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T he Tea Party whiners came out in many cities (including Tulsa) over the July 4 weekend, but their appearance may not bode well for their Republican allies. Texas Sen. John Cornyn , a conservative Republican, was booed at a Tea Party rally in Austin . Elsewhere, the Tea Party gang turned up with outlandish and racist posters , comparing President Obama to (of course!) Hitler. ...
Alternative Tulsa - 11:42 a.m.
Sara Plummer published an insightful article in The Tulsa World on July 4 about two fathers whose sons were killed while serving in Iraq. The fathers, Warren Henthorn and John Scripsick, pictured right, were upset about former President George Bush's recent appearance at a Woodward Fourth of July event. Read the article here . ...
Blue Oklahoma - Sun 3:58 p.m. - 3 clicks 
State Rep. Sally Kern’s political stunts and outspoken religious extremism continue to sully the state’s image. Kern has become a national spectacle in a sad story of bigotry and narrow-minded religious views . How can it possibly help Oklahoma that so many people outside the state immediately think of Kern and what she has said and done when they even bother to think about the state at a...
Okie Funk - Sun 1:29 p.m. - 2 clicks
Podcast (7MB Mp3)of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 7-5-09 "Religious Talk" radio program. As a corrective to Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern's "Proclamation for Theocracy" and Hobby Lobby's full-page... ...
Mainstream Baptist - Sun 1:29 p.m. - 2 clicks
T he motley collection of malcontents, true believers, and clueless conservatives known as the Tulsa Tea Party made a local appearance today, July 4, to signal their Independence from high taxes and their opposition to an entire laundry list of about everything else this side of the 20 th century. Unfortunately for the Tea Party gang, their leaders include the right-wing fundamen...
Alternative Tulsa - Sat 8:10 p.m. - 16 clicks
I love Oklahoma. I was born and raised here. My grandparents helped settle two areas of this great state. One side helped settle the northeast part of Oklahoma and one side helped settle central Oklahoma. My love for this state is deep seated within my soul. I believe in the people of Oklahoma. I have seen Oklahomans rise through the ashes of tornados, wildfire, ice storms, and terrorism. Th...
Blue Oklahoma - Sat 11:08 a.m. - 9 clicks
T he Tulsa blogger know as Irritated Tulsan has a good post on the misadventures of Rep. Sally Kern , the conservative Republican state legislator who wants us all to think just like she does. Read his Top Ten lis t here . ...
Alternative Tulsa - Thu 12:26 p.m. - 7 clicks
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is urging people to protest state Rep. Sally Kern's "Oklahoma Citizen's Proclamation of Morality" when she and others sign the document at the State Capitol at noon Thursday, July 2. "We are asking all civic-minded Oklahomans who believe in the value of diversity, tolerance, and the freedom to follow one's conscience to join us at Kern's proclamat...
Blue Oklahoma - Wed 4:49 p.m. - 18 clicks
OETA, the PBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, interviewed me this afternoon to get my opinions about State Representative Sally Kern's "Proclamation for Morality". The most concise statement that I made... ...
Mainstream Baptist - Wed 2:41 p.m. - 11 clicks
A new "fat" study is out and it's not good news for Oklahoma. It appears the Sooner state has moved up in the "fattest state" rankings . We used to be eighth; now we're sixth . Hey, we're super-sized, even bigger than Texas ! But Mississippi—they won the obesity sweepstakes. An interactive map and more can be found at this link . ...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 1:35 p.m. - 6 clicks
Because the people of Oklahoma have a strong tradition of reliance upon the Creator of the Universe , Rep. Sally Kern has issued a "Proclamation For Morality" which blames America's economic problems on Gays. ...
PhotoTune - Wed 9:34 a.m. - 15 clicks
I f she keeps it up, Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern, a fundamentalist Republican, is likely to become a national joke. But the joke won't be funny in the Sooner state, which doesn't need more ridicule. We're talking about Kern's latest right-wing manifesto , in which she blames all of the nation's problems on our supposed moral depravity —unending oceans of porn, unlimited abortion, child a...
Alternative Tulsa - Tue 6:08 p.m. - 14 clicks
W ow! AltTulsa is stunned into silence at the peculiar logic employed by radio blabber Rush Limbaugh, who managed to blame President Obama for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's extramarital affair with a woman from Argentina. It's as amazing and it is moronic . Law professor Jonathan Turley has the details here . ...
Alternative Tulsa - Tue 3:46 p.m. - 2 clicks
G OP hypocrisy update , courtesy of Talking Points Memo : David Vitter (R-LA), the champion of social conservatism whose career became mired in the D.C. Madam prostitution scandal of 2007, has a new fundraising letter that warns of the liberal/socialist threats on a whole range of issues -- though one particular item is mysteriously missing. The letter warns of the threat posed by Demo...
Alternative Tulsa - Tue 9:00 a.m. - 7 clicks
T he formal gardens at Tulsa's Philbrook Art Museum this year have been turned into a vegetable garden for a local food bank. Veggies from the museum's garden will be given to the Eastern Oklahoma Food Bank. National Public Radio has the report. Find it here . ...
Alternative Tulsa - Jun 29 - 6 clicks
From The Oklahoman : WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden’s office tried to enlist Rep. Dan Boren in a public relations fight against Sen. Tom Coburn after Coburn released a report criticizing some projects funded by the $787 billion economic stimulus package. Boren, D-Muskogee, said last week he rejected the request because of an “unspoken rule” among the Oklahom...
Life and Deatherage - Jun 29 - 20 clicks
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn vehemently opposed a bill last year that funded improvements to Washington D.C.'s Metro system, a fact that has drawn Internet discussion since Monday's tragic crash. Nine people were killed and 70 others were injured when two trains on the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system collided. One of the trains was pulling older cars that the National Transportati...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 25 - 8 clicks
…when prominent Democratic politician John Edwards from North Carolina admitted that he had an affair, it was the lead story on the KFOR news (Oklahoma City channel 4, NBC affiliate) at 4:30 PM, or at least covered in the top section. At the time, Edwards neither held political office nor was a candidate for political office. I mention this because today, prominent Republican politician...
Life and Deatherage - Jun 24 - 6 clicks
T he meltdown of right-wing political operator s continued today with the admission by South Carolina Gov. Mark "Family Values" Sanford. Here's the reaction of the National Review's Rich Lowery: First [Nevada Sen. John] Ensign , then the "Crying in Argentina" press conference. If Republicans want a presidential candidate who lives clean and whose family hasn't been involved in t...
Alternative Tulsa - Jun 24 - 3 clicks
A panel of three George W. Bush appointees unanimously agreed that the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn in Stigler, Oklahoma is unconstitutional. It would be hard to assemble a more... ...
Mainstream Baptist - Jun 24 - 5 clicks
Podcast (27MB Mp3) of Dr. Bruce Prescott's 6-21-09 "Religious Talk" radio interview with Dr. Timothy Eaton, President of Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College in Moore, Oklahoma. We talk about the... ...
Mainstream Baptist - Jun 23 - 3 clicks
A real way forward to covering uninsured 23 June, 2009 By David Blatt POINT OF VIEW: Gradual expansion of Insure Oklahoma This article was originally posted on the Oklahoma Policy Institute website, okpolicy.org. Who pays to provide health care to people without insurance? We all do. A recent study by the health care policy group Families USA calculated that the average family wit...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 23 - 6 clicks
H ere we go again . Just when you think Oklahoma politicians couldn't get any nuttier, Sen. Tom Coburn has joined the folks who think Barack Obama may be a alien. Here's the report from the far, far Right, in all its paranoid glory: Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK ) has now signed up with the Birther cause -- the people who think Barack Obama isn't a natural-born citizen and s...
Alternative Tulsa - Jun 20 - 4 clicks
P olitics is all about compromise. You give a little to get a little—unless you are the senior senator from Oklahoma , in which case you take your ball and go home. We're talking about Sen. Inhofe's refusal to meet this week with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Inhofe doesn't need to meet with her. He's already made up his mind , you see, having voted against her once...
Alternative Tulsa - Jun 19 - 4 clicks
…and all too typical for today’s GOP. Normally, Frank Lucas doesn’t show up in the news, but here he is: Leaders of a new GOP group, the “ Rural American Solutions Group ,” are distributing a document attacking climate change legislation as an economic burden to most of the country. As it turns out, the information in the press release was provided to the Republ...
Life and Deatherage - Jun 19 - 6 clicks
So, Just What is the True Definition of Marriage? 15 June, 2009 By James Nimmo The commitment of marriage goes beyond religion, politics and gender (OKLAHOMA CITY) As a semi-professional musician I provided music at the same-gender marriage recently of two friends of mine, the latest ceremony of uncountable services I've played. I'm also a committed atheist and rather hard-boiled when it...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 15 - 6 clicks
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) recently announced that he will seek a second and final term in the U.S. Senate. ...
PhotoTune - Jun 14 - 6 clicks
I was right earlier today ( in my election roundup ) when I guessed Drew Edmondson would officially announce his candidacy today. His Twitter page announced his candidacy at noon EST today, saying " It's official! I'm running for Governor. Go to www.edmondson2010.com to learn more. " Although I don't have a video of his announcement speech I did get a copy of the (very well writt...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 10 - 3 clicks
The Ten Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that the Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn in Haskell County, Oklahoma is unconstitutional. Here's a summary: We hold that under the... ...
Mainstream Baptist - Jun 8 - 5 clicks
Lt. Governor Jari Askins posted her first blog on her campaign website for Governor yesterday about her dedication to small businesses and their impact on local economies. "We had a great opportunity to attend the Small Business Summit kick-off event last night, organized by Larry Mocha, Kell Kelly, and Jerry Holder in Tulsa. The three small business owners have worked hard to develop a ...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 5 - 4 clicks
Oklahoma State Senator Kenneth Corn in Tulsa 2 June, 2009 By Bryan Lower Where: Tulsa County Democratic Party Headquarters. When: Monday, June 1st. 2009, 6:30 PM. Hosted by Tulsa's Heart of the Party State Senator Kenneth Corn from district 4 is running for the office of Lieutenant Governor of the state of Oklahoma. Tulsa turned out a full house to hear him give what will probably be his ...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 3 - 3 clicks
Uh … The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will stop issuing automatic violations for failure to pay tolls until the agency can match its records with Tax Commission records new license plate numbers. Wouldn’t it make sense to just suspend automatic violations without announcing it? It’s kind of like Wal-Mart publicizing that they have turned off their security [...]...
Okiedoke - Jun 3 - 3 clicks
Special Report: 2009 Oklahoma Democratic Convention 1 June, 2009 By John Slater Commentary by John Slater Let me start off by saying congratulations to Todd Goodman for winning the Oklahoma Democratic Chairman position. The party is in the darkest point in Oklahoma history. Mr. Goodman has a hard road ahead for success and he will need a lot of help from everyone in the party to spread th...
Blue Oklahoma - Jun 3 - 5 clicks
News aggregator Topix is advertising a new feature: Sounds like fun, however I don’t think any of these photos will be getting many votes from Okies. Come to think of it, it would be kind of like voting for a candidate in many state elections. Actually, the Oklahoma photos are here. Ones like this guy explaining how [...]...
Okiedoke - May 29 - 4 clicks
