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Friday is the anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

Nineteen years ago today, 19 terrorists boarded four jetliners, took control of the aircraft, and crashed the planes into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and into the two main World Trade Center towers in New York City, causing thousands of deaths and changing American history. Passengers fought to retake control of the fourth jetliner and … Continued

September 11, 2020

SPLC urges Congress to pass the “NO BAN Act”

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s president and CEO, Margaret Huang, sent a letter to all members of Congress, urging representatives to support the “National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act” — or the “NO BAN Act” — which is scheduled for a vote in the U.S. House on Wednesday. “The unnecessary, cruel entry bans have dramatically … Continued

July 21, 2020

McCutcheon endorses Chris Lewis for Congress

Late Thursday night the Chris Lewis for U.S. Congress campaign announced that they were pleased that the Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) has endorsed Lewis in the Fifth Congressional District. Lewis is challenging conservative incumbent Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville). Speaker McCutcheon represents House District 25 in Limestone and Madison counties. … Continued

February 28, 2020

Brooks says Americans safer with Gen. Soleimani dead

Tuesday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, accused Democrats of fear mongering after President Donald J. Trump ordered the U.S. military to assassinate powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Brooks says that Americans are safer with Soleimani dead. “Socialist Democrats and their Fake News media allies would have you believe World War III is imminent and President Trump … Continued

January 9, 2020

President Trump continues keeping his promise to make America great again

Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached epidemic level among extremist liberals and their allies in the national news media, and its symptoms were in full manifestation last week when the president retaliated for the unprovoked attack on the U.S. embassy in Iraq. As everyone is aware by now, angry mobs violated American soil and laid siege to … Continued

January 8, 2020

Barry Moore defends Trump for assassination of Iranian general

Friday, congressional candidate former State Representative Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, declared in a statement his support for President Donald J. Trump’s (R) ordering of a drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassim Soleimani and other military officials at the Baghdad International Airport. Moore praised Pres. Trump for taking, “decisive action.” “I come from a long line … Continued

January 6, 2020

Son of St. Clair County DA shot and killed in Moody

Tuesday, a car weaved off of Kelly Creek road in Moody and hit a utility pole near the Valero gas station near Interstate 20. A Moody police officer went to the scene of what he thought was a traffic accident and found Nicholas Sloan Harmon, age 20, in the seat dead from a gunshot wound. … Continued

November 7, 2019

Byrne: al-Baghdadi death sends message U.S. “will not tolerate hate and terrorism”

Sunday. Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) responded to this weekend’s news that American troops have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. “Today is an important milestone in the global war on terror and the result of years of effort to bring al-Baghdadi down,” Rep. Byrne said. “A clear, unmistakable message has been sent across the globe … Continued

October 28, 2019

Palmer has serious concerns about abandoning our Kurdish allies

Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, went on talk radio in Birmingham and expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to pull U.S. forces from Northern Syria, allowing Turkey to cross into Syria and attack Kurdish forces there while the U.S. stood by and did and nothing. “This morning, I joined the Rick & … Continued

October 14, 2019

Today is the Fourth of July

Today is Independence Day. The Fourth of July is a time for barbecue, family get-togethers, fireworks, patriotic music, parades, Gulf of Mexico beaches, fishing, and making family memories. The first Fourth of July was very different. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in June 1776. John Adams and Ben Franklin and other members of … Continued

July 4, 2019