Ahhhh Alabama, sweet home Alabama…

Except I’ve never been there, not sure exactly where it might be other than ‘deep south’ and I’m not sure if, even now, they allow jews in. Yet, as ever, I won’t let a little ignorance stop me from making wild accusations and blanket statements abusing that entire state. Frikkin’ cross-burnin’, confederate-flaggin’, good-ole-boyin’… sister-shaggers!

But Alabama has always been a bit of a problem. Well, maybe not always, just since the civil war ended. They’ve always had issues over race. Still do, by all accounts. And I haven’t seen any statistics but I’m gonna guess that there’s a few privately owned guns down there. In line with the constitution.

What they don’t have though is a senator. Since Jeff Sessions left the scene. So they need a new one. And last month they had the primaries for the Republican candidate. There may or may not be a democratic candidate at some point, but strictly to make up the numbers (errr, that’ll be ‘2’ then). Alabama is so Republican that it becomes a debate about which type of Republican you want. Or don’t want.

Donald Trump put his man forward, no idea what he stood for, its irrelevant anyway; he basically stood for and by Trump. A ‘pawn’ for the somewhat challenged Prez. And Steve Bannon, former White House organiser, election-winner, now back leading the ‘alt-right’, put his man up too. A guy called Ray Moore. An ex-judge, twice disgraced (no idea, just read it this morning, but it simply can’t be a good thing really) who arrived on election day on horseback. And in case you thought that this might be a subtle personal homage to Brokeback Mountain; safe to say Ray don’t do ‘subtle’, wouldn’t know ‘homage’ from ‘omelette’ and has rather strong views on homosexuality. Like never saying he wouldn’t bring back capital punishment for being gay. During a political speech he pulled out his gun. That’s not a metaphor, it was his six-shooter. Just to ’emphasise the point’.

He’s not in yet, but he will be soon.

Yet the scary thing is; if he beat Trump’s man, Ray Moore must therefore be ‘the good guy’.

God help that nation.

No talking about football. Iss banned.

Happy Thursday

A xxxx