 Posted by Danny, on September 30th, 2010, at 10:49 am
Mitt Romney announced in a release [.pdf] that he has endorsed and contributed to 24 Republicans in Alabama this fall, including Kay Ivey, Richard Shelby, Luther Strange, Young Boozer, John McMillan, all seven Republicans running for the U.S. House, four running for state Senate, seven candidates for state House, and [...]
 Posted by Danny, on September 30th, 2010, at 10:00 am
Gawker looks at the “really, really strange, embarrassing, or disturbing political ads coming out this election year” and collects the year’s “best.”
Of the 22 “craziest political ads” collected so far from 2010, 6 come from Alabama.
Thanks to [...]
 Posted by waltm, on September 30th, 2010, at 6:44 am
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 Posted by Danny, on September 29th, 2010, at 2:48 pm
Kay Ivey’s campaign to challenge Democratic Lt. Governor Jim Folsom steps through some talking points with a new television spot airing in Birmingham and Huntsville. Note Ivey’s fondness for the NRA as shown by her saucer-sized NRA belt buckle in the opening shot. You may find some irony in that she [...]
 Posted by Danny, on September 29th, 2010, at 10:35 am
Republican Congressional candidate Martha Roby touts her “Roadmap for Alabama” in this, her latest TV commercial. The Roadmap (found at her sight) has items likely to please or dismay you, depending on your own particular lean. [...]
 Posted by waltm, on September 29th, 2010, at 6:36 am
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 Posted by Danny, on September 29th, 2010, at 12:05 am
“Opportunity is like a man with long hair in front and completely bald in back. When it is coming toward you, you can reach out and grab a good hold because the hair is long. However, when it is moving away from you, your hand just keeps slipping off the slick bald head.” These were the opening words of my remarks on this special occasion. Of course, these words sprung from my deceased mama [...]
 Posted by Danny, on September 28th, 2010, at 11:19 am
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running an ad in the 2nd Congressional District where Democratic incumbent Bobby Bright is challenged by Republican Martha Roby.
The DCCC ran an earlier ad in the district, but removed online access before I got a chance to see it. You can read it about [...]
 Posted by Danny, on September 28th, 2010, at 10:55 am
Robert Bentley has a new ad out that touches on health care… What’s your takeaway from this ad? [...]
 Posted by Danny, on September 28th, 2010, at 10:45 am
State Rep. Tammy Irons (D – Florence) is running for Senate District 1. This ad ran last Friday during a local high school game and will soon be shown on cable.
Irons squares off against Republican nominee Gerald Freeman in the November election.
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 Posted by waltm, on September 28th, 2010, at 7:10 am
 Posted by H, on September 28th, 2010, at 6:26 am
 Posted by Danny, on September 27th, 2010, at 10:32 pm
Democrat Brett Wadsworth went up with this new ad Monday in his campaign to claim the Senate District 5 seat vacated by Republican Charles Bishop. [...]
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Legislative DispatchBy Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011 This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.
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AL House, AL Senate, Legislative Dispatch, Uncategorized | By John Merrill on May 24, 2011 As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]
Legislative Dispatch | By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011 There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]
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