Poor Kevin isn’t getting his way and he’s throwing an absolute temper tantrum about it. “Oklahomans elected me to advocate on their behalf and fight for the taxpayer. I take this responsibility seriously and so I cannot, in good faith, allow another year to go by without cutting taxes and reforming education, both of which […]
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Let’s peel back the curtain a moment and look at what new Attorney General Gentner Drummond has drummed up during his first season in office.
Let’s peel back the curtain a moment and look at what new Attorney General Gentner Drummond has drummed up during his first season in office. Here’s a look at the subject lines and quotes from emails his office sent out this month: April 4: Drummond issues formal opinion on State Board of Education rulemaking authority […]
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If it feels like Oklahoma is turning back the clock on its culture, that’s because it is.
If it feels like Oklahoma is turning back the clock on its culture, that’s because it is. Even if conservatives want to argue that a liberal society has gone too far in its embrace of diverse social norms and mores, they’d be hard pressed to explain how reducing penalties for a cruel practice such as […]
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The “law and order” folk in this state are lawless and disorderly the second they get a taste of power.
The “law and order” folk in this state are lawless and disorderly the second they get a taste of power. In separate incidents that both reached national news status, two men in positions of authority attempted to use their status to escape booze-related arrests. In the first, an Oklahoma City police captain used his rank […]
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This isn’t the first time Kevin’s been left in the dust.
This isn’t the first time Kevin’s been left in the dust. Volkswagen recently chose a Canadian city instead of Oklahoma for its new electric vehicle battery plant despite state officials baiting the hook with $700 million in business incentives. “State lawmakers said previously that they believed the Volkswagen deal could have resulted in 7,000 new […]
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The word “freedom” has taken on an Orwellian meaning in the state of Oklahoma, but that should be welcomed, according to the state government. After all, freedom is slavery.
The word “freedom” has taken on an Orwellian meaning in the state of Oklahoma, but that should be welcomed, according to the state government. After all, freedom is slavery. And slavery is a subject to tiptoe around now lest people who share skin color or sex as the people in the history books get a […]
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The party of “small government” has once again decided that overreach doesn’t apply to sticking its grubby little fingers underneath your clothing.
The party of “small government” has once again decided that overreach doesn’t apply to sticking its grubby little fingers underneath your clothing. Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill 2177, which effectively bans transgender health care. It will be sent to the Senate, and, if approved there, to Kevin’s desk. “This […]
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If anyone is still questioning the state superintendent’s commitment to public education, know that Ryan Walters showed up to personally present the Teacher of the Year award. Nevermind that he was an hour late to the ceremony.
If anyone is still questioning the state superintendent’s commitment to public education, know that Ryan Walters showed up to personally present the Teacher of the Year award. Nevermind that he was an hour late to the ceremony. Also nevermind that he was obviously unprepared and bumbled his way through his portion of the program in […]
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The problem with fact checks is that nobody cares about the facts now so long as their team wins.
The problem with fact checks is that nobody cares about the facts now so long as their team wins. That being said, here’s a retort to the report from Kevin. “We made smart decisions instead of going on a spending spree.” Oh yeah? Is that why your state’s new attorney general has at least two […]
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The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office’s recent social media post about cannabis is an eye-opener, not about the dangers of legalized cannabis but about how backwards thinking still is in Oklahoma.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office’s recent social media post about cannabis is an eye-opener, not about the dangers of legalized cannabis but about how backwards thinking still is in Oklahoma. Earlier this month, the sheriff’s office opened with this: “Nothing to see here in Oklahoma, just another group of illegal aliens. Ten illegals in this […]