From the column: Loretta Nall’s planned uprising

By Jennifer J. Foster

Published: May 24, 2008

You know you have to expect interesting things when Loretta Nall is involved.

After all, this is the woman who ran for governor by “campaigning on cleavage.“

Anyway, Nall remains active in politics, maintaining her own blog and making frequent appearances on talk shows of all kinds throughout the state. Her blog is ground zero for the planning of what she has dubbed the “Shadow Session/Pitchfork Rally” to which I referred in the column this morning. The rally is set for next Thursday, May 29, at 11 a.m., on the steps of the Alabama State House (11 S. Union St. in Montgomery).

Nall has already arranged six speakers (including three members of the Alabama House of Representatives), and more could be on the way. And, she’s got some entertaining ideas about how to “shame” senators into doing their jobs (among them: “Create our own ‘Senate Calendar’ to show them what one should look like”). So she expects the rally to last at least two hours—which may be longer than it takes for one of those overinflated Senate egos to burst.

Recapping the reason for her outrage: As The Birmingham News’ Bob Blalock says, “A lot of folks never expect much from the Legislature regardless of the circumstances, and the Legislature usually delivers.“ Put another way, the minimum standard of performance in Montgomery should leave us with something to say other than, “Oh well, at least no one got punched.“

You can check out Loretta Nall’s blog here. (Warning: Some of her content includes vulgar language and adult themes.)

Anyone out there planning on riding over to Montgomery on Thursday? I might head over there if I can. But in the absence of a pitchfork, I’d be forced to rely on a plastic rake that has been glued back together—or a giant Dora the Explorer doll.