OETA interview with Wilma Mankiller to repeat 1pm Sunday
OETA’s program “A Conversation With …” has completed that sentence with “Wilma Mankiller” and the program will be replayed several times in the next couple of weeks. An excerpt is …
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Deepak Chopra on Mumbai attacks and "war on terror"
With the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, for the past two days, CNN viewers in the U.S. have been getting the international CNN feed, rather than the mostly crap CNN …
5 year blogiversary, or, my Thanksgiving story
I started blogging on Thanksgiving weekend in 2003. I was inspired by an Oklahoma blog I started reading shortly after moving to the state in January. That blog: JMBzine and …
Oklahoma Political News Roundup
Grassroots power. The Oklahoma Democratic Party is trying to keep funding the staff people that were part of Howard Dean’s 50-state grassroots party-building strategy. That program is being laid down, …
I'm creating the Peace Arena Activist Blog Awards
I’ve decided to bestow some blog awards to celebrate my upcoming 5-year blogging anniversary, which corresponds with Thanksgiving weekend. Since there isn’t a lot of time to prepare for this …
I no longer recognize marriage
This is an excellent idea. Yesterday I called a woman’s spouse her boyfriend. She says, correcting me, “He’s my husband,” “Oh,” I say, “I no longer recognize marriage.” The impact …
Mike Moore discusses auto industry bailout on Larry King
Embedded video from CNN Video (If the video doesn’t load, you can find it here.) Good on Larry to bring the writer/director of Roger and Me to talk about this …
Oklahoma political news roundup
There’s some debate among Dems about the level of support the Oklahoma party got from the Obama campaign. On Daily Kos, Oklahoma’s election results get yet another round of …
Rosie O'Donnell's new variety show to debut Nov. 26 on NBC
I love Rosie O’Donnell. I know a lot of people don’t, including lefties, gays and women. But I do. Her talk show may have saved my live; during a very …