Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy My question is, what is this idiot still doing on national television? Glenn Beck is the biggest national joke since Sarah Palin quit the governor’s office in Alaska and we all found out Rush Limbaugh was a drug addict. The title of his…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Casino Jack Abramoff and the Corrupt Flood of Political Money
A documentary from Magnolia Pictures on Jack Abramoff and the power of money in the hands of lobbyists in D.C. was released May 7. It also stars William Branner, Tom DeLay, Donn Dunlop and Kevin Henderson. Written by Alex Gibney. Directed by Alex Gibney The plot? A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption…
Testing New Logo for The Locust Fork News-Journal
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Takes on Tea Party Victories
Beyond the Palin The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Karl Rove Bashes Tea Party Candidate for False Gay Rumor?
Sean Hannity of Fox News Disagrees? Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Something is going awry in Tea Party-GOP Land. Rove got Bush elected governor in Texas the first time by perpetrating a false rumor that Ann Richards was gay. Now when a Republican wins an election doing exactly…
Big Majority of Americans Blame Bush for Faltering U.S. Economy
Perhaps the American people are smarter than some pundits suggest. According to the most recent Gallup poll on the subject, 71 percent of the people surveyed blame former President George W. Bush for the economic problems facing the U.S. Nearly two years into his presidency, 51 percent of Americans say President Barack Obama bears little…
New Report Links Coal Ash to Cancer and Other Health Effects
Glynn Wilson / Southwings A close view of the growing coal ash mountain in Perry County in Alabama’s Black Belt Air and water and in 34 states are being poisoned by the waste from coal-fired power plants — creating major health risks for children and adults, according to a report released this week by Earthjustice…
Feds Update Reports on Dead, Rescued Birds Along the Gulf
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Graphic by Glynn Wilson Based on what is being called a “rigorous review” of previously released preliminary data by a team of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, the federal agency has compiled an expanded report of the birds rescued and collected during the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil…
Roebuck Springs Fish Kill Update: A Video on Village Creek
Glynn Wilson A view of Village Creek in Roebuck Springs, Alabama, Sept. 13, 2010 by Glynn Wilson The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has still not concluded its negotiations with the city of Birmingham for a killing 11,760 watercress darters, an endangered species protected by the Endangered Species Act, and also for some 8,900 additional…
Daily Show’s Jon Stewart Makes Fun of Florida Preacher Terry Jones
Exactly What We All Should Do to Right-Wing Nuts The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Watchdog Groups File Complaint to Stop Dirty Corporate Campaign Money
AmericanCrossroadsWatch.org, a group of national watchdog organizations dedicated to clean elections and corporate accountability, launched a new campaign this week to try to stop Karl Rove from using dirty tricks and dirty corporate money to manipulate the mid-term elections by buying candidates who will support Big Business and deregulation. Rove created American Crossroads (“AC”) several…
Buckeye Butterflies Thrive Along Village Creek
Glynn Wilson The groundsel bushes [baccharis halimifolia], also known as silverling or sea myrtle, along Village Creek in Roebuck Springs, were covered in butterflies on Monday, mainly the common buckeye [junonia coenia], in the category of eyespot patterned butterflies. It lives year-round in the American South and elsewhere from March through October along shorelines, roadsides,…
American Goldfinches Begin Fall Migration
Glynn Wilson When the yellow and black American goldfinches [spinus tristis] start showing up at the feeders, it is a sure sign the fall migration south has begun. This little fellow, yes, it is a male, could not resist the swinging cedar house in the dogwood tree outside the window. He was there for much…
US Attorney General Eric Holder to Speak at UA Law School
Event to Honor 50th Anniversary of To Kill A Mockingbird United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder will be the keynote speaker during an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ms. Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird on Tuesday, September 21 at 3:45 p.m. in the University of Alabama Law School’s McMillan Lecture Hall,…
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
A Documentary on Hunter S. Thompson The wild life and chaotic times of ‘gonzo’ writer Hunter S. Thompson is recounted by Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Sean Penn, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro and others, narrated by Nick Nolte, in this Starz Original documentary now playing on a cable or satellite channel near you. I caught…
Cooling Trend on Tap for the American South
An evening cooling trend is on tap for Middle Alabamaland and much of the American South this week, an early hint of fall weather and a break from the oppressive summer heat. The five day forecast calls for temperatures in the 60s at night, although afternoon highs will still be in the upper 80s with…
Alabama Football Coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Interviewed in 1973
Exclusive, Never Before Seen Video Discovered Students interview University of Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant at Parker High School in Birmingham the day before the A-Day game in the spring of 1973. Filmed by teacher Dan Fulton. Posted here with permission for the first time ever on the Web, by Glynn Wilson, LocustFork.Net. The…
Urge President Obama to Support Clean Cars
It may take years to fully appreciate the impact of the Gulf oil disaster, but one thing is crystal clear: if we want to avoid another environmental disaster, we must reduce our dependence on oil, according to the Earth Justice. More than a year ago President Obama announced a historic agreement on new national standards…
President Marks Ninth Anniversary of 9/11: ‘A Day That Tested Our Country’
The President Barack Obama marks the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks as a National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor those who lost their lives.
Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen Speaks at Oil Spill Into DC Rally
At this past weekend’s “Spill into Washington, D.C.” rally in front of the nation’s Capitol, John Wathen talks about the BP Slick disaster and extraction technology.
