The Smug Baldy Speaks

Just in case you think Alabama is all about good ol’ boy politics, we find a bit of refreshing news that former Alabama governor Don Siegelman, and his partner in crime Richard Scrushy, were taken to prison in shackles yesterday. Siegleman was convicted of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud, and was sentenced to 7 years [...]

In what amounts to probably the nicest example of corporate support for the spirit of community that pervades the Web 2.0 phenomena, IBM has launched a cool new site called Many Eyes that allows members to upload and visualize datasets from just about anywhere. I found it very easy to navigate the system and upload [...]

According to CBS News, a recent Gallup Survey shows that 68% of Republicans “Disbelieve Scientific Explanation of Creation”: A Gallup poll released Monday said that while the country is about evenly split over whether the theory of evolution is true, Republicans disbelieve it by more than 2-to-1. Republicans saying they don’t believe in evolution outnumbered [...]

A friend sent this in. 1 out of 10 of you will probably need coverage:

One of the things I discovered the hard way, is that Blackening produces smoke. Lots and lots of billowing clouds of acrid, eye-burning, smoke. That is, of course, if you’re doing it right. The first time I tried to Blacken a couple steaks, I did it on my stove-top, with my anemic exhaust fan running. [...]

K. Patrick Glover gets my vote for best rant in recent memory with his gem titled Fuck The Flag. The title is probably going to throw some people, but I think it’s completely appropriate to be pissed off about having parades while our supply of civil liberties dwindles.

The Southern Poverty Law Center publishes a national map of hate groups in the US – and you may be interested to know who your local terrorists are. In 2006, there were 22 active hate groups here in Alabama, two of which were active in the Mobile area. Here, the Neo-Confederate group the League of [...]

This letter appeared in today’s Mobile Press-Register, and it raises a few questions about the science and politics behind the so-called global warming “debate”. I’ll present it in it’s entirety, and will then address some specific issues. Global warming claim a ‘hoodwink’ Nancy Pelosi, in addition to being speaker of the House, has apparently become [...]