Campaign 2008: Ice Cream, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Comic Books, Bottled Water

Thus far in the primary election season, we've seen ice cream trucks by Rep. Randy Terrill's GOP challenger, Curtis Bruehl, a street-side hot dog/hamburger cookout by south Oklahoma City Rep. Mike Reynolds, a "comic book" from Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart and now, Terrill is out with bottles of water labeled "cool, refreshing and conservative" left on doorsteps. The note on the right from Terrill reads, "It's not an ice cream cone. Sorry."

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Special Ice Cream Campaign Report

A Special On-The-Scene Political Report From Our Bubble-Gum Ice Cream Bar Correspondent, Dr. R. Keith Gaddie, Esq.

So, I'm coming back in from the YMCA and what do I see in my Norman neighborhood, but the Curtis Bruehl for State Representative ice cream truck.

Now, I know that this is a pretty low-resolution campaign season, but we are getting our fair share of interesting news, between Sally Kern, Jeff McMahan, and the irrepressible, almost unbelievable comic-book antics of Brent Rinehart.

But this was kind of nice to see --- a campaign antic that didn't insult or hurt anyone, just handing out bubble-gum ice cream bars on a hot summer day.

Bruehl, of course, has an uphill battle to try and even come close to Randy Terrill. Randy is enjoying a surge of support down here in the Norman part of the district, and he looks solid for renomination. But I will note that when Randy and John Angier came rolling by my house the other day, they didn't have any ice cream.

Best from down here in the Libertarian Paradise of Norman. ~ Keith Gaddie

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