Jones Cites Roth's 'Pure campaign propaganda'

Oklahoma Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones today chastised appointed Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth for turning a recent case before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission into pure campaign propaganda in order to present himself as a "'White Knight' riding in to save Oklahoma ratepayers from those 'Evil Other Commissioners and Commission Staffers,' whom Roth described as 'rubber stamps for special interests.'

"The problem is that Jim Roth’s comments are long on political rhetoric and short on facts. Calling an agency like the Commission a rubber stamp infers that as a whole, it is in the pocket of some special interest," Jones said. "One has to wonder what special interests that he is referring to, as his own campaign seems to be very familiar with special interests.

"Jim Roth's statement has the fingerprints of chief political advisor Pat Hall all over it. When Hall is not acting as Roth's political advisor, he is a lobbyist for the very companies Roth regulates," Jones continued. "Roth's rather lengthy statement appears to satisfy Hall's clients, both political and corporate.

"Who is Jim Roth to question the integrity of other Commissioners like Bob Anthony, a true champion for all Oklahoma citizens? For Roth to imply that Jeff Cloud, Denise Bode, Ed Apple and Cody Graves did not properly represent Oklahoma citizens is an insult to those Commissioners and the employees of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission as a whole," Jones concluded.

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