Embedded Files
Next Meeting: 01/12/26, 7 PM, Ozark-Dale Library
Focus on Alabama Federal Officials (Post 2024 Election):
Rep. Sewell celebrates House passage of bipartisan Tax Court Improvement Act
Comment: "U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, celebrated Monday the unanimous passage of the Tax Court Improvement Act in the House. The bill, co-led by Sewell and Representative Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, would streamline Tax Court procedures, provide additional rights for taxpayers, and increase internal accountability to improve the U.S. Tax Court system."
Comment: Illustrates how Alabama Democratic Congressman Terri Sewell can work in a bipartisan manner to pass legislation important to both Alabama and the nation.
US Senate seat spotlight: Dakarai Larriett, Democrat
Video: Sen. Tuberville calls for impeachment of Chief Judge Boasberg - November 20, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT2OavK6UB0
Comment: Tuberville's mad because he had his phone records subpoenaed. There was controversy about a supposed call from President Trump to Tuberville during the height of the January 6th insurrection. The timing of that call was disputed and may have turned out to be important evidence in Jack Smith's investigation. Jack Smith subpoenaed phone records of several GOP senators, not just Tuberville. The subpoenaing of citizen phone records is common in investigations. However, Tuberville thinks he had a special exemption because he is a Senator.
Comment: Republicans are also mad at Boasberg because the judge is considering contempt of court actions against certain Trump administration officials.
Comment: Please listen to what Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts had to say about calls for impeachment.
Former Trump voter running as Alabama Democrat sparks debate: ‘Charles Barkley shouldn’t be playing in the WNBA’
Comment: "A former Donald Trump voter who is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Alabama said he wants to neutralize one of the Republicans’ favorite talking points with a blunt response."
"Kyle Sweetser of Mobile said the GOP is obsessed with trying to define Democrats as advocates for transgender athletes participating in women’s sports."
"Sweetser frames the issue the same way as many Republicans, without directly referring to transgender women or girls."
" 'I’ll put it to you this way,' Sweetser said. 'I don’t think Charles Barkley should be playing in the WNBA.' "
" 'And that’s that. A man shouldn’t be competing in women’s sports. That’s what folks in the state Alabama, that’s what people believe here. Overwhelmingly.' "
"One of Sweetser’s Democratic opponents for the Senate seat, Dakarai Larriett, said Sweetser is inflaming an already overblown issue that he says Republicans want to exploit. "
" 'I think we’re all reading into what Kyle said as transgender women in sports, but just his language is not inclusive and it’s incendiary,' Larriett said."
" 'So if he’s talking about transgender women in sports, I put that to the people who have the expertise. I don’t think this is at all what Alabamians care about. I polled hundreds of Alabamians. This doesn’t make the top 20 list.' "
"But Sweetser said Republicans continuously publicize the issue because a large majority of Americans agree with their viewpoint."
Comment: This article contains statements from 2 of the 3 Democrats running for the open U.S. Senate seat from Alabama.
Sorry, America. Tommy Tuberville might sue you. - al.com
https://www.al.com/news/2025/11/sorry-america-tommy-tuberville-might-sue-you.html
Comment: "As you probably heard, the Senate budget deal to end the shutdown included a sneaky new provision. It allows some U.S. Senators who have their phone records subpoenaed without their knowledge to sue for up to $500,000."
"Mind you, this law doesn’t protect regular people, only U.S. Senators. If the Justice Department wants our phone records, that’s fine by them."
"Heck, they didn’t even include their buddies in the U.S. House."
"And up here in DC, that’s just rude."
"In its Jan. 6 investigation, the Justice Department lawfully subpoenaed phone records of eight U.S. Senators, including Tommy Tuberville, to see who they were talking to back when President Trump was soliciting their help to overturn an election."
"A federal judge reviewed and approved the warrant."
"Those senators have since found out, and they want somebody to pay."
"And that somebody could be you."
"Again, the Justice Department followed the law, but like kindergarteners on a playground, the Senate has now changed the rules after the fact. Because this new law is retroactive, those eight U.S. Senators can now sue."
"Since this has come out, many Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, have said this looks bad."
"And most of the Senators affected have said they aren’t going to sue."
"Most, but not Tommy Tuberville."
"In a tweet on Friday, he said he wants Jack Smith, the special prosecutor who subpoenaed the phone records, imprisoned and the judge who approved the warrant impeached — and if he doesn’t get his way, he says he’s going to 'sue the hell' out of every Biden official."
"Thing is, this new provision doesn’t give him the power to sue 'Biden officials.' It empowers him to sue the United States."
"Which is us."
Update: House repeals shutdown provision that let Tuberville, 7 other senators sue government
AL.com: Republicans trash Tuberville’s ‘self-serving’ $500,000 shutdown lawsuit deal: ‘This is outrageous’
Comment: "An increasing number of House Republicans are incensed over a provision tucked into a spending bill ending the government shutdown allowing Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and seven of his colleagues to sue the federal government for at least $500,000 each."
Comment: "The provision enables Tuberville to sue the government for at least $500,000 for not giving the senators notice that their phone records were accessed as part of then-special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection."
"Tuberville’s office has declined repeated requests for comment, including whether the intends to sue."
"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who is among the eight Republican senators that the provision applies to, told reporters he does plan to sue the federal government."
Comment: Obtaining phone records is a common investigative tool, and is probably not illegal in these circumstances. One would think that Republicans could collect only if Pam Bondi and the DOJ decides to settle, so as to pay out your tax dollars to these Republican politicians.
Tommy Tuberville said what? NYC immigrants edition.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/11/tommy-tuberville-said-what-nyc-immigrants-edition.html
Comment: "Zorhan Mamdani won the election in New York City, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville has some things to say about it."
"Speaking on Steve Bannon’s podcast, Tuberville said he believes that within one election cycle, everybody in America’s largest city will have converted or moved out."
" 'We lost New York,' he said. 'It will be completely Muslim in three or four years. That’s what they want. They are going to have everything free there for them, and they are going to spread throughout the country.' "
Comment: "Tuberville has said dumb things like this before — so many things — but particularly about Muslims and immigrants in cities."
Comment: "Tuberville could run for office on many things that might make Alabama better — ending tariffs that hurt Alabama farmers, supporting rural hospitals instead of building the world’s most expensive prison, or recruiting companies from overseas."
"But why do the hard stuff when old, reliable Alabama politics works so well?"
Comment: While many in Alabama may not support the democratic socialist policies of Zorhan Mamdani (the issues in Alabama differ from those in NYC) one has to accept that the citizens of NYC elected him. Now Republicans are trying to make Mamdani the Democratic "bogeyman" in races around rest of the country. However, as the linked article points out, Tuberville's ridiculous attempt to do so makes him look silly and racist. The article goes on to list other silly comments about immigrants and Muslims that Tuberville has made.
Alabama Sen. Tuberville says he would support US troops going into Nigeria
Comment: With regard to situation in Nigeria, Tommy Tuberville wants to send in the military, without fully understanding what is going on over there. It is not as simple as the religious persecution that Tuberville claims.
Please Read the Related Story & Excerpt:
Why is Donald Trump threatening military intervention in Nigeria?
Comment: "Do Christians face a particular security threat in Nigeria?"
"Nigeria is officially secular but almost evenly divided between Muslims (53%) and Christians (45%), with the remaining population practising African traditional religions. Violence against Christians has drawn significant international attention, and is often framed as religious persecution. However, most analysts argue the situation is more complex."
"In parts of central Nigeria, deadly clashes between itinerant Muslim herders and predominantly Christian farming communities are rooted in competition over land and water but exacerbated by religious and ethnic differences. The herders often claim reprisals for the killing of their people and cattle, while local communities see the attacks as ethnic cleansing targeting their settlements."
"Priests and pastors have increasingly been kidnapped for ransom, as they are viewed as influential figures whose worshippers or organisations can mobilise funds quickly. Some analysts say this may be a trend driven more by criminal economics than religious discrimination."
Tuberville says Trump could ‘go around the Constitution’ for a third term in 2028: ‘That’s up to him’
Comment: To heck with the Constitution and Tuberville's oath to defend it! Long live King Donald! [sarcasm added]
Tuberville on third Trump term run: ‘Very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on President Trump’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5578045-tuberville-trump-constitution-third-term/
Comment: "Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said President Trump seeking another term in the White House is 'very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on' the president."
" 'Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term? He’s teasing that,' a reporter asked Tuberville in a video clip posted to the social platform X on Tuesday."
" 'You know, if you read the Constitution, it says it’s not, but if he says he has some, some different circumstances that might be able to go around the Constitution, but that’s up to him. We got a long way to go before that happens,' Tuberville responded."
" 'But you’re open to it?' the reporter replied."
" 'Well, I think that there’s going to be having to — have to be an evaluation from President Trump’s viewpoint to the Constitution. There will be a lot of legal aspects to it. Will it happen? It’s very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on President Trump,' the Alabama senator said."
Comment: Based on these comments, it doesn't sound like Tuberville is too interested in fulfilling his oath to defend the Constitution.
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
Comment: "In an October 8 speech against 'radical Islam' on the Senate floor, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville complained that America is 'allowing people with extremist ideologies, people who hate American values to not only live here, but to hold positions of power and influence our government'.”
"Tuberville said 'mass migration has destroyed [the United Kingdom’s] society' and alleged that members of Congress 'openly support the radical Islamic terrorist organization, Hamas.' The next day, he repeated and affirmed many of the same sentiments on an an episode of the conspiracy program The Alex Jones Show.
"The Council of American-Islamic Relations’ national deputy director, Edward Mitchell, later described Tuberville’s October 8 speech as spreading 'dangerous hatred against American Muslims and utter ignorance about Islam' in a public statement."
“ 'Anti-Muslim bigotry is sadly not that surprising and it’s widely tolerated in politics,' Mitchell noted during an interview with APR on Sunday night. 'But I thought that going on The Alex Jones Show would be a step too far for a United States Senator and for the Alabama political leadership.' "
"A well-known conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones recently had his appeal of a $1.4 billion judgment for defaming the families of victims of the Sandy Hook massacre rejected by the Supreme Court. APR reported last week that former Senator Doug Jones harshly criticized Tuberville’s appearance on the show at a University of Alabama College Democrats event."
“ 'It shouldn’t only be Alabama Muslims who are upset about the senator’s descent into crazy world,' Mitchell said. 'It can also be Alabama political leaders who are speaking out and saying, 'insulting the parents of murdered children from Sandy Hook by going on The Alex Jones Show was a step too far.' ' "
Comment: CAIR makes some compelling arguments against Tuberville's claims in this linked article. Please take the time to read it in its entirety.
Shocking new poll reveals a surprising frontrunner in Alabama’s US Senate race
Comment: "A former Navy SEAL is leading Alabama’s attorney general and a congressman to replace Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate, according to a shocking new poll."
"Jared Hudson, a former SEAL and small business owner who unsuccessfully challenged Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway in 2022, beat out two more established and better funded candidates."
"Hudson edged Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall by three points and crushes U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, by 20 points in the Quantus Insights poll released Thursday."
Comment: Could it mean that Alabama voters are dissatisfied with MAGA candidates Moore and Marshall and are looking for a different choice? Not as much is known about Hudson statewide, and when voters learn about him, perhaps they will also be unhappy with that third choice. We note that Hudson lost a previous race for sheriff, so he is certainly beatable. Democrats need to offer a better choice than any of these three GOP Senate candidates.
AL.com: Trump judicial appointee didn’t tell Senate the whole truth. They could soon make him a judge, anyway.
Comment: "When LaCour testified before the committee in September, Sen. Dick Durbin peppered him with a few tepid questions. Durbin, D-Illinois, asked LaCour about his involvement in Alabama’s fight against a court-ordered congressional redistricting and whether LaCour had helped the state defy the federal courts."
"LaCour said the state had not defied the courts.
" 'When it comes to defiance of court orders, I don’t think any court order has been defied in that case,' LaCour said."
"That might be what LaCour thinks, but it doesn’t seem to be what the judges who handled the case thought, said out loud or wrote in subsequent court orders."
Comment: "Good faith, like the truth, used to matter. Only not so much to Congress."
"Instead, Alabama’s senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville endorsed LaCour without a hint of hesitation or misgiving. Britt, who serves on the committee, got to voice her support more than once."
" 'As a fellow native of the Wiregrass, obviously the entire region is proud to see you serve,' Britt said."
"Let’s be clear. Alabama attempted to dilute the voting strength of Black citizens. When federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, ordered the state to knock it off, Alabama kept at it anyway. It did so in an attempt to gut what was left of the Voting Rights Act — a law passed in reaction to Alabama’s historic mistreatment of Black voters. And one of the architects of that plan to gut that law was LaCour, who at best misrepresented the facts of that case to a politically pliant committee."
"And now that man could soon be a federal judge — because those men and women on that committee don’t care about the truth."
Comment: Please read the entire linked article to see how LaCour worked to defy federal court orders, and how he later misled the U.S. Senate about it.
Barry Moore raising more than his rival in quarter three of the Senate race
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/barry-moore-raising-more-rival-122728941.html
Comment: Moore may be raising the most money, but he is getting clobbered in the polls.
Washington leaders throw money behind GOP opponents running for open Alabama US House seat
Comment: Battle for the bucks in a GOP race for our (Dale County's) U.S. House seat. Wonder what the special interests will want for their contributions?
Alabama Muslims Respond to Tuberville’s Call to Ban Sharia Law
https://alpolitics.com/alabama-muslims-respond-to-tubervilles-call-to-ban-sharia-law/
Comment: "Local Muslims decry violence, deny intent to replace American law with sharia, are concerned about the effects of Tuberville’s words on their safety and rights"
Tuberville call to ban ‘sharia law’ shows ‘dangerous hatred against American Muslims,’ advocate says
Comment: "U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., believes that anyone 'practicing' sharia law in the U.S. should be 'deported immediately'."
Comment: "Throughout the speech Tuberville mentioned that 'radical Islamic extremists' were a threat to America and even stated that these extremists 'want every single freedom loving American dead, bottom line'."
" 'They have proven over and over again that they’re willing to do whatever it takes to kill just one American citizen, whatever it takes and it isn’t just happening overseas,' Tuberville said. 'It has been allowed to fester and is alive and well in our very own country, just waiting for the right opportunity to attack.' "
Comment: "In a statement to AL.com, Deputy Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, said that Tuberville’s remarks were 'dangerous hatred against American Muslims' and he could learn about Islam if he took up a months-old offer to visit a Birmingham mosque."
" 'If Senator Tuberville ever takes up the community’s offer to visit an Alabama mosque, he will learn that Alabama Muslims are following sharia—which means the way to water—when they pray five times a day, fast in Ramadan, give in charity, and follow the laws of the land in which they live,' Mitchell said."
" 'Senator Tuberville will also learn that American Muslims have consistently opposed all forms of unjust violence, from terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda and ISIS, to the genocide perpetrated by Israeli government in Gaza. This is called moral consistency, and Senator Tuberville should try it.' ”
"CAIR invited Tuberville to a mosque in June after he said that people attempting to come to Alabama from blue states were not welcome if they brought a, 'communist, Islamic atmosphere'."
"Tuberville also claimed that three prominent Muslim Democratic politicians, Zohran Mamdani, Illhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, were supporters of Hamas."
Comment: Tommy won't visit the mosque. He would rather remain ignorant and prejudiced. This is your current Senator, who wants to be your next governor.
Hold the line, Tommy Tuberville. Scandal is on the phone.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/hold-the-line-tommy-tuberville-scandal-is-on-the-phone.html
Rep. Barry Moore pens op-ed showing support for Alabama farmers
Comment: One wonders how Barry Moore can reconcile his support of farmers with his undying support of Trump, who has devastated the international market for U.S. agricultural products (like soybeans) with his tariffs. Of course, he might vote for a massive bailout for farmers (which wouldn't be necessary if Trump hadn't started a trade war to begin with), but then how would Moore reconcile the spending of billions with his prior pledges to reduce government spending.
AL.com: Senate unanimously passes Tuberville resolution for ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’
Comment: "The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Rick Scott, R-Fla., that designates Oct. 14 as 'National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk'."
Comment: " 'He was an extremely effective teacher—and I repeat—a teacher of young people. He helped educate millions of young Americans about patriotism and conservative moral values.' "
Comment: " 'He never raised his voice,' Tuberville said, referencing Kirk’s viral political debates."
" 'He never said anything hateful. If you looked up the word ‘positive attitude’ in the dictionary, Charlie Kirk’s name would come up.'”
Comment: Tuberville, in his enthusiasm for glorifying MAGA hero Charley Kirk, is wrong (or lying) about Kirk never saying anything hateful. Please reference the following article. There you will find are numerous examples of racist, sexist, and condescending language from Kirk:
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs
Comment: It is unfortunate that Democratic Senators unanimously voted for Tuberville's resolution. Probably it was out of respect for Kirk's surviving family and for rejecting the act of violence that took his life. Political violence cannot be tolerated, despite any controversy associated with the target of that violence. Perhaps it was a concern that GOP political operatives would try to distort any vote against the resolution to appear as a vote for justifying the act of violence. A similar resolution in the House of Representatives did face some Democratic opposition, and right-wing media and some GOP congressmen were quick to attack those who opposed the House resolution or abstained from voting for it.
AL.com: New poll reveals clear frontrunner for Tuberville’s Senate seat: 40% of Alabama voters still undecided
Comment: "Attorney General Steve Marshall has a commanding lead in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, according to a poll of likely Republican voters released on Monday."
"Marshall was the choice of 37% of respondents, to 16% for U.S. Rep. Barry Moore of Enterprise."
"Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson got 7%, while cattle farmer and businessman Rodney Walker got 1%."
Comment: "The Alabama Poll conducted the survey of 600 likely Republican voters on August 24-26."
Comment: Note that this poll was only of Republican voters and didn't ask about any of the multiple Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Tuberville.
Tuberville blocks measure to prevent Babbitt from receiving military funeral honors
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5496740-senate-ashli-babbitt-military-honors/
Comment: "Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Wednesday blocked a measure seeking to prevent Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt from receiving military funeral honors."
"The Alabama Republican objected to Sen. Ruben Gallego's (D-Ariz.) request for unanimous consent on his resolution, which he submitted earlier Wednesday."
“ 'This resolution is nothing more than a pathetic attempt to strip away the earned honors of a veteran who deployed seven times during her many years in the United States Air Force. Ashli Babbitt earned these funeral honors through her service to this nation,' Tuberville said on the Senate floor."
Comment: "Babbitt, an Air Force veteran, was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as she attempted to climb through a barricaded door to the Speaker’s lobby near the House chamber."
"The shooting, which was captured on video, transformed Babbitt into a martyr for much of the political right, who view her death as unjust."
"A month after the riot, an Air Force representative under former President Biden's administration informed her family that she would be denied military funeral honors 'due to the circumstances preceding her death'.”
"The Air Force, under President Trump, reversed the Biden-era decision last month, writing a letter to the Babbitt family offering to provide Babbitt with military funeral honors."
"Gallego, who was serving in the House during the 2021 attack on the Capitol, recalled seeing Babbitt “leading the pack” to try to force her way into the Speaker’s lobby and ignoring orders from Capitol Police to stop before she was shot."
" 'She didn’t die protecting our country. She died trying to tear it down. Military honors are sacred. They are reserved for the men and women who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution and the rule of law and actually live up to it. To give them to Babbitt would be a spit in the face to all of them, to every veteran who died defending this country,' Gallego said."
AL.com: Dozens of Alabama lawmakers endorse candidate facing former congressman seeking return to Washington
Comment: "State Rep. Rhett Marques of Enterprise has landed an endorsement from his colleagues in the race for Congress in Alabama’s 1st district."
Comment: Alabama District 1 covers Dale Co. and Marques is one of the GOP candidates running to replace Barry Moore as our Congressman.
Comment: "Marques faces former Congressman Jerry Carl in the Republican primary. The 1st District covers the southern edge of the state, from Mobile to Dothan."
"There is no incumbent in the race. U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, also of Enterprise, is running for the U.S. Senate."
Comment: Given that there is no incumbent, Democrats need to find a strong congressional candidate to run against either Marques or Carl in November 2026.
AL.com: Tommy Tuberville says he carries golf club when he walks in Washington because of crime
Comment: Do you think it's time we send Tuberville back to his gated community in Florida so he can use his golf club for its intended use? No, not Montgomery because:
Comment: "During an interview in August, Tuberville was asked if he were governor would he deploy Alabama’s National Guard to fight 'rampant crime' in Birmingham and Montgomery."
"Tuberville responded saying 'you betcha'.”
Comment: So, given the choice of the Alabama National Guard on the streets of Montgomery or Tuberville safe behind the gates in Florida, how many of you would like to see Tuberville back down in Florida? He could be the ultimate "Florida man" that you hear about all the time.
AL.com: Republican Alabama congressman running for Senate booed at town hall, leaves out the back
Comment: Barry Moore meets "the resistance" in Daphne Alabama!
Comment: "U.S. Rep. Barry Moore faced a hostile crowd Wednesday night at Daphne City Hall, drawing boos and cries of 'shame!' as he defended President Donald Trump’s agenda and his own record."
"Moore, of Enterprise and a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, was shouted down throughout a 45-minute raucous town hall meeting that was neither advertised to the public nor to the media."
Comment: "Moore’s answered questions from audience members, a majority of whom were clearly opposed to the Trump administration."
Comment: "Those included: immigration, Medicaid work requirements, election security, tariffs, the benefits of deploying the Alabama National Guard to assist in patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., and the impact of the so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' on Alabama."
Comment: "Moore, after the town hall, left out the back of City Hall."
Comment: "The rowdiness mirrored town hall events hosted by Republicans in Congress throughout the country."
AL.com: Tuberville told Trump why he wants to be Alabama’s governor: ‘Can’t say I’ve liked the Senate’
Comment: "Although Tuberville described his colleagues as 'a lot of good people,' he went on to say there were 'a lot of things [he is] a bit disappointed with in the Senate.' ”
"He specifically mentioned the Senate’s long running seniority custom, which provides long term senators with greater influence over Congress’ internal workings, such as committee assignments, chairmanships, and clerkships."
" 'I’m not big on the seniority realm of the longer you’re there the more power you get,' he told Kirk."
" 'I think it should be merit based. Everybody talks about term limits and all those things. Term limits should have nothing to do with it. Seniority should have nothing to do with it.'”
Comment: Even though the Senate seniority system has problems, does Tuberville actually think that his meritorious service in the Senate would justify the perks currently provided by the seniority system?
Comment: Do you think that Tuberville's dislike of the Senate may be due to the national media coverage in Washington that is more rigorous and critical than the often friendly media coverage he enjoys in Alabama?
Video: Protest Erupts When Public Rep. Strong Event Turns Private | Aug. 28, 2025 | News 19 at 10 p.m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYgpRM_5LE
Comment: North Alabama Republican Congressman backs out of PUBLIC meeting with constituents.
Figures Hosts Town Hall in Montgomery, Addresses Health Care, Industry and Infrastructure
Comment: Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures represents Alabama District 2, which is just north of Dale County. (We are in District 1.)
Video: Democrat Launches Campaign Opposing North Alabama Congressman Dale Strong | August 13, 2025 | News 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNRmBtT5LZw
AL.com: Foreign students pay big. Tommy Tuberville wants them gone.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/08/foreign-students-pay-big-tommy-tuberville-wants-them-gone.html
Politico: Barry Moore announces run for Senate in Alabama
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/12/barry-moore-alabama-senate-00504786
Comment: "Moore said he is running for the seat because the people of Alabama 'deserve a Trump conservative.' ”
Comment: " 'As the first elected official in the country to endorse President Trump, I will have his back and defend the MAGA agenda in the Senate, just like I have as a member of the Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives,' he said. 'We have a lot to do in Washington to help President Trump get our country back on track, and my record shows I’ll never clock out when there is work to be done.' ”
Comment: If the Trump administration comes completely unglued by November 2026, do you think Barry Moore might regret some of those words? Do you think Alabama voters will ever wise up to Trump's danger to our economy and well being?
Video: US Rep. Barry Moore launches bid for the Senate seated being vacated by Tommy Tuberville - August 12, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sFyph94Cg
AL.com: Former Alabama congressman’s possible run for his old seat hints at Senate race shakeup
Jerry Carl files to run for his former congressional seat
https://aldailynews.com/jerry-carl-files-to-run-for-moores-congressional-seat/
Comment: "Former GOP Congressman Jerry Carl has filed to run for Alabama’s First Congressional District, according to an FEC filing, ahead of Rep. Barry Moore’s expected announcement that he will run for U.S. Senate."
"On Thursday, Carl filed a statement of candidacy for 2026 to run for the seat he lost to Moore in 2024 in a bitter Republican primary for the newly redrawn south Alabama district. Moore is expected to leave his seat at the end of the term and run for U.S. Senate. He will make a 'big' announcement on Aug. 15."
Comment: "Republican Rep. Rhett Marques told Alabama Daily News on Wednesday that he’s also considering a bid for the seat and is looking at his 'options.' ”
"Alabama’s 1st Congressional District stretches across the state’s nine southernmost counties."
Comment: District 1 includes Dale County.
Barry the oddsbeater. Can Moore pull off senate upset?
GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville Says ‘Radical’ Leftists Made Trump Sick After Diagnosis Goes Public
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senator-tommy-tuberville-says-213230087.html
Comment: Coach, are you sure it's not the radical MAGA folks looking for the Epstein client list? Maybe RFK Jr. can blame a vaccine or two? [sarcasm added]
Sens. Britt, Tuberville vote to cut funding for foreign aid and public media
Comment: "A $9 billion rescissions package supported by President Donald Trump passed the Senate on Thursday morning in a mostly party-line 51-48 vote. Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted no, but every other Republican senator, including Alabama Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, voted to pass the spending cuts."
Tuberville warns US citizens: “Don’t hang around illegals”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/tuberville-warns-us-citizens-don-160452544.html
Comment: "Senator Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., advised U.S. citizens on Wednesday not to associate with undocumented immigrants lest they be swept up in raids by federal agents."
"As Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to carry out arrests across the country, U.S. citizens have found themselves caught up, facing detention and arrest, purely by association."
Comment: " 'Well, first of all, don’t put yourself in a situation where that happens,' Tuberville said, in a video shared to X. 'And I’m sure with all the illegals we have in this country, you’re gonna probably have some mistakes happen. That’s gonna happen.' "
"Tuberville went on to warn U.S. citizens that 'hanging around' undocumented immigrants could lead to them being detained or arrested by association."
Comment: So, is Coach Tommy telling us that arrest, detainment, and possible deportation of U.S. citizens is our fault, rather than ICE's fault? Mistakes "gonna happen." Mistakes like voting for Tommy Tuberville?
Katie Britt says DOJ should ‘release everything’ on Jeffrey Epstein files - al.com
Tuberville, Alabama company push for 100% tariff on foreign cabinets - Alabama Daily News
https://aldailynews.com/tuberville-alabama-company-push-for-100-tariff-on-foreign-cabinets/
Comment: "A family owned cabinet company from Ashland, Alabama, is urging the Trump administration to issue sweeping tariffs on foreign cabinets, arguing the imports make it difficult for domestic manufacturers to compete."
Comment: "In March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order launching a new trade investigation into the national security threats of imported timber and lumber, including their derivative products such as cabinetry. The Section 232 investigation under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 could lead to more tariffs on lumber and cabinets, which Wellborn Cabinet and Tuberville support."
Comment: "The National Association of Home Builders strongly opposes the investigation into foreign lumber being a national security threat, arguing the 'housing crisis is a bigger threat to national security than imported lumber or timber,' the organization said in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick"
" 'Without imported lumber, housing starts would slow and the cost to construct a new home would rise significantly as domestic lumber supply contracts without meaningfully satisfying existing demand,' the NAHB wrote."
Comment: Aren't housing prices high enough, without Tuberville supported tariffs making them even more expensive?
Tuberville claims Democrats may have ‘destroyed’ Epstein files evidence - al.com
al.com https://share.google/ccILUniSyuYmnpCTk
Comment: The insanity continues. When all else fails, blame the Democrats!
AL.com: Alabama congressman teases ‘big announcement’: Is he running for US Senate?
Comment: "Congressman Barry Moore, who has said he might run for the U.S. Senate, posted on social media Friday that will make an announcement on August 15."
Alabama lawmakers react to passage of Trump Administration spending bill
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Comment: "There has been much debate on how the Trump Administration’s Big Beautiful Bill will affect healthcare in Alabama. The bill will provide $50 million {article error - $50 billion allocated to rural health care systems nationwide} to rural health care systems across the country. Alabama representative Barry Moore says this will help hospitals in Alabama significantly."
" '“I have the most rural hospitals of any member in Alabama’s congressional district, so that’s good for my hospitals and my local communities,' Moore said."
"But Alabama Representative Terri Sewell says this money will not be enough to counteract the impacts the bill’s cuts to Medicaid will have on rural hospitals."
" 'With these kinds of cuts, a trillion dollars from Medicare, the fear of hospital closures is real,' Sewell said. 'In fact, this bill is anticipated to close 330 hospitals across this country, including five hospitals in Alabama.' ”
Comment: Which Congressperson makes more sense to you?
Katie Britt didn’t flinch
https://www.al.com/news/2025/07/katie-britt-didnt-flinch.html
Comment: "When it came time for someone to go on TV and argue that a bill that cuts taxes for the rich and safety nets for the poor wouldn’t hurt Alabama, she took the job. She went on TV and promoted the bill’s promise without a concession of concern, not a shadow of doubt."
"She didn’t flinch."
Britt and Tuberville enter Trump’s fantasy world at Alabama’s expense | Alabama Reflector
Tommy Tuberville’s racism and ‘rat’ talk isn’t welcome here; he shouldn’t be, either
AL.com: Alabama Muslims invite Tuberville to visit mosque after ‘Communist, Islamic’ remark
Comment: "The Alabama chapter of a prominent Muslim civil rights organization has invited Sen. Tommy Tuberville to visit one of the state’s mosques following remarks he made to a conservative broadcaster."
"The invitation followed Tuberville’s statement that Democrats considering moving to Alabama would not be welcomed if they intend to, 'bring that Communist, Islamic atmosphere' with them."
Comment: Do you think that many folks in Alabama don't want to welcome an ignorant racist into Alabama and certainly don't want one to be their governor?
AL.com: Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’
Comment: Do you think Coach Tuberville is referring to some of the billionaires who find a way to pay little or no taxes, or to immigrants who actually pay income taxes and social security taxes, despite the fact that undocumented immigrants won't be able to collect social security payments when they retire?
GOP senator calls for Senate parliamentarian to be fired after ruling against Medicaid cuts
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-senator-calls-senate-parliamentarian-150639622.html
Comment: :Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to fire Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough 'ASAP,' hours after she delivered a major ruling against a Republican proposal to slash hundreds of billions of dollars in federal Medicaid spending to help pay for President Trump’s tax agenda."
Comment: "Senate Republicans are using budget reconciliations rules to pass their bill so they can get around a Senate filibuster, which would otherwise allow Democrats to block the measure."
Comment: Tuberville is certainly welcome to introduce these Medicaid cuts in separate legislation that is not part of a budget reconciliation process. With a separate bill, the parliamentary restrictions would not apply, but Democrats would then have the opportunity to filibuster, making passage much more difficult. Apparently, Tuberville wants to ignore Senate rules he doesn't like.
Alabama Democrat condemns Trump over War Powers Resolution, not briefing Congress on Iran
Comment: " 'First, President Trump blatantly ignored the Constitution by taking offensive military action without congressional approval.,' Sewell wrote."
" 'Now, his administration is refusing to come before Congress and provide answers.' "
Katie Britt, Tommy Tuberville and the situational concern for the truth - al.com
Opinion | When did Tuberville start caring about SNAP?
https://www.alreporter.com/2025/06/18/opinion-when-did-tuberville-start-caring-about-snap/
Comment: "Now, having laid out Tuberville’s statements on SNAP over these past few years, I’m not so convinced he’s adequately concerned about the over 750,000 Alabamians who need SNAP to buy food every month."
"What I do believe is that Tuberville’s pretty sure he’s going to be elected governor next year and doesn’t want to be stuck with a $119 million bill he’ll have to figure out how to pay. So he decided he could try actually legislating for a week to make his life in Montgomery a tad easier."
Sewell introduces bill to tackle doctor shortage
https://aldailynews.com/sewell-introduces-bill-to-tackle-doctor-shortage/
Comment: "U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, is leading bipartisan legislation to expand medical residency positions nationwide to address the physician shortage."
"Sewell, joined by Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, reintroduced recently the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act to add 14,000 Medicare-supported residency slots gradually over the next seven years."
AL.com: Gavin Newsom calls out Alabama murder rate after Tuberville says LA is ‘a third world country’
Comment: "Tuberville joined President Donald Trump in calling for Newsom’s arrest after he claimed the federal government was overstepping its bounds when Trump activated the National Guard -- without the governor’s permission to maintain order in Los Angeles."
Congressman Shomari Figures and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed react to potential Job Corps shutdown
Comment: " 'At a time where we are seeing jobs being outsourced, this is key to making sure we can do what we call onshore more jobs, and more manufacturing, and more capabilities here in the United States, and making sure that it’s fully funded permanently, and not something that we continue to have to fight with every single appropriations budget about the relevance of it,' Figures said."
"Figures says without Job Corps, the futures of young people are in jeopardy."
Tommy Tuberville is worried this part of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will hurt Alabama - al.com
Tuberville raises alarms on GOP food-aid plan as he seeks governorship - Live Updates - POLITICO
Comment: "Several former Republican governors in the Senate have sounded alarms over a controversial House GOP plan to help pay for the Trump megabill by pushing billions in federal food aid costs to states."
"Now there’s a would-be governor raising similar concerns. Behind the scenes in recent days, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama raised issues over the provision with GOP leaders and pushed for the plan to be scaled back, according to three Republicans granted anonymity to describe the conversations."
He lost by 57% spread last year. Now Tom Holmes is first to announce for 2026 congressional race
Who could replace Tuberville in the Senate
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He voted for Trump, twice. Now he wants to take down MAGA and the "pathetic" Tommy Tuberville
https://www.yahoo.com/news/voted-trump-twice-now-wants-094504011.html
Comment: Having been a Republican and having voted for Trump twice, can he be qualified to run as a Democratic candidate?
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade
Reps. Sewell, Figures introduce Bridge to Medicaid Act to cover uninsured Alabamians
Trump firing first Black librarian of Congress by email a ‘disgrace,’ Alabama Democrat says
The Guardian: US House approves ‘dumb’ legislation renaming Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/08/us-house-gulf-of-mexico
Comment: If this legislation becomes law, how much will it cost Alabama Gulf Coast businesses and state/local governments to implement it? Our congressman, Barry Moore, cosponsored this bill from Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Alabama Democrat introduces legislation to protect land-grant schools
Senator Tommy Tuberville: We "can't afford" due process | Video | waaytv.com
Comment: Is this Tommy Tuberville's idea of defending the Constitution?
AL.com: Rural hospitals could get $5 million grants under Alabama congressman’s bipartisan bill
Barry Moore: President Trump is delivering on his promises – and the swamp is terrified - Yellowhammer News
Comment: "Are Moore's statements credible to anyone outside of Trump's MAGA base?
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore: Gulf Coast industries 'excited' about Trump’s tariffs
Comment: Are the majority of industries on the Alabama Gulf Coast "excited" about the tariffs, including those associated with shipping in and out of the Port of Mobile?
WSFA: Federal legislation targets financial relief for Alabama’s rural hospitals
Comment: Legislation introduced by Alabama Democratic Congressman Shomari Figures. Includes Video.
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Reaffirms Unwavering Support for Israel on 77th Day of Independence, Joins Colleagues in Effort to Combat UN’s Persecution of Israel - Senator Katie Britt
Comment: Please evaluate Britt's promise of "unwavering support" in the context of recent headlines from the Middle East:
"AP News: Gaza aid dries up as Israeli blockade enters a third month "
"Reuters: Restrictions on aid deliveries by foreign governments may violate law, US lawmakers say"
"The Guardian: Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says"
"CNN: Netanyahu vows to relocate Gaza’s population after security cabinet approves plan to ‘conquer’ the enclave"
"The Independent: Israeli cabinet approves plan to capture all of Gaza and keep its soldiers there indefinitely"
Links to these articles can be found under our Foreign Policy news heading.
NPR: New congressional district gives voice to Black voters in Alabama
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5345820/alabama-black-voters-new-second-congressional-district
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