The Wheeling Alternative
Odds and ends: Fox News and Senator Capito finally mentions Trump
"Fair and balanced" Fox News (of course)
From the New York Times:
As President Biden was speaking from the White House on Tuesday, a Fox News chyron read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested." It came the day Donald Trump was charged with federal crimes in Miami. . . .
Best states, worst states
A look at how West Virginia fares in recent rankings
Recently, from U.S. News & World Report's "Best States" rankings:
And from WalletHub's state economic rankings:
Does your state have one of the best economies in #America? WalletHub’s latest report has the answer: https://t.co/4wlCjOzBTL #Economy pic.twitter.com/zhE8DycrCq
— WalletHub (@wallethub) June 5, . . .
West Virginia’s Trump Party responds predictably as Donald Trump is indicted
Congressman and Senate candidate, Alex Mooney:
My statement on the Biden DOJ indictment of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/i1duUM5ZHU
— Rep. Alex Mooney (@RepAlexMooney) June 9, 2023
Attorney General and candidate for governor, Patrick Morrisey:
Here we go again with another political prosecution… I think every American . . .
Posted in: alex mooneycarol millerjim justicemike pushkinpatrick morriseyriley mooretrump indictmentwv trump party
AI now creating different political realities
Forget Photoshop, artificial intelligence has arrived
A new ad from Ron DeSantis:
Donald Trump became a household name by FIRING countless people *on television*
— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 5, 2023
But when it came to Fauci... pic.twitter.com/7Lxwf75NQm
It is good to see that readers and Twitter attempted to correct this. The images remain, however, and what . . .
West Virginia media love publicity hounds
And Riley Moore is their top dog
Treasurer Riley Moore gets front-page coverage for simply doing his job
From the front page of today’s Wheeling Intelligencer:
WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital Gets Almost $85,000 in Unclaimed Property
And it features this picture:
(The caption tells us that WH’s CEO is pointing out “ . . .
Posted in: ogden favoriteriley moorewv stenographer
That West Virginia race for U.S. Senate
Manchin, Justice and Mooney
You may have seen these U.S. senate poll results:
Gov. Jim Justice (https://t.co/qFXOTxIbbC.) is leading incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin (https://t.co/waPScvSVml.) by 22 points in a hypothetical U.S. Senate matchup in 2024. https://t.co/Laxr3UOZo3
— The Hill (@thehill) May 31, 2023
(By the way, that same poll showed Manchin losing . . .
Posted in: 2024 election2024 republican senate primary2024 wv electionalex mooneyjim justicejoe manchinjustice/mooneywoke
Some questions about the debt ceiling bill and the Mountain Valley Pipeline
How does a pipeline end up in a debt ceiling bill?
Let’s follow the money:
From Open Secrets: the pipeline’s builder, NextEra, gave $2,812,358 to legislators for the 2021-22 cycle which put them in the top 1% of all donors. Here are the top recipients of their 2022 senatorial political funding:
(Schumer . . .