{"id":552923,"date":"2021-06-04T16:20:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T20:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=552923"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T20:20:38","slug":"joe-manchin-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manchin Is The Most Interesting Man In The Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-manchin-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=552923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/manchin-scaled-e1622833655489.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is in many ways the linchpin for his party\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>With the Senate split 50-50, Manchin is often seen as the Democrat most likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/19\/joe-manchin-against-joebiden-omb-nominee-neera-tanden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sink<\/a> one of President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/09\/joe-manchin-pro-gun-david-chipman-alcohol-tobacco-firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nominees<\/a>. He is also seen as most likely to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/joe-manchin-infrastructure-bill-bipartisan-support-gop-republican-joe-biden-kyrsten-sinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sink<\/a> bills that Democrats want to pass via <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/15\/senator-ben-cardin-admits-democrats-procedural-tactic-pass-infrastructure-bill-without-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reconciliation<\/a>. In addition, as one of the two most bipartisan members of the Senate, Manchin often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collins.senate.gov\/newsroom\/senate-passes-bipartisan-collins-manchin-amendment-target-stimulus-checks-those-who-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">works<\/a> with Republicans like Maine Sen. Susan <a href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2021\/05\/26\/national-politics\/susan-collins-and-joe-manchin-lead-effort-to-salvage-capitol-riot-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collins<\/a> to pass legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some more facts about Joe Manchin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comes from a political family<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s father, Joe Manchin, Jr., was the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210510111514if_\/https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/joe-manchin-filibuster-senate-biden-1166791\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mayor<\/a> of Farmington, West Virginia, where he grew up. His uncle, A. James Manchin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvlegislature.gov\/Bill_Text_HTML\/2004_SESSIONS\/RS\/Bills\/hr4%20intr.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">served<\/a> multiple terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates, was an appointed member of the administration of John F. Kennedy, and was later elected West Virginia Secretary of State and Treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin\u2019s wife, Gayle Conelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andrewsolender\/2021\/04\/29\/wife-of-powerful-sen-joe-manchin-unanimously-confirmed-by-senate-to-commission\/?sh=44f79a453e85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchin<\/a>, formerly the West Virginia Secretary of Education, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on April 29 to be co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Gayle was sanctioned by China for her previous role as Chair of the <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom<\/span> (USCIRF). <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/26\/biden-nominates-gayle-manchin-joe-manchins-wife-for-key-co-chair-of-federal-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Biden Nominates Gayle Manchin, Joe Manchin\u2019s Wife, For \u2018Key\u2019 Co-Chair Of Federal Commission)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.1330275229358\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">China imposes sanctions on\u2026.Tony Perkins and Gayle Manchin, the wife of Joe, over their work for U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2LDHcuGg7\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q2LDHcuGg7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1375820920485462018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Played college football<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin attended West Virginia University on a full scholarship to play football. He described the offer as \u201cone of the greatest thrills of my life,\u201d in a 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeswv.com\/sports\/sen-joe-manchin-on-coronavirus-and-wvu-football\/article_5ac78332-9d21-11ea-9949-af0b64e4106b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> with the Times West Virginian. A quarterback, he was coached by College Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bowden when Bowden was West Virginia\u2019s offensive coordinator. After Manchin suffered a serious knee injury in a scrimmage, he served as the Mountaineers\u2019 backup punter.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin is also friends with NFL Hall of Famer Sam <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HuffSa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huff<\/a>, who played linebacker for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Both men attended Farmington High School, although Huff is thirteen years older.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin was on hand to give Huff the Hall of Fame and Allstate Insurance Company\u2019s Hometown Hall of Famer award in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember clear back to 1954 when I was 7 years old, my dad used to take all of us to see Sam Huff play at WVU,\u201d Manchin told the Times West Virginian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lives on a houseboat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the Senate is in session, Manchin lives on a houseboat docked eight miles outside of Washington, D.C. \u201cI wasn\u2019t crazy on buying any real estate in Washington, not at all,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/2899492\/joe-manchin-west-virginia-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> Time Magazine of the purchase in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin frequently hosts pizza parties for his fellow senators on the boat. \u201cLike a Tom Harkin and a Ted Cruz \u2013 when would you ever get them together in a room\u2026 [Chuck] Schumer loves it so much, the whole ambiance of it,\u201d Manchin said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The boat is named \u201cAlmost Heaven,\u201d as a reference to the John Denver song \u201cCountry Roads, Take Me Home.\u201d Manchin can sail the boat up the Kanawha River to his home in Charleston, WV, but it would take him more than two weeks to do so, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/joe-manchin-last-democrat-in-trump-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> GQ in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loves folk music<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to naming his boat after a John Denver song, Manchin\u2019s favorite song is \u201cS.O.B.,\u201d by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, The Daily Beast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/joe-manchin-deeply-disappointed-in-gop-and-prepared-to-do-absolutely-nothing?ref=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unafraid to take on his own party<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin, who is believed to run his own Twitter account, feuded with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after he tweeted, \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Defund the police? Defund, my butt.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.59649122807\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Defund the police? Defund, my butt. I\u2019m a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans\u2019 jobs &#038; healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EIFHX5OQ37\">https:\/\/t.co\/EIFHX5OQ37<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin\/status\/1326670290332479488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/12\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-manchin-defund-the-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deleted<\/a> a photo of herself glaring at Manchin during then-President Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union Address.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/30\/never-met-her-joe-manchin-slams-ocasio-cortez-twitter-defund-police-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responded<\/a> in a New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/30\/us\/politics\/joe-manchin-senate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m understanding she\u2019s not that active with her bills or in committee. She\u2019s more active on Twitter than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. 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