Christian. Conservative. Co-Chair of the @WVGOP. Chair, Putnam County Republican Party. Host of Viewpoint with Tony Hodge, Author of “The Reversal.”
West Virginia, USA
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Yesterday, I was unanimously elected as Co-Chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party. I am grateful for the confidence the State Executive Committee has placed in me. I look forward to working alongside Chairman Josh Holstein and our leadership team to strengthen and grow our Republican Party, protect our majorities, and lead with professionalism. Together, we will continue building a party that reflects the values of hardworking West Virginians in every county.
I enjoyed having my beautiful wife Jessica with me at the meeting. She brings a bright light to the committee, just like she has in the lives of everyone who knows her. She’s my strongest supporter! 😊
Marijuana use is terribly unhealthy, according to the data. Legalizing it is stupid.
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Senator Jay Rockefeller played a monumental role in reshaping Putnam County into what it is today because of his work to attract Toyota to our community. His years of work in Japan paid off and that legacy survives to this day. Thank you, Senator! I send my sincere condolences to the family of Senator Rockefeller.
The constitutional amendment passed in WV by enormous margins. It was a no-brainer but for some reason the talking-head class thought it was a bad idea. The voters thought it was a great idea, obviously.
Well, I’m really proud of our GOP team and our Republican candidates in Putnam County. The voters gave the Republicans a TOTAL SWEEP at the federal, state, and county levels. The Democrats rolled in here and spent a very significant amount of money and we steamrolled them. I’m very proud of our executive committee and all the hard work of those involved to get this done.
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REMINDER: Votes for @wvdemocrats member Zachary Abbott will not be certified. He apparently lied about his residency in order to run as a Democrat in Putnam County. A circuit judge determined he does not live in Putnam County or the senate district.
This election season has been busy in Putnam County. Much of the Putnam GOP team has worked very hard to reach voters and present our ideas to keep Putnam County on the right track. This thing is winding down and I have no regrets about how we have ran the Putnam GOP in a tough mid-term cycle. Best wishes to our candidates!
Democrats in West Virginia like to claim they are against "culture war" issues and want to focus on kitchen table issues. But the evidence suggests otherwise. When Democrats get into power, they almost always put culture war issues at the top of the agenda. Below are the constitutional amendments on today's ballot in deep blue Virginia. All liberal culture war issues (homosexual marriage, abortion, felons voting). Don't fall for the lies and manipulation put out by the Democrat leaders in West Virginia. If they get into power, they will try it here just like they are in Virginia and several other states.
I've been out of town, but this was nice to see when I got back to some reading. wsj.com/politics/elections/d…
Some votes are tough to decide. But Amendment 1 was quite literally one of the easiest yes votes I have ever cast.
Reviewing early voting data in WV. There is no wave of "new" Democratic voters going to the polls. What we are seeing are high propensity Democratic voters (regular voters) that are motivated to vote early. No surprises so far.
I heard on the radio this morning that online sports betting has been deemed a significant public health risk. That’s obvious. I would also never vote for a candidate that advocates for online sports betting.
It’s unreal to read the quote tweets and replies to this. I’m praying for Pat, a good dude. I pray the Lord will protect him and his family and bring them comfort and peace that passes all understanding. No one should have to deal with that kind of hate.
It’s been a fun October.. excited to get to Halloween. Here’s a couple fun screenshots from this month.
I don’t know if Karey from Derry is real or not but, the picture on the left is from a very real man in Ohio.
I’ve stayed away from my mentions and DM’s this month since these back to back days but.. I’m sure if I went in there now, I’d find some wishes for and threats of death for me.
“Don’t read them.” They’re everywhere.
Annnd.. They still exist though right? I just don’t know the person is in Ohio then? That’s where I’m at now. So I do get a bit fucked up when a couple days after The New York Times releases a “WE ARE ALLOWED TO AND SHOULD HATE THIS GUY” piece, a University puts a video out from their own page, indicating “we think he’s a corny creep here.” It’s a weird time. The things that get said about what my daughter and son and wife deserve are all rather wild as well.
I haven’t talked to anybody about what the days were like leading up to Tennessee’s GameDay last year. There’s been some misreporting but in the ball park articles. Everybody in the “security” world was worried of a copycat incident potentially happening. GameDay was a few days out and we were the next huge gathering on a campus. The world, in front of the entire internet, just proved that we had gotten to a rather extreme place.
The FBI.. alongside, Disney security, Tennessee State Police, Knoxville PD, University Police, everybody in area, all had the very same goal to protect the shit out of the area. FBI snipers were sent down there, huge presence of police.. it was a surreal moment. The conversation about the death threats I had been receiving in life was definitely a huge topic. I don’t think it was the FBI that suggested the Bullet Proof Vest, but it was certainly an idea presented by one of the security groups. We had no idea what to expect. Nobody had been in that type of situation before. Everybody wanted the best for everybody. I never felt safer and never felt more appreciative of the people that were around me that morning including the students that came out and did WAY more than they could’ve ever imagined for my soul.
How’d we get here? I had to wrestle with that a bit. FBI’s sending snipers so me and the lads don’t get shot. That’s crazy. I don’t know if they teach how you’re supposed to handle these types of things in classes or something but, I was a bit rattled by the current reality of my World.
I think what I realized was, when I talked about the Algerian Olympic Gold Medal boxer, and then I was HEADLINE Quoted and Captioned by platforms with rather large influence over certain communities, they left out the massive empathy part of the conversation that I had about the entire subject. I was labeled and immediately targeted. Such is life I guess.. since then, every mistake, misstep or misquote relaunches A LOT of folks into a frenzy of me being the worst person on Earth who needs to be eliminated, and they gain more and more folks who want me unalived or as they actually say it “Kirked.”
I was created on the internet. I’ve been “cooked” and shit talked and criticized since I have memories. I am no where near perfect.. and there’s no way everybody is gonna agree with me but I had no idea that this is just what life would become.
I’m trying my best in real time but.. I am to talk about sports and care about the future of sports. I owe everything to sports. I’m grateful as hell to do what I do. I literally try to love every minute of the incredible opportunities I get to experience but.. it’s certainly all a much different life than I could’ve ever expected.
I try to give everything I have, all the time.. I am very sorry to those that despise me.
The video is how I opened The Tennessee show.. I put on a USA Sports Coat and celebrated Ball. I love sports because it’s unifying. That’s all I’m ever trying to be… actually.
& Connor.. I LOVE YOU BROTHER, I’m sorry I’ve brought you lads into all of this as well.
Funny!
44% of our @starlink installations are complete.
(That’s 44 out of every 100 if you're reading this, Dan Orlovsky.)
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We will continue to lead with strength to protect religious liberty around the world.
Iran is trying to bait the U.S. into conflict ahead of the midterm elections. Why? Because they’re afraid so they want Democrats elected to the House/Senate.