Two conservative stalwarts, former Oklahoma U. S. Senator Tom Coburn and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have both endorsed Kevin Stitt in the runoff for the 2018 Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor. Coburn's Tuesday statement endorsing Stitt also included some sharp criticism for Mick Cornett's campaign tactics, refuting Cornett's attacks on...
Posted by Michael Bates on August 23, 2018 3:00 AM
Can you tell I'm not excited about the race to succeed Mary Fallin? It's taken a long time to make up my mind, and it's still not as firm a decision as I'd like. As with many of the judical races, my current inclination to vote for Dan Fisher in...
Posted by Michael Bates on June 22, 2018 10:43 PM
On Friday, January 12, 2018, Oklahoma City mayor and candidate for governor Mick Cornett was interviewed by Pat Campbell on 1170 KFAQ. Cornett offered no real answers to Campbell's questions, but spun out a full bogroll of vague platitudes. The impression is that he just wants to be liked and...
Posted by Michael Bates on January 13, 2018 10:03 PM
Finally, a women's pro sports league a heterosexual male can get excited about: The 10-team league features seven-on-seven tackle football in which women are clad in helmets, shoulder pads, bras, panties and garters. But the mayors of Oklahoma's two largest cities aren't excited about the Lingerie Football League coming to...
Posted by Michael Bates on November 16, 2010 11:05 PM
Oklahoma City has a lot going for it, but it has its problems, too. Here are a couple of recent news items that may be of interest at the east end of the Turner Turnpike. Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett has a new job with ad agency Ackerman McQueen. (He's...
Posted by Michael Bates on September 30, 2009 10:59 PM
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