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Is There A Docizzle In The Hizzle?
Bentley, Sparks Speak At Forum; Bentley Gives Medical Advice On Road
State Rep. Robert Bentley (R) and Ag Commis. Ron Sparks (D) "spoke" at a forum 10/14. Bentley "reiterated a pledge that he would not take a salary until the state reaches full employment, or an unemployment rate" of 5.2%. He "also talked about what he called 'the federal government's intrusion into our lives.'"
Bentley: "With this next Legislature and a new governor, we are going to produce the strongest ethics laws of any state in this country."
Sparks "discussed" a $1.4B road program "he said would create" 38K jobs. He "also spoke about his previous position" as commis. Sparks: "Look at my record at the Department of Agriculture, with all the jobs created by traveling the world and creating trade. And the food that you eat is safer today because of the work that we have done at the Department of Agriculture" (Quillen, Talladega Daily Home, 10/15).
Everyone Say It Together: Awwww
Bentley "gets more than the typical questions about policy and platform when he shakes hands with voters on the campaign trail. The retired physician gets medical questions, too."
When a 72-year-old "started talking about" his wife's "problems with leukemia and diabetes," Bentley "quickly dropped his typical campaign banter and started asking" about his wife's condition. He then "started describing the Senior Rx program and other programs that might help" with prescription costs.
Bentley "said discussions like that have become commonplace" since he ran a TV ad saying AL "needs a doctor for its ailing economy." Bentley: "I'm going to be governor, but I will always be a doctor at heart" (Rawls, AP, 10/15).
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National Briefing
- 1 OBAMA: Game Over?
- 2 REPUBLICANS: Boehner's Origins
- 3 DEMOCRATS: Rocky Road For Western Dems
- 4 LANDSCAPE: They've Got Their Flippy-Floppies
- 5 IE TRACKER: Grover Goes There
- 6 CALENDAR: Crashing With Coons
- 7 CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORP.: Good Morning Vietnam
- 8 DEMOCRACY CORPS (D): Stan And Deliver
- 9 FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS: Cable Knit
- 10 NPR: All Things Considered
Senate 2010
- 11 ALASKA POLL: Murk-y Waters
- 12 ALASKA: Not All Alaskans Are Standing Together
- 13 ARKANSAS: Boozman's Boomlet
- 14 CALIFORNIA POLL: Get Back
- 15 CALIFORNIA: Making It An Issue
- 16 COLORADO: Invesco In The Future
- 17 CONNECTICUT: Same Song, Different Dance
- 18 DELAWARE POLL: This One Goes To 11?
- 19 DELAWARE: Samesies
- 20 FLORIDA: Sign Of The Times
- 21 GEORGIA: Aww, You Broke Muh Piggy Bank
- 22 ILLINOIS POLL: A Sweet Poll For Dems
- 23 ILLINOIS: Hey, Did You Know It's Neck-And-Neck?
- 24 INDIANA: Club Med(icare)
- 25 IOWA: Trying To Out-Military
- 26 KENTUCKY: Always Amused
- 27 MISSOURI: First Man Up Of The Day
- 28 NEVADA: Together At Last
- 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE POLL: Granite Rock Steady
- 30 NEW YORK: Know What Ailes Ya
- 31 NEW YORK -- SCHUMER: Jay Gets His Wish!
- 32 OHIO POLL: Fisher, Cut Bait
- 33 OHIO: Do I Hear 6? That's 6 For The Gentleman In The Back
- 34 PENNSYLVANIA: Money Makes The Race Go Round
- 35 UTAH POLL: As Easy As L-E-E
- 36 VERMONT POLL: Right In The Lumber Yard
- 37 VERMONT: Only In Vermont
- 38 WASHINGTON POLL: Husky March
- 39 WASHINGTON: Spokane Word
- 40 WEST VIRGINIA POLL: Stars Of Orion
- 41 WEST VIRGINIA: Okay, Okay, We Did It
- 42 WISCONSIN: Boast The Most
Governor 2010 -- The Big Four
- 43 CALIFORNIA POLL: Jerry California
- 44 CALIFORNIA: The Twitternator
- 45 FLORIDA POLL: Fickle Rick
- 46 FLORIDA: Insider, Outsider, Who's Counting?
- 47 NEW YORK: Oh My God, Actual Issues!
- 48 TEXAS: Games Of Chance
Governor 2010
- 49 ALABAMA: Is There A Docizzle In The Hizzle?
- 50 ALASKA: A Royal Backtrack
- 51 ARIZONA POLL: Arizona Brewed
- 52 ARIZONA: I'm Cutting You Off
- 53 COLORADO: Leave The Jokes To Us
- 54 CONNECTICUT POLL: Malloy's Joy
- 55 CONNECTICUT: Gym, Tan, Fundraise
- 56 GEORGIA: Don't Forget To Make It Personal, Kids
- 57 HAWAII POLL: Now They Have To Duke It Out
- 58 HAWAII: Aloha Means Debate
- 59 ILLINOIS: A Debate Of Cliches
- 60 IOWA: You've Got Mail
- 61 KANSAS: Trying To Quit Lou
- 62 MAINE: Makes Him Sick
- 63 MARYLAND: Down And Dirty In DC
- 64 MASSACHUSETTS POLL: Something Else In The Oven
- 65 MASSACHUSETTS: Scratch Off
- 66 MICHIGAN: Because The Rich Guy And Motor City Just Works
- 67 MINNESOTA POLL: Gather No Moss
- 68 NEVADA POLL: Good Luck Comes In Threes
- 69 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Jindal All The Way
- 70 NEW MEXICO: Adding Water To The Fire
- 71 OHIO POLL: Grin And Bearcat
- 72 OHIO: Sowing A Pattern
- 73 OKLAHOMA: Impressive Grammar
- 74 OREGON: A Little Help Please?
- 75 PENNSYLVANIA POLL: Definitely, Not The Onorato Switch
- 76 PENNSYLVANIA: Not That Guy, The Other One
- 77 RHODE ISLAND: Don't Leave Me This Way
- 78 SOUTH CAROLINA: The Road Most Forked
- 79 TENNESSEE: As The Wheel Turns
- 80 UTAH POLL: Gary's An Ace
- 81 UTAH: Next Stop, Reality TV
- 82 VERMONT POLL: Curiosity Killed The Catamount
- 83 VERMONT: Everyone All At Once, Go!
- 84 WISCONSIN: County Count
Campaigns of 2011
White House 2012
- 86 BARBOUR: He'll Cross That Bridge When He Gets There
- 87 BLOOMBERG: I'm Not Running, But I'd Be A Great Candidate
- 88 CHRISTIE: 'Draft' Dodger Christie Becoming GOP Role Model
- 89 DANIELS: Outside The Box, Or Out Of His Mind?
- 90 JINDAL: First Primary State Of Denial
- 91 PALIN: California Love For Palin?
- 92 PATAKI: Slamming The 'Fake Stimulus'
- 93 PAWLENTY: When 'Friends' Become Rivals
- 94 ROMNEY: A Shift In Strategy?
- 95 TRUMP: For Tycoons, A Precedent To Run For President?
In The States
- 96 THE FLY-BY: I Call Do-Over
- 97 CONNECTICUT POLL: Rell Grant
- 98 FLORIDA POLL: Rushbo Hour
- 99 NEVADA POLL: Not Horsing Around
- 100 NEW JERSEY POLL: Darkness On The Edge Of Town
- 101 PENNSYLVANIA POLL: More Elusive Than A Halladay Pitch
- 102 SOUTH CAROLINA POLL: C's Get Degrees?
Poll Update
People
- 105 BLAGOJEVICH: What Do You Call A Lawyer At The Bottom...
- 106 PALIN: Note To Self: Don't Mail Gun Receipts
- 107 BUSH, LAURA: Beating Around The Bush
- 108 RICE: Before A Round Of Twister
- 109 GILLIBRAND: Wow, That's A Lot Of Baby Fat
- 110 POLICE LOG: If You Get In My Way It's Your Own Fault
- 111 PRESS PASS: He's A Beast
- 112 NEWS BAZAAR: Lookout For The Headlights
- 113 DAILY PLANET: Just Like It Is Now
