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Dale Anthony: Talk show host...

I was the first person to start questioning State Senator Parker Griffith's conservative credentials. I was also the first to get him on the record in regards to his choice for President (would not say) and whether he would support Nancy Pelosi (would not say).

So it came as no surprise that the Wayne Parker campaign started taking that battle to Griffith. Nor should it be a surprise that anyone wanting to help Wayne Parker win the AL-o5 election in November would choose that avenue also.

Who knew that they would use me to do it?

Today I had Sen. Griffith on my radio show... he also told me that he would not reveal his choice for President in '08 because it is a 'secret ballot.' Seriously, that was his response. It is not like I asked the Secretary of State to reveal his vote or for him to let me go in the booth with him. He is staking this position out because he knows it will be hard to operate in DC if he is quoted in the press saying he supports John McCain and he knows he can't get there by supporting Barack Obama. (WVNN Talk Show Host Dale Anthony's Blog, 08/04/2008)

Who the hell is "Dale Anthony?"

Why didn't they mention my blog as "The Attack Machine?"

Honestly, I am fine with doing the dirty work here, because I don't say anything I don't believe and hell I love attention (I am an egomaniac of the highest order). But come on folks lets get the names right, let's cross all the Ts and dot all the Is.

Also since my blog has become a favorite in both DC and Montgomery let me make this clear.

Dale Anthony Jackson is for sale.

Honestly, if your going to use my ideas I might as well be on the payroll.

Don't miss this "Convention Watch Party"...

"Convention Watching Parties" are all about making local yokels feel connected to the Presidential campaigns... boy nothing sounds more fun than sitting around and watching a speech while a bunch of like minded people talk about how "McSame," "FAUX NEWS" and Republicans suck.

Wooooo! Sign me up.

According to my.barackobama.com some Obama campaign supporters are having an interesting gathering next Thursday at 666 Vagina Scrape Way in Huntsville.

Barack's Baby Mama Convention Watch Abortion Party (Convention Watch Party)

We will watch the event and then all get abortions. Bring your mistakes and get them taken care of. The mistakes can even be a few weeks old and we will consider it abortion. It will be held at Madison County Planned Parenthood.

I can't imagine that link will be up long but here are some screen captures.
There are three things to note:

1. 51 people have signed up to attend this event.
   
2. There is no "Madison County Planned Parenthood."
   
3. 666 Vagina Scrape Way is in a real sketchy part of town.

Stop the Vote...

Get out the vote campaigns are damaging our society. Don't give me this crap about "the more people involved in the process the better," it's a load of garbage.

People in general are stupid and the more people you get involved, the more stupid people you get involved.

Need proof?

Fine, two stories...

1. Groups are seeking to register homeless people.

   Special drives will be held Sept. 21-27 to register homeless and low-income people to vote to coincide with the registration deadlines of most states. The last day to register to vote in the November election in Alabama is Oct. 24.

2. Groups are seeking to register voters in prison.

   Local activist Kenneth Glasgow will visit jails and prisons throughout the state this weekend to register inmates to vote.

Someone please tell me how our society is better served by people going to homeless shelters and prisons to register voters.

Don't even get me started on who these wonderful people are going to vote for, nah let me let them do it for you.

John Cook Thomas would like to cast his vote in the November election for Barack Obama.

Tell me why my well informed opinion should be canceled out by a guy sleeping on a park bench.

"When you're homeless you have a lot of issues you're dealing with," said Michael Stoops, project director for the 'You Don't Need a Home to Vote' campaign. "But some homeless folks are up on current events."

Right. Sleeping under a newspaper does not help you absorb what is in it.

Tell me why we should go into a prison and find people who are incapable of playing by our societies' rules and ask them help decide who gets to run this country. Why is some scumbag convict or convicted felon's vote worth as much as mine. The reality is, convicted felon disenfranchisement is one of the best things that has ever happened to this country, but the misuses of it they must be corrected.

Yeah I said "felon disenfranchisement is one of the best things that has ever happened to this country."

The obvious argument against my point that voting should not be encourage or allowed to the homeless, the incarcerated or convicted felons will be...

Perhaps we need to go back to colonial days when only white men who possessed land were eligible to vote. No women allowed!! NO black people could vote but they were counted as 3/5 of a person for representation purposes. If we're going to take one step backwards, why not go all the way back..

Nowhere did I claim that voting should be restricted based on race, gender or socio-economic class. My point is simple, WE SHOULD NOT BE BEGGING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS OF VOTING.

Those who want to vote will, I say we ban voter registration drives, eliminate "motor voter" and do away with "Rock the Vote." The only way you should be able to register to vote is by going down to the County Board of Registrars and register yourself.

Check out where you can register to vote in Alabama:

Driver's licensing office

County and select municipal public libraries

Department of Human Resources

WIC Program, Department of Public Health

Medicaid Agency

Department of Rehabilitation Services

Why are we making it so easy?

And please, stop telling me "voting is cool" or if I don't then I can't bitch. Wrong, tell people they can bitch all they want, but if they are not informed they can only bitch, no voting.

Tell your uninformed friends to stay home on election day, convince them they are too busy to vote or tell them they changed the day of the election. If they fall for any of that, then you did your country a huge favor.

Stop the Vote!

Time Killer: Madden 09...

I don't really follow video games but I do like sports games for my 6 year old PS2, in fact the last 5 or six games I have bought have been sports games.

Today I got a copy of Madden 09 from my buddy that works at EA and oddly enough it has been the exact same game for the last few years with a few options thrown in year by year. But it remains addictive. FoxNews.com goes as far as calling Madden 09 "One of Best Football Video Games Ever."

So if you are looking for me, you will probably find me plopped down in front of my big screen running over Eagles with Marion Barber.

Go Cowboys!

If you want a game online, shoot me an e-mail to Madden09@theattackmachine.com.

Three questions, two candidates and one hell of a forum...

The Saddleback Civil Forum was a very interesting look at our two candidates for President. It was, by far, the most interesting event of this political season so far.

The "winner" was obvious, John McCain showed confidence in his answers and hit on the answers that showed the difference in the two candidates, Obama came off as someone who was very cautious and he knew this wasn't his crowd.

Need proof Obama lost? Look no further than his supporters claiming McCain "cheated."

But one of them DID have the questions ahead of time, as proven below. The following is evidence that either McCain was NOT in a quiet room during Obama's interview OR that he indeed had the questions ahead of time. If Obama was not provided the questions as well, then McCain clearly cheated.

In a Church even, how brazen.

Bush stole the election in 2000, Bush cheated in the 2004 debates, Bush stole the election in 2004 and now McCain is cheating. Can a Republican ever "win"?

Anyway, like I said there were three questions that proved Obama was clearly out of his element and leads me to believe these upcoming debates should be very interesting.

Here they are:(Paraphrased)

1. What would be the greatest moral failing in your life?
2. Who are the wisest people you know and who will you use in your administration?
   
3. Does evil exist?
   

What would be the greatest moral failing in your life?

Both candidates gave answers that included "failings" the American public already knows about. Obama talked about his drug use and his drinking when he was a teenager while McCain talked about his first marriage failing being his fault.

Partisans on both sides have tried/will continue to try and use these issues to attack the opposition's candidate, but Obama's answer is laughable because it implies he has not done anything in his life worse than trying drugs and drinking when he was a teenager, safe BS answer but it was not believable.

Who are the wisest people you know and who will you use in your administration?

Obama went to the sappy my wife and my grandmother are the wisest people I know. Awwwww, you mean your wife that has already been completely marginalized and your racist grandmother?

Your wife and grandmother? This is not Oprah or Ellen, this is a political forum.

He followed that crap up with one of the biggest blunders of the evening, "Ted Kennedy."

Ted Kennedy? One of the single most polarizing figures in America today? Your gonna get a lot of crossover voters with brilliant answers like that.

McCain gave some interesting answers too. First he referenced Gen. David Petraes, "who took us from defeat to victory in Iraq" to again reemphasize his strong national security focus, something he needs to drive home as the biggest difference between he and Obama.

His other answers on this subject included a civil rights leader and a former eBay CEO who he called "an American success story."

Didn't he have a problem with "google" a while ago?

Does evil exist?

The answer to this question is a no-brainer.

Ask me what evil is and I would probably say "Those who planned and executed 9/11 and those killing our soldiers in Iraq."

McCain hit an absolute home run on this answer, a definitive answer about defeating evil and following Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell, he then talked about mentally disabled suicide bombers in Iraq.

Obama however, gave a rambling answer that included talk of "humility" in the face of evil, this is the perfect answer for a far left candidate. Full of capitulation, appeasement and moral relativism.

Evil is evil and the U.S. and while we may not always be right, the U.S. has led the way in confronting evil across the globe and for a major political candidate to hem and haw on this issue is very telling.

Overall this forum was a great look at these candidates in an unusual environment and it gives us a much better look at these guys as people and politicians. Last night McCain beat Obama on both counts.

If you have not seen this forum and you plan on voting in November, you need to watch it. (Click here)

But... but.. but... George Bush...

We heard the ridiculously lame "But... but.. but... John McCain..." defense of John Edwards' infidelity and lying, but did you hear the "But... but.. but... George Bush..." defense?

No?

Well check this out, this one is even better. It's not just about his wife leaving him, it's also about his drinking and the MSM ignoring the story because it's from the National Enquirer. Lots of good stuff here.

First the National Enquirer's record:

...For instance, The National Enquirer had such specific details of the Edwards trip to the hotel in Beverly Hills that he could have sued them for libel if it weren't true. And as sleazy as these publications are, The Enquirer was credited with being one of the more accurate sources on the Lewinsky scandal.

Then the charges...

So it's not surprising that there's been a persistent tabloid story that the corporate establishment media has been ignoring: allegations that Laura Bush has basically decided to part company with Junior after his term of office is over again. Here are some screen shots from this week's Globe, one of the "leading" tabloids:

And finally, the evidence...

Bush held up the American flag backwards; he tapped a small U.S. flag impatiently against his thigh during the opening ceremony (a dishonoring of the flag); and he slapped the backside of a young nubile female volleyball player (no, we are not making this up):

This begs the question whether Bush had returned, in full, to his Frat boy days at Yale, including getting high on the sauce. Wonkette, for one, asked the question, "Was Bush Falling Down Drunk At Olympics?"

So you can rightfully disdain the sensationalism of the tabloids, but sometimes our guess is that on political scandals, they get closer to the truth than the corporate mainstream media -- or at least they are one step ahead of them.

Bush's behavior at the Olympics should have been a national scandal, but big media just shrugged it off as jocular good fun.

Idiots.

This is nothing new from this crowd, they also brought us these gems...

Is Bush a "Dry Drunk"? This is a Serious, Not Just a Provocative Question (clearly a serious question)

and

Bush - Stoned? Drunk? Medicated? Retarded? Presidential Tester for the Pharmaceutical Industry? You Decide........ (retarded?)

"Retarded" indeed.

Bud Cramer: Blue Dog Lap Dog...

August 3rd the I posted:

Bud Cramer: Conservative Blue Dog or Pelosi's Lap Dog...

I asked if Cramer was as conservative as he and State Senator Parker Griffith would have you believe he is.

A lot has been made about State Senator Parker Griffith being the heir apparent to Representative Bud Cramer's conservative "Blue Dog" label in North Alabama. Well, if Griffith wants to use Cramer as an ally in his election battle against Wayne Parker he may want to tell Cramer to stop proving that "Blue Dog Democrats" still vote with "Nancy Pelosi Democrats" 93% of the time.

Well, Flashpointblog.com has done the legwork and the analysis to drive the point home in a post titled, "Bud Cramer: From Blue Dog to Lap Dog."

Since the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007 Cramer has voted with his party a shocking 90% of the time - 10% more than when he almost got voted out of office. See how his “independence” shifts with the political winds in Washington in the figure below.

Visit the link and read more here.

Brian points out the changes in Cramer's voting record as power in Congress shifted from Democrats to Republicans and proves this "Blue Dog" label is nothing more than a marketing ploy.



And until now, a very effective marketing ploy.

Keep pushing a "Fairness Doctrine" and this is what you are going to get...

When they came for the radio I said nothing for I did not have a show, when they came for the bloggers there was no one left to speak... blah blah blah

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell raised that as a possibility after talking with bloggers at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. McDowell spoke about a recent FCC vote to bar Comcast from engaging in certain Internet practices – expanding the federal agency’s oversight of Internet networks.

The poll shows that less want "Fairness Doctrine" on the internet (31% ) than on the radio/TV (47%):

Democrats are more supportive of government involvement in the airwaves than Republicans and unaffiliated voters. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats favor it, and only 26% are opposed. Republicans and unaffiliated voters are fairly evenly divided.

Even Democrats say hands-off the Internet though but by a far smaller margin than Republicans and unaffiliated voters. Democrats oppose government-mandated balance on the Internet by a 48% to 37% margin. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans reject government involvement in Internet content along with 67% of unaffiliated voters.

But allow me to ask this question:

Is there a risk of a political tit-for-tat in that Democrats push a radio/TV "Fairness Doctrine" and Republicans hypocritically push for internet control?

Maybe this is a move by both parties to control the internet?

Let's see what those at "Left in Alabama" think about losing their freedom to voice their opinions. I am going to guess they will be pretty inconsistent.

Wayne Parker hits Parker Griffith, but he needs some help with his campaign ads...

Yes of course I start negatively, because this campaign is turning negative and I love it.

Parker Griffith continues to imply he is an "independent" and by doing so opens himself up to repeated questions of his support for Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party.

Honestly, Wayne Parker needs to continue hitting him on these issues and is effectively doing so. (I struck the word effectively because it looks like this ad was put together by a semi-computer literate 8-year old.)


See.

The ad it self is very effective, here are the key points:

1. Parker Griffith is a claiming to be an "Independent State Senator" when in fact he is a Democratic State Senator. Why the confusion?
2. Parker Griffith has voted with the Democrats in Montgomery 99% of the time.
3. For an independent he sure is taking a lot of money from liberal Democrats, Nancy Pelosi and Charlie Rangel.
4. Parker Griffith supported Howard Dean in 2004 and donated to his campaign.
5. Some "people will say anything to get elected."

Good points, bad ad.

Free advice: Get a better ad (with the same info) and get it on TV.

Talk Radio makes you murder people 2.0...

By now we have all heard of the senseless tragedy that struck the Arkansas Democratic Headquarters in Little Rock. I anxiously await the same stuff we heard when the Tennessee nutjob shot up a church in Knoxville.

We will hear this whether or not the guy is a conservative, a talk radio fan or a reader of the books of Michael Savage, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly.

I believe a shooting at a political HQ could very easily be the politically motivated actions of a mad man. But he is just that, a mad man, a monster and someone who we are better off not sharing the planet with. He may have been politically motivated and if he was that is a horrible thing, that anyone with any sense would denounce instantly.

I bring this up to remind you when you hear this charge that "the vile conservative commentators led to this" you need to ask whoever says that to reference a point where those commentators even attempted to justify or advocate behavior like this.

Ask them the following question:

Can you point to one host anywhere advocating violence? What exactly do they say that led to this?

Chances are you will hear a couple of different responses:

This...

Hate talk on the radio is no different than some hate rappers who espouse
violence in their songs. It all has the same impact on someone as weak-minded as
this shooter was. Republicans are quick to rail against the rapper but I'm sure
you'll never hear a peep out of them about this person's reading habits. Of
course, I'm sure Rush Limbaugh will be quick to point the finger of blame on
liberals.... "My friend, if liberals didn't hate this country so much, ordinary
people such as this man wouldn't feel the need to take action. It isn't it fault
that our government hasn't altogether outlawed liberalism. I'll bet you they
wouldn't be able to run down our president and our government overseas." (meaning: "They may not be saying "be violent," but they mean it")

This...

Why is it that someone can mass murder or commit an assassination and if their
reading material is of a more liberal matter, it's automatically reported by the
conservative media that he was "brainwashed", without so much as a psychological
exam but if it's someone who reads right wing hate books and talks about killing
liberals, his reading material had nothing to do with it and we need to show
proof if we think differently. (meaning: "But... but... but.. if it was
a liberal the right-wingers would be all over it." Probably, but they would be wrong and I would ask for a reference showing someone inciting violence.)

and This... (my favorite)

No actual facts that we produce for him are going to change his rant. No
direct quotes matter. No proof that his allegations are indeed, to use his
own words, "bull shit" will make any impression. (meaning: "We are talking out our asses and we can not find anything to back up our asinine positions." This is the position of intellectually dishonest cowards who will not acknowledge they are making things up to fit their political agenda.

The point is the argument "that conservative commentators are to blame for this" can not be backed up because none of them have advocated or excused political violence. None, not one.

But that will not dishonest politically motivated people from trying to use it.

Check back tomorrow and see if I am wrong. I hope I am.

UPDATE: I was not wrong.

Here.

I was thinking more of copycats. I do hope that talk radio handles this in a very circumspect manner. Too many guys in the south with beer, radios, trucks and guns.

Here.

I will be looking to see if shooter is/was talk radio rightwing nut.

This is my current "default option" for "why did this happen" to people in the way of the GOP.

Sue me for thinking this - It's become a pattern and these rats are against a wall.

I expect MORE of this because I think this is what rightwing talk radio is supposed to accomplish.

Here.

My gut guess was lost job - blamed democrats

because talk radio encourages this.

But I am quite open to learning what really happened.

I just have a sneaky suspicion about talk radio's intentions being more malicious than most people would care to imagine.

Parker Griffith must want to be attacked by Wayne Parker...

Working in radio seems like a really cool thing sometimes, the money is "ok," the work is easy, but sometimes you really wonder why technology hates you. Today is one of these days. I had no internet all morning which makes prepping for a show really hard and blogging impossible. (I know I am a big baby)

Anyway by the time the internet was up Brian at flashpointblog.com had already said everything that needs to be said about State Senator Parker Griffith's latest campaign ad where he continues to not want to mention being a Democrat.

Parker Griffith is a Democrat. Say it with me. “Parker Griffith is a Democrat.” Very good.

We have to go through this exercise because in Parker Griffith’s latest ad - an attack ad against Republican Wayne Parker - he conveniently forgets to call himself a Democrat, preferring instead to call himself an “independent.”

The guys at Left in Alabama have written what would be a great response to this ad. I will change a few words (my changes in bold):

Voice over after the Griffith statement: "independent running for Congress"... "What are you ashamed of Mr. Griffith? Wayne Parker is proud to be a member of the Republican party, the party that will protect our jobs, local jobs that are vital to our economy and America's national security.

Mr. Griffith, do you have to hold your nose to run as a "Democrat"? Why do you call yourself an "independent"? Are you ashamed of the liberal Democratic Party of Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank? Are you a "closet liberal"?

You can't hide that fact from the citizens of the fifth district by calling yourself an "independent." If you're ashamed of the party whose platform you pledged to uphold, you need to denounce the Democratic Party and run as an independent instead of trying to pull a fast one on the voters of this district. We deserve better than a candidate who is not completely honest with their constituents.

I'm Wayne Parker and I approved this message."

Why Griffith keeps handing this issue to Wayne Parker is a mystery to me.

Thank God it wasn't Lebron James...

Oh good, what's a Olympics without some good ol' fashioned racism.

Again, thank god the U.S. team has been on their best behavior and just playing ridiculous basketball.

But... but.. but... John McCain...

My guess would be since John Edward's finally admitted to being a scumbag you have probably heard a lot about how "McCain dumped his wife too!"

Here.

Now, we get to the most relevant question - if John Edwards' political career is done, why isn't John McCain's? John McCain had a well-documented affair on his first wife, with his current wife. He has admitted in the books he has written about his life that he ran around with several different women while still married to his first wife. And don't forget that he left her for a younger, richer woman - multi-millionaire Cindy Hensley who is now Cindy McCain - after she had been severely hurt in a car accident. (It was 30 years ago, before he was in politics and it has been known for years and therefore not news.)

Here.

Why has the press kept digging at this case but dropped so many others? Because the corporations that control most of the media in this country are peeing their pants at the thought of Attorney General John Edwards and feel the need to assassinate his character now to try and preempt any role he might have in an Obama administration. (They willfully ignored it for almost a year.)

Here.

What is our obsession with this story- or at least the media’s obsession? And all that righteous puffery blowing from the “right”. How could have done this? Well- how could Senator Vitter have done it, how could Senator Craig have done it? The list goes on- but it would also include the question; how could John McCain do it? (Should we have ignored Vitter and Craig?)

Here.

OK, so now we know the new ground rules. The private life of John Edwards, who currently neither seeks nor holds public office, is a legitimate story for mainstream media because he was a hypocrite and because he lied.

As for hypocrisy, check out Alabama's chief law enforcement officer, who says the state can put someone in jail for up to one year for selling a sex toy. (Did Troy King get caught using sex toys? This guy makes quite a stretch here, but I mostly added this one because he talks about ME. I love me.)

Now you can say, "well these are left wing cranks" and you would be right, these are the same sites that cry about "right-wing media bias." But predictably, it has also been brought up on all the major news channels, not as insanely as the posts above, but brought up as a defense nonetheless. And therein lies the major problem - THERE IS NO DEFENSE.

Not only did he cheat on his wife, he then lied about it to the national media. That is should be the nail in John Edwards, political coffin. You also must factor in possible payoffs, more lies and paternity. Does anyone buy the line that the kid isn't his?

Bringing up a bunch of stuff on McCain from 30 years does nothing to help John Edwards. If it does please explain to me how.

All it does is make the people saying "But... but.. but... John McCain..." look as stupid as the Mark Foley, David Vitter and Larry Craig defenders.

W. is enjoying the Olympics more than I am...

My only comment on the Opening Ceremony is this: The Chinese will eat us alive one day.

President Bush really seems to be enjoying himself in China:

Here he is inspecting the athletes...

and here he is enjoying the company of the US Softball team.

Someone wake me up when water polo or basketball (men's basketball) starts because I can't figure out when/what channel anything is on.

John Edwards is a scumbag....

Friday afternoon: check

Olympics opening ceremony tonight: check

War between Russia & Georgia: check (ok that one is a reach)

Sounds like a great time to admit to being a lecherous dirtbag who is cheating on your dying wife.

I can honestly say I didn't buy it at first, maybe it was the fact that cancer is killing his wife that made me not want it to be true.

Sadly it was true. John Edward's has all the sincerity of Bill Clinton and I guess that should of been a tip-off to his character.

His denials should of tipped us off:

"I have no idea what you're asking about," Edwards said. "I have responded to, consistently, to these tabloid allegations by saying I don't respond to these lies."

Sound familiar?

The National Enquirer broke this story a year ago and the media ignored this thing like the plague.

Probably because of his wife's cancer, which will now become the focal point of the coverage.

I have already heard some variation of this statement this at least three times:

The media may have been hesitant to go after this because of the health of his wife.

Translation: the media was in the tank for Edwards. And the press should be killing him right now because he did this while his wife was dying.

UPDATE: 5:11PM

Get ready to see this non-stop:

At one time Democrats loved John McCain...

Great new McCain campaign ad, with Democrats praising McCain. It serves to remind us how much Democrats loved McCain before which makes how they talk about him now as "out of touch" even more hilarious. The best line is from Hillary Clinton:

I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the white house and... Senator Obama has a speech he made in 2002

In all fairness and full disclosure, I really didn't like the old John McCain.

Troy King hates cock...

... fighting.

You have a dirty mind.

Attorney General Troy King's office is teaming up with The Humane Soceity of the United States to end cockfighting and dog fighting in Alabama.

The Humane Society is offering a $5,000 award for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any person involved in illegal animal fighting.

"Animal fighting is a horribly cruel practice and anyone who participates in it should pay a price for their crime," said King, at a press conference Wednesday. "We are glad to partners with The Humane Society of the United States to offer this new reward and help put those who fight animals out of business for good."

Like Matt Murphy (who can't work a computer) said, "you can't make this stuff up."

Karl Rove is attacking 'Bama blogs again...

I am sure most of you have heard about Legal Schnauzer, I wrote a little about his crazy ramblings here.

Wow. I was starting to read some of this story about how the DOJ, the State of Alabama, the Nazis, Exxon, the media and the Illuminati are taking a guy at UAB down for blogging.

Well maybe he was on to something, because a few days after Dan at DailyDixie.com got into with the Legal Beagle (here), Dan quit his website and left this message.

I'm done blogging for now. There's no sinister reason. I recently decided not to shut down because of stupid people. I'm glad I didn't do it for that reason, but it made me seriously think about it. I think I'd rather work on some other areas of my life I've been neglecting. I think my registration for this domain has a couple more years of life left in it. Perhaps I shall return. Maybe I'll let someone take over where I left off. Feel free to email -- dan@dailydixie.com.

Thanks for all the support over the years. My entire outlook on life has changed because of your comments and emails.

And kids... don't do blogs. You might think you can walk away, but it's rough.

Hugs and kisses,
Dan

Did Daily Dixie come under the evil eye of Rove, Riley, Bush & Cheney by associating with the most dangerous pup on the internet?

Did they force him off the intertubes by threatening his real job or trying to take his house?

We may never know, but we should all be scared.

UPDATE:
Alternate theory from the Legal Beagle himself:

Roberts took down the whole darn thing evidently. It's like waking up one morning to discover the house next door, which was there when you went to bed, is gone.

Did someone suggest to Roberts that maybe it would be a good idea to dismantle his blog and dump any evidence that indicated he had been producing defamatory material?

Heck, I don't know. I'm as buffaloed as anybody, and if my memory is correct, his final post was about me.

Roberts' writings recently had a Karl Rovian quality, with frequent use of variations on the word "lunatic." And Roberts' dismantling of his blog reminds one of Rove's efforts to do away with e-mails. But then, I could be reading too much into this--after all, I'm paranoid

Paranoid? Yes.
Delusional? Yes.
Insane? Yes.

Wayne Parker pledges not to support Nancy Pelosi...

No kidding? Why even bother with this mess.

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LAURA CHAMBERS

AUGUST 5, 2008
(256) 679-8568

WAYNE PARKER TO SIGN ‘NO TO PELOSI’ PLEDGE

Huntsville, AL - Republican Congressional Candidate (AL-05), Wayne Parker will conduct a press conference on Wednesday August 6, 2008. Parker will discuss his signing of The Pledge to Protect North Alabama, a pledge not to support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, if elected. He will discuss the threat Mrs. Pelosi and her liberal agenda pose to North Alabama jobs and values. Wayne Parker will be sending opponent Parker Griffith a copy of the pledge, inviting him to join in signing.

WHO: Republican Congressional Candidate (AL-05), Wayne Parker

WHAT: Press Conference

WHERE: Wayne Parker for Congress Headquarters, 4851 Whitesburg Drive, Suite A-2, Huntsville, AL 35802

WHEN: Wednesday August 6, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

WHY: Sign pledge standing for North Alabama jobs and values, against
Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

For more information, please contact Laura Chambers at (256) 679-8568 or laura@wayneparkerforcongress.com.

Glad we cleared that up. Until I saw this I thought maybe Wayne Parker supported Nancy Pelosi.

Now for the real question:

When will Wayne Parker distance himself from Barack Obama?

Seriously though, this does actually make sense because State Sen. Parker Griffith won't be clear on his support for Pelosi or Obama, there is a reason for that.

Wayne Parker should hammer this home till November.

Paris Hilton is a genius...

Whoever came up with this is brilliant.

How come Paris Hilton understand that we should drill and conserve energy but Barack Obama doesn't?

Also weren't we told that "words mean things?"

If "skinny" means "black" and bringing up appearances is bad, how come she is talking about his white hair and how old he is?

Nevermind. This is great.

Two Paris Hilton stories in two days? Awesome.

John McCain's response:

The McCain camp responded to Hilton's ad Tuesday. "It sounds like Paris Hilton supports John McCain's 'all of the above' approach to America's energy crisis - including both alternatives and drilling. Paris Hilton might not be as big a celebrity as Barack Obama, but she obviously has a better energy plan," says McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.

Smokers suck and smell like ass.

Before I start in on the blog/smokers etc. - can I just say that although I'm a complete newbie when it comes to blogging, I've already learned it is a complete pain in the ass. Don't believe me? Ask Dan. I have said it before...I will say it again...and it will be the name of my first book that I will probably never write.

Anonymity BREEDS Cruelty.

The biggest breed of moron whose parents were ever lucky enough to figure out how to mate exists on the Internet in blogs. That said, blogs and bloggers can be quite amazing/wonderful. See here. Don't get me wrong. Anonymous callers on talk radio(Bill, Joe, John...from Nowheresville, USA) can be as cruel and wacky as they come...but you bloggers take the cake.

Now. On with the blog...

For whatever reason, as a "talk show host blogging" (Dead Man Walking), I feel a desire to share graphics with you on whatever subject I am discussing. Why is this? Aren't you smart enough to get it on your own? I don't have this problem on the radio. Maybe I am feeling an interior self peer pressure. Perhaps I simply want to catch up with the cool kids. Maybe it is this.

I remember the old CNN/Headline news formats from a number of years ago. These talking heads and their producers could NOT read the news without showing you what they were discussing. i.e. if they're talking about a tank contract they show you a file video from 1983 of a tank running through the desert. Then there is the proverbial story on fat people that ALWAYS shows headless fat people walking. Don't believe me? This guy does. Has this phenomena infiltrated the blog world? Exhibit A.

Anyway. For no particular reason...



Or this:


For those who didn't read the above...it says: "Blow it in her face and she'll follow you anywhere." Who were these people?? An ad exec approved that line? really??


Now Then. For those who know (or care) I've been in radio since I was fifteen years old. My first job was at WTHO/WTWA in my hometown of Thomson, Georgia. I was a weekend warrior, ready to fill-in at a moments notice (or when I wasn't in school). It was also at WTHO that I REALLY learned to be a proper smoker. I started at 15 and smoked until 32 (I turn 35 September 1st...cash is a good gift) Seventeen years I sucked down that filth and defended it every second. Now don't get me wrong. If you want to kill yourself in the privacy of your own home, etc, that's your business. My attitude about public smoking has changed somewhat over the last 2 1/2 years, however.

Simply Put...

Smokers are rude and smell bad. Smokers think the world revolves around THEM smoking. Smokers REGULARLY expect us to drop WHATEVER conversation we're having...to walk with them to smoke. Or for them to go smoke where we are going. Or for them to go smoking by themselves...leaving us to wait to continue the meeting/conversation. Or for us to go with them into the smoking section. Or for us to be okay with them smoking in a restaurant. For us to tolerate sitting in the STUPID smoking section, even. Or for us to so to the store with them for smokes. Or for fellow smokers to loan smokers smokes. Or for smoking smokers to buy smokes for dudes not smoking at home, or for smoking later when the smokers' smokes run out.

Really?

REALLY?

You people KNOW it is the truth.

And EVERY time non-smokers are asked by their friends to just be cool and "It's cool that I smoke, right?" and the James Dean/Bogart crap that I used to talk about all the time, EVERY time, the smoker always talks about FREEDOM and MY RIGHTS and SMOKERS RIGHTS and all that bullshit. I argued this when I smoked. Successfully. And I could still make a VERY convincing argument today if I wanted. Actually. In theory (...and I believe in "theory") the Constitution is with the "smoker's rights" crowds. I Believe theory. I believe in the Constitution.

...But let's be honest.

Smokers use that argument (and all of them damn coffin nail suckin' SOB's know it, deep down) as a smokescreen. (Pardon the pun/play on words)


Smokers are just dumb. DUMB. ...given that their habit makes them feel bad and less attractive, they're dumb. Smokers tend to have poor personal habits, too. Not always, mind you. Just sometimes. stinky, etc. ...know what I mean?

Understand. I was ALL of these things as a smoker. Dumb. Stinky. all that. Now I see the ligh