A towering intellect from WV is interviewed - covers a number of topics
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Yep, his Aunts lived down the street from us when I was growing up in the old Evansdale neighborhood in Morgantown. His dad was Joe and his uncle was Abe, who many students from Towers dorms will remember as the owner of the deli in the old Suncrest Plaza shopping center on Patteson Drive.
I was visiting my mother over the holidays and we stopped in to visit with his Aunts, they are in their 80s and 90s now and in poor health, so I always make sure I visit when I am in town. Never know when it may be my last visit with them. Old timers will remember both the old George Brothers Restaurant at the Morgantown end of the Westover bridge and the old Dog and Suds drive-in on the boulevard in Star City. His aunt Sarah was involved in both. She used to always make sure I had a frosty grape float when we stopped in at D&S.
My mom thought Robby was a hippie back in the 70s and discouraged my hanging out with him. Looks like maybe we should have hung out more.:wink:
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I haven't seen Robby in years. The last time I remember he brought his guitar and played for us all at his Aunt's house, I believe it was again during a holiday visit. Must have been 20 years ago. All of the brothers play instruments I think. Very talented family and good people. Our families have been friends for decades.
Political activity
George twice served as Governor of the West Virginia Democratic Youth Conference, and attended the 1976 Democratic National Convention as an alternate delegate. George moved to the right in the 1980s, largely due to his views on abortion,[2] and left the Democratic Party as a result of what he saw as its increasingly strong commitment to legal abortion and its public funding, and his growing skepticism about the effectiveness of Great Society social welfare projects in Appalachia and other low income rural and urban areas. George founded the American Principles Project,[17] which aims to create a grass-roots movement around his ideas.[2] He is a past chairman of the National Organization for Marriage, an advocacy group opposed to same-sex marriage,[2] and co-founder of the Renewal Forum, an organization fighting the sexual trafficking and commercial exploitation of women and children.
George drafted the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto signed by Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders that "promised resistance to the point of civil disobedience against any legislation that might implicate their churches or charities in abortion, embryo-destructive research or same-sex marriage.".[2]
Along with other public intellectuals, George played a key role in creating the "theoconservative" movement and integrating it into mainstream Republicanism.[18] Much of George's work on religious liberty has centered on the idea that religion is a "distinct human good," which he asserts allows people to "live authentically by ordering one's life in line with one's best judgments of conscience."[19]
George was threatened with death by pro-choice extremist Theodore Shulman, who also targeted Priests For Life director Rev. Frank Pavone, saying that they would be killed if the accused killer of Dr. George Tiller (a Wichita abortion-provider) was acquitted.[20]
George endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.[21]
Honors
On December 8, 2008, George was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W. Bush.[2]
George twice served as Governor of the West Virginia Democratic Youth Conference, and attended the 1976 Democratic National Convention as an alternate delegate. George moved to the right in the 1980s, largely due to his views on abortion,[2] and left the Democratic Party as a result of what he saw as its increasingly strong commitment to legal abortion and its public funding, and his growing skepticism about the effectiveness of Great Society social welfare projects in Appalachia and other low income rural and urban areas. George founded the American Principles Project,[17] which aims to create a grass-roots movement around his ideas.[2] He is a past chairman of the National Organization for Marriage, an advocacy group opposed to same-sex marriage,[2] and co-founder of the Renewal Forum, an organization fighting the sexual trafficking and commercial exploitation of women and children.
George drafted the Manhattan Declaration, a manifesto signed by Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical leaders that "promised resistance to the point of civil disobedience against any legislation that might implicate their churches or charities in abortion, embryo-destructive research or same-sex marriage.".[2]
Along with other public intellectuals, George played a key role in creating the "theoconservative" movement and integrating it into mainstream Republicanism.[18] Much of George's work on religious liberty has centered on the idea that religion is a "distinct human good," which he asserts allows people to "live authentically by ordering one's life in line with one's best judgments of conscience."[19]
George was threatened with death by pro-choice extremist Theodore Shulman, who also targeted Priests For Life director Rev. Frank Pavone, saying that they would be killed if the accused killer of Dr. George Tiller (a Wichita abortion-provider) was acquitted.[20]
George endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries.[21]
Honors
On December 8, 2008, George was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W. Bush.[2]
Growing up in Morgantown, going out of state to college.
Political philosopy and classic liberalism.
Trump not a true conservative.
Anti-abortion stance and philosophy.
Same sex marriage and declining morality.
Populists vs. Nationalist
America on the side of freedom, but not the world's police
Pro refugees, but not based on religion.
