Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson I’ve got an idea for a new song for the Dixie Chicks. Maybe they could sweep up the redneck capital of Nashville with it. After sleeping late this Thursday morning, and after I got the coffee going and the laptop setup to blog, there was the mug of George…
Monthly Archives: November 2008
The END of Media as We KNOW It?
by Ron Sitton From one of our sister blogs: The Southerner Journal Southerner.Net MONTICELLO, Ark. — I recently attended the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers annual conference in Kansas City, Mo. Students seemed worried that the media as we know it will not be there once they get out of school. Who’s to blame them…
And Then There Were Three, Senate Seats, That Is…
Guest Column by Dwayne Hood ATLANTA — Three Republican senators are still fighting desperately for reelection in order to deny Democrats a 60-seat filibuster-proof U.S. Senate. But the odds are daunting; one incumbent faces a runoff, another faces a recount and the third may be ousted from the Senate. The most notable of the three…
Help Our Troops This Veterans Day
Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and Their Families Guest Column by Dani Sevilla SurvivorCorps.Org Within the United States there are over one and a half million service members that have served in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 30,000 have been physically wounded, but many more have experienced less visible, psychological wounds. Traumatic…
Correct an Injustice on Veterans Day
Help Jim Martin Beat Saxby Chambliss in Georgia Guest Column by Paul Hackett Iraq, Marine combat veteran Eighty years ago today, the Great World War came to an end on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. A few years later, we began celebrating Armistice Day, which for the last 55…
What Obama's Win Means for U.S. Media
Guest Column by Josh Silver Executive Director FreePress.Net Now that the reality of an Obama presidency is sinking in, I want to give you a sense of what it means for the future of the media. In a nutshell, if the new president lives up to his campaign promises, we are poised to see an…
A New Day Dawns: The Democrats Are Hiring!
A new day is dawning in America, and President-Elect Barack Obama is hiring, according to the e-mail inbox today. And the state Democratic Party people are in on some of the decision making (see below). For those interested in working in the Obama administration, here’s the online link to alert them to your interest: http://change.gov/page/s/application…
'Religulous' Movie Profound and Hilarious
Connecting the Dots by Glynn Wilson For controversial comedian Bill Maher, formerly of Politically Incorrect and now with Real Time on HBO, the comedic documentary Religulous is his career memoir. It’s his ultimate search for the key question that drives his life and work. And after all the years of watching him on TV, we…
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve Enhanced
Glynn Wilson An ecoscape enhances the entrance to Turkey Creek by Glynn Wilson Turkey Creek Falls, a power spot in nature not far from here just off state highway 79 and the old Narrows Road, is looking more like a park than ever thanks to local volunteers and the Southern Environmental Center at Birmingham-Southern College.…
CBS TV Time Helps Alabama on the Bayou
Time Out by Dan Rutledge Thank Dog for CBS. That’s what fans of the No. 1 team in the land, the Alabama Crimson Tide, could say this week. Tide head coach Nick Saban might offer up a prayer of thanks as well if his Bama team escapes from Death Valley with a “W” on Saturday.…
A Visual Political Reality Check
Kind of says it all, doesn’t it?
Alabama Supreme Court Race Not Over
Allegations of Voter Fraud Surface in Shelby County by Glynn Wilson Just when I was feeling good enough about the election of 2008 to take a camping trip to Buck’s Pocket and spend a few days behind the view finder of a digital Nikon, the zany brother of Judge Greg Shaw started an e-mail fight…
A Fall Lake Scene in St. Clair County
Glynn Wilson We were riding around in the country on election day in the Chevy van looking for a fall color feature photo — and some light at the end of the political tunnel — when we ran across this small, suburban lake with a few Canadian geese feeding on the bank in St. Clair…
Obama Wins Election in Historic Landslide
Voters Repudiate Bush’s GOP by Glynn Wilson Barack Obama of Illinois, the land of Lincoln, swept to victory in an overwhelming and historic landslide that is a repudiation of the policies of George W. Bush and the Republican Party, according to early voting returns Tuesday night. Glynn Wilson Barack Obama speaking in Birmingham last year…
Vote for Change Tuesday: Election Guides Here
While you may have to stand in line to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4, it looks as though it will be a beautiful day with partly cloudy skies and a high of 74 degrees. If you have not seen a sample ballot yet, you may want to look at these sites before you go to the polls. 2008…
The Last Gasp of the Conservative Era?
Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson The dogwoods in Alabama are beginning to turn red, but the color of the nation on the electoral college map is trending mostly blue, blue, blue. If the numbers hold up for another two days, Barack Obama will become the first half-black American elected president in history, only 146…
Cornel West on Real Time with Bill Maher
Key Quotes: “It’s just an exciting moment to be alive when you see that kind of desperation.” [Big laughs] “It’s the last gasp of the conservative era, where the economics of greed, the culture of indifference and the politics of fear have been brought together in such a way that it hides and conceals the…
Sarah Palin Got Pranked
AP: Palin Takes Prank Call from Fake French President
