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Let me iterate my outrage at Hillary Clinton. Why add more fuel to an obvious shit-stormer whose power is increasingly less relevent? Woo. Now that we're done with that...Oh and while we're at it,...
View ArticleBeyond Oregon and Kentucky: Alabama Endorsement
So you might have just clicked because of the title. No it has nothing to do with Obama or Clinton or McCain for that matter. Do not leave, this is a groundbreaking development in the Alabama Senate 08...
View ArticleLook at the Pictures: Vote, Recommend and Donate
Recommend this diary please. Been given that suggestion.I've been very adament about getting some support for Vivian Davis Figures in the Alabama Senate 08 Race. There are a lot of reasons why we...
View ArticleLGBT Election Battlegrounds 2008
The LGBT rights movement long ago has invested itself in a state by state election strategy. National politics has disregarded our concerns for decades, literally, with no national legislation on LGBT...
View ArticleRumors Swirl On Possible Alabama AG Troy King Gay Sex Scandal, Possible...
FishbowlAmerica.com:The rumor mill in Montgomery is swirling of news of a potential resignation by Republican Attorney General Troy King, amid rumors that he was caught by his wife having sex with a...
View ArticleRepublican Idea of Vets Values
Great video. Great Candidate in Josh Segall. Watch the video and read below to find out more about one of my favorite races this cycle (AL-03). Josh is a 29 year old candidate that we have to rally...
View ArticleA Great Sign for Dems on a Bleak Day
We got some poll results that Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright (D) is leading Republican State Rep Jay Love by 10 points. Bright and Love are running to replace retiring Congressman Terry Everett in...
View ArticleGood week for Josh Segall (AL-03): Endorsements; Ads, etc
It's been a good last few days by Josh Segall running against do-nothing Mike Rogers. Segall got the endorsement of Rogers hometown paper, the Anniston Star.Ron Sparks, Alabama Agriculture...
View ArticlePA final results - margin as big as Texas'
PA final results show a 55% - 44% margin , as big as that of Texes per the CNN site. Actually is 54.7% - 44.3%, 3,276,363 to 2,651,812, a gap of 624,551. Here in my suburban Montgomery County, the...
View ArticleAlabama Legislature Promotes Miss California to Palin/Bachmann in Training
Say what?Yes that's right, the Alabama Legislature weighed in on a beauty contest. Are you kidding me? No, I'm absolutely not.I'm mad because my state found it more important than to take care of state...
View ArticleLBJ 's Civil Rights Legacy: The Missing Links
I walked away from Daily Kos shortly after the California Proposition 8 vote. I decided I needed a break after I read a rant describing the long, hours and personal money that had been spent in order...
View ArticleSoul of A Citizen excerpt: The Real Rosa Parks Story
Last week, I began my excerpts from Soul of a Citizen by writing about the costs of cynicism. One reason people despair so easily these days is that we often have little sense of how change has...
View ArticleRoy Moore, Jr. What happens to Prophets Past?
The guy has his own lake now, and is said to be buying up all available property around his own, to enlarge what he calls, his "ranch."Who am I talking about?Who rakes in the dough on a continuous...
View ArticleCan you believe it = A Florida BK Trustee (Tolz) get 6 years
Madoff Trustee's fees and handling of the case are now under the scrutiny of the GAO (Government Accountability Office) (see Wall Street Journal story (here)). Creditors & Victims have sought...
View ArticleLooking back 66 years on my birthday
Today is my birthday. Just about as good as Mother's Day!What a wonderful day! Three of my five children took me out for lunch and an art stroll through Asheville's River Arts District. I had a...
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Strong tornado(es) hit Montgomery/Auburn/Opelika AL and western Georgia
A series of possible tornadoes have cut a path through east-central Alabama and west-central Georgia over the last few hours, knocking out power to tens of thousands and destroying many buildings in...
View ArticleFun with Highways: Mississippi and Alabama
In this installment of our "primary highways" series, we look at the states of Mississippi and Alabama. In some ways, this is a particularly challenging edition, as I have never personally visited...
View ArticleA look at the 15 municipalities that make up the NYS39th Senate District
The 39th Senate District is in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State. The district is made up of the following municipalities: Plattekill, Malborough, Crawford, Montgomery, Town of Newburgh, City...
View ArticleAs We GOTV, WE NEVER FORGET Our Civil Rights Martyrs
Civil Rights Memorial Montgomery, Alabama Names of the Martyrs who lost their lives in Freedom's Cause, 1955-1968:May 7, 1955 · Belzoni, Mississippi Rev. George Lee-52August 13, 1955 · Brookhaven,...
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Today is the 48th Anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery
On March 25th, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr., led thousands of nonviolent activists on the 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march, which King described as"a shining moment in the...
View ArticleHistorical Document: MLK's instructions on how to ride a bus
Uncovered by SlateThis is a real glimpse into the heart of Reverend King, and a snapshot of a moment in time when the tide was turning. BTW, the title "Reverend" vice "Doctor" was chosen carefully, as...
View ArticleImpeachment vs Resignation Judge Mark Fuller
September 18, 2014Erick Wright for CongressResignation Vs. ImpeachmentJudge Mark FullerIn the midst of the barbarism shown by Federal Judge Mark Fuller towards his wife, a growing conversation about...
View ArticlePresident Obama's remarks at 50th anniversary of Selma to Montgomery marches
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary_______________________ For Immediate Release March 7, 2015REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SELMA TO...
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Alabama removed the Confederate flag from the State Capitol this morning
Governor Robert Bentley (R) ordered the removal of the racist Confederate flag from the State Capitol's grounds today.Two workers came out of the Capitol building about 8:20 a.m. and with no fanfare...
View ArticleShould white cops be kept out of black neighborhoods?
Would black neighborhoods be safer if white cops didn’t patrol them? The jury is still out on that one, but it’s a question that was recently raised in Montgomery, Alabama, following the death of Greg...
View ArticleAlabama police officer arrested for murder in shooting death of black man
A Montgomery, Alabama, police officer who shot and killed a man last week has been arrested for murder and is currently being held on $150,000 bond.As was noted on March 1, Greg Gunn’s neighbors said...
View ArticleIn Philly, a prosecutor makes a courageous decision regarding juvenile...
In Philadelphia, there are 300 men and women who were children when they were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A January decision by the U.S. Supreme Court offered an...
View ArticleA movement takes shape to memorialize lynching victims in the U.S.
In the wake of last year’s mass shooting of nine African Americans at South Carolina’s Emanuel A.M.E. Church, a renewed movement arose to remove the Confederate flag from government spaces and...
View ArticleNew Orleans DA wants 17-year-old robber to serve 99 years without parole
New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro continues his streak of heartless prosecution.We’ve covered the self-proclaimed reformer’s misdeeds repeatedly, and now there’s a new one to add to the...
View ArticleNative Rights Rising: Standing Tall At Standing Rock
The scene was eerily reminiscent of Selma and Birmingham.Snarling, trained attack dogs ripping into the flesh of peaceful protesters, drawing blood. Only this time, instead of police batons being used...
View ArticleIn one morning, Phoenix prosecutor sees five sentences reversed by Supreme Court
In a critical decision on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court gave five Arizona defendants the opportunity to have their sentences reconsidered, delivering a huge blow to Maricopa County's head prosecutor,...
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Zephyr Teachout outperformed in NY-19.
Of all the competitive Congressional races in 2016, Zephyr Teachout and Denise Juneau’s were the ones I was rooting for most. Both of them lost. I’m going to look at the losses, starting with...
View ArticleAmerica in black and white in Alabama
In an age of “both sides do it” and “teach the debate,” some issues are simply black and white. So it was this week in Alabama, where truth and myth, hate and hagiography collided in two stories of the...
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Red Money, Blue Primary: mapping GOP donations in Montgomery County MD DEM...
This image is not art, but a powerful piece of computing illustrating how donors are placing their money in a very crowded Montgomery County MD Democratic primary election June 26. There are 1.2...
View ArticleThe Progressive Fight is against Bezos, not Blair in the Montgomery County,...
As I noted in my prior election piece, there was a covert council candidate slate and also a shifting of money from Roger Berliner towards Rose Krasnow and David Blair.It is also noteworthy how these...
View ArticleFor my son with opioid addiction, Medicaid was a lifeline. Rep Steve Chabot...
xFacebook ContentFour years ago, my son, Andy, told my wife and I, “I’ve got a problem with pills.” This past June, we lost him to an opioid addiction. I’m not quite sure when Andy started shooting up,...
View ArticleMontgomery, Alabama: Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs
Felicia Hirata and I are in the midst of a Georgia-Alabama Civil Rights circuit. I write this blog while sitting in a park along the Alabama River. The quiet beauty of the spot belies the past. The...
View ArticleSweet Home Alabama?
I have just returned from an extended trip through the civil rights monuments of Tennessee and Alabama (a journey I encourage every American to take). It’s beautiful country, populated by some of the...
View ArticleMontgomery, Alabama, elects its first African American mayor
Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama, made history on Tuesday when it elected its first African American mayor. Montgomery County Probate Judge Steven Reed defeated local Fox television station...
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Black Kos, Week In Review
Commentary: African American Scientists and Inventors By Black Kos Editor, Sephius1Today's inventor is someone who took advantage of the good seed planted by his grandfather, who was born a slave and...
View ArticleMorning Digest: Kentucky Republicans back down from plot to steal election...
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel...
View ArticleMontgomery honors Rosa Parks with new statue 64 years after her protest and...
On Sunday, Dec. 1, a new Rosa Parks statue was unveiled in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, 64 years after Parks was arrested for refusing to sacrifice her seat on a public—and segregted—bus. AL.com...
View ArticleDoctors leave in disgust after Montgomery City Council ignores their pleas...
Across the country COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The small plateau in cases seen for a few days in April are long behind us. This means that municipalities looking to try to reopen parts of their...
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Now is the time to honor Fred D. Gray for a lifetime of legal work that...
One of the themes of the new Biden administration is Equity. On January 26, Biden intends to sign Executive Orders overturning Trump policies related to Equity. This diary is a plea to Joe Biden and...
View ArticleNewly released bodycam video shows exactly why mother of 5-year-old is suing...
Dionne Holliday and Kevin Christmon are Montgomery County Police Department officers. According to a lawsuit brought by Maryland mother Shanta Grant, the two officers berated and abused her 5-year-old...
View ArticleFrom the Pittsburgh of the South to Rocket City
Due to COVID delays, the official census count for the state of Alabama arrived today. Unsurprisingly, but nonetheless shocking to the senses, Alabama now finds itself with a new largest city. For...
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Montgomery, Alabama, Votes to Keep Discrimination Legal - Because Bathrooms.
On Tuesday, the City Council of Montgomery, Alabama, voted down an ordinance that would have offered protections to a wide range of minority groups and prohibited discrimination based on race, gender,...
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