“I’m a politician’s worst nightmare.  I don’t need the money, I don’t need the job – and I ain’t going to be politically correct,” That’s what former Auburn University football coach Tommy  Tuberville said Tuesday during a lunch meeting of the River Region Republicans at Farmer’s Market Café – drawing huge applause from those in attendance.

Tuberville said he was financially secure after a career that included head football coaching jobs at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati, adding that he would donate his salary to a foundation possibly one that supports hospitals.  Tuberville retired from coaching after the 2016 season, and he is making his first bid for public office, seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Doug Jones, who is running for re-election.

During that campaign stop, Tuberville spoke mainly on what he said was “an urgent need to help Trump get re-elected and reverse the erosion of important values – like respect for the flag and law enforcement.”  He also talked about a need to improve access to health care in rural areas and for veterans struggling with PTSD.  He talked about the need to stop illegal immigration because of the drain it causes on taxpayer dollars, and he praised the Alabama Legislature for passing a law aimed at seeking a reversal of the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.

Tuberville also returned several times to the theme that a belief in God is essential to fixing what he believes are many of the nation’s most pressing problems – bringing us back to an interview that WEIS Radio conducted with Tuberville on the Morning Show back in May of this year regarding his decision to get into politics:

We’ll continue to follow the race as the various campaigns unfold.

(AL.COM/www.al.com)