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Republican gubernatorial candidate Russ Weeks today unveiled a new statewide radio ad, highlighting the scandal at West Virginia University and the cronyism and nepotism inside the Manchin administration.The ad debuts today and runs through Friday on “Talkline,” airing on all 21 stations that make up Hoppy Kercheval’s statewide talk show, as well as on separate programs throughout the day on various stations in Charleston, Morgantown, Huntington, Wheeling and Beckley. A video version of the ad is also available at www.russweeks2008.com, as well as on You Tube.At the conclusion of the ad, Weeks urges listeners to “watch me take these issues directly to Governor Manchin” at their first debate on October 13th.“The events at WVU, where the governor’s daughter was given a degree she did not earn, is the best example of the good old boys’ network at work in West Virginia,” said Weeks. “The degree was awarded by creating ‘grades from thin air,’ not because of what the student knew, but because of who she was related to. And absolutely no one in a position of power tried to stop it from happening.”“Talkline” is broadcast in the West Virginia markets of Bluefield, Charleston, Clarksburg, Elkins, Fairmont, Grafton, Huntington, Kingwood, Logan, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Mullens, New Martinsville, Parkersburg, Rainelle, Ravenswood, Ronceverte, Weirton, Welch, Wheeling, and also in Tazewell, Va., which also reaches the southern parts of West Virginia.Weeks unveils new ad, focusing on scandal at WVU, cronyism issue
Russ Weeks: 'It's enough to make you scream'
David Letterman devotes show to hatred of McCain and Palin
Like all talk show hosts in television's relatively short history, David Letterman has long made political satire a part of his nightly routine. But never before has he so pointedly made a mission out of berating one ticket -- McCain-Palin -- so heavily.Letterman's liberal leanings have long been in evidence, often demonstrated by how he handles leftwing guests like Al Franken and Tim Robbins compared to conservative icons like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. While Letterman is happy to play straight man for the likes of Franken and Robbins and laugh along with their jokes and observations, he openly ridicules Limbaugh and O'Reilly when they appear (for whatever reason) on his show. But now, Letterman is using his nightly monologue and other segments to aggressively lambast McCain and, especially, Palin. It seems to have started a couple of weeks ago when McCain canceled a scheduled appearance on Letterman's show, but ended up doing an interview with Katie Couric the same evening. Letterman was apparently highly offended. As he says almost nightly, "The road to the White House goes through me," and it seems that he is not joking. He has begun taking himself that seriously.On Friday night -- his first program taped after Thursday's vice presidential debate -- Letterman devoted virtually all of his opening monologue to ridiculing Palin, and focused his nightly "Top Ten" list on her as well. He openly admitted that he had hoped Palin would crash and burn in the debate, and was sorely disappointed when she did not. In fact, his first guest, NBC news anchor Brian Williams, commented that Letterman had used Palin as a "pinata." Of course, "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend opened with a skit on the debate, but at least this time it also skewered Democrat vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, accurately lampooning his penchant for calling John McCain one of his "closest friends" while simultaneously blasting him as unfit for office. Tina Fey was again content to portray Palin as a contestant in a beauty queen pageant, at one point even bringing out a flute for the "talent portion" of the debate. Sadly, Fey has made it clear in interviews that she hopes she will no longer be impersonating Palin after the election. I hate to resort to playing the gender card here, but frankly it is difficult to imagine the Alaska governor coming in for such harsh treatment if she was a man. When Letterman mocks her, he resorts to repeating her lines in a nasal, whiny voice that shows more mean-spiritedness than humor. And every single criticism made of Palin could equally be made of the man at the top of the Democrat's ticket.Throughout last year's Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" news skits, Fey's former partner, Amy Pohler, was openly cheering for Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic Primary. But Palin? She is treated like a grade school novice on the same segments today.Why? Well, obviously, Hillary is the left's idea of what a woman in politics should be -- in favor of almost unlimited abortion, gay rights, taxing the rich, gun control. Even the fact that there is a widely held perception that Hillary's marriage is not a happy one reinforces the feminist notion that men are SOB's anyway.Since Palin is the antithesis of those far left positions, she is vilified. What is interesting, though, is that Sarah Palin is not attacked in skits for her beliefs, but instead for being attractive and new. In attacking Palin, the left slides into the trap of attacking femininity itself. When liberals fight for equal rights for women, they are not in fact concerned about all women. If that were true, they would be dancing in the streets celebrating the notion that an accomplished and successful woman such as Sarah Palin might soon win the highest office any woman has ever achieved.But that is not worthy of celebration for today's "feminists." What they want is success for only their version of womanhood, which is basically "anti-men," so Sarah Palin's conservative views, happy marriage and large family are out of touch with them. Sadly, the left continues to be out of touch with America.'An American Carol' well worth watching, even if laugh factor not so high
Lora and I went to see "An American Carol" over the weekend, the film promoted as the first "conservative comedy," taking potshots at all things liberal.Produced by the same comedy master who gave us the "Airplane," "Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie" films, hopes were high for a laughfest along those same lines.Unfortunately, "Carol" falls short in the humor category stacked against the previously mentioned films. But it is consistently amusing, and well worth the price of admission. And it scores a bullseye against most of its targets.What has to be noted first is the courage required of all of the stars who appear in the film, for they will surely pay a price in terms of career opportunities in leftwing Hollywood. For the record, the best known are Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, James Woods, Kevin Sorbo, David Alan Grier, Gary Coleman, Mary Hart (of "Entertainment Tonight" fame) , country singer Trace Adkins, and even Paris Hilton, God bless her little heart. Bill O'Reilly has a cameo.But the actor who steals the show is the star, Kevin Farley, brother of the late great Chris. Kevin's performance is frankly equal (and similar) to anything his brother ever did, and he attacks his part as a Michael Moore clone with gusto, carrying the film through its slower moments. One of the most pointed and welcome critiques leveled by the film is its attack on higher education in America, accurately lampooning the leftwing political crap shoved down students' throats by their leftover-from-the-'60s professors. Also funny is a running gag targeting the fact that "Michael" won his Oscar for a documentary, not a more presitigous "feature film." (Even George Washington looks down his nose at the director for that reason alone.)The problem is, "An American Carol" is not so funny that it cannot be ignored, and so it will be dismissed by Hollywood as a failed conservative attempt to show that the right can make money in Tinseltown by lampooning the left. What a conservative filmgoer would hope is that it would be such a great comedy that audiences would not be able to resist flocking to see it. But that is not the case, and that is a shame, because with a little more effort, the film could have been laugh-out-loud hilarious throughout its brief 80-minute length.Still, it is an enjoyable 80 minutes, and it does make some excellent points in pointed fashion. Today's anti-war left should be reminded that if America listened to them, the freedoms we have today would not exist, and the likes of Hitler would have prevailed in World War II. Wars are seldom popular when they are fought, but succeeding generations are usually grateful they were. 
POTOMAC DINNER -- More than 100 guests attended the annual Potomac Highlands GOP dinner Saturday night in Moorefield, featuring Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, shown speaking. Also on hand were state GOP Chairman Doug McKinney, U.S. Senate candidate Jay Wolfe, Attorney General candidate Dan Greear, Supreme Court candidate Beth Walker, Secretary of State hopeful Charles Minimah, Agriculture candidate Michael Teets, Sen. Clark Barnes, Sen. Dave Sypolt, state Senate candidate Gary Howell, and others. The event was organized by Potomac Highlands GOP Club president Christy Barnett.
Joe likes Sarah
WSAZ-TV reports that while Gov. Joe Manchin claims to be supporting Barack Obama for president, he has positive feelings about GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.As the station's website notes, "...when it comes to bipartisan work as a governor, Sarah Palin is someone Manchin doesn't mind having as a colleague."'It was so funny,'" said Manchin, "'This past summer we were all together at an NGA conference and I said, 'How did you get involved?' She said, 'Joe, you aren't going to believe it,' and now the whole world knows it.'"