Thanks to the revival of Alabama journalism coming via 1819 News, I find myself called out for rude and less than professional commentary.

When Apryl Marie Fogel of 1819 News penned recent articles critical of one of my clients – the Alabama Education Association (AEA) – I went into defensive mode, offering offensive remarks last Friday on the Yaffee radio show on WVNN in Huntsville that I now regret.

I sought to defend my client from recent articles questioning the conservative intent and credentials of the AEA. In my zeal to defend, I used an inflammatory metaphor, saying that 1819 News had AEA Derangement Syndrome.

As a professional, I believe that words and their delivery matter, and after reading my own remarks, I knew they were uncalled for and not up to my standard. As a longtime

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