Last week, several Oklahoma town halls were held. But a Tahlequah event was cancelled just moments prior to Congressman Mullin's arrival.
  Mullin issued some cryptic language in his press statements about event security, in an attempt to explain his justification for leaving the 2nd District constituents 'stood up' at the Sequoyah High School Auditorium.
  Many Oklahoma voters assumed that the event venue did not properly 'sweep' the building, or that people with dangerous weapons were allowed in the building.
  Some local journalists pressed the issue and finally discovered that the problem was NOT about big protest signs on sticks and standards, or other potentially make-shift weapons.

  The Federal Marshall's Service provided event security for the town hall meeting in the historic Indian School. their duty is to the public safety, not the congressman's political image. as such, these federal law enforcement officers decided they had a duty to protect First Amendment expressions which do not pose a public safety concern.  They saw the small red or green cards as nothing to be concerned with.

Three national media outlets are naming Oklahoma congressman, Jim Bridenstine as a leading candidate for the next head of NASA. And Rep. Jim Bridenstine says he’s still “in the mix” to be the next NASA administrator.

The Oklahoma Republican told a Tulsa TV station that he was recently interviewed again by the White House for the job, but doesn’t know when the administration will make a decision on the position.

“I don’t know what the end result is, but I keep interviewing, which is an indicator that maybe I’m still in the mix for it,” he told KOTV, in Tulsa, OK.

- Read the full coverage at SpaceNews.com

​TheAvion.com adds;
 Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as President in January, the question of who will be the NASA administrator has gone unanswered. The previous administrator, Charles Bolden, was appointed by President Obama and resigned on Jan. 20, 2017, the day Obama left office.

The full report of the candidate vetting process is available at www.TulsaRepublicanAssembly.com

I have a confession to make...
I bought some eyeglasses online.
I'm guessing I may have broken some obscure Oklahoma law, but I really don't feel all that guilty about what I did.
  Oklahoma does not allow any retail sales of prescription eyewear in department stores. It's been that way since who knows how long. And it's not the only example of pandering and trade protectionism.

  We live in an age of consumer empowerment and more choices than ever before, but one glaring exception is the statutory ban on many retail outlets who would love to offer more selection on competitively-priced eyewear.

  As a child, I had friends who suffered academically when their glasses got broken and their parents could not afford to buy replacements until the next month. 
  
  Most Oklahomans by now have seen web ads from Zenni or other global merchants. Sales tax is rarely collected from the web purchases made by Oklahomans.
  
​  My eye doctor is adamant that eyewear must only be sold by him and his fellow doctors because proper fitting is so crucial to my health.

  With the impending felony prosecution of Fount Holland and several other operatives of the Joy Hoffmeister campaign effort, Several consulting operatives are taking huge steps to appear completely separate from the world and practices of 'Fount & the Boys'. But if you type " www.AHstrategies.com ", it currently forwards you to http://marathonok.com/pages/. This can appear to many as just a name changed for image purposes.

  I had a conversation with Fount about 2 years ago, as we awaited a private reception for Jeb Bush. Fount told me of the work he did in the 90s, to begin a Republican takeover of power in the Sooner State. 
  Carl Ahlgren was a key partner with Holland (hence the company name of AH Strategies). But Ahlgren left the company a few years ago, to join the Markwayne Mullin congressional staff. Reports say Ahlgren has now left Mullin to resume campaign consulting work.
  Trebor Worthen gained an increasing role in the AH Strategies team in the past few years. The company was by far the largest and probably the most expensive consulting service. They also operated Majority Designs, a printing and mailing service.

  Multiple capitol sources are confirming news of the passing of Rep. David Brumbaugh, of Broken Arrow. David served these past sessions as chairman of the Republican Caucus. He and his wife & daughters reside in Broken Arrow and represent a large portion of BA in the state legislature.

  Brumbaugh was elected in 2010 and his seat is known as a bastion of Tea Party conservatism. David also operated an energy company. His ancestry includes two former Oklahoma governors, according to an interview he made for the capitol media services.

  Funeral plans are not yet released and further details will be expected Sunday.

  Sources close to the family say Brumbaugh had been suffering from complications of diabetes and a heart condition was also a concern. He's been seen using a cane from time to time.

  Brumbaugh served as a state co-chair for the Ted Cruz campaign and Brumbaugh also served Oklahoma Republicans as a delegate to the GOP National Convention, in Cleveland, OH.

Washington, D.C. – A leading national term limits group is calling out Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) for breaking a promise he made to fight for a congressional term limits amendment.
  U.S. Term Limits (USTL) highlighted that Rep. Mullin signed a pledge in 2011 vowing to co-sponsor legislation for congressional term limits, then broke his word by never sponsoring the bill. The broken commitment is especially relevant as debate in Oklahoma centers on a different pledge Mullin made, to step down after three terms in office.

“As Oklahomans weigh the merits of self-imposed term limits, they are not seeing that Mullin also broke his pledge to sponsor term limits for all of Congress,” said USTL President Philip Blumel. “Mullin’s broken promise is a slap in the face to the 75 percent of Americans who back term limits.”

“Mullin was more than happy to use the issue to get elected but has not co-sponsored the bill that would propose term limits on Congress,” Blumel added. “This is a typical insider move and it is precisely what people are tired of seeing in D.C.”

  The 2012 campaign for 2nd district Congressman was very competitive and very spiritual. Two professed Christian businessmen, George Faught & Markwayne Mullin were seeking an open seat in congress. Mullin sought every advantage he could leverage and he believed that a self-imposed term limit of 6 years was a way to assure the voters that he would not become a typical Washington power broker.
  Reporter Chris Casteel of the Daily Oklahoman reported this tactic and it's effectiveness to win the runoff against his Republican opponent.
​  Mullin hoped that voters would forget that pledge, but in his 2016 challenge, he said "I am praying about what's best for my family and the 2nd district.". Does he really think God will suspend the eternal words of life and counsel him to commit a fraud? Does he think this will look to us like God almighty changed his mind?
​  If a man appeals to you for political gain based upon how spiritual he is and how diligently he seeks God and is accountable to the savior of his soul, Then you should certainly demand that he fulfills his oft-repeated pledge. Because certainly a deeply spiritual man of God would have made his pledge after seeking the same council of God which led him to become a politician for God.

   In 2010, you said;

So we did, and you did not.

   In 2012, you said;

But your nominee invented Obamacare. So you lost.

   In 2014, you said;

So we did, and you did not.

   In 2016, you said;

So we did, and you did not.

  Congressman Bridenstine's effort to get his message to the citizens of Oklahoma requires an objective media. Sometimes that leaves any elected official very frustrated and even apprehensive about the fairness of the press.

  At tonight's town hall event I decided to focus on how the professional media does their job and what kind of package of information they produce. I talked with several of them and found them all to be engaging, courteous, and intent on getting the information they need.

  Then I came home and saw what they were going to do with the information they got and the scene they experienced. Tulsa has One print newspaper with daily widespread distribution. There are also 4 TV stations with nightly news coverage.

  This reporter doesn't claim total objectivity and no effort is made to cloak my conservative underpinnings. Having said that, I'd like to refer my readers to my own coverage of the event, at both my blog and my Facebook group.

  About twenty seconds into the first question of tonight's town hall, in South Tulsa; you knew exactly where the crowd divisions were. About 20% of the crowd seemed to be Democrat/Leftist. And about 100 of them were not going to respect the program format.

  Healthcare was the 1st question and the loudest antagonists were screaming for 'single-payer' socialism. But at the same time they were loudly supporting ObamaCare fascism (corporatism, as Mussolini called it). Never mind that liberals like Minnesota governor, Mark Dayton condemned it as miserably unworkable.

  Bridenstine weathered the rudeness with his characteristic calm and decorum. He did verbally ponder whether perhaps to ask the Tulsa Praise Orchestra to come out and perform again, while the tensions abated, but he did continue.
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  Each topic brought slightly less hostility as the evening 2 hour event proceeded. By the last question, there was not a whimper of protest, while Bridenstine discussed the importance of a core set of NASA functions and a return to a manned rocket program.

There is a bill (HB2132) in the Oklahoma legislature which requires us to educate ourselves about.  It calls for the legislature to approve an interstate compact whereby a group of citizens within our state may opt out of layers of current state regulations, protections, and benefits.
  Those groups (usually municipalities or other local entities) would have to unanimously approve the agreement.
  The proponents tell us that a very similar arrangement was made several decades ago, when Disney Corporation began developing plans for Walt Disney World, in central Florida. They tell us that these arrangements were vital to the effort to even create the nation's most successful entertainment district. Since every member of the district had to approve the compact, there were no passive potential victims.
  What resulted is perhaps the greatest economic boost to all of Florida and even the nation, itself. There are other Disney destinations, but none are even comparable to the Orlando option.
  HB2132 is sponsored by leaders of both chambers. It sits in the Senate Rules Committee, having been approved by the House with 60 supporters.

  Four years ago, I trusted my 17 year old daughter to the care of my State Representative. I appreciate the concern and protection offered to the girls serving as pages at the capitol.

  If there are men in the women's rest room I will have a real problem with the legislature IF THEY DON'T allow my daughter a safe environment.

  Yesterday, a staffer made such an accommodation for girls desiring a safer restroom at the capitol. I salute the quick-thinking staffer who made this call!

  This week Oklahoma Congressional delegates have announced several "town hall" meetings. Citizens will have several opportunities to attend a gathering, but getting there early is a key to even getting in the building.  National leftist groups are funding some very advanced efforts to co-opt the meetings and force a narrative of their own.
  Some congressmen are holding small gatherings in remote towns during inconvenient times. This is unfortunate and ill-advised.

  The Conservative Review, a top conservative publication from Mark Levin and associate editors, published their most recent installment of the Liberty Index.
  Oklahoma's 1st District Congressman, Jim Bridenstine, once again received especially high honors for his principled leadership and advocacy for Liberty and conservatism. Bridenstine was overall the 12th highest ranked defender of liberty, as scored by the publication.
 Bridenstine's 97% rating places him 6th in the nation, but the Liberty index further sorted members by effectiveness and leadership, adding more weight to some other members, such as Mark Meadows, for leading the Freedom Caucus. Sen. Rand Paul also gained bonus points by the same advanced scoring.

Oklahoma's 4th District Congressman, Tom Cole, was relegated to 15th worst RINO, by the same index. He scored just 34% Conservative, as their voting algorithms determined.

Other delegation scores were;
Sen. Jim M. Inhofe 72%, Sen. James Lankford 71%, Rep. Markwayne Mullin 61%, Rep. Steve Russell   56%, Rep. Frank D. Lucas 36%