Today I sit down with former interview guest (“The Pollster”), the great Jeffrey Ioimo, our resident political analyst in Alabama. He’s here to help make sense of Alabama’s illegal immigration bill, the debt ceiling fiasco, the GOP presidential race, and what Obama can do to boost his sagging poll numbers, if you can make any…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Larger Editorial: How Obama Can Win a Second Term…If He Even Wants To
The president looks rough these days. Everyone from comedians like Seth Myers to the unintentionally hilarious Chris Matthews have remarked on just how bone-tired the man who had a quasi-cocky swagger only a few months ago has become. You can hear it in his voice, you can see it on his face, and you can…
Petty Issues: Republican Primary Edition
Rick Perry declared his candidacy for President…of the confederacy. Shouldn’t the president of the United States believe in the word “United?” “Instead of running for President, Tim Pawlenty should burn 2 million dollars and let 100 people punch him in the face. That would save him some time.”–Myself a few months back. Look’s like he…
Now What?: The Me Party, How Apathy and Selfishness Empower Fringe Politics
At this point, making fun of The Tea Party is almost like shooting fish in a barrel. EXCEPT that they are still somewhat popular in parts of the country and their popularity isn’t really fading fast enough. Besides, The Tea Party is a blanket term that doesn’t really stick to any one person or group…
Working Class Economist: Introducing Brody Incorporated
Last week, Mitt Romney said corporations are people. So this week I decide to formally declare myself a corporation. I will now be known as Brody Incorporated. I will pay no taxes. Particularly if I have a very rich year as the more I make, the less I pay. I will actually be GIVEN corporate…
Fast Food Critic: Zaxby’s Wings & Things
Reviewing Zaxby’s might have limited appeal for the majority of Alabama Liberal’s readers (who aren’t from, don’t live in, and have never stepped foot in Alabama). That’s because the chain doesn’t exist outside the Southeast. They have a handful of locations in Indiana, but other than that, the popular chain is confined East of Texas…
Red State Vs. Blue State: New York Conservative Vs. Alabama Liberal
The tables are flipped today. Instead of going after the usual targets of massively delusional rednecks, housewives, gun nuts, and other red state staples, I get to challenge a New York Republican. In all likelihood, he’s someone that should probably be liberal to properly into stereotypes, just as I should probably be conservative to fit…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: Down & Out on Wall Street
There’s not much you can say about the beating the stock market has been taking recently. Ever since the U.S. had its credit downgraded by Standard & Poors (that sterling agency that was so on top of it during the 2008 recession and has never been wrong before) there has been immense panic in the…
TV Shows Are Like People: The Good Die Young and the Most Profitable Live Forever
R.I.P. Men of a Certain Age. After a meager two seasons of charming us as TNT’s only non-cop show, the network cancelled it, supposedly to make room for Salt Lake City Homicide or Grand Rapids Beat or Gonzo & Nash or some such other stupid ass cop show in a TV landscape swimming in them….
Mom Jokes: An Entire Week’s Worth
MONDAY The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex. Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family’s status, she consulted the family doctor. The doctor told her that teenagers today were very willful and any attempt to stop the girl would probably result in rebellion. He…
TV Review: Curb Your Enthusiasm
What can you say about Curb that hasn’t already been said? It’s now in its 8th season and I think almost everyone in the country has had some type of exposure to it in one form or another. I’ve found the show to be deeply polarizing among people I know. Some love Larry David’s improvised,…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: 30 Minutes or Less
America didn’t show this movie much love over the weekend. It opened to a disappointing fifth place at the box office and it looks like I’m once again one of the few people in the country to see a Danny McBride movie (the immensely talented co-star of such duds as Land of the Lost, Your…
Movie Review: The Change-Up
I won’t make this review a long one. If I wrote ten paragraphs I would be putting more thought into it than America has (the movie came and went last weekend at the box office) so I’ll just get to the bullet points of this body swap flick. What Works: MVP Jason Bateman who almost…