Despite the city of Cullman, Alabama declaring a state of emergency just days before, Donald Trump held a rally there last night. And the adoring crowd hung on his every word. The only time they jeered him was when he encouraged them to get vaccinated.
Alabama City Slated to Host Trump Rally Declares Covid-19 Emergency
The city of Cullman, Alabama, which was slated to host a rally featuring former President Donald Trump, has declared a Covid-19-related state of emergency ahead of the event.
“The declaration of the State of Emergency allowed the city to provide the additional personnel and equipment for this weekend’s political rally after it was requested by Cullman Regional,” according to reporting from AL.
WATCH: GOP Crowd Cheers When Taylor Greene Says Alabama is One of the Least Vaccinated States in the Nation
The Republican party is treating vaccines in a very curious manner. They, of course, want Donald Trump to get full credit for the creation of the shot. At the same time, many GOP voters are refusing to get vaccinated.
Judge Roy Moore Loses His $95 Million Lawsuit Against Sacha Baron Cohen
Roy Moore has been a bit of an albatross for the Republican party. The former Alabama Supreme Court Justice won the state‘s senate primary in 2017. Then came accusations of sexual misconduct with an underage girl.
Retiring GOP Senator Richard Shelby Refuses to Back Trump Sycophant Mo Brooks for His Seat
When Donald Trump pushed lies about the 2020 election to his followers, he had plenty of help from GOP lawmakers. Few pushed harder than Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks. Brooks famously took the stage at the 1/6 Trump rally to egg on supporters.
Rep. Mo Brooks, an Important Figure in Trump’s Insurrection, Is Running For a Senate Seat
Donald Trump did plenty to incite an insurrection on the US Capitol on January 6th. But that doesn’t mean that he didn’t have help. The former President’s biggest allies in the Senate were Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.
Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville is Playing Both Sides of the Impeachment Fence
Tommy Tuberville first became famous while coaching college football’s Auburn Tigers. The coach won an SEC championship in 2004 before coaching Texas Tech and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Now a politician, Tuberville turned his coaching good will into an Alabama senate seat in November and has already been heavily connected to Donald Trump made to Tuberville during the Capitol insurrection.
Judge Strikes Down Alabama Attempt to Ban Abortions As Part of Coronavirus Restrictions
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson has ruled that the state of Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of its coronavirus restrictions. The state had tried to include abortions in its list of canceled elective medical procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Alabama Gov Ivey is Sure the GOP Abortion Ban Won’t Hurt Tourism or Business
In what might be seen as a dismissively antagonistic stance, Republican Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said she doesn't think the abortion ban that has no exception for rape or incest, which she just signed into law, will hurt tourism or business recruitment.
Trump Supporter Pulls Gun at Alabama ‘Families Belong Together’ Rally
A supporter of President Donald Trump disrupted a “Families Belong Together” rally in Huntsville, Alabama on Saturday by pulling a gun that he brought to the peaceful demonstration against Trump’s immigration policies.
Rachel Maddow Slams Alabama For Stripping Voting Rights From Over 100,000 Minorities
In a race as close as the special election in Alabama between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones, it is voter suppression maneuvers like this that could make all the difference.
Opinion: Partisanship Cannot Be Tolerated When Decency Is The Only True Recourse
Loyalty in most cases is a noble and endearing quality when given to those who have earned it by embodying righteousness, fairness, and truth. However, loyalty blindly imparted in politics is a dangerous and deadly cancer within the body of democracy. Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, is a prime example of a misguided and twisted loyalty that has lasting pervasive ramifications in a country deep in the throes of turmoil.
Opinion: Failure, Sex, Lies And A Moron Are Destroying GOP
The party of "family values" has fallen on hard times. The Republican Party as we know it has been transformed into the worst representation of government in our modern history. Led by a moral abomination, Donald Trump, the GOP has molded itself in the image of its inept leader and become fodder for late night comedy, resignations, impeachment and federal prison.
GOP Congressman Says Roy Moore’s Victory In Alabama Marks ‘New Level Of Crazy’ For Republicans
With Moore's victory on Tuesday, it's clear that the Republican Party is lurching even further to the right and embracing the most extreme elements in our politics.
Senate race in Alabama exposes Republican rift
U.S. President Donald Trump is due to travel to Alabama on Friday to whip up votes in a Senate race that has laid bare the rift between the Republican party's leadership and its anti-establishment wing.
Family Values GOP Governor Resigns, Gets Booked In Jail As Sex Scandal Erupts Around Him
It's become a staple of the Republican Party – do as I say, not as I do, especially when it comes to sexual behavior.
One Republican Sex Scandal Unmasks the Phony Justifications for Undermining Voting Rights
The Supreme Court struck down key parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, saying it wasn’t necessary anymore in 2013. A Republican Governor’s current sex scandal just proved the Supreme Court wrong.
Trump Uses ‘Thank You’ Tour Finale to Remind America He is an Unhinged Liar
Trump attacked journalists, Michelle Obama, and reality itself, claiming “we won by a lot. It wasn’t even close.”
Gas Pipeline Rupture Forces Alabama and Georgia States of Emergency
Estimates of 250,000 gallons thus far, is being “held in a mine water retention pond” with no clue how or why the pipeline leaked.
Targeted By Police For Being Black Registered Voters In a GOP State
"People just do not understand why a sheriff is coming to their house to bring them a subpoena if they haven’t committed any crime."
Hillary Clinton Sweeps Through the South with Wins in Alabama and Tennessee
Hillary Clinton swept through the South with wins in Alabama and Tennessee, building on her earlier wins in Georgia and Virginia this evening, as well as her earlier South Carolina win.
House Republican Is Planning Impeachment Proceedings Against Hillary Clinton On Inauguration Day
Alabama Congressman Mo Brook (R) wants to start impeachment proceedings against Hillary Clinton on day one, if she is elected president.
Alabama Poll: Trump Has Big Lead In GOP Race, Clinton is Crushing Sanders in Dem Contest
An Alabama poll found Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton enjoying large leads within their respective parties in the 2016 presidential race.
Anti-Public School Evangelicals Now Control Alabama and Texas Education Boards
It is obvious that the owner of a professional sports franchise, say a National Football League team, would only hire a hair-stylist who detests, and has never played, the game of football as a general manager and head coach if they wanted their team to fail miserably. That is an absurd idea, but it is precisely what two religious Republican governors who want to decimate their state's public education system did in appointing evangelical anti-public education fanatics to run their state's public school systems.
Republicans In Retreat As Alabama Governor Takes Down Confederate Flag From State Capitol
The Republican version of damage control is spreading all through the South as Republican Gov. Robert Bentley ordered the Confederate flag to be taken down from the state capitol.
Minority White Christians’ Religious War On the Constitution
There is a misconception among ignorant Americans that this nation was founded on the tenets of the bible and is therefore a Christian nation
50 Years Later, John Lewis Is In Congress, Our President Is Black, But Selma Fight Isn’t Over
It is not enough simply to remember Selma. The courageous men and women on the Edmund Pettus Bridge could not be deterred by brutal force. They marched forward with undaunted courage, staring death in the face. Members of Congress who lack the minimal courage required to pass legislation protecting the right to vote, have no business paying tribute to the marchers in Selma. By their inaction, their allegiance lies with the Alabama State Troopers who turned the marchers around.
Ku Klux Klan Joins Alabama’s Religious War on Equality and the Constitution
Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore, has made headlines lately by elevating the bible over the Constitution in what seems to be a widely held opinion in Alabama. Because the bible says gays are an abomination to god, it drove Moore to order other state judges to ignore federal court rulings allowing courts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Alabama Begins Issuing Marriage Licenses To Same Sex Couples
On Monday, the state of Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A defiant Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Roy Moore, demanded that probate judges refuse to grant the licenses, but was unsuccessful.
Child Homelessness and Poverty Are Rising So Republicans Plan Harsh Program Cuts
Coupled with inhumane austerity cuts, the GOP is getting precisely what they apparently live for; more despair and destitution among the poor, especially children.
The Persecution of Pagans Continues in the United States
This is the "freedom" demanded by the Religious Right - the freedom to hound those of whom they don't approve, right out of town, and out of existence, if possible
Obamacare Delivers Knockout Blow To GOP As Majority Of States Have Expanded Medicaid
The further we go along into the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and more people see what it offers them, the less likely the GOP is going to be able to do anything about the law and will have to accept it.
Southern Comfort: Why The South Ain’t So ‘Backwards’ Anymore
The south is becoming more and more socially progressive, which is leading to an educated populace that should no longer be stereotyped.
Winners and Losers From Last Night’s Off-Off Year Elections
There were many winners and losers (and one who won and lost) in last night's elections, but the biggest winner was liberalism.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 5: Spencer Bachus and Alabama’s 6th District
This is the fifth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 4: Mo Brooks and Alabama’s 5th District
This is the fourth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 3: Robert Aderholt and Alabama’s 4th District
This is the third edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 2: Mike Rogers and Alabama’s 3rd District
This is the second edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics of the district, as well as review the historical voting patterns and the record of the Congressperson representing the district. This series will run until we’ve looked at every single district in the country, which should take us right into the 2014 campaign season.
Alabama Commission Prays Away Gay Marriage – at Meeting About Power Rates
The Alabama Public Service Commission started a meeting about power rate structures with a prayer against Marriage Equality.
15 Republican Governors Would Rather Kill Their Own Citizens Than Expand Medicaid
15 states with Republican governors are refusing to expand Medicaid even though the first 3 years are free and never more than 10% in state costs.
Alabama Man Holding 5-Year-Old Boy Hostage ‘Listened to a Lot of Conservative Talk Radio’
Jim Lee Dykes, who gunned down a bus driver and abducted a 5-year-old boy that he's holding hostage, is described as someone who listened to conservative radio and didn't like government.
Red State Secession Would Be a Dream Come True for the Rest of America
Don't tell me that some little part of you would not just like to say to Texas, or to another Southern state of your choice, 'Fine. Go. We admit it. 1861 was a mistake and we are undoing it now.'
Spiritual Hurricanes and an Aura of Unreality Surround GOP Convention
Most of us like a little reality in our diet, but the Republican Convention seems to be focused more on how to mainstream the crazy
‘Religious Freedom’ Measure Targeting Women’s Reproductive Rights Goes Down in Flames
While Republicans pass alleged 'religious freedom' laws aimed at knocking down women's reproductive rights across the country, at least one has gone down in flames.
Over 85% of Alabama and Mississippi Republicans Think Obama Is or Could Be A Muslim
A new PPP poll of Alabama and Mississippi found that between 86% and 88% of each state's Republicans believe that President Obama is, or could be, a Muslim.