This morning, I ranted about the Vote No sign someone had placed in my yard without my permission. While it’s difficult to conceive why someone would place the sign near the Vote Yes sign you can see in the pictures, it is remotely possible (but extremely unlikely) that it was some sort of mistake — although the [...]
If you live around Hartselle, you’ve seen the two (that I know of) wrecked cars with signs around them which insinuate that all vehicle accidents occur because of ’that demon rum.’ The last time around, they ran with the burma-shaved caption of “DUI Kills.” This time they’ve taken it a bit further, as WVNN’s Dale [...]
There was a great letter to the editor in the Hartselle Enquirer. Here’s a clip: I have been in business in Hartselle for 32 years and I will be voting to legalize alcohol despite the fact I will not be selling it. But I do believe the secondary effects will benefit me and all Hartselle [...]
Hartselle’s moral busybodies launched a lame website some time ago (it’s the URL which is on their banners around town). I didn’t want to bring it up on the Internet because they went weeks or months with zero search significance on Google. Had I provided a link or used keywords from their site, people might [...]
I’m guessing some of the alcohol prohibition activists would like for me to place “Vote Yes” signs in their yards. After all, the Bible says to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Here’s a photograph of the sign I found in my front yard this morning. To be clear, the [...]
Yes, I prayed about it. It was sunny and hot and I’d been working out in the yard all day. I prayed for a beer. Thankfully, the 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933 and I was able to slam back a couple of cold ones. Personally, I don’t get the “U Prayed” theme the abolitionistas [...]
That’s what one lady said on TV, at least. As I’m sure that most of you can think of at least one additional thing alcohol does, I won’t belabor the point. It does illustrate the frame of mind of the abolitionistas, though. Incapable of much more than primitive concrete thoughts, a lot of the opponents of individual [...]
Once again, the Hartselle Enquirer is highlighting meetings of the moral busybodies who wish to continue Hartselle’s alcohol prohibition. Virtually every paragraph in the one-sided article contains hours of blog fodder, but I’m only intending to stick to one paragraph, as it hits especially close to my heart (and lungs). As many of you know, [...]
SATIRE NOTICE: This entire article is satirical in nature. It wouldn’t be necessary to point this out if many folks in Alabama didn’t actually believe and repeat the crap spewed out by folks who would prohibit local alcohol sales. Then again, one assumes that some of these people even know what the word “satire” means. [...]
Since one can’t purchase alcoholic beverages in Hartselle, some people go online to buy their booze. And since the city line stores don’t have a great wine selection, people like to purchase a case or two directly from their favorite wineries. And since we are in Alabama, one can expect that our laws aren’t quite [...]
Sorry I’ve been quite remiss about keeping this site up to date, but I was a bit discouraged after Hartselle passed up on the chance to join the first half of the 20th century when they extended our alcohol prohibition by a vote of 3158-2691 in November, 2010. For folks from outside of the deep south [...]
Since I’ve started this little blog, I’ve provided reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason after reason for people to vote “Yes” to alcohol sales in Hartselle. George Will has a bit to say [...]
Over at The Decatur Daily, Mitch Chase scribed: Forget about tea party fanatics and Obama-maniacs. In Morgan County, the most vocal protagonists in the Nov. 2 election fight are the “drunks” and “Bible thumpers.” As a Washington, DC friend suggested, if he hasn’t been reading this blog, Chase must have been talking with Franklin Harris [...]
If there is one person in American political history despised more by libertarians than Franklin Roosevelt, I’m not sure who it would be. Mark Thornton provides a libertarian case for FDR’s popularity: the end of prohibition. But what if a president took a different direction and sought popularity by expanding rather than reducing liberty? There [...]
Pictured above is one of the ploys used by the Hartselle prohibitionists. Presumably, they wish to decrease deaths from traffic fatalities by banning automobiles. There is the remote chance that they want to ban alcohol sales, as there is such a vote about to happen in town soon. The latter option isn’t as logical though, [...]
Let's Make Dale Jackson's Head Explode!: If you live around Hartselle, you've seen the two (that I know of) wrecked cars with signs around them which insinuate that all vehicle accidents occur because of 'that demon rum.' The last time around, they ran with the burma-shaved caption of "DUI... posted on September 24, 2012 
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics:
In pretty much every debate I've encountered regarding Hartselle's upcoming vote on alcohol sales, both sides seem to be arguing over two key factors: whether local business would benefit or suffer and whether the crime rate would increase or decrease i... posted on October 11, 2010 
Stupid Arguments Deserve Stupid Replies:
"Liquor sales are not good for the people," Henderson said. "It leads to higher crime, violence, DUIs, and alcohol related deaths."
Amen, Brother Henderson. Liquor bottles keep running around robbing banks and wrecking cars. Obviously, individua... posted on October 21, 2010 
"About half of the class snickered while the other half had blank looks upon their faces":
When I was in grade school, I remember one of my Sunday School teachers telling our class that the wine mentioned in the Bible was in fact non-alcoholic grape juice. This wasn't too surprising to me, as I had seen my grandfather prepare communion be... posted on October 11, 2010 
alcohol "does nothing but cause corruption": That's what one lady said on TV, at least. As I'm sure that most of you can think of at least one additional thing alcohol does, I won't belabor the point. It does illustrate the frame of mind of the abolitionistas, though. Incapable of much more than p... posted on September 22, 2012