Minimah fundraiser set for July 25 July 18, 2008
One of the more interesting people running for office this year is Charles Minimah who is running to succeed Betty Ireland as Secretary of State.
He has the unenviable task of running against Natalie Tennant.
Now, I don’t know necessarily that Natalie is qualified, but I’m not sure what qualifications it takes to protect the state seal, the lone constitutional job of the Secretary of State.
My guess is her knowledge in firing a musket as the WVU mascot probably qualifies her. But, what she does have is the luxury of having spent morning and evenings in the houses of just about every West Virginian in the Charleston-Huntington corridor and the Clarksburg-Morgantown area.
Joe Delong found out quickly the power of having been on air as a TV personality.
Of course, I’m still a little creeped out by Delong’s TV commercials during the primary. They may go down as the most bizarre choice of commercial theme (Joe’s mom standing behind him with a switch ready to beat him if he does a bad job). But, it wouldn’t have mattered if his theme was successful and catchy as the Maytag repairman, he would have been walloped by Natalie, it just might have been 15 points instead of 20.
While, Charles odds are long, his story is a true American story and I’m sure we’ll get into it more as we get closer to the election. He is highly qualified and just a great guy who felt that the Democrats simply shouldn’t get an empty-netter in the race for Secretary of State.
Information about the fundraiser is below.
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7:30pm, July 25th
The Chilton House
#2, 6th Avenue, In the Loop
St. Albans
RSVP - 546-9113
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3 Responses to “Minimah fundraiser set for July 25”
I would think having some knowledge of election laws would be nice if you were SOS, but maybe not. You’ve got a whole division of people who work at that day after day to look after that for you.
I’m voting for Tennant, but I’m glad Minimah is on the ballot. I’m not a fan of the two-party system and find it disgraceful when one party or the other can’t even find a person to put their name on the ballot to at least give voters a choice. So good for Charles. There shouldn’t be any empty-net races, especially for state-wide offices.
Charles Minimah’s story is an amazing one. He was born in Nigeria and served in that country’s armed forces during a civil war. Minimah then came here and graduated from West Virginia State. Few people have the same kind of appreciation of freedom and democracy as those who have lived in countries that lacked it.
That is one reason why Minimah has my total support. He loves democracy and freedom enough to be zealously defensive of it. Like current Secretary Betty Ireland, Charles Minimah will zealously pursue those who seek to corrupt our voting system. His opponent, on the other hand, has very close connections with a governor who cannot distance himself from a degree scandal. Minimah also runs a home health care business and so he has a special concern for voters that might have physical difficulties getting to the polls.
The question is, who do you trust with our democracy? Minimah has passion and experience. His opponent has the close support of some people that West Virginians just are not sure they trust right now.
Dave, I would hope that before you make a final choice, you look into Charles Minimah a bit more closely. Just because he was not in the limelight does not mean he is not the best West Virginian for the job.
I couldn’t agree with Stephen more. Charles Minimah is worthy of our votes and our support, financial and otherwise. He will serve West Virginians with honor.
I’m doing more than just voting for Mr. Minimah. I’ll attend his fundraiser and I hope to see some of you there. If we want elected officials with the integrity and dedication to serve us effectively we must do more than pay lip service about how great it is when individuals with those qualities decide to run for office!