Archive for 2010

‘Paste-eating eight year olds,’ ladies and gentlemen, the Oklahoma legislature

More embarrassment for Oklahoma on the Rachel Maddow Show. This bit of infantalism from our duly elected GOP politicians, who don’t even want to be seen with a picture of the president. Not to worry, the fools in question will consider it a badge of honor to be mocked by Maddow.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, … read more »

Pistol packing pip-squeak

This is me, age 3 or 4, pretending to be Annie Oakley. So I wasn’t always anti-gun.

OKC ‘Rally for Peace and Life’ to mark 7th Anniversary of Iraq invasion

The Peace House announces:
Saturday, March 20 – – – Seven-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
NW 23rd Street & Blackwelder, OKC (OCU,between Western & Penn Ave)
10:30: Drumming & Music (bring your drum)
11a.m.-Noon: RALLY: Speakers from student and faculty populations
Noon: Peace March begins, returns to NW 23rd & Blackwelder
Bring signs, banners, trumpets … read more »

OK Gazette surveys Oklahoma’s lefty blogosphere

In the new issue of the Oklahoma Gazette, Keith Gaddie reports on the state of liberal leaning blogs in Oklahomaand kindly mentions this one.
I don’t have much faith in the readership numbers he gives, as OkieDoke has been shuttered for eight months. It was a really good blog, but I don’t think its was … read more »

My big haul from Big Lots

Yesterday I went to Big Lots on an errand for my Mom. While there I of course perused their bargain bin of DVDs and books. Here’s what I got:

Book:
Courting Justice (memoir by hotshot attorney David Boies)
DVDs:
Casa de los Babys (John Sayles)
The Science of Sleep (Michael Gondry, who also wrote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind … read more »

Siskel and Ebert outtakes

Oh. My. God. This had me wiping tears off my cheeks AND my keyboard, it’s so hilarious. Maybe to fully appreciate it, you had to have watched them religiously for years like I did, enjoying the tension between the two movie lovers who couldn’t seem to agree on anything.
I often wondered what they talked … read more »

Why can’t we work together to build a coordinated progressive community in Oklahoma?

Tonight I found out about yet another campaign of critical interest to progressive Oklahomans that is taking place all this month culminating this week with special events, and Friday at the state Capitol — and it’s Midnight of that Friday as I discover the info (rather accidentally) and write this.
Earlier this week, a health … read more »

New site offers Oklahoma hub for alternative news, views and action

Hey, there’s a new website in Oklahoma that Peace Arena readers might be interested in. Its goal is to advance progressive/liberal/independent perspectives in our state, filling a pretty big hole left by the traditional outlets. It is an ad-free, all-volunteer effort.
Oklahoma Citizen already has been getting a lot of buzz during a limited site reveal … read more »

Now I know how Obama felt on October 9

It’s embarrassing to be recognized for something you know you don’t deserve. Well, I’m in that boat at the moment. I just found out I was nominated for an Okie Blogger Award in the category of “Best Political Blog (Liberal Leaning).”
I can’t even tell you to vote for someone deserving, since voting ended on Sunday. … read more »