Stop Scapegoating Mental Illness for Mass Shootings
Clete Wetli | September 2, 2019
Indeed, if mental illness was to blame for mass shootings, then other countries would have the same issues we face in the Unites States.
Clete Wetli, Author at BamaPolitics.com
DNC Gives Alabama Democrats a Scintilla of Hope
Clete Wetli | August 26, 2019
In an unprecedented rebuke of the current leadership of the Alabama Democratic Party, the DNC voted unanimously last week to strip ADP Chair Nancy Worley and ADP Vice-Chair Randy Kelley of their DNC credentials.
Tuberville Fails with Education Comments
Clete Wetli | August 19, 2019
It’s worth noting that Tuberville has zero experience in politics and he somehow thinks that it makes him even more qualified for the position. Well, that might be how they pick head coaches in college football- oh, wait- they would never dream of that- oops, scratch that.
AL Rep. Mo Brooks and the Straw Man of Socialism
Clete Wetli | August 12, 2019
Brooks has built his whole career on creating straw men that he haphazardly associates with his opposition in defiance of facts and logic.
Alabama Gun Worship Must End
Clete Wetli | August 5, 2019
So, instead of recognizing the obvious epidemic and widespread carnage of growing gun violence, Alabama politicians keep pushing bills to make gun ownership easier and less accountable. In fact, the cliché of all clichés in Alabama is to watch a conservative campaign ad with the candidate firing a gun.
What Channel Is AL Sen. Candidate John Merrill Watching?
Clete Wetli | July 29, 2019
So, that’s why Merrill wants voters to blame cable television, because he thinks the world would be so much better if it just looked more like Mayberry, right?
An Open Letter To AL Dem Chair Nancy Worley
Clete Wetli | July 22, 2019
It’s time for you to step down. It’s time for you to let someone else lead the party. Under your tenure, no one knows the party message, candidates aren’t supported or recruited, and you’ve left nothing but a trail of embarrassing media gaffes.
AL House Minority Leader Daniels Right To Call For Comprehensive Prison Reform
Clete Wetli | July 15, 2019
The state has known for many years that its prisons were overcrowded and understaffed. Further, it has perennially ignored the widespread abuse and neglect of prisoners in its care.
AL GOP Rep. Mo Brooks’ Petty Politics
Clete Wetli | July 9, 2019
The greatest, and arguably, most intrinsic, foundational principal of the United States of America, is the guaranteed freedom to be able to voice political dissent, especially against the government and especially when it’s unpopular.
Meth Attack Squirrel Makes Us Laugh, Treatment Funding Makes Us Cry
Clete Wetli | July 1, 2019
If anything good came out of the Meth Attack Squirrel story, it’s that maybe people will realize that the opioid crisis is just one piece of a much larger issue.