Republican Party Chairman Mike Stuart put out a media alert this morning with this “scoop”: House Speaker Rick Thompson’s wife, Beth, has been hired by West Virginia Auditor Glen Gainer’s office. Of course, Sunday Gazette-Mail readers of Phil Kabler’s column already knew that. Yet Stuart’s release makes no mention that the Gazette had it first. Stuart makes no bones about his hatred for the Gazette (though he always returns phone calls from Gazette reporters promptly and never ducks an interview request; Can’t say the same about his counterpart from the opposing party). So I guess it’s no surprise no props to Phil and the Gazette this time.

Here’s an excerpt from Stuart’s media alert:

MEDIA ALERT*
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*IMMEDIATE RELEASE *
*December 19, 2011
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*OFFICIALS WITH BENEFITS – A FAMILY AFFAIR*
*Spouses Network In Key State Government Employment*

CHARLESTON, W.V. – Beth Thompson, wife of Speaker of the House of Delegates
Rick Thompson, today joined the State Auditor’s office as a local
government purchasing card specialist.

“Congratulations to Beth Thompson and the Thompson family for her new
employment in state government,” said Mike Stuart, Chairman of the West
Virginia Republican Party. “It is reassuring to know that Democrat elected
public officials in West Virginia are at least successful in creating jobs
for their immediate family members. Mrs. Thompson joins a growing tradition
of the spouses of high-ranking Democrat officials in the state that get
state jobs and state salaries.”

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