The people's voice of reason
The people's voice of reason
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"The only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead." When General Colin Powell uttered these words, he was not merely defending American foreign policy, he was describing a sacred geography. Today, that geography is marked by white marble Crosses and Stars of David that stretch from the windswept cliffs of Normandy to the tropical soil of Manila. As we approach Memorial Day, we are reminded that the American way of honoring the fallen is as unique as the sacrifice itself, a blend...
At a time when many voters feel disconnected from politics, John Wahl offers something different-a campaign rooted not in political correctness, but in faith, truth, and unwavering conviction. For him, this isn't just a campaign-it's a fight to defend our values and protect our God-given rights. Wahl has built a reputation as a conservative outsider who stands firmly for Alabama values. A longtime ally of President Trump, he earned national attention when Trump gave him his complete and total...
When you gut the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, understand that Black Americans do not experience that as a political disagreement. We see it as war. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, Before there was a Voting Rights Act, there were poll taxes. Before there were federal protections, there were literacy tests. Before there was representation, there was systematic exclusion. Before there was progress, there was blood in the streets and bodies hanging from trees. DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, Black Americans did...
The American people deserve transparency, especially in a case that has captured national attention and raised serious questions about political violence, public safety, and the integrity of our justice system. The judge's decision to allow cameras in the courtroom during the trial of the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk is the right call and should be commended. President Donald Trump called the assassination of Charlie Kirk "a dark moment for America," saying Kirk "inspired millions" and...
We must begin to look inwardly at ourselves as a people and begin to attempt to make some sense of what is actually happening today in our Nation and why. The founders of this nation instituted a particular type of government in a Republic that was based on freedom and designed to govern a group of citizens that had a specific set of core values and beliefs. The founders of this nation in their own words spoke in great detail on this subject. Here are a few of those words. Only a virtuous...
Americans recently watched grown men and women screaming, climbing on desks, waving signs, and acting as though democracy itself had collapsed because the United States Supreme Court refused to endorse race based congressional engineering. The entire spectacle looked less like constitutional debate and more like political theater completely disconnected from the real struggles facing everyday Americans. The truth is the Supreme Court was right, and Justice Clarence Thomas was right all along....
"I've received a number of questions regarding the Special Session and election contingency legislation, and I want to address them directly. HB1 and SB1 are not about redrawing district lines or re-litigating maps currently before the courts. They are contingency measures designed to ensure Alabama can conduct fair, lawful, and orderly elections if ongoing federal litigation changes the legal status of the state's maps. During this Special Session, some of my Democrat colleagues have had a lot...
May 10, 2026: - Sunday is Mother’s Day, a time to honor the women whose love, sacrifice, and guidance shape our families as well as the future of our communities and our state. Across Alabama, mothers serve as the foundation of the home. Moms raise children, balance careers, care for loved ones, and instill the values that strengthen the next generation. As a mother, I understand the profound responsibility and privilege that comes with raising children. Motherhood teaches patience, r...
April 29, 2026 - ALABAMA - Long before such groups existed, Terri LaPoint has been fighting for health freedom. She has now been endorsed for US Congressional District 3 by the national group Stand for Health Freedom as well as by Health Freedom Alabama. LaPoint served families as a labor doula and childbirth educator for many years before becoming an investigative journalist, primarily focused on stories of medical kidnapping -where state agencies have seized children from innocent families...
April held 'back to back' Southern Preparatory Academy (https://southernprepacademy.org/about/) events I've written much about this Spring. Friday evening's [4-24-26] 6th Annual Board of Trustees Scholarship Banquet filled the Marriott Grand National Ballroom in Opelika, where Col. Corey Ramsby addressed SoPrep's progress through its 'Winter at Valley Forge' into a strengthened cohort for the 2026-27 academic year. Video premiered at the Banquet (viewable at https://youtu.be/FapslyvFOOoo) opens...
There was a time in Alabama when one word dominated every budget discussion: proration. Year after year, state government faced the prospect of across-the-board cuts as revenues failed to meet expectations. But “proration” was never just a budget term—it was a warning sign of failure, and its consequences were felt far beyond the halls of the State House. Schools did not simply “adjust.” They cut teachers, increased class sizes, and delayed essential materials. Administrators were forced to...
I am not a litigator and will have to think back to law school and look at statutes but I think I may have an answer. First let’s explore the danger and whether the individual (presumably a customer) had a duty to act. Then let’s look at the possibility that the individual may have contributed to his injuries through his own negligence. I applaud the gentleman that sought to protect the employee. All I know is that the customer that sought to intervene was injured whether through assault by a w...
Who are we without our mothers? Our very basis for existence on this planet is ushered in by the person who probably receives the least amount of credit, the mother. Despite their foundational role, we formally celebrate them only one day out of the year. What we call Mother’s Day could just as easily be “Mother’s Month,” as a longer reflection on the people who quite literally shape our lives. While a single essay cannot capture a lifetime of impact, it can begin to explore how mothers profoundly influence both our health and society. From th...
Campaigns based on punishing public employees for their thoughts inevitably run up a tab taxpayers must bear. Coach Tommy (TuberGrubber) Tuberville built his post‐football fortune on an AU paycheck for not coaching. His social media feed is now busy building another paycheck for not teaching. Long time readers may recall Auburn's politburo does not pay these tabs; productive (non‐parasitic) Alabama taxpayers pay them. Little wonder why last year's $228 million in college coach buyouts is att...
Exactly when Montgomery, Alabama got its nickname “Monkeytown” might be lost in unrecorded history. Some people claim it started perhaps in the 1930’s or ‘40’s, when a single monkey escaped from the Oak Park Zoo’s Monkey Island and caused considerable mischief all over the local area. In the 1960’s and ‘70’s, when every trucker had a CB radio to keep in touch with the other truckers, they kept themselves informed about everything from good places to eat to the locations of the local speed traps...
One hundred years ago, in April of 1926, Reza Khan Pahlavi was crowned Shah of Iran. His coronation marked one of the most significant turning points in the country’s modern history. It symbolized far more than a change of monarch: it represented the end of the declining Qajar dynasty, the birth of the Pahlavi regime, and the beginning of a sweeping program of modernization and centralization that would fundamentally reshape Iran. The centenary of Reza Pahlavi’s coronation reaches beyond a mer...
I recently came across a quote that says, “The prettier the garden, the dirtier are the hands of the gardener.” It got me to thinking. Everyone admires a healthy marriage from the outside…the smiles, the connection, the stability. But what people don't see is the work that goes on behind it. You see, marriage is like the garden. And the people in it are like the gardeners. Love isn't automatic, it's maintained. Let's be honest, real love is messy. It means confronting your own flaws, your partn...
Just in time for Mother's Day, Fathom entertainment is re-releasing the 1991 film, "Fried Green Tomatoes" in movie theaters nationwide on May 10th. It is the 35th anniversary of the motion picture that is based off of the novel by Fannie Flagg, "Fried Green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café". With Flagg being a native of Birmingham, Alabama. Fannie Flagg helped adapt her novel into the script for the film for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for the best screenplay adaptation. The...
Well, here we are. By the time this edition of the Gazette hits the streets, we will already be in May. Time flies for sure. For me, it has been a slightly challenging 2026 thus far but I can definitely see light at the end of the tunnel and it does not appear to be a train headed in my direction. In my very first Robservation way back in 2010, I wrote an entire column on the potential of war with Iran. In all, this is my fourth Robservation on the topic. 16 years after my first, here we are; at...
Like the Alabama State Senate, the State House of Representatives will have very little turnover. Our state legislative seats are becoming analogous to congressional seats when it comes to incumbency. Over 80% of the legislature is unopposed. The partisanship makeup and faces will be pretty much unchanged. The House will have a supermajority Republican complexion. It will remain 75% Republican. There will be a strong continuity of leadership in the House of Representatives between this...
Macon County has espoused indefensible interpretations of administrative, legal, and environmental laws. “Without accountability, their arrogance festers like cancer,” wrote Frank Dillman, a long-term county resident, watchdog, and now independent candidate for Macon County District 4 Commissioner, recently qualified for the November 3, 2026 election. The legislature, molded and fed by the ACCA [Association of County Commissioners of Alabama] fails to provide a resource for citizens to reg...
“War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.” U.S. Marine Corps Major General Smedley Darlington Butler The present Iranian conflict has rekindled discussions of the Just War Theory, which can be traced at least back to Cicero, the Roman orator who lived before the birth of Jesus Christ. Chr...
I’ve been proud to represent Alabama in the United States Senate over the past five and a half years. Unfortunately, something I’ve noticed during my time in D.C. is that the swamp seems much more interested in preserving their own power than doing what’s right for the American people. In fact, too many politicians go on TV and say the right things, but behind the curtain, all they really care about is getting re-elected. Well, that’s not why the people of Alabama sent me to D.C. back in 2020...
There are moments in politics when the choice is complicated. This is not one of them. On May 19, Alabama Republicans must decide whether we are going to help Donald Trump finish what we elected him to do, or whether we are going to gamble on people we simply do not know. President Trump has made his position clear. He wants Alabama to send Barry Moore to the United States Senate. That should matter to every conservative voter in this state. I have been with Donald Trump since the beginning. In...
When America faces China in the biggest economic and technological competition of the modern era, President Donald Trump is not sending a debating society onto the field. He is sending an all star roster built to win championships. Great coaches do not enter the Super Bowl with a roster full of consultants, bureaucrats, and motivational speakers. They bring quarterbacks, closers, blockers, grinders, innovators, and proven winners. They recruit talent. They recruit toughness. They recruit people...
