Who knew? West Virginia has been leading the way

Here is Trump using the transgender issue:

Trump on Fox & Friends in response to a question about how he'll fix schools in the Bronx: "No transgender, no operations. You know, they take your kid. There are some places, your boy leaves the school, comes back a girl. Without parental consent. What is that all about?" pic.twitter.com/wViqrk182o

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 21, 2024

Is this how Republicans are spending their money?

If you told Republicans a year ago that their closing ad strategy in October 2024 would be transgender athletes they'd respond 'What is DeSantis thinking?'https://t.co/VKGJd2Fkbt

— Nick Field (@nick_field90) October 19, 2024

Transgender issues? Really? Someone call Patrick Morrisey! That’s the best they can do?

The WV Trump Party is clueless about professional football

On Sunday, former Pittsburgh Steelers Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown joined the Trump rally in nearby Latrobe. (Yep, the one in which Trump praised Arnold Palmer’s junk.) But for those of us who have followed the Pittsburgh Steelers forever, the participation of Bell and Brown was certainly an odd choice – both are among the most disliked in Steeler history. Here, for example, is Pittsburgh Trib-Review sports writer, Tim Benz, back in 2019 when both Bell and Brown were Steelers:

Bell refused to sign a $14.54 million franchise tag. Then on social media, he made himself a victim in the process, at times mocked the team’s shortcomings and openly flirted with division rivals to acquire him. . . . Bell has been a jerk. He has flaunted wealth by crying poor. He has compared himself to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the wake of going to strip clubs and posing on jet skis. He has gotten himself suspended and cited for driving under the influence of marijuana.

As for Brown:

Brown threw temper tantrums on the sideline, is accused of throwing furniture off his patio, drove 100 mph down McKnight Road, ran wrong routes, skipped meetings, threatened one reporter, accused a second of racism, had a meltdown during the last week of the season, went AWOL until game day of a potential play-in game and blamed it all on the coach, the quarterback, the owner and the general manager.

Few Steeler fans cried when Bell and Brown left Pittsburgh. But now, Bell and Brown have endorsed Trump and on Sunday, the Republican candidate for WV Congressional District 2, Riley Moore, reposted the following video from the Trump rally:

LOVE AB!!!😎🇺🇸😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Jx820OAM9d

— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) October 20, 2024

Obviously, Donald Trump and Riley Moore are clueless about Steeler fans.

Ogden on Biden and Trump

Earlier this year, our local Ogden newspapers had no problem documenting what was seen as President Biden’s possible physical and mental decline. Ogden, however, has ignored the increasing concerns that some have raised about Donald Trump’s condition. Earlier this week, the Associated Press made it very easy for our local Ogden publications to correct that error:

If he wins next month’s election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history to be elected president. Yet the 78-year-old Republican nominee refuses to disclose new details about his physical or mental well-being. https://t.co/MkycxPExxe

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2024

That I could find, there was nothing from Ogden. The local chain is not alone: have you seen anything about Trump’s mental and physical decline on Sinclair Broadcasting’s local outlet, WTOV-9, which regularly featured on their website (see here, for instance) Biden’s difficulties.

Jim Justice taking credit

Well-stated:

Does anyone else have an annoying guy at work who takes credit for other people’s accomplishments? I do. Thank @POTUS and @KamalaHarris for the Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act which led to unprecedented investment here in WV! https://t.co/93f9efjXSg

— (((Mike Pushkin))) (@pushkinforhouse) October 22, 2024