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Manchin invades
Gazette offices
Gov. Joe Manchin invaded the offices of The Charleston Gazette on Friday to complain about the newspaper's coverage and editorial comments about a "friend of the court" brief he filed the same day DuPont filed its appeal of a multi-million dollar judgment. According to the Gazette, "Manchin and several top aides (read more)...
Did you hear the one about Joe Manchin discussing the economy at the convention?
At first, it appeared that it had to be a joke -- Gov. Joe Manchin had been tapped to discuss, of all things, the economy during his four minutes of barely prime time at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. But then, the gov himself acknowledged as much, despite his record as governor. So, the governor who has led his state to the worst place to do business in America (Forbes), last place in median income (Census), second worst rate of growth since 2005 (Census), and the worst state for lawsuit climate (Chamber of Commerce) is going to be discussing the economy at the Dem convention. The exercise in creativity in which he will have to engage will be entertaining indeed.No one should be allowed to decide whether one innocent life is worth more than another. Not someone as poor as a college student or as powerful as a United States senator.Jill Stanek, a nurse-turned-blogger, can describe this in real terms. She should know. If you go to her Web site, you can hear her tell of how she held a discarded Down Syndrome baby for 45 minutes as the child lay dying in her arms, the baby’s undeveloped lungs finally succumbing to an intended demise.But this is as personal for you as it is for Ms. Stanek because West Virginia law permits this passive infanticide.In other words, it is perfectly legal for a doctor in West Virginia, upon failing to abort a pre-born child, to allow birth and then choose not to render aid. Not oxygen. Not CPR. Indeed, not even a blanket for warmth.This is what Margaret Chapman and WV Free might call, “reproductive rights.”During the recent forum hosted by Pastor Rick Warren at his California church, he asked each of the candidates for president a rather straightforward question: “At what point is a baby entitled to human rights?”Sen. McCain promptly answered, “At the moment of conception.” Sen. Obama’s answer took a little longer: “I think that whether you are looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade.”While serving in the Illinois state Senate, Sen. Obama voted against legislation that would protect babies who survived botched abortions, even though an identical piece of legislation in the U.S. Senate passed unanimously – unopposed even by NARAL Pro-Choice America.Sen. Obama never did answer when a baby receives human rights. Perhaps, in his mind, they never do. But, according to his political platform, he is in favor of extending human rights based upon one’s actual or pretend sexual orientation. In other words, he would extend human rights protections to a man feigning the role of a woman but apparently would not extend the same courtesy to an innocent child no bigger than your hand – and neither would the law of West Virginia.Thankfully, in this democratic republic, you and I are above every elected official’s pay grade and, with our vote, can downgrade their pay, if we so choose. Remind your federal and state leaders that you support human rights by opposing passive infanticide.Deciding which innocent life is of more value is not as difficult as Sen. Obama might suggest. You see, every innocent life is priceless. But, a person’s potential for human rights only matters if he or she is given an opportunity to reach it. If our leaders will not recognize human rights for children in the womb, there’s no reason to trust them to do so when children are outside of it.Jeremiah G. Dys, Esq., is the president and general counsel of The Family Policy Council of West Virginia, a servant organization advocating for policies that embrace the sanctity of human life, enrich marriage, and safeguard religious freedom, www.familypolicywv.com.
Who decides if one innocent life is more worthy than others?
By JEREMIAH DYS
Manchin's shuttle
announcement much
ado about nothing
Gov. Joe Manchin held a press conference last week to announce the launch of shuttle bus service between Charleston and Huntington. Except, not really.What Manchin and others announced was that shuttle service might happen, and if it does happen, it might happen in about four months.Was the gov so hard up for attention last week that he had to rush to a microphone to announce a deal that clearly had no kinks worked out yet? Apparently. The key line in the Charleston Gazette story was, "Assuming the details are approved by transportation officials in Cabell and Kanawha counties, buses could start running in 90 to 120 days." Manchin couldn't wait for approval to make sure it's even going to happen?The other key line was, "As gas prices began to rise, Manchin said, state officials started looking at ways to revive mass transit systems to save state residents money on fuel." Another way would be to lower the state's gas tax, which is among the highest in the nation. but that was not on Mojo's drawing board. Instead, he says, take the bus.Biden pick no sign of change from Obama
By choosing Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama demonstrated that a toll taker on the West Virginia Turnpike has more devotion to "change" than the Democratic nominee for president.Biden is the ultimate insider. With three decades in Congress, Biden represents "change we can believe in" about as much as, well, Democrats in West Virginia. Biden was also no opponent of the Iraq war. He said of Saddam Hussein, "This is a guy who's used weapons of mass destruction. This is a guy who's destabilized the whole neighborhood. This is a guy who in a war with the Iranians, over 800,000 people on both sides were killed. This is a guy who is an extreme danger to the world. And this is a guy who is in every way possible seeking weapons of mass destruction. That case, in and of itself, ought to be sufficient." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/4/02).During that same program, moderator Tim Russert asked, "If the president of the United States was saying four years ago clear evidence of mass destruction, do we have any choice but to eliminate Saddam Hussein and the threat?" Biden answered, "We have no choice but to eliminate the threat." (NBC's "Meet The Press," 8/4/02) Biden, of course, also famously said that Obama is not ready to be President of the United States, a comment you will hear replayed a few times.