Alabama Politics in
Doc’s Political Parlor
& Home of Lawn Mower Repair

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What are others saying about Doc’s Political Parlor?

Doc’s Political Parlor and Home of Lawn Mower Repair is the Alabama affiliate for the Hotline Political Network.

Unsolicited comments from email or the web . . .

“I enjoy your website. I check it every day.”
- Rep. Mike Hubbard, State GOP Chair and House Minority Leader

“You do a superb job and you are required reading around the Lt. Governor’s office.”
- Chip Hill, Director of External Affairs, Office of Lt. Governor Jim Folsom (D)

“I always enjoy reading your blog.”
- Rep. Paul DeMarco (R - Homewood)

“You are a political monster.”
- Frank Matthews, The Mayor of the Airwaves, aka God’s Gangster

“…one of Alabama’s foremost political blogs with more information and links to stories than I can shake a stick at.”
- Joe McAdory, editorial page editor for the Opelika-Auburn News

Mission Statement:   Doc’s Political Parlor informs readers on issues of Alabama politics and policy.

“As for Danny, he’s well-respected not only by bloggers of various political stripe but also by government officials of both parties, as evidenced by their willingness to blog here, comment here, or give him background on stories, knowing that they won’t be misquoted or misrepresented. It’s called being even-handed.”
- Kathy, Birmingham Blues

“…solid history of political neutrality and bona fide access to insiders…”
- Brian, Flashpointblog

“a go-to blog on Alabama politics”
- Blue Gal Red State

“The Daily News Digest at Doc’s Political Parlor… has a wealth of good stuff.”
- The World Around You

Specializing in Alabama and Small Engine Restoration since early 2006.

“Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making you this offer and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature. I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$ 3.5M.”
- Anthony Aka, Ghana

…and an idiosyncratic favorite around here:
“Perhaps the best blog name in the blogosphere is Doc’s Political Parlor & Home of Lawn Mower Repair.”
- Senate 2008 Guru

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F A Q

I have a great story or tip for you. How do I get in touch?

You may contact the Parlor by email or phone.

What’s the story behind the website?

Doc’s Political Parlor and Home of Lawn Mower Repair dates back to 1878 when Doc’s great-great-grandpappy and his posse would sit around the blacksmith shoppe and talk about how bad Alabama’s 1901 Constitution would be. In between sharpening scythes, sickles, and swing blades, the spit-and-chew crowd that gathered at the shoppe would argue about…

No, really.

Danny took his interests in politics, computers, and the internet, and started a blog. Mainly to convince an associate that the associate could do it, though the associate never did.

Who is involved?

(Links in this paragraph take you to posts written by that person.)

Danny, of course. G is a real person who relentlessly creates the Daily News Digest and who never gets enough appreciation for it. Walt creates the Small Town Political Gazette and helps in innumerable ways. We are always glad to see Chauncey Sparks when he comes by. We appreciated having Peter with us for a brief while. We have the pleasure of having Sen. Rusty Glover (R - Mobile), Sen. Parker Griffith (D - Huntsville), Rep. Chris England (D - Tuscaloosa), and Rep. Cam Ward (R - Alabaster) as guest-bloggers during the 2008 legislative session. Rep. Ward and Rep. Randy Hinshaw (D - Meridianville) blogged here during the 2007 legislative session.

Special thanks go to Dan at DailyDixie.com who gave hours of time to help us set up scripts to make the Daily News Digests more attractive and manageable.

We don’t make the internet. We make the internet better.

Do you have a policy regarding comments?

Is [insert name here] the source who did not want to be identified with some information you posted?

Probably not. But we won’t say, “No,” even when the correct answer is no (as it usually is). If we answer, “No,” then readers would know that silence means, “Yes.”

Why don’t you write more about [insert your subject here]?

Justice, fairness, common sense - is that too much to ask?

Truth be told, I would probably like to. Topics for posts are like bread loaves coming out of the bakery oven; I put them in a pile and hope I can get to them before they get stale. If I don’t, there are more coming out of the oven.

Any of these answers could be true, in order starting with the likeliest: the story is not underreported, I don’t have anything to add to what has already been said about this in the public arena, it’s off-topic, and/or I don’t have time. And sometimes, despite those things, I post on a topic anyway.

Who makes money off of this?

Nobody makes a dime. Though one time I got a cup of coffee at a Republican Executive Committee meeting.

So why do you do it?

There is a hope that we can play some small role in making Alabama better than it is now. And have fun along the way.

Will you use some personal information you get here to spam me with email?

No. We even have a privacy policy.

Didn’t this website used to look different?

Yes, it looked like this.

What next?

Go read a book. Hug someone you love. But if you mean at this site, you could start at the front page, in the archives, or on this page of Our Top Posts. (The archives page takes a few seconds to load the first time and is quite fast to re-load immediately after.)

I have another question.

You may contact the Parlor by email or phone.

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