The Zac Brown Band, a nominee for Best Rock Album, performs at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards… Nice job, with Chris Fryar from Birmingham on drums and Leon Russell sitting in…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Tebow Super Bowl Ad Based on Falsehood?
Tim Tebow Womens’ rights campaigner and attorney Gloria Allred has joined the growing chorus of folks angered at the decision by CBS to allow an pro life group to air an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl on February 7. The ad will feature University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother Pam, who…
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Looking for the muse, just re-watched this movie about a book, not a song… A Love Song for Bobby Long, a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Shainee Gabel and based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps, was shot on location in New Orleans and Gretna, Louisiana while I…
Why People Vote Against Their Own Interests
Here’s an analysis from the BBC on “Why people often vote against their own interests” that should be must reading for Democrats, and everybody else, everywhere. Summary Why are so many American voters enraged by attempts to change a horribly inefficient health care system that leaves them with premiums they often cannot afford? Why are…
Gambling Task Force Raids Victoryland, Country Crossing
Bob Riley’s war on gambling reached a bizarre climax early this morning when the Alabama Governor’s anti-gambling task force dispatched more than 100 state troopers to raid computer gaming centers at the Victoryland Dogtrack in Shorter, Alabama, and Country Crossing in Dothan near the Florida state line. According to early morning television news reports, the…
Americans With Postgraduate Education Still Back Obama
Americans with the most education tend to support President Barack Obama more than any other group, according to survey research. Obama’s job approval rating, which has averaged 50 percent since Dec. 1, continues to be significantly above that average among Americans with postgraduate education, a group among which Obama enjoys the support of 58 percent,…
Obama Delivers Hopeful State of the Union Address
by Glynn Wilson President Barack Obama went before Congress Wednesday night after one year in office and made the case that while times are tough, there is every reason to hope that better days lie ahead because of the American spirit of resiliency. “It is because of this spirit — this great decency and great…
Artur Davis to Skip State of the Union Address?
In a sign of Rep. Artur Davis’ shifting priorities, according to the Associated Press, the Birmingham Democrat will be back in Alabama — not at the U.S. Capitol — for tonight’s State of the Union speech by his former Harvard Law School classmate, President Barack Obama. Glynn Wilson Rep. Artur Davis Davis, now running for…
Perry County’s Arrowhead Landfill Going Bankrupt
What Happened to the Millions from the TVA Coal Ash Contract? John Wathen/Southwings Toxic TVA coal ash by the train load is filling up the local landfill only designed for household garbage, not hazardous waste, in Alabama’s Black Belt… by Glynn Wilson The Arrowhead Landfill in Perry County, Alabama — where TVA is hauling millions…
Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15
The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up soon, Friday, February 12, through Monday, February 15, in fact. We’ll be taking part and going for great local photos, as usual. Check out some of our shots from years past in the Birds of Alabama Archive. Glynn Wilson A white-throated sparrow in the backyard birdbath… It’s…
The Awesome Power of the Human Brain
To Create, and to Mislead… The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson The imagination is a beautiful thing. The imagination is a dangerous thing. Contradictory statements? Maybe. But both are absolutely true. The problem comes in figuring out when the imagination is good, and when it is bad. After making this statement on Facebook just the…
Alabama Governor Bob Riley: A Corrupt, Political Thug?
Riley Caught on Tape Threatening the Press and Political Opponents Bob Riley, the Republican Governor of Alabama who fantasized about Senator John McCain picking him for vice president and now has delusions of running for president, was caught in a recording making direct threats to anyone who might expose anymore of his corruption. He also…
OpEd News Interviews Glynn Wilson on Obama and Change
Locust Fork News-Journal editor and publisher Glynn Wilson was interviewed Thursday by the OpEd News on the first year of Barack Obama’s presidency and the subject of change. Here’s the blurb and link. It’s only been a year since we got rid of Bush. Y’all remember W, the worst president in history, right? So yeah,…
Supreme Court Sides With Corporate Donors
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision today that will enhance the ability of the deepest-pocketed special interests to influence elections and the U.S. Congress, according to a pair of leading national campaign finance reform organizations, Common Cause and Public Campaign. The decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission,…
Obama Gets a C from the Center for Biological Diversity?
President Barack Obama’s first year in office has been a good news/bad news story for the environment, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Overall, the Center for Biological Diversity gives the president’s environmental record so far a “C.” Why? “Obama’s record, while much better than Bush’s, is disappointing so far,” the group’s executive director,…
Classic Star Wars Scene: 'With Me or Against Me'
Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge Of The Sith Part 10 They say hindsight is 20-20, but somehow we have to remember these lessons from history and use them to NOT repeat our mistakes. What if some smart Democrat activist had thought to make a TV commercial out of this scene from popular culture against George…
The Public Is Concerned About the Environment
What about the press and politicians? The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson As the 2010 election season gears up around the country and in the state, as a trained and credentialed public opinion researcher as well as a journalist who has covered public opinion research for about 30 years, I am always looking to see…
Sparks Responds to Resignation of Anti-Gambling Czar
Agricultural Commissioner Ron Sparks, the Fort Payne Democrat running for governor, came out swinging on the gambling issue this week against Gov. Bob Riley, and his opponent in the Democratic Party primary, Rep. Artur Davis. Sparks said in a press release he recently ask governor Riley if he were going to stop the people of…
Senate Should Fix Old Roads, Save Forever Wild
An conservation lobbying group is asking the public to get involved by demanding that their senators use the state savings account to fix old roads, not build news ones, and to protect funding for the popular Forever Wild program to save more of Alabama’s natural beauty. The only political lobbying group for the environment in…
John Lewis on the Martin Luther King Holiday
Civil rights foot-soldier and U.S. Congressman John Lewis talks about what Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday means to him — and to all Americans.
