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Georgia Lawmaker Wants to KILL Your Children

Loretta Nall 8.13.09 11:20 AM | Vote for this on REDDIT From the NORML Blog Georgia Lawmaker Calls for Caning, Executing Marijuana Offenders State Republican lawmaker Tommy Benton (31st House District)...
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Dick Cheney Writing a Tell-All Book

Birmingham Blues 8.13.09 9:37 AM | That's not a headline I ever thought I'd write. The Washington Post is reporting that Cheney is hard at work on a memoir and has "opened a second front against Cheney's White House partner of eight...
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Daily Headlines, Thursday, 8/13/2009

Doc's Political Parlor 8.13.09 7:20 AM | Birmingham News - Proposed Jefferson County tax referendum may not be binding Birmingham News - Alabama lawmakers vote down proposed teacher code of ethics Birmingham News - All Alabama high...
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Small Town Political Gazette

Doc's Political Parlor 8.13.09 7:19 AM | Ledger-Enquirer - Hurtsboro mayor arrested on document tampering charge The Randolph Leader - Future of Wadley plant still uncertain Moulton Advertiser - Moulton's mayor want legal action The...
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Harold and Kumar weigh in on Obamacare

Basil's Blog 8.13.09 12:33 AM | If Obamacare passes and I have to go to the hospital, I'd have to wait until 2258 to finally see my doctor.* Dude, if I was a doctor under Obamacare, I'd shoot myself.* If we'd have had Obamacare...
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Thoughts for 2009-08-12

Basil's Blog 8.12.09 11:50 PM | Wait! Didn't we use to have "hospitalization" insurance? When did it suddenly become "health care?" #tcot # I would like to thank all my Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Twitter followers. You...
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Blog Issues

Birmingham Blues 8.12.09 10:06 PM | If you've been having trouble viewing the blog with Internet Explorer, you're not alone. Turns out a post I made yesterday had a bunch of extraneous coding -- that's what I get for copying and...
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Another Nut with a Gun

Birmingham Blues 8.12.09 12:49 PM | Following up on this post, go read here: Not one but two men brought guns to President Obama's townhall yesterday. Richard Terry Young was arrested after being found "in possession of an unlicensed...
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AL House Passes JeffCo Occupational Tax, Accountability Bills

Birmingham Blues 8.12.09 12:38 PM | The tax bill passed 17-15, with Republican Jack Williams joining 16 Democrats to vote yes. I guess his former life as the Jefferson County Tax Collector helped him remember that governments can't...
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JeffCo Occupational Tax Passes House

Doc's Political Parlor 8.12.09 11:08 AM | HB 13, the reformed Occupational Tax for Jefferson County, passed the state House by a 17-15 vote just minutes ago. The bill initially failed by a 14-15 vote. Rep. Tommy Sherer (D - Jasper), who...
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AL House Voting on JeffCo Bills

Birmingham Blues 8.12.09 10:16 AM | Audio here, if you're so inclined.
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You have to be careful, designing ads

Birmingham Blues 8.12.09 8:03 AM | DD17, up early this morning to get a ride to school with her bf, flipped through my latest issue of Martha's "Living" while she munched her cereal. She came across a Children's Place ad for their...
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Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 8/12/2009

Doc's Political Parlor 8.12.09 7:20 AM | Birmingham News - House delegation approves Jefferson County replacement jobs tax Birmingham News - AEA: Block ethics code Birmingham News - Al LaPierre sentencing is set for Nov. 19 Birmingham...
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Small Town Political Gazette

Doc's Political Parlor 8.12.09 7:17 AM | Eufaula Tribune - Eufaula soldier dies in Afghanistan Andalusia Star-News - Florala may re-open city jail Pickens County Herald - Federal prison still on track to open in 2011 Cullman Times -...
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Thoughts for 2009-08-11

Basil's Blog 8.11.09 11:50 PM | Brooks and Dunn are breaking up? http://is.gd/2bIN0 Has anybody asked Hillary what Bill thinks about it? # It's no coincidence that the symbol of the Democrat party is a jackass # Wanna-be redneck....
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Thoughts for 2009-08-11

Basil's Blog 8.11.09 11:50 PM | Brooks and Dunn are breaking up? http://is.gd/2bIN0 Has anybody asked Hillary what Bill thinks about it? # It's no coincidence that the symbol of the Democrat party is a jackass # Wanna-be redneck....
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Reasons to let the government run things

Basil's Blog 8.11.09 7:33 PM | The president had it "Town Hall" photo-op today. And he used the opportunity to explain how the government health care plan is a great idea: [direct link] Note where he said, “U.P.S. and FedEx are...
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JeffCo Local Legislation House Committee Approves Occupational Tax

Doc's Political Parlor 8.11.09 12:34 PM | The Jefferson County Local Legislation Committee approved the new Jefferson County Occupational Tax by a voice vote this morning. This picture is from this morning's committee meeting. Democracy in...
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Audio from the Special Session

Doc's Political Parlor 8.11.09 12:22 PM | If you must miss the audio of the live proceedings of the special session, dry up your tears. At Doc's Political Parlor, we intend to continue what we started last spring, which is to provide an...
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Protester with a Pistol at Obama Health Care Town Hall

Birmingham Blues 8.11.09 12:21 PM | They're not even subtle anymore. From Talking Points Memo, via Left in Alabama: MSNBC just aired footage of the crowd gathering at the Obama town hall meeting on health care that's supposed to...
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