Forget good governance, just lie. The “fools” will believe you
"Solving problems is hard work. It's much easier to just lie to people and hope they never find out."
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See recent postsAlabama flying blind into “reopening” thanks to Trump’s failures
Where are the tests? Save your rhetoric. Save your excuses. Save your ridiculous blaming of some other country. And tell us where the tests are. Because we were supposed to have them long ago. Enough tests for “anyone that needs a test gets a test.” Remember that whopper from the reality-show-racist y’all decided to let … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama Senate is rotten at the top
There is something terribly wrong when two influential senators can lie, cheat and defraud the people without retribution. As the Scottish novelist Walter Scott wrote over 200 years ago, “O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!” During the last Legislative Session, Republican State Sens. Greg Albritton and Arthur Orr … Continued
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See recent postsWe dare tilt at windmills
Alabama’s state motto is “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” You’ll see it at practically every rest area welcoming visitors to our state. It’s a lie, though. I have my own twist on the motto: “We Dare Defend Our Wrongs.” Because, indeed, that’s what Alabama’s history is all about – defending lost, ugly causes against the … Continued
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See recent postsThis is why Alabama’s government is broken
We don’t deserve nice things. Not in this state. Not in a state where voters routinely reward the pandering foolishness of conmen. Conmen like Steve Marshall. Alabama’s attorney general — the man who appears to be leading in the race to retain that office — provided a master class last week in all that is … Continued
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See recent postsA breakdown of Ivey’s ever-changing story on her Colorado illness, trooper demotion
It’s tough to keep a good lie going. The problem isn’t so much the original lie, even if it’s a doozy. The trouble comes on the back side, when you have to start piling lies on top of lies to make that original lie hold up. And then you have to keep it all straight. … Continued
Patricia Todd, state’s first openly gay lawmaker, insinuates Gov. Ivey may be gay
Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker — Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat — suggested that Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is gay in a tweet posted to her account Tuesday evening. Ivey’s campaign responded immediately, calling Todd’s comments a “disgusting lie.” In the tweet, Todd wrote, “Will someone out her for God’s sake….I have heard for years … Continued
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See recent postsMilton McGregor lied to me
One of the first things Milton McGregor ever told me was that he wouldn’t lie to me. That was in March 2014, several months before I wrote an in-depth series on the history of gambling in Alabama and McGregor’s role in it. It was the first of many interviews, and McGregor wanted to set the … Continued
Bentley appointees trick lawmakers into passing dangerous ethics, economic development bill
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The passage of HB317 by the Alabama House of Representatives could easily be labeled legislation by deception. Not that lawmakers were lying, but rather they were on the receiving end of a lie. In a press statement on Thursday, appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall inadvertently confirmed how he and … Continued
Collier Reportedly Met with FBI
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, WSFA reported that former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Chief Spencer Collier, met with agents under the authority of US Attorney for the Middle District, George Beck. Scant details of the meeting are known at this time, but it is believed that in recent days, Beck’s office … Continued