The Comanche County Republican Party wishes to extend warm wishes to you and your loved ones for a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
May God bless our troops serving in harms way, the leaders of our Nation, and may God bless our USA.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sen. Inhofe Challenges Conference!
US Senator Jim Inhofe - R- OK, not given a place or time to talk to the major participants at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, traveled 18 hours round trip to Copenhagen to give a one hour press conference. Inhofe who has always called 'global warming' a HOAX, told the news media that the US Senate would NOT be able to pass a cap - and - trade system to limit carbon emissions and that the American public OPPOSE the bill.
Note: recent news/events are proving that 'global warming' IS a hoax, perpetuated on faulty data and lies.
Photo courtesy Oklahoman.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
State Democrat Chair Remarks Off Target!
State Democratic Chairman's Remarks Off Target
Opinion By Mike McCarville
[State Democrat Chair]Goodman's memo follows by hours similar comments by national Democrats saying the same thing about Republicans. Talking points? Hmmmmm.
Goodman's thesis is one being shouted by his colleagues, mostly in closets, and sometimes by the mainstream media, but virtually unheard by ordinary voters.
Truth is, the old shibboleth "far-right wing of the Republican Party" just doesn't mean anything anymore (except to far left Democrats) and Goodman and his colleagues continue to use it just as they use "Progressive" to avoid the word "Liberal."
Goodman writes, "By continuing to let distractions dominate and ignore the issues most important to Oklahomans, the GOP is proving once again that their party is out of touch with the needs of the state and is squandering their opportunity to lead. Though this state of affairs is certainly not good for our state as a whole, this does present an opportunity for the Democratic Party to distinguish ourselves going into the 2010 elections."
What are Goodman's definitions of "distractions" and what "issues most important to Oklahoma" are being ignored? Let's see: Gay rights?
Throwing more money at social agencies? Growing government and spending more tax dollars? I get it. The liberal thesis. Opportunity to "distinguish ourselves in elections"?
Let's see, Goodman's party has no candidates thus far for the U. S. Senate in 2010, has no candidates for Congress in the 1st, 3rd, 4th or 5th Districts and saw its liberal nominee for the U. S. Senate in 2008 go down in flames. Plus, his candidate lost in the last special legislative election earlier this year.
Goodman writes that, "Reports have surfaced that GOP state Sen. Glenn Coffee has been using threats and intimidation to get his way in an internal leadership fight. Fueling a three-way battle for whom will take his place as Senate Republican Leader in 2011, Coffee's actions - reported to include threats to 'burn down the house' if he doesn't get his way - show he has given up on being a leader for Oklahoma, instead choosing to sit around the Capitol and bicker." Well.
Despite Goodman's attempt to paint Coffee as some sort of backroom ne'er-do-well with a meataxe in one hand and a spike-studded-ball-and-chain in the other, there's evidence the President Pro Tem has been pretty even-handed in the whole succession thing. Can't blame him for having his own candidate in the race, but Goodman's view apparently is that that idea is foreign to politics. Goodman obviously hasn't been around very long.
And in his most glaring misdirection ploy, Goodman argues that because GOP leaders have filed some lawsuits, they are clogging the courts. Heavens!
This from a guy whose party and its candidates wallow in campaign dollars from trial lawyers and whose previous Senate President Pro Tem wrote a letter urging Texas lawyers to get into Oklahoma before tort reform made filing here more difficult.
Goodman's memo continues with other tedious, shop-worn allegations. No one argues that the 2010 elections won't be competitive, with Democrats and Republicans battling up and down the line. But Democratic candidates who adopt Goodman's party line may wind up being more laughed at than voted for.
-posted McCarville
Opinion By Mike McCarville
[State Democrat Chair]Goodman's memo follows by hours similar comments by national Democrats saying the same thing about Republicans. Talking points? Hmmmmm.
Goodman's thesis is one being shouted by his colleagues, mostly in closets, and sometimes by the mainstream media, but virtually unheard by ordinary voters.
Truth is, the old shibboleth "far-right wing of the Republican Party" just doesn't mean anything anymore (except to far left Democrats) and Goodman and his colleagues continue to use it just as they use "Progressive" to avoid the word "Liberal."
Goodman writes, "By continuing to let distractions dominate and ignore the issues most important to Oklahomans, the GOP is proving once again that their party is out of touch with the needs of the state and is squandering their opportunity to lead. Though this state of affairs is certainly not good for our state as a whole, this does present an opportunity for the Democratic Party to distinguish ourselves going into the 2010 elections."
What are Goodman's definitions of "distractions" and what "issues most important to Oklahoma" are being ignored? Let's see: Gay rights?
Throwing more money at social agencies? Growing government and spending more tax dollars? I get it. The liberal thesis. Opportunity to "distinguish ourselves in elections"?
Let's see, Goodman's party has no candidates thus far for the U. S. Senate in 2010, has no candidates for Congress in the 1st, 3rd, 4th or 5th Districts and saw its liberal nominee for the U. S. Senate in 2008 go down in flames. Plus, his candidate lost in the last special legislative election earlier this year.
Goodman writes that, "Reports have surfaced that GOP state Sen. Glenn Coffee has been using threats and intimidation to get his way in an internal leadership fight. Fueling a three-way battle for whom will take his place as Senate Republican Leader in 2011, Coffee's actions - reported to include threats to 'burn down the house' if he doesn't get his way - show he has given up on being a leader for Oklahoma, instead choosing to sit around the Capitol and bicker." Well.
Despite Goodman's attempt to paint Coffee as some sort of backroom ne'er-do-well with a meataxe in one hand and a spike-studded-ball-and-chain in the other, there's evidence the President Pro Tem has been pretty even-handed in the whole succession thing. Can't blame him for having his own candidate in the race, but Goodman's view apparently is that that idea is foreign to politics. Goodman obviously hasn't been around very long.
And in his most glaring misdirection ploy, Goodman argues that because GOP leaders have filed some lawsuits, they are clogging the courts. Heavens!
This from a guy whose party and its candidates wallow in campaign dollars from trial lawyers and whose previous Senate President Pro Tem wrote a letter urging Texas lawyers to get into Oklahoma before tort reform made filing here more difficult.
Goodman's memo continues with other tedious, shop-worn allegations. No one argues that the 2010 elections won't be competitive, with Democrats and Republicans battling up and down the line. But Democratic candidates who adopt Goodman's party line may wind up being more laughed at than voted for.
-posted McCarville
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Comanche County - VOTE ~ FILING!
VOTE! Lawton voters go to the polls Tuesday - Dec. 8 - to vote for Mayor and City Council Ward 2. Regular polling places, early vote Monday at courthouse.
FILING! Also, Monday - Wednesday - filing for school board seat (office #5). This seat has been held by Robert Ross since 2000, Ross is not seeking re-election! Also filing for Great Plains Tech School board seat (Zone #1). Voting for these seats on February 9, 2010.
We need candidates for these offices and need voters out Tuesday!
For any information on voting or filing call Comanche County Election Board - (580) 353-1880.
FILING! Also, Monday - Wednesday - filing for school board seat (office #5). This seat has been held by Robert Ross since 2000, Ross is not seeking re-election! Also filing for Great Plains Tech School board seat (Zone #1). Voting for these seats on February 9, 2010.
We need candidates for these offices and need voters out Tuesday!
For any information on voting or filing call Comanche County Election Board - (580) 353-1880.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Oklahoman is in a Stew!
Opinion: Steve Fair
THE OKLAHOMAN IS ‘IN A STEW!’
Gary Jones, state Republican chairman, filed a lawsuit last week against his former political opponent Jeff McMahan and McMahan’s wife Lori along with four other defendants. Jones is seeking reimbursement of nearly $250,000 for what he personally spent on the 2002 and 2006 State Auditor and Inspector races.
Jones alleges, and Steve Phipps verified in McMahan’s trial, the two elections were “stolen” from him. Jones lost both elections by razor thin margins. In an opinion/editorial on Thanksgiving Day entitled, “Jones’ stew: State GOP chairman can’t let elections go,” The Oklahoman said. “We’d like to think the state’s GOP chairman has better things to do. Surely Oklahoma’s court’s do.”
Is Jones’ lawsuit sour grapes? Does the state GOP chairman have better things to do than sue his former political opponent? Is this a frivolous lawsuit?
Let’s address these questions in reverse order. First, do the courts have better things to do? Is this a frivolous lawsuit? According to a legal dictionary a “frivolous” lawsuit is defined as, A baseless lawsuit that is filed with little or no prospect of success.
Jones’ lawsuit is not baseless as the editorial itself admits. The Oklahoman says, “his opponent each time, Jeff McMahan, proved to be as crooked as the day is long, and now is serving eight years in prison for accepting illegal campaign contributions.” There is no doubt Jones’ was cheated in both elections and the federal court system bore out that fact with the conviction of the McMahons and Phipps.
Does Jones’ have a prospect of success with this lawsuit? Only a juror knows, but he certainly deserves his day in court for having the two elections stolen from him. The implication by The Oklahoman that political candidates relinquish the right to legal recourse when opponents lie, cheat and steal to win an election is flat wrong. The lawsuit is not frivolous and if Jones wins, it will likely act as a deterrent to like-minded cheats and crooks that seek to “steal” future elections.
Second, does the state GOP chairman have better things to do than sue his former political opponent? I’m not sure what The Oklahoman thinks the GOP chair’s job involves, but it’s not one of “going gently into that good night.” The chair is charged with leading by example and with making sure GOP candidates are treated fairly in elections. The chair coordinates the state party’s efforts to recruit candidates, train them, and exhort them to play by the rules in the elective process. Jones’ filing of this lawsuit sends the message the GOP plays by the rules and expects everyone else to play by the rules or face the consequences. That’s a huge part of what the GOP chair’s job should be- lead by example. Jones filing of the lawsuit is consistent with that mantra.
Third, is Jones’ lawsuit sour grapes? The contention Jones’ can’t get past the two elections he had stolen from him is probably accurate, but who could? It’s human nature to play the “what if” game in our mind. Jones ran competitive well-organized campaigns that needed ‘just a little more’ to get over the top. He lost both elections by less than 40,000 votes statewide. Secondary statewide races are tough races to raise money for, hence the reason Jones ponied up nearly a quarter of a million of his own money in the two races. The input of the illegal campaign contributions likely resulted in Jones’ close defeat.
Some say Jones should just sigh and go on? Even some Republicans agree with this laissez faire approach, but those same Rs are not very courageous and avoid the “tough” issues like the plague, so their creditability is seriously lacking. The “right” thing to do is insure cheats and crooks are sent a message that stealing elections has consequences and the best place to send that message is through the court system by hitting them in their pocketbook.
The Oklahoman endorsed McMahan when he ran in 2002. In 2006, they were presented compelling evidence of McMahan’s illegal campaign finance scheme, but instead of endorsing Jones, they chose to “stay out of the race.” They endorsed no one. In either year, the race was so close, an endorsement by the state’s largest newspaper would have swung the election in Jones’ favor.
Instead of attacking Jones for filing a lawsuit against people who wronged him, The Oklahoman should be apologizing to the people of Oklahoma for helping get McMahan elected. As to their catty, immature comment about Jones’ “mental anguish” in the editorial, it was The Oklahoman who gave the citizens of Oklahoma five years of “mental anguish” by promoting a crook for elective office.
Jones’ shouldn’t let those elections go. They exposed major corruption in Oklahoma government and in the elective process. Oklahoma citizens are better off because Gary Jones had the courage to run for office and to expose corruption in the elective process.
The definition of stew is, “to be in a huff; be silent or sullen." Jones isn’t the one “in a stew-“ it’s The Oklahoman and wimps who wrongly believe McMahan and his cronies are the only ones that want to steal elections. This lawsuit sends a message that if you cheat, you pay!
Steve Fair is Chairman of the Stephens County Republican Party. He can be reached by phone at 580.252.6284 or by email at okgop@aol.com. His blog is www.stevefair.blogspot.com.
THE OKLAHOMAN IS ‘IN A STEW!’
Gary Jones, state Republican chairman, filed a lawsuit last week against his former political opponent Jeff McMahan and McMahan’s wife Lori along with four other defendants. Jones is seeking reimbursement of nearly $250,000 for what he personally spent on the 2002 and 2006 State Auditor and Inspector races.
Jones alleges, and Steve Phipps verified in McMahan’s trial, the two elections were “stolen” from him. Jones lost both elections by razor thin margins. In an opinion/editorial on Thanksgiving Day entitled, “Jones’ stew: State GOP chairman can’t let elections go,” The Oklahoman said. “We’d like to think the state’s GOP chairman has better things to do. Surely Oklahoma’s court’s do.”
Is Jones’ lawsuit sour grapes? Does the state GOP chairman have better things to do than sue his former political opponent? Is this a frivolous lawsuit?
Let’s address these questions in reverse order. First, do the courts have better things to do? Is this a frivolous lawsuit? According to a legal dictionary a “frivolous” lawsuit is defined as, A baseless lawsuit that is filed with little or no prospect of success.
Jones’ lawsuit is not baseless as the editorial itself admits. The Oklahoman says, “his opponent each time, Jeff McMahan, proved to be as crooked as the day is long, and now is serving eight years in prison for accepting illegal campaign contributions.” There is no doubt Jones’ was cheated in both elections and the federal court system bore out that fact with the conviction of the McMahons and Phipps.
Does Jones’ have a prospect of success with this lawsuit? Only a juror knows, but he certainly deserves his day in court for having the two elections stolen from him. The implication by The Oklahoman that political candidates relinquish the right to legal recourse when opponents lie, cheat and steal to win an election is flat wrong. The lawsuit is not frivolous and if Jones wins, it will likely act as a deterrent to like-minded cheats and crooks that seek to “steal” future elections.
Second, does the state GOP chairman have better things to do than sue his former political opponent? I’m not sure what The Oklahoman thinks the GOP chair’s job involves, but it’s not one of “going gently into that good night.” The chair is charged with leading by example and with making sure GOP candidates are treated fairly in elections. The chair coordinates the state party’s efforts to recruit candidates, train them, and exhort them to play by the rules in the elective process. Jones’ filing of this lawsuit sends the message the GOP plays by the rules and expects everyone else to play by the rules or face the consequences. That’s a huge part of what the GOP chair’s job should be- lead by example. Jones filing of the lawsuit is consistent with that mantra.
Third, is Jones’ lawsuit sour grapes? The contention Jones’ can’t get past the two elections he had stolen from him is probably accurate, but who could? It’s human nature to play the “what if” game in our mind. Jones ran competitive well-organized campaigns that needed ‘just a little more’ to get over the top. He lost both elections by less than 40,000 votes statewide. Secondary statewide races are tough races to raise money for, hence the reason Jones ponied up nearly a quarter of a million of his own money in the two races. The input of the illegal campaign contributions likely resulted in Jones’ close defeat.
Some say Jones should just sigh and go on? Even some Republicans agree with this laissez faire approach, but those same Rs are not very courageous and avoid the “tough” issues like the plague, so their creditability is seriously lacking. The “right” thing to do is insure cheats and crooks are sent a message that stealing elections has consequences and the best place to send that message is through the court system by hitting them in their pocketbook.
The Oklahoman endorsed McMahan when he ran in 2002. In 2006, they were presented compelling evidence of McMahan’s illegal campaign finance scheme, but instead of endorsing Jones, they chose to “stay out of the race.” They endorsed no one. In either year, the race was so close, an endorsement by the state’s largest newspaper would have swung the election in Jones’ favor.
Instead of attacking Jones for filing a lawsuit against people who wronged him, The Oklahoman should be apologizing to the people of Oklahoma for helping get McMahan elected. As to their catty, immature comment about Jones’ “mental anguish” in the editorial, it was The Oklahoman who gave the citizens of Oklahoma five years of “mental anguish” by promoting a crook for elective office.
Jones’ shouldn’t let those elections go. They exposed major corruption in Oklahoma government and in the elective process. Oklahoma citizens are better off because Gary Jones had the courage to run for office and to expose corruption in the elective process.
The definition of stew is, “to be in a huff; be silent or sullen." Jones isn’t the one “in a stew-“ it’s The Oklahoman and wimps who wrongly believe McMahan and his cronies are the only ones that want to steal elections. This lawsuit sends a message that if you cheat, you pay!
Steve Fair is Chairman of the Stephens County Republican Party. He can be reached by phone at 580.252.6284 or by email at okgop@aol.com. His blog is www.stevefair.blogspot.com.
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