AltWeeklies Wire
Oklahoma Lawmaker Talks About Plotting Diabolical Forcesnew
The Oklahoma lawmaker wanting to erect a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds talks about diabolical forces plotting to destroy "our economic basis of free enterprise."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
03-13-2009 |
Politics
Sen. James Inhofe's Newphew Creates Anti-Obama Adnew
Fred Davis is helping Republican nominee John McCain this year, and his ads -- including the infamous "celebrity" ad -- are already being talked about.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
09-10-2008 |
Politics
Sen. Tom Coburn: McCain is an 'Old Fart'new
The Oklahoma senator said the Republican presidential candidate John McCain is "an old fart," but is singularly qualified to lead the country.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
05-28-2008 |
Politics
CrossTooknew
Oklahoma City paid thousands to a lobbyist, who in turn gave thousands to U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook. While city officials deny funneling the congressman money, who's Istook representing?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
02-15-2006 |
Politics
Tags: Abramoff
The Giving Tree
The fallout from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's indictment continues, with Rep. Istook giving $23,000 to Boy Scouts, Sen. Inhofe donating Abramoff-linked money and Nickles just taking a pass.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-11-2006 |
Politics
A Tangled Web
Oklahoma Republicans were the big winners in the Abramoff funding spree, but Democrats also received plenty of money, and they're all distancing themselves from the indicted lobbyist and his funds.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
01-04-2006 |
Politics
Tags: Abramoff
Living Will
Will Rogers never met a man he didn't like, but did that include cowboys? American Indians? Or commies? Seventy years after his death, scholars are still debating the humorist's political beliefs.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
08-10-2005 |
Politics
Oklahoma Finally Honors Folksinger Suspected of Communism
How could Woody Guthrie, an artist described by Rolling Stone magazine as the most important American folk musician of all time, become the object of such scorn in his native state?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
06-03-2004 |
Politics
