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The Roy Moore debate is over

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Roy Moore saga has jumped the shark. The exact moment this thing became too absurd for even Alabama is hard to pinpoint, but it definitely occurred during Thursday’s 20-person condescension-fest and press preachin’. Probably around the time they welcomed to the stage “The Activist Mommy blogger,” a middle-aged … Continued
November 17, 2017

Is Roy Moore’s growing scandal masking larger GOP plot?

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday morning, a candidate for U.S. Senate threatened to sue his state’s largest newspaper group. By Wednesday evening, that news was so old, so inconsequential and so boring that it had been bumped entirely from news websites across Alabama. Think about that. Roy Moore threatened to sue al.com, … Continued
November 16, 2017

Alabama deserves Roy Moore

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Apparently, this needs to be said again: Alabama does not deserve better than Roy Moore. Back when former Gov. Robert Bentley was first rumored to have misused taxpayer money to facilitate an affair with his top advisor, there was this crazy idea among many around the state that somehow … Continued
November 15, 2017

Dear America: An apology for Roy Moore, and all the rest

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Dear America, We’re sorry. I’m speaking for all of us here in Alabama, even if some of these people will never apologize and never believe that they’ve done anything wrong. The rest of us know better, though. We know what we’ve done to all of America over the past … Continued
November 13, 2017

There is no bottom for Roy Moore Republicans

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Maybe there is no rock bottom for the Alabama Republican Party. Maybe it’s just that mushy mud that you find on the bottom of the Tennessee River, and the ALGOP just keeps burrowing deeper and deeper into the muck and filth. Thursday brought on a new bout of digging, … Continued
November 10, 2017

Ivey declines to endorse Moore

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter If Roy Moore becomes Alabama’s next U.S. senator, he’ll do it without Gov. Kay Ivey’s endorsement. Alabama’s Republican Governor on Wednesday declined to officially endorse the Alabama Republican Party’s candidate in a special election that is drawing national attention. Ivey, one of the nation’s most popular Governors, declined to … Continued
November 9, 2017

Taxpayers continue to pay Bentley’s legal bills

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Alabama taxpayers have forked out more than $100,000 over the last 15 months to pay for attorneys defending former Gov. Robert Bentley, one of his former cabinet members and a state employee in a single lawsuit, billing records obtained by APR show. Much of the money was spent after … Continued
November 9, 2017

AG’s investigation of Bentley administration, Mason still active

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Attorney General’s Office’s investigation into former Gov. Robert Bentley’s administration isn’t over yet. During a hearing on Monday in the wrongful termination suit filed by former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secretary, Spencer Collier, attorneys for parties on both sides mentioned that some collection of discovery materials – … Continued
November 8, 2017

Roy Moore is on the run

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It was all just a show. I think that deep down most everyone knew this about Roy Moore — that his entire persona was nothing more than a contrived act. A ruse. A way to tweak his ego and bring easy money to his doorstep. He’s not the tough … Continued
November 8, 2017

Bentley-Collier lawsuit: Governor wanted his wife arrested for tapes

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Attorneys for former Gov. Robert Bentley, his top aide, Rebekah Mason, and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials asked a Montgomery Circuit Court judge to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former ALEA director Spencer Collier. After listening to about an hour of arguments from five different attorneys, Judge … Continued
November 7, 2017