The World Around You

…hell is this person talking about?

Rappers should respond positively to Obamas win | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser.

The chicken littles are starting squawk…like Jason Smith of Montgomery in this morning’s Advertiser,

We are months away from seeing our federal court systems flooded with the most radical, leftist judicial appointees imaginable. The final chapter of this once-great nation is being written as we speak, and our once-dominant civilization will soon be an afterthought, just like Rome.

Two points, (1) the Republicans have the ability to filibuster judicial appointments if they so choose; (2) if this nation is so great (which I believe it is), do you not believe we can withstand the results of one election?

Vote showed disregard for unborn | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser.

Voters in the Montgomery area will want to check out the voters guide that was just posted by the Montgomery Advertiser. It’s definitely worth a look-see.

9:29pm CST - McCain gets his last chance…and Obama his, to speak directly to the people.

9:25pm CST - Reform again…but what does reform mean John?

9:23pm CST - Obama emphasizes that there has to be money to pay for ideas that candidates have.

9:18pm CST - Last question is on education…doubt there will be any surprises here.

9:14pm CST - Obama is answering the late-term abortion question well…and McCain is coming off as looking pretty insensitive with his hair quotes on the “health” of the mother.

9:10pm CST - Obama believes there is a right to privacy…just like Palin!

9:07pm CST - John McCain would not impose a litmus test? I find that hard to believe.

9:05pm CST - Obama wants to decide American’s future…and now he’s “Senator Government”?

9:03pm CST - Poor Joe the Plumber…

8:59pm CST - Finally we get to healthcare…

8:47pm CST - Midway point…McCain is trying to score points, he’s throwing everything and the kitchen sink out there…not sure it will be effective…seems to just be reinforcing the belief that he has no positive message.

8:45pm CST - Obama points out that helping special needs children will require money…and you can’t do it with across the board spending cuts. So, if McCain disagrees with someone that makes them not qualified to be president???

8:42pm CST - Palin’s a role model for women?

8:40pm CST - And McCain won’t let it go…he’s lost his mind.

8:37pm CST - McCain brings up Ayers and ACORN…Obama takes the time to talk about who else was on those boards, good tactic. And he fully answered the ACORN accusation as well….close the book and move on. Nobody cares.

8:33pm CST - Barack gives a very strong response…and McCain is getting clearly agitated.

8:31pm CST - McCain’s response…well you’re doing it too!

8:29pm CST - And Obama had the same reaction…”the American people cannot afford four more years of failed economic policies”

8:27pm CST - So because Obama didn’t agree to constant town halls…so McCain had to get ugly? Not sure I get the logic of that…

8:25pm CST - Good question from the moderator…”Are you willing to say to each other’s face what your ads say?”

8:22pm CST - “You have to tell me…”, McCain put it out there and Obama responded well. He continues to be on the defensive…trying to counterpunch, but not being successful.

8:18pm CST - McCain wants to end foreign aid? And he reiterates the overhead projector…not sure why.

8:15pm CST - The moderator tries yet again to find out what they WON’T do because of the crisis…

8:13pm CST - McCain thinks American businesses are moving to Ireland?? I’m confused…

8:11pm CST - John brings up the “spread the wealth” attack…and can’t seem to get off “Joe the Plumber”…so far McCain is on the attack and Obama is on the defense.

8:10pm CST - Barack finally makes clear that yes, both of them will cut taxes for the middle class, but his plan would give the middle class three times the cuts that McCain would.

8:08pm CST - John McCain just morphed into Hilary Clinton, with his “Joe the Plumber”…and even looked at him tonight.

8:05pm CST - Barack is the first to draw a distinction with McCain. “I disagree with him on how to do it…”, speaking about the purchasing of home mortgages.

8:03pm CST - First question, “why is your economic plan better than his?”

7:59pm CST - CNN asks a good question, “Where is the room for John McCain to succeed?”

7:52 pm CST - The anticipation…

5:29pm CST - I will be live blogging the third and final debate tonight, beginning at 8pm CST

I’m not sure how much District Attorney endorsements matter in a race for US Congress, but it certainly can’t hurt to have the support of former and current DA’s.

Brooks and most of the other district attorneys are Democrats.

One Republican is Bright's sister-in-law, former District Attorney Janice Clardy Massa of Autauga and Elmore counties.

All of those endorsing Bright are either sitting district attorneys or supernumerary district attorneys. Supernumerary district attorneys are retired district attorneys who served for at least 18 years and who can be called back to help prosecute cases.

Most of the supernumerary district attorneys who endorsed Bright on Wednesday continue to prosecute cases. Massa is the supernumerary district attorney in Autauga and Elmore counties.

The attorneys represented 14 of the 16 counties in the 2nd District.

Former, current DAs endorse Bright | montgomeryadvertiser.com | Montgomery Advertiser.

I heard about this e-mail yesterday from my wife.

The e-mail states that two young women who speak with foreign accents are traveling by bike in Montgomery neighborhoods and selling books door-to-door.

The e-mail states that there apparently have been break-ins after residents allowed one of the women into their home and she saw what they had inside.

Police have heard from several people who have had contact with the women, but none has reported a break-in.

Meanwhile two Estonian girls are now unable to do their job because of these untruths spread by e-mail.

In the Southwestern summer program, students work 80-hour weeks, said Ann Walker, a past participant. Students take part outside of their hometowns so they don’t have the temptations they would have at home, she said. Southwestern claims U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions among past participants.

Koobas said the police have stopped her, searched her and questioned her extensively but let her go. One, she said, gave her some pepper spray as personal protection.

No Support for E-mail Claiming Burglaries | Montgomery Advertiser.

The grace period is over for red light runners at the intersections with cameras in Montgomery,

As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, the cameras had captured 1,620 possible vio­lations, and a week-by-week breakdown shows the number of offenses have in­creased significantly since the first week.

The first week 233 warnings were mailed out. Those warnings averaged 429 a week during the past two weeks.

“I’m kind of surprised that they are this high and also not that surprised,” said mayoral assistant Michael Briddell, who has overseen the project.

Briddell said a survey was done about four years ago at the intersection of East Boulevard and Vaughn Road — one of the busiest intersections in the city — and it was determined that on average, 105 peo­ple ran the red light each day.

“To see that they were this high at oth­er intersections is pretty disturbing,” Briddell said, adding that the numbers underline the extent of the problem of red-light running in Montgomery.

Mayor Bobby Bright attributes the high numbers to the fact April was highly publicized as being the grace period. He believes those numbers will drop now that warnings are no longer being issued.

“When they get a ticket that says they owe $50, that will have an effect on their behavior, I’m sure,” Bright said recently.

I certainly agree…that number will decline, but the public will also start getting much more vocal about this policy.

montgomeryadvertiser.com | Red-light camera fines start today

Another helpful gun owner, ridding the world of law students who open the door to the wrong apartment by mistake…

My deepest sympathies go out to the McLain family.

Law student killed opening wrong door - Montgomery Advertiser

I found the most underreported piece of this story on the city’s website:

Q. Is this notice a “Traffic Ticket?”

A. No. This notice is not considered a “moving violation”. It is merely a notice advising of the violation and potential for civil liability.

To get around the problem of the legislature not authorizing law enforcement to give traffic violations when they don’t witness the act, these cameras fall under a city ordinance that makes someone civilly liable for running a red light. That was actually a very, very smart move, but one that was not clearly reported. So, though people may not like it, the cameras are here and we better get used to them.

montgomeryadvertiser.com :: Red-light cameras on duty today

This is going to be good for tourism…

Montgomery police are searching for a man with a gun who robbed the new hotel in downtown Montgomery on Friday.

The man took an undetermined amount of cash from The House, a restaurant and bar inside the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center, and then ran away, Lt. Ron Cook said. The crime occurred about 3:45 p.m.

Witnesses described the man as white, age 25 to 30, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing between 135 to 140 pounds. He was wearing a light blue windbreaker, a short-sleeved green shirt and stonewashed jeans, Lt. Mark Drinkard said.

Come have a convention in Montgomery! And get robbed…

montgomeryadvertiser.com ::  Robber hits Renaissance’s bar