Alex L. Mauldin: NewsNews from around the world.(Untitled)- December 15, 2004 Alabama. Again. MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A judge refused to delay a trial Tuesday when an attorney objected to his wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold. Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan showed up Monday at his Covington County courtroom in southern Alabama wearing the robe. Attorneys who try cases at the courthouse said they had not seen him wearing it before. The commandments were described as being big enough to read by anyone near the...http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2004/12/15.html#a765 (Untitled)- December 12, 2004 Plastic River Jesus Update Faithful readers will remember how back in September I wrote about how my hometown was in a tizzy over a fiberglass Jesus statue that had been rescued from the Rio Grande. Faithful readers may also remember that I wasn't exactly convinced the Synthetic Savior was a miracle. Well, one of my most faithful readers, Karla, let me know this morning that the Rubber Redeemer has found a new home. After being stuck in the hallway outside the Eagle Pass Police.http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2004/12/12.html#a758 (Untitled)- December 4, 2004 We're Not Racists, Just Stupid Just when you think stereotypes are starting to die out, folks in Alabama voted to keep parts of their constitution that allows segregation and poll taxes (neither actually enforced, or so they say), not because they're a bunch of backwater racists. No, that's not it, claim those who voted to keep those parts of the constitution. Instead, they did it because (and this is hilarious) the amendment to change the constitution included provisions.http://radio.weblogs.com/0117496/categories/news/2004/12/04.html#a744 |