Barrackville West Virginia - Barack Country?

From Christina Bellantoni of The Washington Times comes the video above. She speaks to a number of people in Barrackville West Virginia about the economy, the war and the election, and who they plan to vote for. The full article can be found here. The video is over 7 minutes long but worth it and eye opening. Listen to Patrick Powell - he's not a guy in a vaccum. No he doesn't speak the Queen's English (or American) but he gets it. So do the other people in Barrackville and check out those Obama/Democrat signs.

You heard it here first peeps - West Virginia's going blue this year. It'll be a baby blue not a royal blue, but it will be blue.

What Did I Tell Y'all? Bus Tour Reduced to 25 minute Pit Stop

Dudes, it happened as reported by Paul Hogarth at http://www.beyondchron.org/ a Bay Area news site. Here are two relevant exerpts:

But now Palin continues to be the gift that keeps giving—as a much-hyped West Virginia campaign swing to bolster the McCain ticket got cut short after she brought out more protesters than supporters.

And this one:

Consider West Virginia, where Obama got slaughtered in the primaries after voters candidly told the press they wouldn’t support a black candidate. Late last week, Republicans announced that Palin would kick off a bus tour of the state—a move widely perceived as a sign of weakness for the Republican ticket. I had expected more of the rallies we’ve seen in the last few days (where Palin whips up her party base into a racist frenzy) to be all over West Virginia.But I was wrong. Palin’s West Virginia tour lasted exactly 25 minutes, as she literally did a pit stop before going to Ohio. No speeches or press availability—just a “wink” to her supporters. The campaign had planned a rally to greet her, but only twelve people showed up. But she did inspire a few Obama rallies in the state. Over 100 people gathered at the United Mine Workers headquarters to express support.

HAHAHAHA...I think That Woman knew she would get run out of the state on a rail, so she just made a pit stop instead.

Now THIS is Gonna Be Good

That Woman is going to be going through West Virginia on a bus tour. You might be thinking this will be her pulpit but stay with me here, I speak as someone whose mother grew up there, whose grandparents lived there and I still have cousins who live in Tucker County.

West Virginians aren't stupid or all married to their parents and/or siblings. West Virginians are actually at the crossroads of the energy issue right now because natural gas companies are looking to tap the coal beds that stretch from north to south and that might well have something in them, something that could help solve our dependence on foreign energy sources. One might think they would be rushing to lease out their land especially when companies come calling with seemingly irresistible contracts and offers to lease. Not so fast; there are at least two citizens coalitions that have formed to help landowners decide how to proceed, this one and one more that does not have a website yet (the one my kin belong to) but the last meeting was so packed they had to move it to a larger location.

If this isn't enough, wind power has arrived in West Virginia, yes turbines, these are about 20 minutes away from my grandparents' town.

My point? West Virginians aren't stupid, they also know a thing or two about energy being affected by coal plants shutting down and giving the go-ahead to turbine farms. They have consistently voted Democratic over the years.

They might run That Woman out of the state on a rail. You heard it here first.