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• Tulsa inauguration 2009

  —BatesLine

  I went to the new ballroom at the Tulsa Convention Center for today's swearing-in of our new mayor, auditor, and city councilors. Events like this bring together the diverse cast of characters that take an interest in local politics. There were federal, state, and local politicians, both current and former,... [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  

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• SOCIALISM, POPULISM, AND DEMOCRACY

  —The Militant Moderate

  Politicians, pundits, and demagogues in our country today are prone to the over-use and incorrect use of terms like “socialist” as an attack adjective or name-calling noun. Their followers can be worse. Some know better and don’t care. Others are just ignorant. Politicians and pundits use that term to score [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:01am EST
  

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• When you knowingly pay someone to lie ...

  —The McCarville Report Online

  When you knowingly pay someone to lie to you, we call the deceiver an illusionist or a magician. When you unwittingly pay someone to do the same thing, I call him a politician. Paying The Politicians To Lie Opinion By John StosselOn Newsmax President Obama insists that healthcare "reform" will not [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:23am EST
  

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• Lankford's Lead Huge In Facebook Followers

  —The McCarville Report Online

  From Muskogee Politico ~ The McCarville Report Online reported this morning that 5th District Congressional Candidate James Lankford recently surpassed the 10,000 Facebook supporters mark, making him the first Oklahoma candidate or politician to reach that milestone. Admittedly, I was in some disbelief that Lankford, a newcomer to politics, [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:30pm EST
  

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• Comparing Oklahoma Politicians/Candidates on Facebook

  —The Musings of a Muskogee Politico

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  The McCarville Report Online reported this morning that 5th District Congressional Candidate James Lankford recently surpassed the 10,000 Facebook supporters mark, making him the first Oklahoma candidate or politician to reach that milestone.
  
  Admittedly, I was in some disbelief that Lankford, a newcomer to politics, could have [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:45pm EST
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• Quote of the Day

  —Oklahoma Lefty

  To whittle liberty down, the politicians must target some group that the majority of people are loath to defend. Once the new legislation is in place, the net it casts grows wider and wider with each passing day. By the time the law is a threat to the majority of [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:53am EST
  

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• Health Care Reform: Wrongheaded

  —Stan Geiger

  I’ll not claim to be an expert on health care. Nonetheless, I am no supporter of what is presented as reform in Washington these days. One of the reasons for my lack of support has to do with rationale. Politicians seem to think covering everyone with health insurance solves all [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 4:53pm EST
  

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• Mitch Daniels for President?

  —Stan Geiger

  It pains me to say something good about a politician, but if a presidential election were held today and Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana was on the ballot, I'd vote for him---two or three times if they'd let me.
  
  You know what they say in Chicago: Vote early; vote [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:31am EST
  

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