Flip-floppin'
From the Ogden propaganda manual: "it can only be applied to Democrats"
Some questions to get us started -- which past presidential candidate stood in front of a coal plant, pointed at it and said "This plant kills." The candidate later shut down the plant.
Barack Obama, right? Wrong, it was Mitt Romney. (Here's an article that explains the context and verifies the accuracy of the . . .
Documenting the locals' anti-Clinton agenda 2
with afternoon update
Two weeks ago I wrote about a couple of days' worth of anti-Clinton articles and columns found in our local "newspapers." Since I don't believe that this was a one-of-a-kind occurrence or that a newfound commitment to objectivity or a sense of fairness will suddenly overcome the editors, it may be time to create a separate . . .
Posted in: anti-clinton biashillary clinton
The Intelligencer's anti-Hillary campaign moves into high gear (updated 5/22)
Saturday morning's Intelligencer previews their election coverage
Balance removed from an AP gun rights story
Donald Trump spoke to the National Rifle Association convention yesterday and this morning's Intelligencer used only the first 40% of the Associated Press story -- essentially a summary of Trump's anti-Clinton remarks to the group. What was dropped from the Intelligencer coverage . . .
Posted in: anti-clinton biascoalhillary clintonintelligencer headlinesmike myerwar on coalwheeling intelligencer
A divorced-from-reality editorial
Another shoe on the wrong foot? It's the Intelligencer's excuse for more projection
From this morning's editorial in the Intelligencer:
Just a few weeks ago, Hillary Clinton and other Democrat Party leaders were chortling with glee at what they called disarray in the Republican Party. . . .
Funny how . . .
Posted in: hillary clintonintelligencer editorialrepublican presidential candidateswheeling intelligencer
Exit polls on the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
Some interesting questions
Will Trump win big in West Virginia in November? It would appear so. From the ABC News exit poll:
West Virginia Democratic voters were among least liberal so far this year; fewer than half said they were liberals, vs. an average of 62 percent in previous Democratic contests. And in one last notable result, about a third in . . .
Posted in: bernie sandersdonald trumphilary clintonhillary clintonrepublicans vs. democratswv politics
WV polling and endorsements
Polling
Public Policy Polling released a new West Virginia poll yesterday. Here are some results and commentary from PPP:
Republican presidential
PPP's new West Virginia poll finds it's likely to just keep Donald Trump's recent streak of dominant victories right on going. Trump leads in the state . . .
Posted in: bernie sandersbill colebooth goodwindemocratic presidential candidatesdonald trumphillary clintonjeff kesslerjim justicejoe manchinjohn kasichrepublican presidential candidatesshelley moore capitowv politics
More Democratic vendettas (updated March 17)
They're still out to get West Virginians: our "newspapers" deny Obama and the Democrats any legitimacy to their points
I've been doing this blog for over two years and one of the constants has been the Intelligencer and the News-Register's refusal to acknowledge that President Obama has ever acted for what he believes is the best interest of the country; that, at the least, his actions might be well-intentioned but, as the "newspapers" see . . .
