Why I wasn’t there
I missed the OKC event marking the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. I couldn’t bring myself to risk witnessing more pro-war propaganda associated with MLK.
Justin Bieber gets Anne Frank
I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I am going to defend Justin Bieber. The singer, who for some reason is immensely popular right now with girls around the age …
Photos and report from the 2011 Oklahoma Democratic Party State Convention
So yeah, I went to the convention yesterday and I lived to tell the tale! Photos The Oklahoman story Former state lawmaker to head Oklahoma Democrats describes how a credentialing …
Pink Wave spreads pro-choice, pro-family message to legislators
[For a gallery view of the photos, see my Picasa album.] Billed as a “Pink Wave” because of the color of their t-shirts and signs, supporters of real family values …
Going to the Oklahoma Democratic Party State Convention this Saturday
I am going to the Oklahoma Democratic Party convention this Saturday as an alternate delegate with a proxy, and thus a vote in the statewide party elections for officers. I …
Corporate tax dodgers get a tax bill from OKC MoveOn.org members
MoveOn members and supporters rallied and listened to Frosty Troy and others set the record straight on the so-called deficit crisis, then presented employees at a local Chase Bank with …
59-minute Progressive Rally on a Moral Budget
Ok, it was yesterday’s Democracy Now! show, but if you watch it, I think you will agree with my assessment. DN! is always good, but this one was particularly inspiring.
My "local" grocery store is 2.2 miles away, or 4.5+ hours round trip by foot
According to Google Maps, I can hop in my car and get to a nice Homeland Supermarket in 8 minutes. Lucky me. Not all my neighbors are that fortunate, and …
April 4
An email from my friend Batch, director of the Oklahoma City Peace House: To commemorate this April 4th memorial of Martin Luther King’s assassination, a friend sent me this 9-minute …