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Joey Kennedy

Joey Kennedy

Joey Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize winner, writes a column each week for the Alabama Political Reporter. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.

What is it about us? We can’t figure it out.

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What is it about us? What is it that we can’t see straight? That we can’t see we’re in need of serious leadership? That we can’t see we don’t have it? What is it about us? What is it that we allow our public officials to ignore us, unless … Continued
January 20, 2016

Be a Quitter, Mike Hubbard, and Help Your State

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Quit. Yes, that’s what I mean. Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives — probably the most powerful position in state politics — needs to quit. Hubbard has embarrassed Alabama. He’s embarrassed himself. He’s embarrassed his family. He’s embarrassed me. I can’t tell you how many times … Continued
January 13, 2016

Have Gun, Will Travel. Sadly.

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter President Barack Obama, entering the final year of his presidency, likely knows the power he wields. It’s a power that keeps Alabama’s U.S. Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions red in the face. It’s a power that has Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley making claims against the president that are … Continued
January 6, 2016

Some Important Dates to Mark Down in 2016

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Happy New Year. Tomorrow is the last day in a dreadful 2015. Good riddance, I say. But I’m looking forward to a momentous 2016. Can’t wait for it to get here. My wife and I usually do very little on New Year’s Eve. We have too many dogs who … Continued
December 30, 2015

If you talk, you walk. Really?

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Acting Finance Director Bill Newton does not work for Gov. Robert Bentley. He does not work for himself. He works for the taxpayers of Alabama and, as such, is wrong to prohibit state officials from speaking to the media in Alabama. That would be media that is trying to … Continued
December 23, 2015

Christmas Blues for State vendors

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter All the thousands of vendors that have billed the state of Alabama for services want for Christmas is … to be paid. And, in fact, they should be. But they’re not. As Alabama Political Reporter editor Bill Britt has been reporting, a nearly $50 million software solution to the … Continued
December 16, 2015

A Real Grinch Who Ruined Christmas Dreams

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter ‘Tis the season, right? Spread joy. Show kindness. I’m afraid political candidates like Donald Trump are trumping the reason for the season. His hate-filled rants and absurd demands cannot be a good influence on our nation’s standing in the world or even on his supporters. I have a shameful … Continued
December 9, 2015

A real Grinch who ruined Christmas dreams

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter ‘Tis the season, right? Spread joy. Show kindness. I’m afraid political candidates like Donald Trump are trumping the reason for the season. His hate-filled rants and absurd demands cannot be a good influence on our nation’s standing in the world or even on his supporters. I have a shameful … Continued
December 9, 2015

Republicans Appear to be Racists

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What’s up with these Republicans? Really, what’s up? They’re downright scary. So we have Donald Trump, leading the polls for the Republican nomination. This guy is xenophobic, racist, a bully, ugly. But he doesn’t remember, or says he does, that New Jersey folks were celebrating the 9/11 attacks. Never … Continued
December 2, 2015

Be Thankful for What You Can

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Be thankful. It’s Thanksgiving, so be thankful. For family. For friends. For good things that have happened. We’re thankful. We are. But we’re not thankful for Donald Trump. Or Ben Carson. Or Marco Rubio. We’re not thankful for them. We’re not thankful for Jeb Bush or John Kasich or … Continued
November 25, 2015