Joe Exotic, which is how he will forever be known henceforth because nobody can keep up with his changes in last name, is apparently back on the market. After announcing his divorce from Dillon Passage this spring, he announced on the 4th of July that he is opening up applications for “The Bachelor King.” “Dillon […]
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Primate aid
Bob Ingersoll has rescued primates from bad conditions and looming executions to place them in sanctuaries, but his dream is for those very sanctuaries to go out of business. Sanctuaries provide lifetime care for primates raised in captivity because they lack basic wilderness survival skills. “You can’t just bring these animals back to the wild. […]
Chicken-Fried News: Icarus Exotic
In the pantheon of weird Oklahoma news, no one has flown higher than Joseph Allen Maldonando-Passage — the man most everyone knows as Joe Exotic — the openly gay Libertarian presidential and gubernatorial candidate who founded the Wynnewood zoo famous for allowing guests to play with lion-tiger hybrid cubs. Exotic’s unique persona has led to […]
Chicken-Fried News: Exotic plot
It all makes sense now. Joe Exotic ran for governor of Oklahoma as a Libertarian, and while that political doctrine is oriented toward maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of government in people’s lives, it has its limits. According to David Boaz’ Libertar-ianism: A Primer, a true libertarian believes that “each person has the […]
Primary preview
It is not difficult to find something to get excited about this primary season in Oklahoma. With a major state question in play, a logjam of candidates in the gubernatorial primaries, numerous state House and Senate seat openings and remnants of political tension from the April teacher walkout underscoring it all, intrigue is not lacking […]
Do I have a shot of winning? Hell no, he said. I’m not an idiot. But they’re going to hear me.
“Do I have a shot of winning? Hell no,” he said. “I’m not an idiot. But they’re going to hear me.”
What’s my chances of winning? Who knows, you know? he told the TV news station. Pretty slim. But I’m going to give them a run for their money.
“What’s my chances of winning? Who knows, you know?” he told the TV news station. “Pretty slim. But I’m going to give them a run for their money.”
