Oklahoma Political Blogwire

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• U.S. Census Bureau Director Uses Constitution

  —News According to Bob

  In recognition today of the 259th birthday of James Madison, the principal writer of the Constitution and the fourth President of the United States, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves visited Montpelier — Madison’s colonial home near Orange, Va. Groves stood in Madison’s library, the very room that one of the [...]
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  Fetched: March 18, 2010, 9:28am EDT
  

• Shelton Make News With Crack Pipes

  —The Musings of a Muskogee Politico

  
  State Rep. Mike Shelton (D-OKC), who recently was in the news over the portrait flap in the State House, has made the news again - this time for attempting to hand out crack pipes to legislators at the Capitol.
  
  Sources say that Shelton carried [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 8:45am EDT
  by MuskogeePolitico

• Things that are awesome and suck about the NCAA Tournament

  —gundys lettuce (sports)

  Awesome: -Hearing Gus Johnson pass a kidney stone during a last second shot. -NCAA Tournament brackets with $$ at stake. -No more Billy Packer -The cozy, Cardigan-ed voice of Jim Nantz -Being introduced to names like Kevin Pittsnogle. -OU is not in the tournament -Less tattoos than the NBA. -Potential Mike Gundy crowd shots from the regional in [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 8:42am EDT
  by dumpsweats2009

• President Obama on FOX News – Video

  —Political Realities.

  I think it would be beneficial to watch this video of the interview FOX News conducted with President Obama on March 17, 2010. With all due respect to the President, he did not answer the question Bret Baier asked him at the onset of the interview. Every time Baier tried [...]

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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 6:40am EDT
  by LD Jackson

• What is Tulsa Backwards?

  —Irritated Tulsan

  There is a guy I work with that continually feels the need to know what other people are doing outside of work. Personally I attribute it to the fact that he could be the long lost brother of Forrest Gump and that he is a NASCAR loving, redneck Republican. I do [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 6:22am EDT
  by bestandworstofokc

• Fox 25's Andrew Speno On Obama Portrait Flap

  —The McCarville Report Online

  Fox 25 News anchor Andrew Speno examines the controversy over the removal of President Obama's portrait in the House chamber. [www.okcfox.com]. [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 5:38am EDT
  

• Inhofe Attacks DeMint Over Earmarks

  —The McCarville Report Online

  From Politico ~ Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday accused his Republican colleague Sen. Jim DeMint of taking a hypocritical stand opposing earmarks, saying that the South Carolina conservative previously directed money back home for a series of road projects.
  In an unusual speech on the [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 4:54am EDT
  

• Right on the money

  —Living On Tulsa Time

  Heard this on KFAQ yesterday morning, and it not only applies to the Catholic church but all churches and liberalism as a whole [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 1:20am EDT
  

• Ogle Madness: West Region – Lower Bracket

  —The Lost Ogle

  With today’s voting, the first round of Ogle Madness will conclude.  The actual tournament known as “March Madness” is only getting started just today…with March more than half over.  Slackers. (6) Jesse Jane vs. (11) Clark Matthews About Jesse Jane: Conference: Flesh Who she is: Porn Star Biggest Strength: Hot fans. Biggest Weakness: Uhm…her acting skills. - About [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 1:00am EDT
  by Clark Matthews

• Exploitation of school children will continue with ...

  —The McCarville Report Online

  Exploitation of school children will continue with their use in pro-lottery propaganda television commercials, the Oklahoma Lottery Commission has decided.
  The Gadfly: Just Because It WorksDoesn't Make It RightBy Mike McCarville The Commission and its ad agency, the venerable Jordan & Associates, say the commercials featuring elementary school students are' [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2010, 12:24am EDT
  

• The Republic is on the line...I love the Status Quo

  —Fried Green Onions aka Pundant.com

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  As the self admitted Marxists who occupy our beloved White House are busy painting our country RED otherwise good men are struggleing with the Devil in the details. We pray that they become Statesmen instead of ObamaNation lemmings to Pelosi, Reid and [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 8:44pm EDT
  by Blogmaster

• 10 for 2010: Dropkick Murphys

  —Oklahoma Lefty

  In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, this week’s edition of 10 for 2010 is Boston’s favorite sons, the Dropkick Murphys. For this list I am on purpose only including DKM originals (my favorite covers will be listed below as well). Here are my 10 favorite DKM songs, in no particular [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 6:00pm EDT
  

• L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca bristles over questions about CAIR

  —zTruth

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  Lee Baca, L.A. County Sheriff, got rather irritated when questioned by Republican Congressman Mark Souder of Indiana today about his relationship with CAIR in a Homeland Security subcommittee hearing. He even used one of CAIR's favorite replies to criticism - its un-American. Baca claimed CAIR does not support terrorism. Next' [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 5:20pm EDT
  by zTruth

• Porn Addiction: How [Not] To

  —The Lost Ogle

  Number of comments: 2
  Happy St. Pat’s, folks. Now that that’s out of the way… On Monday I was cruising News9.com for stories about decent weather and dumb new laws when I came across this poor bastard’s tale. I’m not sure if it’s sad or funny or both. I see plenty of computer-porn desperation [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 3:00pm EDT
  by Chad

• Politico: Inhofe Among Senate's 'Proud Porkers'

  —The McCarville Report Online

  Pro-pork senators including Jim Inhofe, Thad Cochran, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Inouye and Kit Bond, www.politico.com claims, are showing little appetite for the sort of earmark reforms the House is pushing. [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 2:43pm EDT
  

• MEMRI video: Hamas puppet show poisons innocent minds

  —zTruth

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  Here's a new video from MEMRI that shows how Hamas is brainwashing the minds of innocent children: [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 2:18pm EDT
  by zTruth

• BBC report: Muslim prisoners use Sharia Law

  —zTruth

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  Muslim prisoners are reported to be forcing Sharia law onto non-Muslim inmates in the nation’s prisons, according to a BBC investigation. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson dismissed the allegations. Video: Muslim gangs force Sharia law in UK prisons [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 1:18pm EDT
  by zTruth

• Cardinal George Fears the Health Care Pig

  —Oklahomily the Blog

  It's probably too little, too late, but at least Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has publicly scolded the so-called Catholic Health Association for its support of the health care reform bill that is on the verge of becoming the law of the land.
  
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 12:38pm EDT
  

• Introducing, the Lollipop Guild

  —The Lost Ogle

  Number of comments: 3
  In the weeks leading up to the NCAA tournament, seeds are the primary focus of attention.  Would Oklahoma State’s bubble be strong enough to get them in the dance?  Could the Cowboys win over Kansas propel them into the upper half of seeds?  Did OU fans realize that basketball season [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 12:00pm EDT
  by Clark Matthews

• HEALTH CARE MYTHS

  —The Militant Moderate

  Who has not heard the republican rhetoric about the health care proposals in Congress? Too many myths, and not enough truths, have been spread about health care proposals of the Obama administration and those initiated in Congress. These myths are a part of the regular talking points of every republican [...]
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 11:37am EDT
  

• Tranparency for You, but Not for Me

  —Okie Pundit

  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 [...]

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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 11:26am EDT
  by Dr. Havel

• Video of the Day: St. Patrick's Day Edition

  —Oklahoma Lefty

  "Katie at the Races" by The Tossers
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  Posted: March 17, 2010, 11:15am EDT