02 October 2008

Election 2008: Shorts

  • The Mountain Party's candidate for governor, Jesse Johnson, has sued to get in on the West Virginia Broadcasters Association's gubernatorial debate set for Oct. 13, The Associated Press reports. Its 2004 nominee, "the Charleston actor and director failed four years ago in an attempt to get a court injunction to be included in that debate," AP notes. The Charleston Gazette and MetroNews also have items.
  • U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-3rd, weighs in on the bailout issue with The Register-Herald of Beckley.
  • U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-2nd, explains her vote on the bailout issue to a Capital High School audience, The Charleston Gazette reports.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Jesse Johnson is in no way qualified to be Governor of our State. What a joke. If this is the best that the Moutnain Party can muster, then they should just close up shop. And Jesse Johnson just needs to go get a job! The guy has never done anything that remotely qualifies him to run, much less win such an election. He should do something really difficult, like run for something he might actually win, like City Council - but that would require him to actually PRODUCE RESULTS. Much easier to just be a professional failed candidate. Must not be a lot of acting work available for him these days. Time for Jesse to exit, stage left!

MountainLaurel said...

Whether or not he's qualified, he's on the ballot and thus should take part in the debate. As should everyone on the ballot. Let the voters decide who's qualified after watching the debate.