This is a prime example of the loss of opportunity for a strong minority candidate in Alabama. This sort of person elected to office and a high office such as governor is what brings such bizarre dialogue to USA politics.
On May 13th the USA civil war will have ended 153 years ago and yet the lousy monuments stand and the flag still waves.
We know the Republican Party thrives on fear mongering. At the basis of the success in the election of Kay Ivey's is the fear of the USA minority population. They label minorities with every negative characteristic while instilling fear in 'the other.' The same is true in the discussion of North Korea and Iran. The fear instilled by the Republican Party has several reasons, but, the exploitation of that fear mongering by the media is a "Cheap Thrill" for ratings.
The political dialogue in Alabama is in dire need of a different source. A political dialogue full of success, the elevation of the Middle Class, the impoverished REALITY of the people and the poor governance to achieve goals that improve the quality of life of the people.
By Graydon Rust
Former astronaut Mae Jemison (click here) was born in Decatur. In 1992, Jemison became the first African-American woman to travel to space when she served as a science mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. During her only mission in space, she led crew-related scientific experiments in the Spacelab, a portable laboratory developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. After retiring from NASA in 1993, Jemison founded a technology consulting firm, a medical technology company and the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, a scientific philanthropic organization. Jemison was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Space Hall of Fame.
WHY WAS Mae Jemison NOT TAPPED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR!!!!!!
If memory serves me right, John Glenn was elected to office. It would seem as though women haven't walked on the moon, but, also haven't been tapped on a regular basis for office. May Jemison is 61 years YOUNG and it is still not to late to become familiar to every breakfast table in Alabama and lead the state to integration and diversity they can be proud of.
The HEALTHY political dialogue of the USA has yet to be achieved and it is time to realize where the responsibility lies.
By John Sharp
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's office (click here) said Friday that the governor was not invited to attend Thursday's grand opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery.
Ivey spokesman Daniel Sparkman said the governor will be in Japan early next week. The trip is scheduled for Ivey and others from Alabama to meet with executives at Toyota and Mazda, which are planning to build a $1.6 billion auto manufacturing plant in Huntsville.
Said Sparkman, "However, the timing of that trip didn't coincide with the opening. But she was not invited to the opening and will not be in attendance."
Ivey's weekly scheduled, released Friday morning, shows the governor in Japan from Tuesday to Thursday. Sparkman said she returns "late on Thursday."...
