An English bulldog named Babydog makes a surprise appearance in a mural on West Virginia history

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Babydog tells Bette Midler and all those out there: Kiss her heinie,” Justice said to a standing ovation from the crowd, which included state Supreme Court justices and members of the Legislature. "A long, long, long time ago and everything before we ever really became a country, the English were in charge, and everything seemed kind of fitting, you know?” Justice told reporters that Reid-Smith told him the dog in the mural was not necessarily Babydog, but her “20th grandma.” The owner of the posh Greenbrier Resort and more than 100 other businesses, the billionaire was first elected governor in 2016 as a Democrat. “This total lack of respect for anything beyond himself is why he is wholly unfit to represent West Virginia in the United States Senate.” Asked about Elliott's criticism, Justice had this to say: “Tell Glenn to get a life.” West Virginia's limestone state Capitol was designed by the renowned Cass Gilbert, the architect behind the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Gilbert’s original design for the interior of the West Virginia Capitol, left incomplete because of limited funds, included murals that he said should “be historical and allegorical.” The “Shiveree of Seneca Rock” piece featuring Babydog depicts Seneca Rocks, a majestic 900-foot Tuscarora quartzite formation, along with important aspects of West Virginia industry and culture, including glass blowing, craftwork, music, dancing, painting and wildlife.