Congress Votes FOR Indefinite Detention

Today, in a shot against personal liberty and a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives voted against an Amendment to the NDAA that would ban indefinite detention of American citizens.

The final vote was 182 for the amendment and 238 against the amendment.

All 5 of Oklahoma's Congressmen voted against this amendment.

Personally, this is really disturbing. Our U.S. Representative's obviously need a refresher course in the U.S. Constitution. How they could blatantly vote for something that clearly violates the supreme law of our land is beyond me.

I urge you to contact your legislators and let them know how disappointed you are in them.

If our elected officials continue to vote against liberty, it could very well be time to get rid of them.

Sheriff Whetsel Resorts to Lies!

On the list of endorsement on his re-election campaign website, the following quote appears:

"Sheriff John Whetsel has been endorsed by the Oklahoma State Fraternal
Order of Police (FOP) as well as every FOP Lodge in Oklahoma County..."

As a matter of fact, as stated in my previous post Whetsel Loses FOP Endorsement, Sheriff Whetsel for a fact, did NOT get the endorsement of the Oklahoma City FOP.

Another interesting endorsement I saw on that page was the endorsement of Attorney General Drew Edmondson??? Last time I checked, Scott Pruitt was our Attorney General. And yet another one was the endorsement of Oklahoma County Commissioner Jim Roth. Roth has not been the County Commissioner since 2009.

Just goes to show you that this man is willing to lie to keep his job.

Whetsel Loses FOP Endorsement

For the first time in 16 years, Sheriff John Whetsel was denied the endorsement of the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) in Oklahoma City. Despite bringing his own voting staff members, Whetsel was unable to garner the endorsement.

In 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice removed all federal inmates due to unconstitutional management of the jail facility. Today Oklahoma County taxpayers are at risk because the US DOJ is threatening to take-over the jail facility. A recent article in The Oklahoman highlighted problems that still exist despite millions of dollars that have been mismanaged in addressing the management concerns of the jail.

Whetsel promised to solve the problems at the jail in his campaign for county sheriff. His promises now ring hollow and his peers in the law enforcement community are not willing to go along anymore. His failure to win the confidence of the OKC FOP 123 should serve as a message to the voters.

Whetsel has lost touch with the needs of the law enforcement community and the taxpayers of Oklahoma County.

Written by Craig Dawkins

Republican Primary Results 5.8.12

Here are the results from the primaries that were held on May 8:

West Virginia Primary

Romney - 69.6%
Paul - 11%

North Carolina Primary

Romney - 65.7%
Paul - 11.1%

Indiana Primary

Romney - 64.7%
Paul - 15.6%

MLB Roundup 2012 (Apr 30)

Here is the inaugural edition of 2012's MLB Roundup!

AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS

East
Rays
Orioles
Yankees
Blue Jays
Red Sox

Central
Indians
Tigers
White Sox
Twins
Royals

West
Rangers
Mariners
Athletics
Angels

NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS

East
Nationals
Braves
Mets
Phillies
Marlins

Central
Cardinals
Reds
Brewers
Pirates
Astros
Cubs

West
Dodgers
Giants
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Padres

PLAYER STATS

Batting Average
Matt Kemp (Los Angeles Dodgers) - .417
David Ortiz (Boston) - .405
Josh Hamilton (Texas) - .395

Home Runs
Kemp (LA Dodgers) - 12
Hamilton (Texas) - 9
Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto) - 8
Curtis Granderson (New York Yankees) - 8

Hits
Derek Jeter (NY Yankees) - 37
Kemp (LA Dodgers) - 35
Ortiz (Boston) - 34
Hamilton (Texas) - 34

Earned Run Average
Joe Saunders (Arizona) - 0.90
Brandon Beachy (Atlanta) - 1.05
Stephen Strasburg (Washington) - 1.13

Strike Outs
Felix Hernandez (Seattle) - 42 Way to go Felix!!!
CC Sabathia (NY Yankees) - 38
Jered Weaver (LA Angels) - 36
Matt Garza (Chicago Cubs) - 36

Saves
Jonathan Papelbon (Philadelphia) - 8
Craig Kimbrel (Atlanta) - 8
Fernando Rodney (Tampa Bay) - 7

ESPN MLB Power Rankings (Top 10)
Texas Rangers
St Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Atlanta Braves
Detroit Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox

Offensive Remarks Condemned by OKGOP Chair Matt Pinnell

See article Head of Oklahoma Democrats Compares Tea Party to McVeigh

According to this article, OK Dem Chairman Wallace Collins told a reporter that McVeigh would have been a tea party member. He is quoted as to have saying:

"...it's widely known that McVeigh was anti-government. I think he was a right-winger, and I think the current tea party people....they're anti-government....."

OKGOP Chair Matt Pinnell answered back stating:

“Chairman Collins has stooped to a new low with his latest remarks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,This is as offensive and despicable as they come..............To imply that a deranged madman who killed 168 people including 19 children is someone like me, a `right-winger,’ is way over the line. He should immediately apologize for making that statement.”

As of yet, Chairman Collins has no plans to apologize.

Personally, I commend Chairman Pinnell on calling Oklahoma Democratic Chair Wallace Collins out on his outrageous and offensive remarks. To compare a domestic terrorist like Timothy McVeigh with the Tea Party Movement is disgusting. Perhaps some tea party members have acted in ways that do not reflect well on their movement and their goals but no means should they be on the same level as an disturbed individual like McVeigh.

Republican Primary Results 4.24.2012

New York Primary

Romney - 62.4%
Paul - 15.7%
Gingrich - 12.9%

Pennsylvania Primary

Romney - 58.0%
Paul - 13.2%
Gingrich - 10.5%

Rhode Island Primary

Romney - 63.2%
Paul - 23.9%
Gingrich - 6.1%

Connecticut Primary

Romney - 67.4%
Paul - 13.5%
Gingrich - 10.3%

Delaware Primary

Romney - 56.5%
Gingrich - 27.1%
Paul - 10.6%