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There is no mob chasing Roy Moore

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s the gays. That’s who’s causing all this trouble for poor ol’ Roy Moore. Making up all of these dadgum phony allegations against him. Or maybe it’s the “transgender mafia,” as one Moore surrogate proclaimed out loud and with a straight face recently. Or it could be the mainstream … Continued
December 7, 2017

Secretary Merrill: Ethics Commission undermined campaign finance law

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The law doesn’t matter if you try harder not to break it the next time, according to the Alabama Ethics Commission. Earlier this week, the five-person commission voted 4-1 to dismiss fines levied by the Alabama Secretary of State’s office for the late filing of required campaign finance reports … Continued
December 6, 2017

New billboards carry a “Public Service Message” from Milton McGregor

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Maybe you’ve seen the billboards. There are 18 of them around Alabama, mostly concentrated in Montgomery and south Alabama. On them, in giant letters, is the word “EXPOSED!” Just underneath are three photos: former Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, former Gov. Bob Riley and former U.S. attorney Leura Canary. … Continued
December 5, 2017

There’s nothing left to matter

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Nothing matters anymore. Evidence. Facts. Credible allegations. Actual arrests and guilty pleas. Nope. Negative. Lies. Fake news. This is America’s motto in 2017: We believe what we want to believe, and dammit, that’s our right. Which is true, I guess. Stupid, but true. Over the last few weeks, I … Continued
December 5, 2017

Final strange chapter: Fake cancer scam ends in jail time

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The strangest story I’ve ever covered is over. A Shelby County Circuit Court judge on Thursday sentenced Jennifer Flynn Cataldo to serve two years for each of two counts of first-degree theft by deception after Cataldo admitted to soliciting tens of thousands of dollars from friends and family in … Continued
December 1, 2017

Roy Moore v. Doug Jones: A contrast in candidates

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday evening in Montgomery, U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones stepped out of a downtown restaurant, where he was meeting with a group of local educators and lawmakers about “education issues,” to speak with reporters. It was endearingly uneventful. There were no threats. No cameramen were shoved. No one screamed … Continued
November 30, 2017

Alabama needs a new normal

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s funny to me who we shun in Alabama. That thought crossed my mind Tuesday afternoon as I watched a bunch of the shunned hold a rally on the Capitol steps to speak out against Roy Moore — one of the biggest shunners on the planet. The rally wasn’t … Continued
November 29, 2017

The return of intelligence

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It is time for intelligence to make a comeback. Actually, let me rephrase that: It is time for America to again aspire to and value intelligence. Somewhere along the way — and I think it was when Americans decided that “who’d you rather have a beer with” was a … Continued
November 28, 2017

A very bad Roy Moore press event

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Roy Moore campaign held a press event on Tuesday afternoon. It was dumb. I could stop there and you would likely know all you need to know about that … I’m not sure what exactly took place on the capitol steps Tuesday afternoon. A lecture? A physical manifestation … Continued
November 22, 2017

Morally inferior Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Let’s have a conversation about morals. That’s a big thing in Alabama — morals. Our people love to talk about them, love to pretend that “Alabama morals” — “Southern morals” — are superior. And boy, don’t even get them started on “Christian morals,” which obviously have no equal. Last … Continued
November 21, 2017