Collateral damage. Booming economy. The price we pay for doing business. These were sentiments expressed by certain parties in the course of the documentary film, Oklahoma Shakedown. Film maker Taylor Lee Mullins was on hand with one of the activists appearing in his film, Angela Spotts, at Circle Cinema on Tuesday evening for a free…
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Bill Maher packs the Brady
As I have stated before on this blog, there are many enclaves, organizations with frequent social functions and community events that make life for liberals along this most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 bearable. Saturday evening was a classic example of what underscores that sentiment. While The Big Lebowski was being shown to an open…
Continue ReadingThe only wall we need
It is often said that this most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 is the buckle of the Bible Belt and I will personally vouch for that description. Yes, evangelical Christians comprise a majority of citizens in the Sooner State and as a voting block they are largely the ones responsible for electing the conservative…
Continue ReadingElectoral storm clouds on the horizon
Much is happening this election year along this, the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. I myself am resigned to the reality that Presidential politics matters little to us here in Oklahoma. We Sooner State voters with our seven electoral votes have never been a deciding factor in electing a U.S. President in our…
Continue ReadingSelecting the 2016 Oklahoma Democratic Delegation
There was much activity this past weekend along this, the most conservative stretch of the Mother Road. Between the OU Red and White game in Norman on Saturday, the Integris Foundation dinner at the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Carl Albert Awards Dinner at the Cox Convention Center both of Friday evening and the…
Continue ReadingA huge and humbling surprise
Well my eclectic brothers, sisters, readers of Reason Rest Stop and only friends, it has been quite a week of many happenings along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66. Yours Truly was involved in a lot of them. Information of these events will be forthcoming but first things first. In the midst…
Continue ReadingElecting a new sheriff
A year ago the City and County of Tulsa gained national and international notoriety for all the wrong reasons when a crime suspect was shot and killed by a reserve sheriff’s deputy that mistook his firearm for his taser. The ensuing scandal resulted in a genuine field day in the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. Tuesday’s…
Continue ReadingCitizen soldiers of our community
As the acting Oklahoma Democratic Party Veterans Committee representative from the First Congressional District, it was the esteemed duty of Yours Truly to coordinate and facilitate the Veteran’s Legislative Open House at our local Democratic Party HQ this weekend. Saturday, March 19th from 11 AM to 2 PM was the appointed day and time for…
Continue ReadingWatching the demise of the Republican brand
It seems the big news this week was not along the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 but near the Mother Road’s eastern starting point. The City of Chicago has quite a history when it comes to the confluence of political events, crowds demonstrating them and violence. I remember watching the network news coverage…
Continue ReadingTasting the sweet fruits of effective grass roots organizing
Super Tuesday has come and gone and the biggest news along this most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 is the winner of the Democratic Primary was NOT Hillary Clinton. Thanks to a motivated, dedicated and well organized local grass roots movement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders emerged the winner of the Sooner State Primary and…
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