Democrat Forum Alleges Probe Underway

The Democrats of Oklahoma Community Forum, http://www.demookie.com/, alleges in a post by administrator Tim Reese that an investigation into an aspect of the funding of Republican Corporation Commission candidate Rep. Rob Johnson is underway. No sources are named.

Read the post at http://www.demookie.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38498.

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Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Lost Ogle Gets It Wrong

Rep. Sally Kern's remarks about homosexuals have spurred numerous attacks on her, including the false accusation that she has a gay son and today, a local blog titled "The Lost Ogle" perpetuates the lie by quoting an out-of-state blog that specializes in publishing garbage.

The assertion that Kern has a gay son surfaced in Oklahoma on the Democrats of Oklahoma Community Forum, http://www.demookie,com/, last week, when posters claimed a court document from Shawnee proved it and attempted to portray Kern as a hypocrite. The 19-year-old document, however, concerns a man who was an adult at the time and not Kern's son, who was not yet even a teenager in 1989, a check of the record (from the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network) shows.

To DemoOkie's credit, administrator Tim Reese finally checked into the assertion (as did TMRO and found it to be untrue) and essentially ended the string by reporting, "I think the OSCN.com link is a different one. I think Sally's son is Jessa A Kern , 31 from Shawnee. The OSCN Link is for a different Jesse Jacob Kern...." To Reese's discredit, he's the one who started the string in the first place by posting the assertion without checking it out.

In other words, a careless assumption that the record involved Kern's son, without determining it to be true, has resulted in a black eye not for Kern but for those who attack her and her family. ~ Mike McCarville

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Democrat Blogger Calls For McMahan's Ouster

One of the administrators of a popular blog for Democrats, http://www.demookie.com/, Tim Reese, has called on indicted Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan to leave office.

In an editorial entitled, "There Is No Room For Crooks In The Democratic Party," Tim Reese writes, "It’s time for SA&I Jeff McMahan to step down. We were supporters of Jeff during his first campaign we even handed out flyers. We rooted for him he traveled the state, city by city, town by town. We are now so disappointed that a nice guy ended up joining the dark side. Now he’s nothing but a crook. When we first heard of the allegations several years ago, some of us were shocked. We were definitely disappointed. We knew the FBI was snooping around, we knew there was truth to at least most of the allegations and that McMahan was about to be indicted. We even broke the story before the indictments were handed down. We’ve given him the doubt now for several years. Audio Tapes will confirm what we already know. Jeff McMahan is a crooked politician and he’s lucky he didn’t get indicted for some of the stuff that they could have. The Democratic Party has been characterized as the party of the “big tent”, there is plenty of room for everyone, except for crooked politicians. Now get the hell out Jeff and don’t let the door slam you on your behind on the way out the door."

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Jennifer Seal To Seek Education Seat?

Blogger Tim Reese at http://www.demookie.com/ says that Democrat Jennifer Seal, unsuccessful legislative candidate, will run for superintendent of public instruction in 2010.

"She told the Neighborhood Alliance group she is strongly looking at the race," Reese wrote today.

Seal lost a race for the State House last year to Republican David Dank. She also sought the District 85 seat in 2004 and was defeated by Dank's wife, then-Rep. Odilia Dank.

Democrat Sandy Garrett, first elected in 1990, is the current superintendent.

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Do Democrats Plan Cargill Grand Jury Petition?

The administrator of the Democratic blog http://www.demookie.com/, Tim Reese, is trying to spur interest in a petition calling for a grand jury to "look into illegal campaign activities regarding Lance Cargill and the so called 'Victory Fund'." Reese kicked off the effort with a post on the blog today.

Ivan Holmes, chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, apparently has not yet signed on to the effort. He has, however, criticized Cargill, saying, “Despite lip service about family values and morality, the culture of corruption in the Republican Party goes from the State House to the White House. Time and again they have broken the law and violated ethics rules in pursuit of power for the Republican Party, not for the good of Oklahoma or their constituents."

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission reportedly is conducting an investigation into the handling of donations in past campaigns.

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Doc Hoc's Dark Vision For America, Oklahoma

Kurt Hochenauer (self-described as "Doc Hoc"), God help us all, is a University of Central Oklahoma English Department professor whose vision is dark and dangerous. The following is a small sample of the garbage this ultra-liberal moonbat pedals on his blog, Okie Funk: Let me take you into your very possible future. It’s September 19, 2009. Fred Thompson is president and the House and Senate on both the federal and state level have clear Republican majorities. The Iraq occupation drags on with no end in sight, and now we’re fighting in Iran, too. Every aspect of our private lives—our phone calls, emails, personal conservations (sic)—is scrutinized by Republican government operatives. More people are without health insurance than ever. The richest one percent of Americans own even more of the wealth and land in the country. American and foreign prisoners are routinely tortured on the slimmest evidence of wrongdoing. In Oklahoma, government has become completely privatized. Our bridges are collapsing and huge potholes on our highways go unrepaired, causing accidents that kill and injure. Gasoline is $10 a gallon. National Guardsmen patrol state borders and make sure everyone has a long-list of required documents proving they are citizens. If you do not have the required ten documents then it is off to jail with you for some good ol’ American torture complete with sexual humiliation and waterboarding that may or may not result in your death.

Hochenauer's wild rants have made him a conservative target. Here's an example, from Red State: "For those of us on the right, it comes as no surprise considering the lies, rhetoric and hatred for America that moveon.org, Daily Kos, Okie Funk and their ilk have spewed for the past 7+ years, but to most Democrats it will come as a complete shock and awe when that venom is spewed at them. Target: Former San Francisco Mayor, US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) CA- Described by Okie Funk as extreme rightwing and a patsy for the Bush Imperial Presidency along with a long list of Democrats Okie Funk has targeted for 'un-election' are now in the crosshairs. Okie Funk is calling to break up the Democrat party at the same time he urges all Democrats to come together in order to prevent what he frighteningly describes as 'a new totalitarian America' which he claims without any evidence whatsoever is certain to come if Republicans win in '08."

Here's another example, from http://www.redoklahoma.org/: "Just in case you think the controversy over MoveOn.org’s 'General Petraeus or General Betray Us?' ad is something all Oklahomans can agree is inappropriate and disgusting, think again. According to a certain leading liberal voice here in state, the advertisement 'should be commended, not criticized.' Those words are from none other than Kurt 'DocHoc' Hochenauer, who frequently posts on a liberal blog site. But he doesn’t stop at commending the ad, he goes so far as to predict a future in which General Petraeus becomes dictator: 'The government, under continued neoconservative rule, will surely become a bonafide fascist/military dictatorship. Heck, in a few years, Petraeus will be dictator.'"

(The original posting of this article prompted an illogical outburst from another liberal Democrat, Tim Reese, one of a few dozen regular posters on a local blog, http://www.demookie.com/. Reese accused TMRO of attacking "bloggers" and opposing free speech: "McCarville's blog is basically an 'unofficial' wing of the Republican Party. He has apparently run out of Democrat Politicians to criticize so he has begun attacking bloggers. Be careful of expressing your ideas... apparently Mike has been made chief of the 'Idea Police' and he doesn't like any ideas that don't fall in step with his own. This is a mere follow up to the organized attack on Moveon.org.")

From His Profile: Hochenauer teaches modern British literature courses. He teaches a course on the Beat Movement with a focus on American authors Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. He teaches the online courses Writing For The Web, Advanced Composition, and Blogs: New Independent Media. He has published academic articles on a wide range of authors, including Henry James, John Steinbeck, Jack Kerouac, and William Shakespeare. He has published articles related to writing pedagogy. He has published short fiction and poetry and presented numerous papers at academic conferences and read fiction and poetry at public readings. He's a contributor to the Oklahoma Gazette, The Oklahoma Observer, and The (OK) Progressive Voice. His populist blog, Okie Funk: Notes From The Outback, critiques current political issues and has been featured on national sites such as the Daou Report on Salon.com.

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Richardson Scores With Democratic Bloggers

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson gained the support of three prominent Democratic bloggers and activists in Oklahoma today.

Calvin Rees, Tim Reese and Jane Luttrell of DemoOkie.com lined up behind Richardson Friday.

“Richardson is right for Oklahoma,” said Calvin Rees, co-owner of the blog site, routinely visited by hundreds of party activists across the state. “Richardson’s progressive ideas and experience in the United Nations and as Governor of New Mexico have prepared him for the job,” Rees said.

Tim Reese said, “Richardson should be very popular in Oklahoma. His experience as Secretary of Energy gives him insight into stimulating domestic production of oil and gas which makes us less dependent on foreign oil.”

Jane Luttrell said it was easy to give her support to Richardson. “I like Bill’s ideas and his stance on the issues. I plan on working very hard for him this upcoming presidential cycle.”

Both Rees and Reese were General Wesley Clark delegates to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. They indicated while they still like Clark, they believe Richardson would make the best candidate in 2008.

Richardson served as Energy Secretary and U.N. Ambassador during the Clinton Administration and is presently Governor of New Mexico. For more information on Richardson's campaign visit http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/ .

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