Tonight’s episode of The Best Show on WFMU turned me on to the eyeball-popping horror of Alabama politics. Little did I know — it seems that there’s a whole Internet subculture devoted to collecting election ads from America’s most troubled state.
Let’s take a tour around Alabama’s 2010 political season. Here’s the ultimate attack ad against a candidate for governor: He wants to teach evolution in the public schools!
This gunslinging candidate for Agriculture Commissioner sounds the alarm about the criminal elements and illegal immigrants out to spend agriculture funding on “whatever they want.” They don’t give a rip about Alabama!
Everyone knows Barack Obama is a terrorist who hates America. What to do? Elect this guy — the liberals can’t call him a racist!
Our elections get pretty grim near the end. If, in the next seven days, you find yourself despairing at the mud and the stupidity and the hate, take heart: We’re a long way from Alabama.
This article appears in DA Trials.
Thanks, I needed that!
It’s almost too silly to parody. Almost.
http://humboldtherald.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/abused-babies-as-political-footballs/
Will Hank cover this story?
I leave the black ops to the black opsters.
Not so fast, heraldo. Stand by for facts.
Jason 12:35am, Heraldo’s “story” is a lie. Hank is a real reporter/newspaper man.
This is why Idiocracy gets less funny each election cycle.
It’s what bodies politic crave!
It’s great to know that north-coasters give a rip about Alabama. Probably not too many people googling Humboldt County political ads.
Well, Bob… it is kinda, part of America and everything. Alabama.
Kinda. About to the same degree that Humboldt is, I suppose.
Love it or leave it, commie.
Hank,
Why the news blackout on the DUI (BAC 0.16) Ryan Sundberg concealed for the last six months? Don’t 5th District voters have a right to know about this – the fact that the guy they may elect supervisor will be on probation for the next three years? Don’t you find this judgment call of his to be salient to the way he performs the duties of supervisor, should he be elected?
Hold up, Neal. Gimme a few moments.