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Deb Murphree/Alabama Politics: Happy Veterans Day!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:00 -0500

We remember our armed forces today, with reverence and respect. Here is a site, that I have enjoyed, and you might notice the Buddy Finder. If you know of someone in the military, type in their name, and find them. It's quite simple and re-unites many military personnel. [www.military.com][...]

Deb Murphree/Alabama Politics: Autauga County District Court Judge, Phillip Wood...To Retire

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:25:00 -0500

Autauga County District Court Judge, Phillip Wood, is retiring on December 31. He has presided as District Judge for 26 years. [www.montgomeryadvertiser.com] [...]

Doc's Political Parlor: Crowded Field for Birmingham Mayor’s Race

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:48:19 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Tomorrow at 10 am, Scott Douglas, Executive Director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, will announce his candidacy to be mayor of Birmingham tomorrow at Linn Park at the statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Interim mayor Carole Smitherman will run. Patrick Cooper, runner-up in the [...]

Doc's Political Parlor: Back

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:43:13 -0500

Lots going on… e.g., health care reform in Washington, 2010 races heating up, and we have the added distraction of some site issues that took us down for a bit this morning. We are back, and we’ll get the problem worked out. Refunds for the downtime and inconvenience are available [...]

Left In Alabama: Tea Party Leader Brags about Co-Opting Kelly Ingram Park

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:43 -0500

When I read that the Tea Party Express was coming to Kelly Ingram Park on Monday, I was horrified. This is an overwhelmingly white movement whose express (excuse the pun) purpose is to de-legitimize the country's first African-American president, and they were going to gather on the sacred space [...]

Birmingham Blues: Tea Party Leader Brags about Co-Opting Kelly Ingram Park

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:25:08 -0500

When I read that the Tea Party Express was coming to Kelly Ingram Park on Monday, I was horrified. This is an overwhelmingly white movement whose express (excuse the pun) purpose is to de-legitimize the country’s first African-American president, and they were going to gather on the sacred space [...]

Birmingham Blues: Remember

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:41:59 -0500

Today is Veterans Day. I’m remembering my father, who served in the Air Force during the Korean War. I’m also remembering my brother, who died two years ago today. He didn’t serve in the armed forces, but he fought for freedom in his own way, overcoming his own fear and [...]

The Progressive Electorate: Maddow destroys Pro-SLAVERY American Corporations "You child labor endoring, pro-slavery FREAKS!"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:55:59 -0500

Very rarely does Rachel Maddow lose her temper. Rather, she usually engages even the worst issues with a snarky, cheerful grin, but if you see the look on her face at the end of this segment you will see the burning rage that I have a LOT of [...]

Left In Alabama: A Gambling Man

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:51:04 -0500

“You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.

Know when to walk away, know when to run
You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done. ~Kenny Rodgers, The Gambler

No, I these lyrics [...]

Left In Alabama: Bumper Stickers I think about

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:42:13 -0500

Tee shirts, baseball caps and bumper stickers have become the new communication media of our time. If it takes more than six words to say, it is "intellectualizing" and probably "elitist". Therefore, much of our dialogue is dumbed down to fit onto a bumper sticker.

Permit me to comment on a [...]

Bessemer Opinions: Shocked...and more shocked

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
This is a sad casualty of the storm yesterday. Ida destroyed my flag.

But it is Veteran's Day, so I will leave it up until dark. It looks kind of like a war time flag, huh? Thanks go out to those who have served [...]

The Progressive Electorate: The Laziest Cities in America

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:33:49 -0500

The Business Insider gives us their far from precise rankings of the top 25 laziest cities in America based on combining three factors: obesity rates, lack of exercise and television viewership.

Coach Nick Saban will be furious that Tuscaloosa tops the list. Of course Alabama and the [...]

Left In Alabama: The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:37:14 -0500

Fitting, that the Armistice was signed in the eleventh hour on 11/11/1918, because the so-called War to end all Wars had taken Western civilization right to the brink of destruction.

Trenches, poison gas, fields of dead ...

The unimaginable horrors of war ... unless you've experienced it, in which [...]

Shoalanda Speaks: Saluting Frank Buckles - Last Living U.S. WWI Veteran

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Frank Woodruff Buckles, 108, is the last living United States Veteran of World War I. Since the 2008 anniversary of the Armistice, the last known remaining veteran from Great Britain has passed away. Now, Frank [...]

Doc's Political Parlor: Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 11/11/2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:45:45 -0500

Birmingham News - Archibald: Imagine that — clowns, visionaries try to fill Langford’s shoes

Birmingham News - McAdory wins runoff for Alabama House District 56 seat

Birmingham News - Calera finally has six new council members

Birmingham News - Bessemer school board moves to join lawsuit [...]

Deb Murphree/Alabama Politics: D.C.SNIPER, JOHN MUHAMMAD EXECUTED..PRONOUNCED DEAD AT "911"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
>How ironic is that for D.C. Sniper John Muhammad to die at exactly "911"? Some people say that numbers have meaning, and in the Bible, numbers were used in many passages. I was watching CNN last night, when the press came out and stated the details of John Muhammad before [...]

From A Buick: Last Weekend's LSU-Bama Tailgating

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:41:00 -0500

About the funniest video ever:
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Opelika Daily News: Veteran’s Day – Opelika Activites

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:04:04 -0500

Don’t forget a couple of Veteran’s Day activities in Opelika on Wednesday. With County and City Office Closed, Banks Closed and many off from regular jobs, you can attend one or both special events in the city. Breakfast or the 11AM special services. [...]

The Progressive Electorate: Action Alert: Money bomb today to fund a documentary about direct democracy, plus other activism

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:09 -0500

There's been a lot of talk about "direct democracy" since Obama was elected - about how his campaign involved people at a level never before seen in national politics, how his White House has been using online programs to get peoples' input, and so on. But what if we as' [...]

Opelika Daily News: Kate Campbell at Sundilla Friday the 13th!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:51:59 -0500

It should be old news by now that Kate Campbell will be returning to Sundilla this Friday, November 13; that day is sneaking up on us quickly! Admission is $15, and you can buy tickets at The Gnu’s Room until the day of the show. Buying one [...]

Flashpoint: Focus on State Senate 9

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:22 -0500

Question: What do South Huntsville, Marshall County, and some of Blount County have in common?

Answer: An invisible State Senator, Hinton Mitchem (D - Union Grove).
Mitchem has been in the Senate since 1979, and was a State Representative before that (elected in 1975). More from Doc’s Political Parlor “Key [...]

The Alabama Moderate: Teabaggers v. Holocaust Survivors

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:01:47 -0500

Number of comments: 2
How is it exactly that something like this somehow flew under the MSM radar? I suppose that using the Holocaust is convenient when you’re opposing health care reform– until the survivors start calling you out on it. Then, all you have to do is just sit back and read the comments to [...]

Left In Alabama: Teabaggers v. Holocaust Survivors

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:02 -0500

How is it exactly that something like this somehow flew under the MSM radar?

I suppose that using the Holocaust is convenient when you're opposing health care reform-- until the survivors start calling you out on it.

Then, all you have to do is just sit back and [...]

Left In Alabama: Nov. 11, 1901

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:46:34 -0500

November 11, 1901: Alabama's 1901 Constitution is ratified by statewide vote in an election fraught with corruption. Following the trend of other southern states in this period, Alabama used the constitution to effectively disfranchise blacks and poor whites. With 826 amendments, the 1901 Constitution is the longest constitution of any state by far.

It's [...]

Left In Alabama: Tharptown High School Cancels Prom - Scared of Lesbians.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:05:19 -0500

From the "Why Does It Always Have to be Alabama?" file:

Prom Canceled Due to Lesbian Couple

An Alabama high school prom has been canceled following a lesbian student's request to bring her girlfriend. Cynthia Stewart, a 17-year-old junior at Tharptown [...]

The Progressive Electorate: Kareem Abdul Jabaar Has Leukemia

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:55:08 -0500

Today NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabaar revealed to the public that he has a rare form of leukemia.

Abdul-Jabbar said he spoke out about his disease because he wants to shed light on leukemia. More information about the condition is available on his Facebook page, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [...]

Birmingham Blues: Marriage Equality Protest in Atlanta This Saturday

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:12:44 -0500

Commenter wspencer passed along the information below about a marriage equality protest in Atlanta this weekend.

In the wake of marriage equality being defeated in Maine, and the one year anniversary of the passage of proposition 8, activists are holding protests throughout the country to express their outrage that the [...]

Politics Alabama: Unemployment Figures Half The Story

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0500

The labor department announced an October unemployment figure of 10.2%. However, I would like to point out AGAIN that THAT number doesn't tell the whole story. When the labor department reports the unemployment figures, that is the number of people who filed unemployment claims in that month. The Labor department' [...]

Left In Alabama: Health Care and the Alabama Gubernatorial Campaign

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47:22 -0500

Politicization of this issue was inevitable. Candidates are always looking to make news and how better than to glom onto a topic that's already making headlines? Even Alabama's Republican gubernatorial candidates are talking about health care reform though none of them is currently in a position to do anything about [...]

The Progressive Electorate: President Obama's Speech For Fort Hood Fallen

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:41 -0500

part 2 below the fold
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Left In Alabama: It's Not Over.

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:22:58 -0500

The Affordable Health Care Reform Act passed the House of Representatives, but is still has to pass in the Senate before the President can sign it into law. The deathers, birthers, teabaggers, bluedoghograts, DINO's, Stupaks and the Talking TeeVee Pundit Heads are determined to derail health [...]

Left In Alabama: Alabama Makes AlterNet

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:52:03 -0500

Editor's Note: The shocking transfer of public wealth to Wall Street's pockets is illustrated vividly in Mark Ames' article below, which covers some very disturbing recent events in Alabama, where billionaires and banks are squeezing the locals so hard that they're literally going bankrupt just for flushing their toilets, where [...]