That was one of Inhofe’s comments after listening to Fox host Bill O’Reilly interview President Obama before the Feb. 2 Super Bowl. “And I’m talking about compared to the Pentagon Papers, Iran- Contra, Watergate and the rest of them. This was a cover-up in order for people right before the election to think there was […]
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TW Shannon resigns House Speaker role
In a statement emailed to Oklahoma Gazette, he said: “It has been a great honor to serve as speaker of the House, and I am proud of the things we as a team accomplished. … But now it is time for a new leader to take up the cause of generating conservative policy. The people […]
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Still not a Belieber, er, believer
Our good senator is perhaps a bit of a conspiracy nut when it comes to this issue. It’s no secret he believes climate change is fictional, contrived by mad scientists at the United Nations. So, winter is a prime time for Inhofe to spout off about clandestine operations and the alleged Evil Empire. His proof? […]
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Blame it all on Gov. Christie
One could argue that of all the rigid ideologues in Washington, the always cordial and open-minded (LOL) Sen. Jim Inhofe doesn’t share much of the partisan, political my-way-or-thehighway cake. Just look at what he said about the presidential prospects of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican who (gasp) worked with President Obama in the […]
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Just kidding … too late
According to tulsaworld.com, the talkative fellow made a few comments that he refers to as “careless talk.” An affidavit alleges that Gragg made numerous calls to the Secret Service. The report states that he “continually” threatened President Obama and said he would pay $500 for someone to hurt First Lady Michelle Obama. Gragg was released […]
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LETTERS
They are angry that Barack Obama was elected, twice. They are angry that the Affordable Care Act passed Congress, was signed by the president, was affirmed by the Supreme Court and is being implemented. And they are angry that the American people insist that our government support programs extending hope and opportunity to low-income or […]
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Shut ’em down?
Two Oklahoma Republicans — Rep. James Lankford and Rep. Tom Cole — distributed press statements condemning the national health care program while also claiming to keep the government operational through Dec. 15. Some Republicans have said they’re willing to shut down the government if they can defeat Obamacare. Lankford claims he’s “proud” to join his […]
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Contraception empowers women
It was nearly half a century before the United States Supreme Court, in the landmark 1965 opinion Griswold v. Connecticut, overturned bans on the sale of contraception to married women. Seven years later, the Supreme Court would recognize this same right on behalf of unmarried women. More recently, the Obama administration, under the Affordable Care […]
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, where are your PR people, anyway?
Credit: Brad Gregg On Aug. 25, Fallin made the comment that it would be “a nice gesture” if President Obama reached out to the family of an Australian college student who was gunned down in Duncan. Christopher Lane, a baseball player at East Central University in Ada, was jogging near his girlfriend’s house when three […]