The Wheeling Alternative
From “well-regarded” to “one-of-a-kind”
Ogden Newspapers may need to change it descriptor for favorite Mac Warner
Last year, a Wheeling Intelligencer editorial praised the work of one of its favorites, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, telling us how well-regarded Warner was supposedly among his peers:
Secretary of State Mac Warner is so well regarded in that field that he testified Thursday before Congress about the security and confidence . . .
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Does Mike Stuart have a reading comprehension problem or is the WV AG candidate deliberately misleading his readers?
Mike Stuart on the Trump fraud case and support for his Texas wire fences bill
Trump’s New York fraud case
Pointing to the most recent Trump civil case, WV AG candidate Mike Stuart tells us that he has “never seen such abuse of the justice system.” For proof, Stuart links to an article by a blogger, Walter Olsen, at the Cato Institute:
So punitive and so outlandish, I’ve never seen such abuse of the justice . . .
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Yes, Donald Trump, come to West Virginia and we’ll look the other way as you exploit our laws, resources, and people
Patrick Morrisey inadvertently explains why the citizens of one of richest natural resource states in the nation are among the country's poorest
Here is WV Attorney General and candidate for governor, Patrick Morrisey, yesterday:
The Trump Family, and any business looking for predictability and certainty, would be warmly welcomed in West Virginia. That ruling is out of control! https://t.co/SX4ygXPOvg
— Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) February 17, 2024
Let’s see. So . . .
Who is WV’s #1 Trump toady?
Breaking: Riley Moore appears to have pulled ahead of Patrick Morrisey and Mike Stuart for that honor
The American Heritage Dictionary defines “toady” as
A person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; a sycophant.
Yesterday, Donald Trump unveiled a new scam, $400 golden sneakers, and WV Republican congressional candidate Riley Moore couldn’t wait to demonstrate what a total brownnoser he is:
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Joe Manchin’s future
Widely reported: Joe Manchin yesterday
Joe Manchin suggests Mitt Romney, Rob Portman as potential running mates as he flirts with third party ticket https://t.co/ACSkYz7aF0
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 16, 2024
Now circulating: Joe Manchin today
Sen. Joe Manchin will announce that he will not run for president, sources . . .
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News from the West Virginia Trump Party
Hey, what have you done for us lately, Shelley?
Most likely because her son is running for governor of West Virginia, Republican WV Senator Shelley Moore Capito recently broke a long silence and formally endorsed Donald Trump for President (I wrote about it here). Yesterday, Donald Trump Jr. responded:
Shelley Moore Capito is . . .
More on the Trump Party
A must-read analysis and some thoughts on the scary times we live in
Continuing with my Trump/West Virginia theme, I highly recommend an excellent analysis at Talking Points Memo by David Kurtz:
Trump Is Doing To The GOP What He Wants To Do To America
From that analysis:
But the truth is that Trump’s consolidation of the GOP as a far-right party is already . . .