7 Things: Fallout of Tyre Nichols murder; school choice momentum; and more ...

7. Britt discusses virtual parenting on Fox News as the youngest U.S. senator

ALabama’s junior U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) continues to be a focus of the national media, this week she was a focus of “Fox News Sunday. Britt, host Shannon Bream acknowledged, will be asked more about parenting than her colleagues will because she has young children.
Britt agreed, “One of the things we’ve committed to is Facetiming, we actually had dinner via Facetime this week” but pointed out other parents miss their kids as well as they serve in the military or work 12-hour shifts.

6. State Rep. Cole believes giving people their money back is good

Last week, Gov. Kay Ivey supported tax rebates for taxpayers and said it should be substantial, “I don’t want to just give them a token amount.”
State Rep. David Cole (R-Madison) is the latest lawmaker to agree, “Anytime you can give the taxpayer money back, that’s a great positive victory,” and he notes it is good policy too, “I think giving people back their money is key and it’s a good government policy.”

5. Biden and McCarthy to meet on debt ceiling

After saying he would not negotiate with Republicans, notorious liar President Joe Biden will meet with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) this week.
Make no mistake, this is a negotiation. McCarthy said he is ready to talk about a “reasonable and responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling.”

4. Mo Brooks responds to Trump attack on DeSantis for “disloyalty”

2024 is on and former President Donald Trump continues to slam Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as disloyal for potentially running against him, as well as bizarrely dinging him for his COVID-19 response. Trump says he is disloyal because, “I got him elected.”
Trump’s loyalty is not his strong suit, Alabamians such as former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) are good examples of that. Brooks responded to this “disloyalty” angle on Twitter, “The pot calls the kettle black. Someone disloyal to everyone else, including even his wives, is not owed any loyalty by anyone else.”

3. Controversial author out at Hoover schools

The racial focus of educators across the country has ripple effects everywhere, including Alabama. In Hoover, author Derrick Barnes has been disinvited over controversial ideas and he is not too happy about it.
Barnes’ books, “Crown,” “I Am Every Good Thing,” and “King of Kindergarten” predominantly feature black children and themes. Superintendent Dee Fowler says a parent objected to his social media history, but no one explains what those are. Some stories cite Critical Race theory fears, but this seems to be lacking, as well, but his Twitter account has been deleted and he has been promoted with the 1619 Project.

2. Real school choice gaining ground in Alabama and elsewhere

Iowa is the latest state to beat Alabama to real school choice options in United States. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds supported the bill which gives parents real power – every family with a K-12 student would receive about $7,600 from the state, or the total amount of taxpayer money the state spends on each student.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth continues to push for more real “school choice” in Alabama ahead of the next legislative session. Last week, he tweeted, “You look at Florida, over 700 charter schools, over 600 magnet schools, thousands of students have gotten out of historically failing schools going to private schools — those kids have a choice now. Their parents have a choice in where they go. We’ve got to do the same in Alabama.”

1. Fallout out of 5 black cops killing a black man

Five black police officers killed a black man and were fired from their jobs and charged with murder. Instead of applauding justice being done, the usual suspects in the United States have decided that this is just white supremacy run amock.
After hyping up the release of a video, then watching as the promised riots did not occur (except in a few places), the media ramped up its attack on policing with some lawmakers again calling for the abolishment of policing and the creation of civilian traffic enforcement.