The Wheeling Alternative
Did Michael Flynn do something yesterday?
The story about Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, asking for immunity broke late yesterday afternoon. It made it to the evening network newscasts and was the featured story on the non-Fox cable news stations for most of the evening. If you depend upon the Wheeling Intelligencer for your news, however, there was . . .
Posted in: hillary clintonintelligencer hypocrisymichael flynnogden newspaper hypocricytrump criticism
What does it cost to buy the vote of a Republican West Virginia senator or congressman?
On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed and sent to the president a bill which further weakened your online privacy. From Gizmodo:
The House of Representatives voted today to repeal rules preventing internet service providers from selling their customers’ web browsing and app usage data without explicit . . .
Senator Manchin in the news
The NY Times discusses the Trump presidency and Manchin's role
Sunday's New York Times Magazine featured a long article by Robert Draper, "Trump vs. Congress: Now What?" In the article Draper discussed the role that the West Virginia senator might play:
The Senate Democrat who, to outward appearances, . . .
Suggestion to the Intelligencer -- at least get your story straight
I know, I know -- their "facts" need to adjust to what just happened
Here is what an Intelligencer editorial claimed on March 9:
But in contrast to the arrogance of Pelosi and her fellow Democrats in shoving Obamacare down our throats without even explaining it in advance, Republican lawmakers are taking a different approach.
Here is what today's editorial claims:
. . .
Posted in: obamacare replacementtrumpcareultra-liberals
Wheeling News-Register editorial explains who really controls our government
It's all part of an ultra-liberal conspiracy!
The subject is fake news (again)
Not knowing it when they see it
The West Virginia legislature and governor are still miles away from any budget agreement. Trump's health plan, which was given an editorial pass by our local "newspapers," didn't even get a vote from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Trump's claim that he was wiretapped by Obama, which the locals have . . .
Napolitano still in the News-Register
I'm working on a longer post but I couldn't help noting that today's Wheeling News-Register continues to run Andrew Napolitano's syndicated column. Earlier this week, even Fox News dropped him. From the LA Times:
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano is being kept off the air indefinitely amid . . .
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