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Warning: This story quotes offensive language. The same editor who penned an editorial calling for the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and elaborated on those views by calling for lynchings of Democratic politicians has a long track record of penning racist, homophobic and sexists editorials in his small-town newspaper. The Democrat-Reporter, a community newspaper in … Continued

Diversity is important. If nothing else, I’ve learned that much from the last week-plus of debates over blackface. Chances are, if the governor of Virginia or any of these other white people had found themselves an actual black friend — and not the fake one they drag out as a human shield when they say … Continued

Jim Bonner has gone national, and his troubles just keep growing. On the same day that the Associated Press and Buzzfeed shared with the nation the story of the Alabama GOP candidate with offensive social media posts but a fortunate last name, a new challenge was filed with the ALGOP seeking to have Bonner decertified … Continued

Screaming “FAKE NEWS!” has become a popular response from Republicans to any news story that relays information that reflects poorly on them or their viewpoints. So, maybe it shouldn’t have been a surprise when Alabama Public Service Commission candidate James Bonner — not ever to be confused with former Alabama Congressman Jo Bonner or San … Continued

It’s one of the oddest, and most embarrassing, cases of mistaken identity in recent Alabama political history. According to recent polling, James Bonner is leading Jeremy Oden in a race for a seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission. No, not that James Bonner. It doesn’t matter which James Bonner you were thinking of, it’s … Continued

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There’s a war on white people in America. I know this because Rep. Mo Brooks, the whitest man in all of Alabama, has proclaimed it. Several times. That’s what’s tripping up Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing for US Attorney General. Not Sessions’ past comments. Not his deplorable track … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—New polling data reveals that public support for Donald Trump has declined slightly since The Washington Post released a video showing Donald Trump making vulgar, sexual comments in 2005. A POLITICO/Morning Consult poll is the first national survey to test voters’ opinions after the video became public last Friday … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, October 7, 2016, The Washington Post released an eleven year old tape, where current Republican Presidential nominee Donald J Trump spoke crudely about women. The tape includes the use of they p-word. Trump has been roundly criticized for his language and a number of politicians, including Alabama … Continued