The Wheeling Alternative
Yesterday’s news tomorrow: the Wheeling Intelligencer ignores Monday’s biggest story (with updates)
Not surprisingly, it’s about President Trump
Yesterday afternoon the office of President Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was raided by federal agents. Documents were seized, and the president reacted angrily. The Associated Press’ first stories on the seizure appear to have gone out shortly after 4 PM. (Here is an early version.) Later that hour, local television news began to . . .
Posted in: donald trumpkendra fersheenews on the cheapwheeling newspaper biasesyesterday's news tomorrow
Is the Wheeling News-Register “Insisting on Ethical Conduct by Pruitt” (updated 4/10)
Are you kidding? Fox News, among others, is a whole lot tougher
Today’s News-Register editorial takes up the ethical questions surrounding the head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt. The editorial quickly dismisses the taxpayer’s money spent on his person security:
In directing what is a very politically incorrect campaign against some regulations, Pruitt is making many enemies. Consideration of . . .
As Ogden's coverage of McKinley and Manchin demonstrate: it's not about incumbency, it's about party affiliation
The Ogden papers have dropped all pretense of fairness and objectivity
Yesterday, I once again documented how the Wheeling “newspapers” have totally ignored congressman David McKinley’s opponents in the upcoming elections. Today, let’s compare Ogden's coverage of Republican incumbent McKinley with Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin.
Earlier this week, the locals featured a story about a public debate . . .
Posted in: david mckinleyjoe manchinrepublican candidatesrepublican senatorial primarywheeling newspaper biases
A McKinley town hall? Why should he bother -- Ogden papers treat him as though he is running unopposed
From the Town Hall Project
March For Our Lives
From Huffington Post:
March For Our Lives partnered with Town Hall Project, a volunteer-based initiative that identifies and promotes congressional forums, to help students organize each event, known as a “Town Hall For Our Lives.”
By Friday . . .
Clueless in Wheeling
Representative McKinley comments on Trump's recent WV speech
From Representative David McKinley's Twitter feed:
It was great having @POTUS in West Virginia this afternoon to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. What a great leader who is keeping his promises to our state. pic.twitter.com/AixNOPSC2T
— David B. McKinley (@RepMcKinley) April 5, 2018
Except that Trump didn't discuss tax . . .
Posted in: david mckinley
New Patrick Morrisey ad “blows up” Washington
An instant classic!
I'm running for U.S. Senate not to just change Washington, but to blow it up and reinvent it.
— AG Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) April 5, 2018
Washington is fundamentally broken. We can fix that with a West Virginia conservative fighter! #wvsen pic.twitter.com/hogbOoYnms
As Splinter describes it:
Then it gets really . . .
Trump in West Virginia
Thursday, April 5
Manchin gets his reward for cozying to Trump
From CNBC:
President Donald Trump quickly turned a tax reform event in West Virginia into a broad political venting session Thursday, including repeated swipes at the state's vulnerable Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.
Flanked by Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.V., and West . . .