Mike Hubbard’s Campaign Coffers Paying For Legal Fees
Mike Hubbard, Speaker of the Alabama House, is apparently spending his campaign cash on legal fees related to a grand jury investigation. According to Mary Sell at the Florence, AL…
The Essential Mo Brooks
I heard my favorite Mo Brooks story in 2010, when he rode to Congress on the tea party wave. It came from residents of Madison County, where he was a…
Doom Quote Of The Day: Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh
Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh was one of those perpetual Republican candidates who couldn’t seem to get elected, not even in the tea party wave of 2010. You see, there was something…special…
How Rob Riley Learned To Launder Political Money
Alabama has seen its share of sleazy political money schemes over the years, but 2010 still stands out. That was the year in which Citizens for a Better Alabama, a…
Alabama Ministry Puts Hitler Quote On Billboard, Quickly Regrets It
An Opelika, Alabama ministry paid for a billboard pairing a quotation of Adolf Hitler with a biblical proverb, but wisely reconsidered in the course of a single weekend. Featuring the…
AL Natural Resources Board Unanimously Sides With NRA To Approve Hunting With Silencers
Hunters in Alabama will soon be able to kill their prey without disturbing neighbors thanks to rules that allow the use silencers on weapons. In a unanimous vote last week,…
Sen. Jeff Sessions Goes Full John Bircher
Last Thursday, Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions accused President Obama, Attorney General Holder, and Vice President Biden of “deliberately collapsing” the nation’s immigration law enforcement system. This is pure John…
The Release Of Roger Shuler Is Good News, But The Fight Continues
Roger Shuler slept in his own bed for the first time in five months last night. The details of his release are not clear yet, but the important thing for…
Roger ‘Legal Schnauzer’ Shuler Released From Jail
The Doc woke up to some good news from Shelby County, Alabama: Roger Shuler, a veteran journalist and publisher of the Legal Schnauzer blog, was released yesterday afternoon from the…
Gun-Waving Akbar Associate Arrested For Shoplifting…Again
Dale Peterson is famous for waving a Winchester rifle around in a campaign ad during his unsuccessful 2010 bid for Alabama state Agriculture Commissioner. The YouTube views of his ad…