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With that in mind, I give you GOP Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA21). When asked about teabaggers calling African American Representatives N!&&er, spitting on them, and calling gay Represenatives "F@&&0t", he not only JUSTIFIED' [...]
Whenever someone won’t comment on a news story, reporters can write it a few ways. “When contacted, he said he wouldn’t comment on ongoing litigation” is typical. Sometimes it’s “numerous phone calls for comment were not returned by press time” or “he did not return requests for comment.” Pretty vague [...]
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I’m pleased to report that Alabama political junkie Hilary Funk has agreed to blog here at Doc’s Political Parlor for the next couple of months. I look forward to having a new voice around the Parlor! I may be just about the only one, but I [...]
Would you like to watch the debate on the house floor? Here's a link for live coverage:As we await the historic vote on health care reform, it's important to remember that we're just ten days away from the end of the first fundraising quarter of 2010. The fundraising totals reported in this quarter will be pivotal to' [...]
I think there is some vote on the rule in a few. Maybe our resident procedural guru, Causal Wednesday [...]
From Left in Alabama: Why won’t Ethics Reform pass? And from Sebastian Kitchen of The Montgomery Advertiser: Why has PAC reform not been passed?
I’m the guy in the front row obnoxiously waving my hand high in the air. The obvious answer to both questions? The majority party that [...]
Reading the comment threads at FireDogLake, I feel like I've walked through the looking glass. Loathsome as this is, somehow I just don't think committing political suicide is going to move this country in any direction but further toward where the [...]
Mitchell Howie, a Democrat seeking the AL-05 congressional nomination, received a less than enthusiastic reception earlier this week in Muscle Shoals.
Fifth Congressional Democratic candidate Mitchell Howie, relatively unknown in the Shoals, spoke at the United Steelworkers Hall in Muscle Shoals on Monday at the monthly Democratic Club meeting.
“Up front, [...]
On our way back from a family trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky we decided to take the scenic route and were treated to both great scenery and more than a few political signs. I have to say, Monroe County has its fair share of candidates with unusual nicknames, [...]
In all honesty, I didn't really delve into this too much, but thought the graphic interesting:
This is from Mitchell Howie, running in the AL-05 Democratic primary -- mooncat.
When Parker Griffith votes against the People of North Alabama
I had a conversation the other day with a gentleman named Robert Hughes in Muscle Shoals. Mr. Hughes asked me if I were in [...]
The News Courier – Athens goes after delinquent taxes
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Shelby County Reporter – Westover mayor discusses progress
The Daily Home – Health care: Fix it now
[...]Montgomery Advertiser – Print exclusive: Bingo lawsuits cost state more than $500,000
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Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks was the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Madison County Democratic Executive Committee. After his prepared remarks, an audience member asked Sparks to comment on both the half million dollars he loaned his gubernatorial campaign and his opponent's campaign financing. Here's how Sparks [...]
Man Congressmen are so entertaining:
