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Mitt Romney Will Be On Finebaum Today

March 12th, 2012 · No Comments

Mitt Romney will be on Finebaum today.  If there was ever a more adequate forum in which potential presidents can be exposed to the nation, I don’t know it. And I expect Romney to be accused of being the bagman in the first 5 minutes.

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Tags: Politics

South Carolina’s Lt. Governor Uses Campaign Funds for SEC Speed

March 9th, 2012 · No Comments

The South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Ken Ard,  resigned yesterday amid an ethics scandal in which campaign funds were misappropriated and used for personal use.  What kind of personal use, you ask?  The kind of personal use you might expect from a person in a position of power in the South…SEC Championship Game tickets.   The media [...]

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Tags: Politics · SEC Football · South Carolina

Haley Barbour Makes One Last Pardon

January 11th, 2012 · No Comments

Outgoing Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has caused quite the stir over his voluminous list of pardons that he granted this week on his way out of the Governor’s office.  It’s not just the number of pardons that he granted, but it’s the types of inmates that were granted clemency.  There are numerous individuals with records [...]

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Tags: Ole Miss Football · Politics

Alvin Holmes Deserves All of the Credit

March 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment

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You may remember Alabama State Representative Alvin Holmes of Montgomery for the above impassioned speech on the floor of the Alabama House during a debate over beer sales laws or some such.  With such a precedent of fine public speaking, Rep. Holmes, not to be outdone by Bryant Gumbel and his NCAA infractions sleuths over [...]

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Tags: Auburn Football · Politics

Dale Peterson Wants to Be Your Next President

February 28th, 2011 · No Comments

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Crazy Politician (and Youtube star) Dale Peterson, wants to be your next President, because “the current crop of GOP presidential contenders are nothing more than the same old repackaged retreads, with the same tired message” and if Mitt Romney and Donald Trump run, “they would suck all of the hairspray out of America.” But ol’ [...]

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Tags: Alabama · Politics

You’ll Vote for Dale Peterson If You Know What’s Good For You

May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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I would advise strongly that if you live in the state of Alabama…hell, if you are in a voting booth anywhere anytime soon…it might be in your best interests to vote for Dale Peterson for Agriculture Commissioner cause otherwise you’ll be picking buckshot out of your ass as you leave the polling station.  Consider this [...]

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Tags: Alabama · Politics

Town Hall Nursing Home Smackdown: Auburn Style

September 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

These Town Halls have been fun to watch. Let’s face it… hot air, shouting matches, and unsightly spectators are a blast, and exactly why  professional wrestling has been so successful.

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Tags: Politics · Rasslin'