Harri Anne on Sig Stump in SD 29

After being denied running as a Republican for her re-election bid to the Alabama Senate last month, Sen. Harri Anne Smith has a signature drive planned throughout her district Saturday in order to get on the ballot as an Independent.

Click here to see the campaign’s full-page Take Back Our [...]

UAW endorses Sparks

The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, for the June 1 primary.

The Chairperson of the Alabama UAW CAP Council, Ted Letson, said, “We believe that Ron Sparks is the candidate of the working men and women of Alabama.  He has [...]

The Power of Babel

In light of all the discussion surrounding Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James‘ “Language” tv ad, I thought I’d take a tip from the comments (thanks, Anon) and add this to the palaver:

Another Republican gubernatorial candidate, Bill Johnson, provides Google translation buttons on his campaign website for twelve languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese, Russian and Spanish.

Johnson also flaunts his international bona fides:

Johnson’s travels to nearly 50 countries have given him a unique understanding of working with other cultures. Being fluent in Spanish and having completed an intensive German language program will be a tremendous asset in economic development and selling Alabama in what is an ever-increasing international marketplace.

Just some vis-a-vis for your mise en scene.

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