Credit: Brad Gregg That buildup, first reported by the eCapitol online service, has some legislators questioning whether Doak has been watching too many gangster flicks. “Is Al Capone back in town?” state Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, told the Tulsa World. “Are we looking for stills in the woods? Come on, it’s a joke.” A […]
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The role model
Credit: Brad Gregg So we couldn’t believe our ears when we heard that the L.A. Lakers superstar had praised OKC’s own Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. He admires their poise, their work ethic and their ability to keep their cool. The five-time NBA champion told the Los Angeles Times that the Thunder pair are so […]
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Congrats, Mr. Mayor!
Credit: Brad Gregg Hizzoner will receive the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award for Leadership in Urban Design from the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) for “his leadership in guiding the MAPS 3 initiative from concept to implementation.” While we here at Chicken-Fried News like the mayor — and particularly […]
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Back that up
Credit: Brad Gregg Have you considered the healing power of chiropractic? We’ve been to the chiropractor and we can say unequivocally that it kinda helped. We paid him for his services — with a check. But a local chiro with the not-at-all-creepy name of Shandy Sells was arrested a little over a week ago for […]
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Oklahoma to corporations: We love you!
Credit: Brad Gregg And as failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney taught us, “Corporations are people, my friend.” According to The New York Times, the Sooner State spends around $2.19 billion annually on corporate incentive programs. That translates to $584 for every Oklahoman going toward paying for business incentives — or 37 cents for every […]
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What would J.C. do?
Credit: Brad Gregg It might make sense for Republicans to be pondering a change in light of the party’s unpopularity among African- Americans and Hispanics. In the Nov. 6 election, President Barack Obama won 93 percent of the African-American vote and more than 70 percent of the Hispanic vote. Watts, who is African-American and long […]
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PR BS
Credit: Brad Gregg —“Parents Reminded to Check Their Window Coverings” —“GASO Press Release in more usable format” —“The Thompson Tee – the Ultimate Sweat-Proof Undershirt” —“Gift for men: high tech socks with a tracking device” —“Bethesda Academy Partners with Nourish to Produce Exclusive Line of Organic Goat Milk Soaps”
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Friends in high places
Credit: Brad Gregg Brooks told the Sun, “It would be amazing if it works out with Scorsese. I’m not confirming or denying that.” Our hope is that the 70-year-old Scorsese, arguably America’s greatest living director, won’t waste his time with someone who peaked 20 years ago. Then again, some of Scorsese’s strange-sounding projects pan out […]
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PR BS
Credit: Brad Gregg —“Parents Reminded to Check Their Window Coverings” —“GASO Press Release in more usable format” —“The Thompson Tee – the Ultimate Sweat-Proof Undershirt” —“Gift for men: high tech socks with a tracking device” —“Bethesda Academy Partners with Nourish to Produce Exclusive Line of Organic Goat Milk Soaps”
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To litigate or not to litigate?
Credit: Brad Gregg “The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.” “If it doesn’t fit, thou must acquit.” Those lines were penned by William Shakespeare, whose plays took a great interest in the workings of the law and the dramas of the court. (That last one might not be his. Who knows? We […]