and John McCain’s pick for Vice President, Sarah Palin, had an affair with a former business associate of her “fisherman” husband, Todd. The press is paying more attention to the Enquirer of late, however,…
