tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post2657545963373120754..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Are Alabama Voters Ignorant?legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-91421790593711346902011-04-22T17:29:19.587-05:002011-04-22T17:29:19.587-05:00after the last election I say yes! Republicans we...after the last election I say yes! Republicans were too blind to see that big bad Luther had very little courtroom experience whereas James Anderson had s lot of experience.James Greeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-146536727484782072008-04-30T18:36:00.000-05:002008-04-30T18:36:00.000-05:00When I arrived in Alabama back in 1974, I read all...When I arrived in Alabama back in 1974, I read all the major papers in the state for a few weeks and I concluded that the underlying objective of the papers had to be to keep the people of Alabama ignorant. For The Record on APTV used to do a decent job but it has been cut back to a Friday only show and there is simply no way to wrap up a week's worth of news in one hour. The show is a shell of its previous version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-1098294268116368092008-04-30T10:45:00.000-05:002008-04-30T10:45:00.000-05:00You forget the prevalence of the Faux News effect ...You forget the prevalence of the Faux News effect in Alabama as well. Fox viewers are the least knowledgeable about national and international news.nlaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143193267792922642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-84840827127174216322008-04-30T09:58:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:58:00.000-05:00I so enjoy reading your blog and my first reaction...I so enjoy reading your blog and my first reaction to your post "Are Alabama Voters Ignorant?" was YES; afterall these same people serve on the juries in this state. In a case I am documenting the State's expert and witness told the police a $189.00 computer hard drive was missing and he backed it up with an estimate to replace it. In court he testifies that the hard drive was NOT missing and that a hard drive is the same as a less than $10.00 hard drive cable. <BR/> If data could be stored on a less than $10.00 cable instead of a hard drive, than the State of Alabama has the means to cure the financial problems of the judicial branch and the educational budget for the entire country. <BR/> So it is easy for me to deduce that Alabamians are, at the very least, technologically challenged. But what do we expect? Jurors aren't paid very much for their service and they have no accountability (here on earth) for their decisions. They can't be sued. In most cases they are assuming that if a witness says something false that either the prosecutor or the defense attorney would bring it to their attention and question the witnesses' credibility. But you and I both know that the State of Alabama rarely does anything to punish lawyers , prosecutors, or judges. <BR/> Now, I'm not wild about McCain, and I am appalled by the involvement of the Republican Party in the prosecution of Siegelman , but I think maybe Alabama voters aren't really that ignorant. As a victim of legal abuse and going on the assumption that most attorneys have a reserved ringside seat by the FIRE in their afterlife, I WILL NOT VOTE for an attorney. Let me point out that Hillary is an attorney, married to an attorney and Obama is an attorney married to an attorney. The lawyer spots never fade. Then there's McCain, a non-lawyer whose wife owns a beer distributorship. Maybe Alabamians are backing McCain because lawyers leave a bad taste in your mouth and beer helps wash it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-44778500449253763112008-04-30T08:01:00.000-05:002008-04-30T08:01:00.000-05:00I saw the same poll results. It doesn't suprise me...I saw the same poll results. It doesn't suprise me at all. I absolutely agree with you...a large segment of Alabama voters are clueless. Their only source of news is probably fox news, or one of the big 3 papers in the state (all linked to al.com.) My only hope lies in the fact that I am seeing more and more cars with "blue dot" bumper stickers on them.Latkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248245478315689002noreply@blogger.com