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The American Taliban strikes again, not surprisingly in Alabama, where Gov.-elect Robert Bentley (R) told a Martin Luther King Day crowd that they were all his brothers and sisters – if and only if they are Christian and have “been saved.” Yes, on a day dedicated to teaching justice, equality, togetherness and unity, the future [...]

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Former lobbyist, Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) is constantly kicked around as a Republican presidential candidate. And sure, why not. He’s white, fat, and like the most recent Republican president, can’t really figure out what the big deal was about civil rights. I mean, really, why are all those black people still so bent out of [...]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M2ewuAASqI&feature=player_embedded Alabama this election cycle has an endless stream of insane candidates. They’ve spent the better part of the past few weeks trying to one-up each other with their love of guns, religion and huge fences along our southern border. From governor candidate Tim James, who insist that people in his state should only speak [...]

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As long as Alabama continues to put forth comically-insane candidates for political office, we’re gonna keep bringing them to you. Meet Dale Peterson, Republican candidate for agriculture commissioner. We have no idea what the job entails, but his credentials include being: a “FARMER, BUSINESSMAN, COP, AND A MARINE DURIN’ VIETNAM!” Good lord, vote for this [...]

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We didn’t really bank on becoming a political blog about Alabama politics, but those yokels are making ignoring their goings-on near impossible. Surprisingly, we’re not even talking about something Tim James — the lunatic who says things like “This is Alabama. We speak English” while wandering around his slave plantation — did this time. Instead [...]

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You might want to check your calendars, folks, because it’s starting to feel like 1950 around here! Virginia’s new wingnut governor, Bob McDonnell, introduced an important item yesterday declaring that April is Confederate History Month in the Commonwealth. Honoring slave owners, secession and a war that ripped the union apart has long been a point [...]

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