Now this is pretty funny....

[Lord Jim]

Prisoner gets 41% against Obama in W.Va. primary

President Obama is so unpopular with some West Virginia Democrats that they voted for a prisoner in yesterday's primary.

A prisoner in Texas, no less.

Keith Judd, who is serving a 17-year sentence at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas for making threats, [Gee, 17 years for making threats...those must been some threats...] actually, got nearly 41% of the vote against Obama in the West Virginia Democratic primary.

Judd, whose inmate number is 11593-051, actually carried at least eight counties in West Virginia.

"I voted against Obama," said Ronnie Brown, a 43-year-old electrician from Cross Lanes who called himself a conservative Democrat, told the Associated Press. "I don't like him. He didn't carry the state before and I'm not going to let him carry it again."

When asked which presidential candidate he voted for, Brown said, "That guy out of Texas."

Backers of the president are fighting back. One has set up a website dedicated to the prisoner -- keithjudd.com -- that links to a form for contributions to Obama's campaign.

Obama's energy and environmental policies are unpopular in a state dominated by coal mining interests.

West Virginia's top Democrats -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Sen. Joe Manchin -- have declined to say whether they will support Obama in November.

Also bear in mind: It's not like this was a truly competitive primary -- Obama already has the nomination locked up -- so Democratic turnout was quite low.

There could also be racial factors behind the vote.

Judd, meanwhile, has "run" before, in the Idaho Democratic primary of 2008 (he got less than 2% of the vote). Some states have easier ballot access laws than others.

This kind of thing has happened to Obama in previous primaries. As we reported in March, anti-abortion activist Randall Terry won 18% of the vote against the president in Oklahoma.

Obama's chances of carrying West Virginia -- or Oklahoma -- aren't too good in any event; John McCain carried both states easily four years ago.

"Keith Judd's performance is embarrassing for Obama and our great state," said West Virginia GOP Chairman Mike Stuart.

More from the Associated Press:

Judd was able to get on the state ballot by paying a $2,500 fee and filing a form known as a notarized certification of announcement, said Jake Glance, a spokesman for the Secretary of State's office.

Attracting at least 15 percent of the vote would normally qualify a candidate for a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. But state Democratic Party Executive Director Derek Scarbro said no one has filed to be a delegate for Judd. The state party also believes that Judd has failed to file paperwork required of presidential candidates, but officials continue to research the matter, Scarbro said.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... 6wjRHnUaLU

[Sue U]

I once had a secretary from West Virginia. One day I tried to tell her a joke:

ME: This guy got arrested for having sex with a goat ...

HER: Why?

ME: Uh, never mind.

[Lord Jim]

I think it goes without saying that Team Obama doesn't need to spend a whole lot of money on media buys in Wheeling...

[BoSoxGal]

There could also be racial factors behind the vote.

Really?!? Naaahhh . . .