Oklahoma

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Volunteer of the Week: Mr. Edward Orr, OKC

Rice for U.S. Senate: Campaign Blog - 1:08 a.m.

Biden cures this Oklahoma libertarian's apathy

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Wed 9:06 p.m.

F*ck me with an electric spork.

I don't see how the Repugs can possibly beat this. Biden's speech was fantastic, and the "surprise" appearance by Obama was just bloody brilliant. Go Dems!...
Sinister - Wed 8:20 p.m.

Irony Alert: Chicken Hawk Cheney Speaks to the American Legion

Our favorite Chicken Hawk , Dick (Five Deferments) Cheney , spoke to the American Legion convention today in Phoenix. This is rich . Cheney, who was of military age during the Vietnam years , never served a day in uniform. Instead, he got five (count 'em: five!) deferments from the draft. Cheney had, in his own words, "other priorities." Yet Cheney had no problem sending other people's c...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 8:20 p.m.

Night three - preliminary thoughts

1) The roll call vote was interesting - I like how Clinton did the whole acclamation thing to stop the vote and declare Obama the nominee. I feel a little bit bad for those states after New York - those delegates didn't get to spend 5 minutes yakking about their state, saying "The home of bleah and blah and whatnot." I kind of wanted to hear the Oklahoma delegation. Ah well, whatever works. 2)...
Sinister - Wed 7:04 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Is Cindy McCain an alien?

Today on the Randi Rhodes show, guest Stephanie Miller said of Cindy McCain, "She looks like one of those aliens from V." V was a TV series back in the '80s about lizard creatures that take over the world and hide their lizard skin under a layer of human skin. Well, let's see. Could this: be under here? You be the judge....
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

DNC Convention Coverage

Sinister will provide analyis of the DNC convention. I have been following the coverage, but I haven't had a lot of time to digest it. A few preliminary notes: 1) Bravo to Ted Kennedy - he demonstrated great personal strength last night and demonstrated why he continues to be a progressive leader. Jeers to the media who used the speech as an excuse to eulogize the man before he's even dead. W...
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

MSNBC Convention Coverage

The sweetest sound - the crowd behind the panel drowning out Pat "Little Adolf" Buchanan with a chorus of boos....
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Thoughts on night two

1) How was Mark Warner the "keynote" speaker? His speech was sandwiched between several other speakers, and very little distinguished it from the other speeches. His speech was a cascade of platitudes, and it was easily forgettable. 2) MSNBC was more interested in yakking than in covering the convention. C-SPAN ran all the speeches in their entirety, but every time I switched back to MSNBC, Ch...
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Michelle Obama at the GLBT caucus - stirring words

In the world as it should be, we recognize that equality in relationship, family, and adoption rights isn't an abstract principle, but goes directly to whether all Americans can lead lives of dignity and freedom. Right on, Michelle....
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Sabotage the AFA

For those of you who don't know, the American 'Family' Association is an ultra-religious hate group dedicated to narrowing the definition of "family" so that it excludes as many people as possible. Their latest campaign is to send Hallmark messages demanding that the company discontinue producing cards for gay marriages. I just got onto their website and used their form to send Hallmark a messag...
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Sign the petition for more open primaries and voting laws

The Independent Movement has a petition on its site: We the undersigned independent-minded voters, want to change our political process so that our elected officials act in the interests of the American people, not the political parties nor the special interests that control them. We recognize that despite the vast increase in voter participation this year, and the enormous momentum for profou...
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Listening to the DNC convention on C-span radio

Well that pissed me off. I would have thought the Democrats would be more sensitive than to do a blatantly Christian invocation. As a "party of inclusion," they should have had a non-denominational and inclusive prayer (or no prayer at all)....
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Wake up, America!

Kucinich throws down. A speech you probably didn't see last night unless you were glued to C-Span. Kucinich is great - he's so bloody earnest and strident and energetic. Yes, he's over the top, and he likes big grandiose metaphors that don't always work, but this is still a good speech....
Sinister - Wed 4:33 p.m.

Senate Update

Poli-Think - Wed 3:26 p.m.

Call Him John McSame

AT's favorite critique of the Sen. John McCain, courtesy of Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania in a speech in Denver earlier today: John McCain says he's a maverick. But he's voted with Bush over 90% of the time. That's not a maverick. That's a sidekick! ...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 3:26 p.m.

Bonehead Boortz: Radio Blabber Gets It Wrong (Again)

Right-wing radio is sometimes sad, sometimes funny, most often wrong.  But hey, who needs  actual facts or information when the whole idea of the wingnut blabbers is to exaggerate, distort and lie about people they don't like?  Neal Boortz, the Atlanta-based talker heard in Tulsa on KRMG AM 740, defended John McCain's inability to answer a question about the number of houses he owns th...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 3:26 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Jon Stewart Hits Fox News Between the Eyes

AltTulsa's nomination for  Quote of the Day  comes from the Daily Show's Jon Stewart.  Speaking this morning in Denver, Stewart nailed the Fox News gang for its Orwellian slogan : The "fair and balanced" motto, Stewart said, is an insult "to people with brains."  Stewart continued:  "Barack Obama could cure cancer and they'd figure out a way to frame it as an economic disaster."  ...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 3:26 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Cheney To Disappear During GOP Convention

Speaking of Dick Cheney (see previous post), we learned this week that the vice president will be out of the country during next week's Republican convention. Press reports say the Veep will be visiting the embattled Republic of Georgia , the former Soviet satellite recently invaded by the Russians.  We don't care for conspiracy theories, but it strikes us that the timing on Cheney's trip ...
Alternative Tulsa - Wed 3:26 p.m.

10 Questions with US Senate candidate Andrew Rice

Oklahoma Lefty - Wed 11:21 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Best school shows

Oklahoma Lefty - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Health care

Oklahoma Lefty - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Thieves in High Places

Mainstream Baptist - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Suggestions for Mary Fallin's GOP Convention Speech

Mainstream Baptist - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Revamping This Weblog

Mainstream Baptist - Wed 11:21 a.m.

Math for Fox News advocates

Life and Deatherage - Wed 11:20 a.m.

Easterbrook doesn't rag on OU so much

Life and Deatherage - Wed 11:20 a.m.

Fight Democrats Fight!

Okie Funk - Mon 2:43 p.m.

Anti-family ballot initiative set for Arkansas vote

A ballot initiative that would bar any unmarried couple from adopting children has made it onto the Arkansas ballot for November. It was sponsored by another one of these "family" organizations who are trying to save the world from the scourge of same-sex couples calling themselves "families." (how dare we!) Look, if you're all so pro-family, and you're all so anti-abortion, shouldn't you be enc...
Sinister - Mon 1:52 p.m.

Andrew Sullivan on marriage equality

The premise used to be that homosexuality was an activity, that gays were people who chose to behave badly; or, if they weren’t choosing to behave badly, were nonetheless suffering from a form of sickness or, in the words of the Vatican, an “objective disorder.” And so the question of whether to permit the acts and activities of such disordered individuals was a legitimate area of legislation and...
Sinister - Mon 1:52 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Monday loldog

see more puppies ...
Sinister - Mon 1:52 p.m.

Hmm. Interesting linguistic thing re: "historic" vs. "historical"

Usage Note: Historic and historical have different usages, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the historic first voyage to the moon. It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history: a historic house. Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a min...
Sinister - Mon 1:52 p.m.

Know people who aren't registered to vote?

Send them to http://www.voteforchange.com/ a website designed to help people register with easy instructions and state resources....
Sinister - Mon 1:52 p.m.

Top 25....

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Beautiful

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m.

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Kindness

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m.

Revisiting the Top 10

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m.

Religions under attack? A question for Mr. Onions'

Oklahoma Lefty - Mon 12:49 p.m.

New Obama Ad; "Don't Know Much About the Economy"

Poli-Think - Mon 11:12 a.m.

Society of Supervillans endorses McCain; McCain accepts

Poli-Think - Mon 11:12 a.m.

I'd like to introduce myself

Blue Oklahoma - Mon 10:29 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

"Soul Talk" Radio Interview

Mainstream Baptist - Mon 9:31 a.m.

What is Cheney Up to Now?

Mainstream Baptist - Mon 9:12 a.m.

Lynn Raps Dems for Orchestrating Faith Meeting

Mainstream Baptist - Mon 8:32 a.m.

Seriously...how far will this go?

Poli-Think - Mon 2:28 a.m.

Torture=Freedom; Fox News at the Convention

Poli-Think - Mon 2:28 a.m.

As if starting college isn't hard enough...

Poli-Think - Mon 2:28 a.m.

Online guide to the 2008 Democratic Convention

Blue Oklahoma - Sun 11:46 p.m.

Meanwhile, Next Door to Colorado...

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Sun 11:52 a.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

BNN Alert - New Blog: Fourth District Democrat

Please welcome Fourth District Democrat to the blogroll....
Sinister - Sat 2:53 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Sat 2:53 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Joe huh?

Oklahoma Lefty - Sat 2:53 p.m.

New Evidence of Dick Cheney's Iraq Duplicity

The evidence of Vice President Dick Chene y's disingenuousness in the run-up to the Iraq war continues to mount. Here's a summary of a report released this week: A new report on the documents from George Washington University's National Security Archive…presents compelling evidence that the Bush Administration pressured the CIA and other intelligence agencies to tailor their reports ...
Alternative Tulsa - Sat 2:24 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Biden.

Alrighty then. I guess that's fine. I just worry about Biden's tendency to be somewhat undisciplined......
Sinister - Sat 7:44 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Obama picks Biden....but you knew that already.

Poli-Think - Sat 5:08 a.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Friday Fluff: If you get Lemons...

Poli-Think - Sat 2:00 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chump of the Week: GOP's Glenn Coffee

State Sen. Glenn Coffee is AT's unanimous choice as Oklahoma's Chump of the Week for his facetious invitation for Democratic candidate Barack Obama to visit the Sooner State . Here's Coffee's comment, his tongue firmly lodged in his fat cheek : Speaking on behalf of all Oklahoma Republicans, and in the spirit of true bi-partisanship, I want to join Governor Henry in inviting Barack Obama t...
Alternative Tulsa - Fri 8:28 p.m. - 16 clicks 16 clicks

McCain's 'Regular Guy' Problem, Part 3

It's not just his seven (or eight) houses , it's not just his trophy wife's $100 million beer distribution fortune , now it's his household servants . Yes, servants. Here's a new report from Politico : The McCains increased their budget for household employees from $184,000 in 2006 to $273,000 in 2007, according to John McCain's tax returns. The additional cash supports an "increase ...
Alternative Tulsa - Fri 8:28 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Could you just leave us alone already?

There seem to be a lot of folks who are morally opposed to marriage equality and call being gay an "unhealthy lifestyle" that "threatens traditional marriage." I have to ask them a couple of questions. In your own life, at what point have you, personally, seen a gay couple and thought, "ack! two men in love! my marriage is ruined!!" and what, exactly, led you to that conclusion? Why, exactly, ar...
Sinister - Fri 3:21 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Happy Friday

NSFW ...
Sinister - Fri 3:21 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Oh for Pete's sake, Obama. TEXT MEEEEE!!!!!

The suspense is killing me....
Sinister - Fri 3:21 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Another victory for marriage equality - this time it's an Indian tribe in Oregon

At the request of a lesbian couple, the Coquille Indian Tribe on the southern Oregon coast, in the U.S. West, has adopted a law recognizing same-sex marriage. Tribal law specialists say the Coquille appear to be the first American Indian tribe to sanction such marriages. Most tribal law doesn't address the issue. The Navajo and Cherokee tribes prohibit same-sex marriages. Great news. Congratu...
Sinister - Fri 3:21 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Currently Listening – 00's Edition

Oklahoma Lefty - Fri 1:10 p.m.

How ethically intelligent are you?

Oklahoma Lefty - Fri 1:10 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Amending my Top 5

Oklahoma Lefty - Fri 1:10 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

RIP Sho'nuff

Oklahoma Lefty - Fri 1:10 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

21st Century Democrats endorses Al McAffrey for State House

Blue Oklahoma - Fri 12:32 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Searching for a Green Ending to the Energy Crisis

Mainstream Baptist - Fri 10:40 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Character Issue Follows Inhofe

Okie Funk - Fri 10:40 a.m. - 19 clicks 19 clicks

Inhofe Faces Character Questions

Blue Oklahoma - Fri 10:40 a.m. - 16 clicks 16 clicks

McCain's 'Regular Guy' Problem, Part 2

A ltTulsa's nomination for Political Headline of the Day , a follow-up to McCain's admission this week that he wasn't sure how many houses he and wife Cindy own :  Official Net Worth: McCain $36.4 Million, Obama $799,000 ...
Alternative Tulsa - Fri 10:40 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

McCain the Maverick? Not So Much

C andidate John McCain likes to present himself as a GOP maverick , an outsider who can buck the system when necessary.  Too bad his campaign staff belies that idea. Here's what the Sacramento Bee found when it looked at McCain's ties to the telecommunication industry : More than 60 present and former telecom lobbyists work for McCain's campaign as staffers and volunteers, some in ...
Alternative Tulsa - Fri 9:20 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

More Bush Misconduct: Misuse of Presidential Signing Statements

January 20 can't come soon enough. That's the day America will be rid of George W. Bush, one of the worst presidents in U.S. history . As evidence, we present the latest report on the Bush signing statements , highly questionable documents misused by the White House: The Bush Administration’s use of presidential signing statements to indicate disapproval of enacted legislation has generate...
Alternative Tulsa - Thu 11:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Great line from Randi Rhodes

"How can John McCain lay broadband across the country when he doesn't know what it is?"...
Sinister - Thu 10:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Keep at it, Obama

Obama is hitting McCain hard with negative ads. He's also pouncing on McCain's incredible statement that he doesn't know how many houses he owns. How can a guy who has so many houses that he can't count them all call anyone an elitist? Now Obama needs to jump on McCain for agreeing that we need to reinstate the draft. That'll lose McCain whatever portion of the youth vote he may still have...
Sinister - Thu 10:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Could someone please explain to me

why the right wing has such a problem with arugula? Seriously. You don't have anything better to use against Obama than what type of lettuce he might choose to eat? If that's the case, you're really, really, really screwed. Especially when your candidate is such a super-rich elitist that he doesn't see the need to keep track of how many houses he owns. How many of you have trouble keeping t...
Sinister - Thu 10:08 p.m.

Five years.

Sinister - Thu 10:08 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Think McCain's Like You? Think Again...

Poli-Think - Thu 7:09 p.m. - 5 clicks 5 clicks

On Religion as Public Utility

Mainstream Baptist - Thu 6:03 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

John McCain, His Houses, and His 'Regular Guy' Problem

T he Arizona senator's latest gaffe, one that contradicts his "good ole boy" persona :  Sen. John McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.  "I think—I'll have my staff get to you," McCain said. "It's condominiums where—I'll have them get to you."  This is more than embarrassing . It underscores the fact that Mc...
Alternative Tulsa - Thu 1:24 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

On the Dangers of Religious Radio

Mainstream Baptist - Thu 9:20 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Obama touts single-payer health care

Sinister - Aug 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Lefty or Righty...brained that is

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Negativity

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Reading in-between the lines or putting words into peoples' mouths?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 20

Currently Listening – 90's the 3rd

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 20

As of today...

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 20

Rice Gains Ground On Inhofe

Okie Funk - Aug 20 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Rice Moves Up In Poll

Blue Oklahoma - Aug 20 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Something occurs to me.

Sinister - Aug 20 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Keith's post on Rachel Maddow

Sinister - Aug 20

Congrats to Rachel Maddow

Sinister - Aug 20

Garland Tapped for Interim at Baylor

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 20

Suspected Nazi War Criminal to be Extradited

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 20

Rice Moves Up on Inhofe in New Oklahoma Poll

S tate Sen. Andrew Rice , who is running for the U.S. Senate seat now held by former Tulsa Mayor Jim Inhofe , is moving up in the polls. Rice's website reported yesterday that Rice had moved to within 9 points of Inhofe , a veteran politician with high name recognition in the Sooner state. This strikes us a great news for Rice , a first-time candidate in a state-wide race. Yet Oklahoma rema...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 20 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

A note to Stan Geiger.

Sinister - Aug 19

For the record

Sinister - Aug 19 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Obama to pick on Friday

Poli-Think - Aug 19

Top Five Reasons Oklahoma Might Elect A Democrat

Poli-Think - Aug 19 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Distractions from blogging

Research and negotiate oil and mineral lease. - 3/16 royalty and cash bonus or the straight 1/4? Sue your neighbors. - They started it. Watching the Olympics using the DVR. - Even the wussy type of handball as opposed to the the real kind. Collecting firewood for winter. - Ronald Reagan style. Thin out squirrels. - Hey, it’s been [...]...
Okiedoke - Aug 19

Holy Frijoles! Rice within Single Digits of Inhofe!

Poli-Think - Aug 18 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

OK-Sen: RICE 41, INHOFE 50

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 18

OK-Sen: Rice slices Inhofe's lead in half

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 18 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Creative Commons license

Sinister - Aug 18

Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow Debate the Saddleback Forum

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 18

End of the American Empire?

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 18

OK-Sen: Rice 41, Inhofe 50

Sinister - Aug 18 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Musharraf Quits

Sinister - Aug 18

Monday Loldog

Sinister - Aug 18

Oklahoman Editorial Omits Pickens, McClendon Alternative Arguments

Okie Funk - Aug 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Nostalgia for 92

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 18

Currently Listening – 90's part duex

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 18

As promised

Sinister - Aug 17

Head Like A Hole

Sinister - Aug 17

Into the Void

Sinister - Aug 17

Discipline

Sinister - Aug 17

Survivalism

Sinister - Aug 17

An Open Diary to Sen Inhofe (R- OK)

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Link Dump

Poli-Think - Aug 17

Friday Fluff: Britney + McCain

Poli-Think - Aug 17

In case you were wondering...

Poli-Think - Aug 17

Hardcore Journalism

Poli-Think - Aug 17

Obama for President, Reason #27

Supporting the troops. GIs favor Obama by big margin U.S. soldiers have donated more presidential campaign money to Democrat Barack Obama than to Republican John McCain, a reversal of previous campaigns in which military donations tended to favor GOP White House hopefuls, a nonpartisan group reported Thursday. Troops serving abroad have given nearly six times as much [...]...
Okiedoke - Aug 17

Jesus and the Buddha

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 17

A big scam?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 17

Currently Listening – 90's Edition

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 17 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Where is Will Rogers when we need him?

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 17

College Tuition Increases Part Of Neoconservative Agenda

Okie Funk - Aug 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Republican Woes Mount: Eight GOP Senators Will Skip St. Paul Convention

I t's going to be a long election season for some incumbent Republicans, so much so that they are skipping next month's GOP convention in St. Paul. After the continued incompetence and failed policies of the Bush-Cheney years, it's not too much of a surprise that some Republican leaders will keep their distance from the party regulars, including John McCain .  Here's a summary, cour...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 17

Sir Penguin?

Sinister - Aug 16

BOK Center finally gets good music!

Sinister - Aug 16

Anti-McCain Site: No John!

Sinister - Aug 16

Pistol Packing Teachers?

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Happy Friday!

Sinister - Aug 15

Life, the Universe, and Everything

Sinister - Aug 15 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

It doesn't happen often...

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 15

The 25 "Most Exquisitely" Sad Songs?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 15

Currently Listening – 80's Edition

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 15

Bucking the system and the party

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 15

Gateway To A Filibuster-Proof Majority Is Oklahoma

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Kline LiveBlogs His Waste of Time

Poli-Think - Aug 14

Ansel Adams Photography Show Comes to Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum

T ulsa photography buffs will be treated to the work of a modern master with the opening of the Ansel Adams show at the Gilcrease Museum .  The show, which opens tomorrow, promises to be well worth the trip. It includes 138 photographs, including many of his most well-known photographs from Yosemite National Park in California and other places in the West.  Adams is known to d...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 14 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Obama Beats McCain in Military Donations

A T's nomination for Political Headline of the Day :  Obama Tops in Donation from Troops Looks like the Bush-Cheney-McCain elective war in Iraq isn't playing so well with our soldiers and sailors.  ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 14

Florida Church Stands on Principle

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 14

Center of "Dust Bowl" Hit by Worst Drought Since 1921

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Inhofe, Washington Give Oklahoma Families Cold Shoulder

Okie Funk - Aug 14

Amazon goes green

Life and Deatherage - Aug 13

Mukasey Perverting Justice

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 13

Al-Qaeda's strength is Bush/Inhofe failure (OK-Sen)

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

What happens when we can't be the world's police anymore

Sinister - Aug 13

Rice Pushes Economic Security For Oklahoma Families

Blue Oklahoma - Aug 13 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Endorsement: Jared Polis for Congress (Colorado)

Sinister - Aug 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Happy World Left Handers Day!

Sinister - Aug 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Did you get one of these?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 13

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 13

Fairy tales, Potter style

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 13

Things getting bad in Eastern Europe

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Make the call for health care!

Blue Oklahoma - Aug 12

I have a problem with Evangelists.

Sinister - Aug 12

A good way to make fun of Fundies

Sinister - Aug 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Endorsement: Cindy Sheehan for Congress

Sinister - Aug 12

The Shock Doctrine and the SBC

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 12

Bush Administration Pushes Accountability— Not

C ampaigning for president against Al Gore in 2000, George W. Bush made a point of stressing "accountability." Unlike the corrupt and double-dealing Clinton-Gore Administration, Bush declared, members of his administration would be accountable. In a Bush Administration, he would hold individuals fully responsible for their actions. Despite the lofty rhetoric, the last seven-plus years have d...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 12 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Cheney's Latest Goof: The GOP Sinks Lower & Lower

R epublican blowhards are always waxing eloquent about their family values and other supposed merits of the conservative philosophy . To hear them tell it, everyone to the left of center is a Godless communist, bend on destroying the American family, religion, the flag, and apple pie. But moral posturing and exaggeration will only carry a political party so far. In the real world, Republ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 12

Some Republicans Shun McCain, Support Obama

I t's not really a surprise, but it is now official: Some Republican Party leaders are supporting Barack Obama for president. Here's a news brief confirming the switch, courtesy of (yes!) FoxNews.co m: Barack Obama’s campaign is rolling out a number of centrist Republicans who are endorsing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee over Republican rival John McCain - in a show of his a...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 12

ALL vs. Descendents

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 12

Blogging for Obama?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 12

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 12

Drunkest cities

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 12 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Open Source? Of Course!

Okie Funk - Aug 12

Presidential Chutzpah

Sinister - Aug 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Done futzing.

Sinister - Aug 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Thanks again, corrupt senators!

Life and Deatherage - Aug 11

Monday loldog

Sinister - Aug 11

Need to hide?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 11

No tickle for you

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 11

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 11

Unity or Integrity?

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 11

Obama to announce Veep selection to supporters via e-mail or text

Sinister - Aug 10

Oklahomans Sour on U.S. Economy

Y ou'd think a booming oil market would improve the economic outlook of Sooner state voters . You'd be wrong. The new Sooner Poll , reported in today's Tulsa World , found a mere 4 percent of Oklahomans who said the economy was improving. The vast majority, more than 80 percent , said the economy is getting worse . The poll included 750 likely voters in Oklahoma. Given this enormou...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 10 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Go West, Young American

A nother winner from The Onion , our favorite humor publication. In the paper's "Our Changing Nation" column, the Onion's writers "report" on the nation's quest for success with these two headlines: Nation To Try Its Luck Out West Entire Population Seeking Greener Pastures ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 10

OKC Gets Raves from Times Travel Writer

A s long-time Tulsans, we don't usually get jealous of Oklahoma City . But we do admit to a little envy of our fellow urban Sooners after the appearance Friday of a positive travel article in (yes!) the New York Times . The headline says a lot about the tone of the piece: "Booming With Oil and a New Exuberance." OKC? Really? Who woulda thunk it? The article goes on to praise the city's ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 10 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

It's now official

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 10

The easiest healthy summer salad evah

Life and Deatherage - Aug 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

All Politics is Local, Even for Presidential Campaigns

Poli-Think - Aug 9

Our Government at Work: The Bush Years, Part 256

AltTulsa likes to be optimistic . Ordinarily we don't usually believe in government conspiracy theories , nor do we think of ourselves as especially paranoid. Then we saw this story in yesterday's New York Times : The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday that it had improperly obtained the phone records of reporters for The New York Times and The Washington Post in the newspapers’ I...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 9 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Don't You Just Love the Internet?

AT's nomination for the Headline of the Day , courtesy of our friends over at The Onion , the humor paper that calls itself (wink, wink) "America's Finest News Source:" Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 9

More Desperation from Jim Inhofe

Poli-Think - Aug 9 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Olympics + Politics

Poli-Think - Aug 9

Friday Fluff: Republicans Go Silly

Poli-Think - Aug 9

Deism

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 9

Another pretty boy Democrat...

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 9

Green vs. Terrill: Round 3

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 9

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 9

Silk purse

Life and Deatherage - Aug 9

China Lights Olympic Flame in Style

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 9

Let's give the Edwards family some privacy, shall we?

Sinister - Aug 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

A Note on Edwards Affair, from Elizabeth Edwards

Poli-Think - Aug 8

Obama: "The hands that built this nation can build a new economy"

Poli-Think - Aug 8

Energy and frustration

Rice for U.S. Senate: Campaign Blog - Aug 8

Are Blogs Changing Academic Discourse?

Okie Funk - Aug 8

(OK-Sen) Rice to Inhofe: Talk is cheap, gas is expensive

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 8

Don't like the facts? Change them.

Poli-Think - Aug 8

Thought for the day

Sinister - Aug 8

Bonus Friday lolcat

Sinister - Aug 8

I'm catching a cold.

Sinister - Aug 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

PFAW's Take on Richard Land

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 8

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 8

Archeologists unearth 1900-year-old chariot

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 8

Happy Olympic Friday!

Sinister - Aug 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Restating a point in a more diplomatic manner.

Sinister - Aug 7

Tulsa Airport getting privacy invasion scanner

Sinister - Aug 7 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

You Get One Guess: Which Candidate is the Real Celebrity?

Now that the McCain camp has criticized Barack Obama as a mere celebrity just like Paris Hilton, it comes out that McCain is the one courting celebrity status. As some of the Talking Heads are reporting, McCain has more than a passing acquaintance with celebrity culture. He's hosted Saturday Night Live , for instance. He's been on the television show 24 and the movie Wedding Crashers ...
Alternative Tulsa - Aug 7

The Archbishop of Canterbury says it's okay to be gay

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 7

The heritage of American values

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

On Conscience and Dissent

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 7

BNN Alert- Miscategorized Blogs

Sinister - Aug 7

I had hoped my post regarding Sally Kern would elicit a more civilized response...

Sinister - Aug 7

Can Rice win?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 7

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 7

More Bad News for Bush-O-Nomics

Alternative Tulsa - Aug 6 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Moodle, Sloodle, Second Life?

Okie Funk - Aug 6

On Summum Foetii

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 6

OK-Sen: Andrew Rice Liveblogging NOW at Senate Guru

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

I may never get to finish college

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 6

10 reasons to quit your job

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 6

Blood donation.

Sinister - Aug 6

Please, Rep. Kern, leave us out of it.

Sinister - Aug 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 6

I gots me a letter from my Congress-man!

DailyKos (Oklahoma) - Aug 6

Why, yes, it is tiring being right all the time

Life and Deatherage - Aug 6 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

BNN Notice - Inactive Blogs

Sinister - Aug 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I have to give props to....Paris Hilton?!

Sinister - Aug 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Latest poll shows Obama trailing badly in Oklahoma (as expected)

Sinister - Aug 5

Rice Gaining Ground Against Old Fogie

Poli-Think - Aug 5

Escaping the Heat: AT Goes North

Alternative Tulsa - Aug 5 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Here's the difference.

Life and Deatherage - Aug 5

First there was road rage...

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 5

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 5

Rice Pushes Health Care Issues

Okie Funk - Aug 4

Monday loldog

Sinister - Aug 4

Sinister Annoucement - Logo Contest!

Sinister - Aug 4

Happy Birthday, Barack Obama!

Sinister - Aug 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Who the hell do I think I am?

Sinister - Aug 4

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

One step closer to legalization

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Support Inhofe At Your Own Health Risk

Blue Oklahoma - Aug 4 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

This is what I have to put up with.

Life and Deatherage - Aug 3 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

The Bush Terror Legacy: Exploitation and Fear

Alternative Tulsa - Aug 3

Currently Listening

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 3

20 worst songs of all time?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Divine sex?

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 3

Debate back down

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 3

BNN Alert - New Blog - T-Town Tommy

Sinister - Aug 2 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Bloggin' problems

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 2

Currently Listening – Covers Edition

Oklahoma Lefty - Aug 2

Prayer Shawl Ministry at NorthHaven Makes News

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 1 - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Is Obama Harbinger of the AntiChrist?

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Was Atlantis Off the Coast of Ireland?

Mainstream Baptist - Aug 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

'Oklahomans Taken For A Ride' film screening on Sat. 8/1 in OKC

Blue Oklahoma - Aug 1

Are Wal-Mart Employees Citizens or Subjects?