Cargill: Reynolds Spins 'Web of Deceit About Me'
State Rep. Lance Cargill (R-Harrah) issued the following statement in response to the claims of Rep. Mike Reynolds (R-Oklahoma City):
“In an open forum of the Ethics Commission today, Rep. Mike Reynolds apparently accused me of being behind an effort to pass legislation to fire the director of the Ethics Commission and install a gubernatorial appointee.
“That claim is 100 percent false. I am not the author of that bill – Rep. Ken Miller is – and Rep. Miller has informed the press that I have never even had a conversation with him about this bill. This is just another example of the completely false and reckless attacks that are par for the course for Rep. Reynolds.
“I was not even aware of any such provision until today. As it turns out, Rep. Reynolds was alluding to a section that would make all executive branch agency directors, such as the Ethics Commission, gubernatorial appointees.
“Reynolds claimed before the Commission that he had saved them from the bill. But to further highlight Rep. Reynolds’ deception on this issue, far from ‘saving’ the Ethics Commission, he actually voted FOR the bill!
“I have serious concerns about Rep. Reynolds’ actions apart from just these false statements. He often makes charges against political officials of both parties, yet routinely appears before the commission to make statements of a nature that suggests he is attempting to curry favor with them. His false and misleading claims about saving the commission from my supposed attempts to hurt them are just the latest example. In a court of law when cases are pending, litigants are not allowed to talk to judges or attempt to influence them in any way. Rep. Reynolds’ actions at the Ethics Commission appear to violate that principle.
“Finally, earlier today, in an article that appears to have had no fact checking, the Tulsa World reported that the commission ‘applauded Reynolds’ during Friday’s meeting and demanded that lawmakers explain their actions, apparently believing Reynolds false claims. There is no better proof than his actions today that the commissioners should be very careful about believing anything Rep. Reynolds says. His track record of distortions and political dirty tricks is long. And today Reynolds spun a web of deceit about me for the commission that was completely false and reckless.”
“In an open forum of the Ethics Commission today, Rep. Mike Reynolds apparently accused me of being behind an effort to pass legislation to fire the director of the Ethics Commission and install a gubernatorial appointee.
“That claim is 100 percent false. I am not the author of that bill – Rep. Ken Miller is – and Rep. Miller has informed the press that I have never even had a conversation with him about this bill. This is just another example of the completely false and reckless attacks that are par for the course for Rep. Reynolds.
“I was not even aware of any such provision until today. As it turns out, Rep. Reynolds was alluding to a section that would make all executive branch agency directors, such as the Ethics Commission, gubernatorial appointees.
“Reynolds claimed before the Commission that he had saved them from the bill. But to further highlight Rep. Reynolds’ deception on this issue, far from ‘saving’ the Ethics Commission, he actually voted FOR the bill!
“I have serious concerns about Rep. Reynolds’ actions apart from just these false statements. He often makes charges against political officials of both parties, yet routinely appears before the commission to make statements of a nature that suggests he is attempting to curry favor with them. His false and misleading claims about saving the commission from my supposed attempts to hurt them are just the latest example. In a court of law when cases are pending, litigants are not allowed to talk to judges or attempt to influence them in any way. Rep. Reynolds’ actions at the Ethics Commission appear to violate that principle.
“Finally, earlier today, in an article that appears to have had no fact checking, the Tulsa World reported that the commission ‘applauded Reynolds’ during Friday’s meeting and demanded that lawmakers explain their actions, apparently believing Reynolds false claims. There is no better proof than his actions today that the commissioners should be very careful about believing anything Rep. Reynolds says. His track record of distortions and political dirty tricks is long. And today Reynolds spun a web of deceit about me for the commission that was completely false and reckless.”
Labels: Lance Cargill, Mike Reynolds
posted by Mike McCarville @ 5:23 PM
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