Birmingham Blues

Kyle Whitmire of the Birmingham Weekly has been following the District 54 saga for quite a while.  I’d love to see him in print every day (or maybe he could start a blog), but writing one article or editorial a week does give one the opportunity to do background research and gain the perspective that [...]

No, this is not a joke.  I guess they figured if W was going on vacation, they would too.  It’s not like the country is overrun by violent factions or anything.
Thanks, blogenfreude! 

Danny at Doc’s Political Parlor was kind enough to talk to Frank Matthews about this, so the rest of us wouldn’t have to.  Frank’s the Birmingham talk radio host and perennial candidate who came out of Saturday’s State Democratic Executive Committee meeting hollering about “n*ggers and gays” because the committee actually voted to give the [...]

I know y’all will be shocked to hear that Bill Frist is getting off with a fine and some makeup work.
Here’s my previous post.  Hat tip, Daffodil Lane.

Crooks and Liars has the video and a transcript.  Thank you, Mr. Olbermann.

I want my money back.

Robin DeMonia of the Birmingham News has a good column today about Rep. Alvin Holmes and his impassioned defense of Patricia Todd and the voters who elected her to the state house.  Here are some excerpts, but be sure to read the whole thing.
Alvin Holmes has fought as hard as anyone to open doors for [...]

Bill Frist may not have completed the continuing education required to keep his medical license, even though he filed papers with the state of Tennessee saying he did.  He “may not have”?  Either he did or he didn’t.  There’s not a lot of wiggle room there.
The state of Tennessee requires its licensed physicians to complete 40 [...]

Good.  What in the hell, and I do mean hell, would make Fred Phelps and his family think it’s appropriate or effective to protest at soldiers’ funerals?  They had distributed fliers saying they were coming to Birmingham to picket the funeral of Army Sergeant Marquees Quick, but — as frequently happens — they didn’t show.  I’m [...]

Today, remember those who lost their lives; those who lost family, friends, neighbors, colleagues.  Remember those who were injured and are still recovering.  Remember those who lost homes, treasured possessions, livelihoods.  Remember those who lost faith in the government that failed them.  Remember the government officials, those who have learned from this horrible disaster and [...]