The Conservative View: Freedom and Brick Walls

This week's Conservative View, by Adair County Commissioner Russell Turner.The Conservative Viewby Russell TurnerFreedom and Brick WallsLike many people in this country I enjoy watching good movies. Whether they are westerns or modern day police shows the premise is essentially the same. Usually it involves a person or a group of persons that will do anything to gain power or wealth, usually those...

Muskogee Tea Party - Veterans Day Parade

The Muskogee Tea Party group will be participating in the upcoming Muskogee Veterans Parade on November 7th.If you would be interested in marching with the Muskogee Tea Party patriots, please contact organizer Jamison Faught (email: teapartymuskogee@gmail.com) for more detai...

Tom Cole Endorses Doug Hoffman in NY-23 Race

The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol is reporting that Oklahoma Congressman and former NRCC Chairman Tom Cole will be endorsing Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 special election.Kristol: Former NRCC Chair Tom Cole Endorses Hoffman in NY-23THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that veteran and widely-respected...

Bradford To Have Surgery, Enter NFL Draft

OU Sooners Quarterback Sam Bradford has elected to receive season-ending surgery on his injured shoulder, and plans to enter the 2010 NFL Draft, according to a press release from OU this afternoon.According to OKBlitz.com, Bradford will be holding a press conference on Monday at 6pm to talk about his decisi...

The Conservative View: What a Tangled Web

This week's Conservative View, by Adair County Commissioner Russell Turner.The Conservative Viewby Russell TurnerWhat a Tangled WebI have always believed that the price of anything is based upon demand and what the American public is willing to pay for it. Whether it is goods, services or labor, the law of supply and demand will find a balance of the proper value and price. What I am describing is...

American Majority Candidate/Activist Training Seminar

(click to enlarge)American Majority will be conducting a candidate/activist training seminar here in Muskogee on Saturday, November 14th. I highly encourage anyone interested in politics, whether as an activist or a candidate, to attend. You can email Trait Thompson (trait@americanmajority.com) for more informati...

NewsFifty Unveils New Design

The team at NewsFifty.com has unveiled a new design for the news page, that really spruces it up. It still retains all of the feature that make it a great site, while adding some new ones. I blogged about this site recently, but had to let everyone know about the update.NewsFifty now has a scrolling ticker with the top headline...

The Conservative View: Wheelbarrows and Money

This week's Conservative View, by Adair County Commissioner Russell Turner.The Conservative Viewby Russell TurnerWheelbarrows and MoneyFor any country to be a world power they first must have a strong economy. Most people would think a strong military is the only requirement, I feel that the economy and the value of any currency has a direct impact upon the stature of a country. For generations the...

2nd District Candidate Ranking: Post 3Q FEC

The Muskogee Politico's 2nd District Candidate RankingPost-3rd Quarter FEC ReportsI have decided to periodically issue a ranking of the 2010 Republican candidates for the 2nd District Congressional seat, based on how I see the race shaping up. None of this is to be construed as an endorsement of a specific candidate by this...

Edmonds: I'm the GOP Front-Runner

Daniel Edmonds, GOP candidate for the 2nd District, issued the following press release this morning.Edmonds Becomes GOP's front-runner in District 2Morris, OK – Recent trends for Oklahoma’s U.S. Congressional District 2 seat show candidate Daniel Edmonds leading the way. Reports for the 2009 third quarter have been submitted...

Was 'Balloon Boy' a Publicity Stunt?

Most of the nation was glued to news reports yesterday after a six year-old Colorado boy allegedly was inside a compartment on a runaway hot-air balloon made by his parents.Now, a different side to the story is coming out; the family has been featured on the ABC TV show Wife Swap two times, and is up for voting to returnDuring...

Todd Russ Wins Special Election

Representative-elect Todd RussRepublican Todd Russ has won the special election for State House District 55 with just under 56% of the vote, according to the unofficial election results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. The seat was open due to the recent appointment of sitting Representative Ryan McMullen to a position...

Health Care Reform Quote of the Day

"My vote today is my vote today. It doesn't forecast what my vote will be tomorrow."Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-ME, after voting with the Democrats for the Baucus health bill in the Senate Finance Committee tod...

NewsFifty.com

For those of you who haven't heard, there's a great new website to check for news: NewsFifty.com. It's very similar to the Drudge Report, but with a distinct twist - each state has its own news page, with relevant material for each state.However, NewsFifty isn't run by RSS feeds; a nationwide staff runs the site, directed by...

The Conservative View: Shaking Sacks

This week's Conservative View, by Adair County Commissioner Russell Turner.The Conservative Viewby Russell TurnerShaking SacksThere have always been hoodlums and thugs in any society that are a burden to law abiding people. Whether those thugs live on the west coast or the east or even in another country they are pretty much the same. My grandfather used to have a saying that makes more sense to me...

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

In case you haven't heard, it was announced this morning that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize.Don't ask me why... maybe as a consolation prize for not getting the Olympics, who knows. Interesting note: the nominations for the Peace Prize closed a mere 11 days after his inauguration.Lech Walesa, former President...

American Majority School Board Press Release

The following is a press release from a superb organization, American Majority Oklahoma.Oklahoma School Board Filing NoticeAmerican Majority Oklahoma is leading the effort in identifying and training school board candidates across Oklahoma.Oklahoma City, OK, (October 7th, 2009): The filing deadline for school board candidates...

MoveOn.org Seeks to Hold Coburn Protests

In an email sent this afternoon, MoveOn.org announced plans to stage "Whose Side Are You On?" rallies in front of Sen. Tom Coburn's Oklahoma offices. The email asked MoveOn members to host the rallies, to be held on October 14th. Coburn has been specifically targeted due to his outspokeness against nationalized/socialized health care.The email stated that "The public option has strong momentum [ed....

2nd District Congressional Race Update: Charles Thompson, FEC Reports

Here's the latest 2nd District Update from the Muskogee Politico...Republican congressional candidate Charles Thompson (introductory post) has launched a campaign website: ThompsonForOK2.com. It's very rudimentary right now, but he does list some of his views on certain issues. One I'd like to hear from my readers is his Accountability...

The Conservative View: Haphazard Business

The Conservative View of the week, from Adair County Commissioner Russell Turner.The Conservative Viewby Russell TurnerHaphazard BusinessAnyone who has ever been in a partnership business knows the importance of choosing your partner. I have seen instances where one partner is a good manager while the other partner runs his interests in a haphazard manner. The good business partner, if he is smart,...

Israel Trades 20 Terrorists for Gilad Shalit Video

Gilad Shalit, Israeli soldier and Hamas hostageThe Israeli government today exchanged 20 female Palestinian terrorist prisoners for a video proving that IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, kidnapped by Hamas in 2006, is still alive.Shalit was captured in an ambush on June 25th, 2006, on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. The last sign...

Big Government Health Care PSA

I saw this video from CatholicVoteAction.org on Twitter, and had to pass this ...

Mayor Hammons Announces Goals at State of the City

Muskogee Mayor John Tyler Hammons announced his goals for Muskogee at his second State of the City address this morning, at a luncheon put on by the Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce attended by over 300 business and community leaders.Hammons' main goal was an education plan based off of 'Tulsa Achieves' - providing...