Banished From the State Committee Meeting by Cops, But Plenty of Folks Sent us Recordings of the Meeting

 Despite being banished from the State Committee meeting and escorted out by a cop, Bennett's power hungry staff didn't manage to stop the flow of information.  People were sending us recordings of the meeting.  Below is a link to one of the more important parts of the meeting.

Listening to the hour and a half long tape recording of the State Committee meeting was interesting. My first impression was similar to a question asked of me by one of the Lahmeyer lady supporters outside the building as we waited in the sun and heat; “Who was that lady candidate at the state convention that was so angry?” The question referred to the red headed lady that ran as the abolitionist candidate for the Speaker slot. The poor woman had watched and listened while Bennett gave passionate speeches and she had tried to emulate them but wound up merely shouting at the audience instead of being passionate.

Maybe it was disappointment, in how things turned out, but what I heard from John Bennett in his opening speech was the same empty words shouted without conviction. There was talk about the Constitution and liberty, talk about unity, talk about Party principles, rules, and the Platform. We were told to be the Party we say we are.

Arrogance, Disrespect, Disloyalty

 

 

Who is in Control of the GOP    Part II

It is no secret that former GOP Chairman David Mclain was deep in debt to Senator James Lankford and he repaid that debt by using the Oklahoma GOP to protect Lankford. There was overwhelming support for the Lankford/Inofe censure resolutions, over thirty counties had passed the resolutions in some manner or form, others like Oklahoma County saw a hostile County Chairman, Evelyn McCoy, torpedo any chance at getting a fair vote on the resolutions. Lankford is said to have given Chairman David Mclain in excess of $100,000 dollars in the two years that Mclain was in office.

The first time I met this Lahmeyer guy was at the GOP Convention in April. I had stopped and asked if he supported the Party Platform or the principles and got an earful from his campaign manager. It seemed that after paying big money for a booth at the event Mclain's team did everything possible to make it difficult for them to attend. Once I made clear that I was not a fan of Mclain but that I was asking about the Party Platform things calmed down.

We attended the OKC Freedom Rally Or More Accurately, Five Hours Spent in a Journalist Internment Camp

I gotta say, candidate Jackson Lahmeyer put on a splash at the OKC Freedom Rally on Saturday. He must be getting financed because he rented the Embassy Suites Conference Center and the turnout was large by 2:00 pm. Around 2500 capacity it seems and the campaign claims that 2250 tickets were already sold as of Thursday.

The list of headliners is large, Lahmeyer, General Michael Flynn, and large number of pastors and motivational speakers. There is definitely a spiritual tone to the crowd.

I say tone because I and the other media folks didn't get to see much. Upon arrival some us were greeted by a pit bull of a supporter, short man in a suit. Pretty rude actually until the Lahmeyer campaign folks rescued us and escorted us to a big room with a dozen or so chairs that was being used as a stock room for someone selling t shirts in a booth in the hallway. 

David and Alee Mclain Were Choking Off Challengers to Incumbents

David and Alee Mclain Were Choking Off Challengers to Incumbents

There was a guy with a campaign table running against Lankford at the Convention, Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor from Tulsa has announced his plan to take out Lankford in the next election. During the hours long delays at the convention I wandered over and met the guy and asked if he supported the Party Platform. A guy working the table got a little animated during the discussion, we were puzzled and finally figured out that they thought the question was “do you support the Party leadership?”. The answer wasn't a surprise, “No, the current Party leadership is shit.”

Relieved looks all around, shoulders relaxing, and they figured out I was asking about the Party Platform and principles and answered a firm “Yes!”

Later on I went back over and talked to the guy that had gotten a bit worked up, learned he was the campaign manager, and heard this story: