Chicken Fried Politics: “State Rep. Jake Ellzey claimed Texas’s 6th U.S. House District seat in Tuesday’s all-Republican runoff, defeating Susan Wright, who was trying to keep the seat of her late husband, U.S. Rep. Ron Wright.The result was a blow to former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Wright and publicly supported her candidacy in the final stretch. His super PAC…
Month: July 2021
Poll: Two-Thirds of Southern Republicans Want to Secede
Political Wire: “A new Bright Line Watch poll finds 66% of southern Republicans say they want the South to secede from the United States and form a smaller, regional country.”
“In Texas, Top Two Republicans Steer Ship of State Hard to the Right”
NY Times: “One is a former State Supreme Court justice who acts with a lawyer’s caution; the other a Trumpist firebrand who began his political career in the world of conservative talk radio. They have sparred at times, most recently this winter over the deadly failure of their state’s electrical grid. But together, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt….
“[AR] GOP Governor’s Vaccination Tour Reveals Depths of Distrust”
AP: “Free lottery tickets for those who get vaccinated had few takers. Free hunting and fishing licenses didn’t change many minds either. And this being red-state Arkansas, mandatory vaccinations are off the table. So Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has hit the road, meeting face-to-face with residents to try to overcome vaccine hesitancy — in many…
“Dolly Parton Tried. But Tennessee Is Squandering a Miracle.”
NY Times: “When Dolly Parton received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Vanderbilt University, where her million-dollar donation helped to fund the research, she sang an updated version of her iconic song “Jolene.” The tongue-in-cheek lyrics were meant to inspire people to get vaccinated: Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccineI’m begging of you, please don’t hesitateVaccine, vaccine, vaccine,…
“Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is ‘Morally Wrong’”
HuffPo: “In a new political low in Texas, the Republican-dominated state Senate has passed a bill to eliminate a requirement that public schools teach that the Ku Klux Klan and its white supremacist campaign of terror are “morally wrong.” The cut is among some two dozen curriculum requirements dropped from the new measure, along with studying Martin…
Long Serving MS Democrat Heading Insurrection Investigation Committee
The Guardian: “Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the new House select committee to scrutinize the Capitol attack, says he will investigate Donald Trump as part of his inquiry into the events of 6 January – a day he sees as the greatest test to the United States since the civil war. In an interview with the…
“Andrew Brown Jr.’s family seeks $30 million compensation in federal lawsuit”
The Progressive Pulse: “The family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black Elizabeth City man killed by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies in April, is asking for more than $30 million from two sheriffs and seven deputies in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. Lawyers for the Brown family announced the filing of a Brown complaint in the U.S. District…
Down in AL, People Are Wondering: Is This Weather The Result of Climate Change?
AL Political Reporter: “Is there anybody out there who still doesn’t believe in climate change? Seriously. I mean, other than Mo Brooks, who believes rising oceans are actually caused by rocks falling into the world’s seas? I’ve been around 65-plus years now. I’ve probably been fairly aware for 60 or so years. Over my life,…
“Two more incarcerated men died in Alabama prisons this week”
AL Political Reporter: “Charles Hall, 34, was found unresponsive by prison staff at Bullock Correctional Facility on Wednesday and died from an apparent suicide, ADOC spokeswoman Kristi Simpson confirmed to APR on Friday. His death was still under investigation. That same day, DeVarrieo Shepherd, 33, was also found unresponsive in a segregation cell at Donaldson Correctional Facility….