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New Bradley Byrne Spot on TV Today

Rick Journey — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:43:09 +0000

Republican candidate for governor Bradley Byrne launched a new :30 spot this morning. The commercial, called Proven, showcases Byrne as a fiscal conservative.

The quick-edit, pulsing beat of the latest spot is radically different from those early Faith and Family and Family Decision spots.

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Tim James on… you guessed it: e-bingo

Rick Journey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:58:14 +0000

Republican candidate for governor Tim James points out even if an e-bingo bill passes the Senate this week, it has another challenge in the House.

He appeared this morning on FOX6 News Good Day Alabama.

Watch the interview here.

Last night, James joined fellow Republicans, minus Roy Moore, for a candidate forum in Huntsville. Read here.

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GOP Hopefuls for Gov Go to Trussville

Rick Journey — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:43:47 +0000

“The goal,” Sen. Scott Beason (R-Gardendale) says is to “ask the sticky, tough questions that make people uncomfortable.”

Sen. Beason moderates tonight’s candidates forum for Republican hopefuls in the governor’s race.

“It’s not going to be softballs,” Beason promises. He says he wants to get the answers to help guide Republicans in their primary choice.

Organizers say six of the seven candidates will attend the forum sponsored by the Republican Women of Trussville. Roy Moore is a “no go” for tonight according to those organizers.

Back to Beason. It is his first time to moderate one of the many forums. The senator has been busy appearing as a guest host on talk radio in Birmingham in recent weeks (WERC, WAPI).

Beason promises he is not angling to be the Joe Scarborough of Birmingham.

“I’m just the only one who returns people’s calls,” he says.

Doors open at 6pm tonight at the Trussville Civic Center.

Rick Journey

Congressman Griffith back at work as a Republican

Beth Ridgeway — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:07:30 +0000

Congressman Parker Griffith went to work at the nation’s Capitol as a Republican for the first time Tuesday.

Griffith will spend part of his day working with House Minority Leader John Boehner’s office about his new role in the House.

A steering committee will work the next week or two on new committee assignments for the Congressman who ditched the Democratic Party over the Christmas break.

A spokeswoman in Griffith’s office says he should know his new committee assignments by February.

Until then, Griffith will continue discussions on Health Care reform. Those discussions include signing on to a Sunshine Resolution which calls for C-SPAN to cover the conference committee meetings the Health Care Reform Bill.

Griffith switched to the Republican Party in December. “The Republican Party is a party I feel most comfortable with, that I can caucus with and help the 5th Congressional District,” Griffith said at the time he jumped parties.