Okie Pundit

Frank Rich made some waves in the blogosphere over the weekend with his absurd column claiming that the reaction to the passage of the health care law was motivated by racism. His column is filled with so many incorrect arguments it would be impossible to refute them all. We did, however, want to display his [...]

With approximately four months to go until Oklahoma’s primary elections, the race for the 5th District is…not heating up. With a crowd of six competitors on the GOP side, we expected to see a more heated battled. Though we still expect it to heat up as the election draws near, it’s clear at this point [...]

Did you know 40% of Republicans think Obama is a socialist, a third think he’s a Muslim, and a full quarter believe he was born outside the United States?  Well, you shouldn’t know that because it’s not true, despite what a shoddy poll claimed. Harris Interactive published a poll that purportedly showed how extreme many [...]

Another day, another controversy at Lincoln Boulevard. This time fried chicken lunches are at the center of the controversy.  Members of the Legislative Black Caucus are calling on Senate leader Glenn Coffee to admonish Randy Brogdon for what they perceive to be a racially-charged remark against the national health care reform bill. We read the [...]

Anyone know where Steve Largent is?  Oh, here.  He’s raising money for his friend Zach Wamp as Wamp runs for governor of Tennessee.  Largent has largely been absent from the political scene ever since his razor thin loss to Brad Henry in 2002– a loss we can plausibly attribute to cockfighters who supported Henry. If anyone else [...]

It appears the Democrats have finally found their sacrificial lamb for the Congressional District 5 race.  Tom Guild, a Democrat Party official and OCU professor emeritus, has decided to enter the race to take on whatever Republican wins the crowded primary. If we had to make a prediction right now (and we don’t), we’d estimate [...]

The quality of the movie is about as high as the quality of the health care reform bill.

State Senator Clark Jolley is dropping his bid for the Republican nomination in the Attorney General race.  Jolley’s exit leaves Ryan Leonard and Scott Pruitt as the only two candidates in the race.  Jolley cited his caucus leadership duties as the reason for his withdraw.  Many campaign watchers , however, believe it was likely due [...]

RJ Harris is challenging Representative Tom Cole for the 4th District US Congress seat.   Apparently he was struck with a bout of appendicitis, which sent him to the hospital. It was at this moment that his campaign manager realized that RJ is now the “General of the Republic,” rising to the status of George Washington and [...]

Check back later today for what is easily one of the–if not THE–most ridiculous and over-the-top letters* we have ever received from a campaign. When we first read the forthcoming letter, we thought it was a joke.  We initially refused to believe any political candidate or their staff could be so arrogant and outrightly mockable.  Coming soon, you [...]

The Oklahoman: “Lawmaker Exemption Keeps Public in the Dark on Records” Years ago the Oklahoma legislature carved out for themselves an exemption from the Open Records Act, thereby keeping Oklahomans from obtaining “lawmakers’ e-mails, letters, drafts of bills, memorandums, calendars, phone call logs and other records that might show how those entrusted with the public’s business [...]

The great mystery of 2010 has finally been solved.  After long, dark nights of searching for clues, the media have finally caught and revealed the representative responsible for switching President Obama’s picture with Governor Henry’s.  And it is….Rep. Lewis Moore of Acardia! Hilariously, Rep. Mike Shelton spent all his waking hours trying to find the [...]

Last month we reported about the glaring disconnect between Randy Brodgon’s rhetoric and voting record when he opposed a bill that featured the same conditions as a bill he supported a few years ago. This time, he’s opposing a bill he voted for last month! Watch the video below from last Saturday’s FOI Oklahoma conference: [...]

Don’t tell Kenneth Corn, the man whose lieutentant governor campaign signs have creatively incorporated… corn, but The Oklahoman made a good case for State Senator Jim Halligan’s bill that would require high school students study four years of math. “For years, Oklahoma students haven’t scored well on math tests. And every year, nearly one-third of first-time college freshmen must [...]

Read this story from The Oklahoman on yesterday’s flap in the Oklahoma House over the president’s picture.  The only thing you can conclude from this is Mike Shelton is a child. Sure, he was right to complain that someone was moving the president’s picture, though it doesn’t seem like it was done in a disrespectful [...]

It is now official. The rumors we had been hearing were finally confirmed today when Norman City Councilman Tom Kovach announced his entry in the House District 44 Democrat primary. He is seeking to succeed Bill Nations, who is term-limited. Kovach, 47, immediately becomes the favorite to win the primary unless some unforeseen candidate jumps [...]

We receive dozens of press releases from candidates or advocacy groups each day. The way a press release is written and distributed can often tell you a lot about the candidate and the seriousness of their campaign efforts. Which reminds us… We recently received a press release from Matt Jackson, a candidate running to replace [...]

Democrats tried to defeat a Republican bill that would require Oklahoma high school students to take four years of math.  Currently, they are only required to take three.  Senator James Halligan asked the question many of us have been wondering for a long time: “Why do we give (high school students) a diploma if we [...]

M. Scott Carter, call your office…again. Many of you will remember the back and forth we had with Journal Record “reporter” M. Scott Carter when he claimed that Oklahoma’s economy was in massive trouble because we had a major budget deficit. We had to explain to him that A (budget deficit) did not correlate to [...]

Norman is set to have two bruising battles for state house this year. In House District 44, an open seat has officially drawn two into the race, both on the Democrat side. Emily Virgin and Isaiah McCaslin, both OU students, first announced their candidacy months ago. We have been hearing rumors that David Perry, former [...]