Employee : Excuse me sir, may I talk to you? Boss : Sure, come on in. What can I do for you? Employee : Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years. Boss : Yes. Employee : I won’t beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise….
Author: Alabama Liberal
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Hanna
So I’ve been staying at home the past few weekends instead of plunking down dollars to see Scream: 4, When Two Shitty Sequels Just Aren’t Enough or Tyler Perry’s Jesus and Biscuits. However, I did manage to see this pretty-good, vaguely Euro art house thriller that isn’t so art house. Hanna is about a young…
Sunday’s Sermons: WWJT (What Would Jesus Think about Modern Christianity?)
For the past few weeks we’ve talked about race, but on Easter Sunday it’s only right to refocus on religion. Years ago some ingenious marketer first created the WWJD bracelets. But instead of what he’d do I’m much more drawn to the interesting—but unanswerable—question of “What Would Jesus Think?” Currently in our national debate on…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Tip 6: Are Bible Outlets Considered Bookstores?
That title is a little misleading—although if a couple gawkers click on it for controversy that isn’t actually inside the item…it is intentional—what I really want to ask is: If a supposedly great place to meet women is at bookstores (although I have only read this is a good place so the people writing articles…
Interviews with the Invisible: The Illegal Immigrant
For this interview I sat down and talked with a member of one of the most invisible groups in the USA: illegal immigrants. For obvious reasons I agreed to call him Juan Doe instead of his real name, and wrote notes for this interview (instead of using AOL Messenger, facebook, or audio like I have…
Larger Editorial: Superman Struggling, Is Obama Worth It?
Last week I spent most items defending President Obama, but now it’s time to ask the flip side of that question: Is he worth it? By worth it, I mean is the entire Democrat Party worth compromising for this one man? Far right wing conservatives (i.e. racists) hate him with every fiber in their body….
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody Vs. An Apathetic Voter
Today I debate the toughest nut to crack: someone who doesn’t give a shit. I absolutely think the hardest person to argue with is someone who doesn’t want to be in the argument, and yet, more Americans don’t vote than consider themselves Republican or Democrat, so this is the pond we must fish in. Brody:…
Entertainment Editorial: Can Nic Cage Be Helped?
Nicolas Cage hasn’t had a great year or even a great decade. It’s been years since Cage’s name has even been said in the same sentence as a hit movie and much longer since he’s been associated with a good one. He’s having major tax trouble with the IRS and engaged in some of the…
TV Review: Shark Tank and America’s Next Great Restaurant, When Reality Shows Are Useful
Today I’m resurrecting the sorely missed TV reviews to talk about the rarest of all reality show phenomenon: when a reality show is actually useful. Most reality shows are tits-on-a-mule useless with characters that don’t know anything (all the better for a not too bright audience to feel superior to them) in idiotic situations saying…
Sunday’s Sermons: If Conservatives Don’t Want to Talk About Race, They Should Quit Bringing It Up
Race. There is nothing you can say to a conservative on this topic that will not inspire an immediate kneejerk reaction that race shouldn’t be the topic. Over and over again, conservatives tell us that race has nothing to do with it when they flip flop on Obama’s Libya actions (Newt Gingrich wanted bombing before…
Interviews with the Invisible: The Obama Defender
Today I sit down with Alabama Liberal’s first female interview subject (Adrienne Lieu, a student going into physical therapy and a great role model for young black women) to discuss Obama’s presidency so far, why people might be losing their minds over his election, and if the healthcare law discourages her from entering the medical…
Larger Editorial: Why Climate Crisis is the New Civil War and Why It’s Worth Fighting
If anyone has ever read a book or seen a TV show based on life in the “contemporary” Southeast, sooner or later The Civil War comes up. It’s as if the writer—who probably “isn’t from around here”—is itching for the moment to work this into the narrative. Even otherwise great books and television series go…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): Thank You For My Health Insurance President Obama
The youth vote is a notoriously disappointing demographic for a politician to court. To get the them you have to risk saying things that will alienate other voters, they’re hard to fully please, and 9 times out of 10 they won’t show up to vote at all. In 2008, an astounding three quarters of people…