Anderson, Terrill Bury The Hatchet

From The Enid News & Eagle ~ Two state lawmakers said Friday they are willing to put their confrontation earlier this week behind them.

Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, and Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, had what Terrill termed “a thoroughly heated exchange” Wednesday after Anderson forwarded calls to his state Capitol office to Terrill’s office.

Anderson said Terrill flooded his district with so-called “robocalls” in favor of Terrill’s legislation to make English the official language of Oklahoma.

Anderson told the Tulsa World in a story published Friday that Terrill tried to pick a fight with him later Wednesday, using words to the effect, “I’ll whip your ass.”

Terrill denied he was trying to fight Anderson, but said it was “cowardly” for Anderson to forward all his telephone calls to Terrill’s office.

Both men said Friday they had talked Thursday and put the dispute behind them.

Anderson said they met Thursday and shook hands. He said he also sent a bouquet of flowers to Terrill’s assistant, Martha Perry, because of the burden the extra phone calls placed on her.

“In my opinion, the hatchet’s been buried,” he said.

Terrill said Friday he told Anderson he thought the flowers were “a nice and appropriate gesture.”

“I also told him as far as I was concerned, we were good to go,” Terrill said.

Terrill, though, was unhappy with the timing of the Tulsa World story, which he called “sensationalized,” and still disputed Anderson’s version of events.

He also said the “robocalls” did not come from him, but came from a member of the organization U.S. English, which was founded in 1983 and has a goal of making English the official language of the United States.

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