If you’ve ever hired someone to build your fence, watched them set your backyard on fire
instead, and then heard them say, “Good news I’m running for Fire Chief,” then congratulations:
you already understand Oklahoma politics.
Right now, the hypocrisy is so loud it should legally be required to wear a hat and sunglasses at
the liquor store.
Act 1: Charles McCall and the OU Med Fairy Tale
Let’s start with Speaker Charles McCall.
McCall has been out claiming that Chip Keating “allowed sex changes at OU Med” when
Keating was supposedly “on the board.”
Here’s the issue: Keating was a volunteer involved in a role that did not have the power
McCall is pretending it had. It’s the political equivalent of blaming the guy who donated
cookies to the PTA for the school district budget.
And while all that finger-pointing is happening, there’s one detail that keeps getting ignored:
McCall had control over what bills came to the House floor.
Meaning: if Oklahoma wanted to address transgender surgeries through legislation, the Speaker’s
office wasn’t sitting helplessly on the sidelines.
So why the performance?
Because blaming someone with no real authority is easier than admitting you had the gavel in
your hand when the clock ran out.
It’s like yelling at the referee because you forgot to show up to the game.
Act 2: John Echols and the Half Baked “Shock”
Then we have John Echols running around sounding alarm bells that Oklahoma is supplying a
massive amount of illegal marijuana to the country — floating numbers like “60%.”
And at face value, it’s a scary headline. It’s supposed to make you gasp and clutch your pearls.
But here’s what makes people want to scream into a pillow:
Oklahoma didn’t become the “Wild West” of marijuana by accident.
Someone sold this state as:
“Come one, come all”
“Unlimited licenses”
“Just phone a friend who is a resident”
“No problem, no limit, no brakes”
That wasn’t a mistake. That was marketing.
And it wasn’t marketed quietly either — it was basically a neon billboard that said:
WELCOME TO OKLAHOMA: Pineapple Express
And what did that create?
corruption
organized crime opportunities
exploitation
trafficking concerns tied to illegal grows
a system that was too big to regulate
and yes… a pipeline that made national headlines
Now the same people who helped push the doors open are sprinting back acting stunned that
strangers walked in.
That’s not leadership. That’s a guy opening your front door and then blaming you when raccoons
move into your kitchen.
Act 3: “I’ll Fix It” — The Motto of People Who Broke It
And now comes the best part: Echols wants to be Attorney General.
So let me get this straight.
The pitch is:
“Hey voters — I’d like the promotion to fix the statewide crisis that conveniently exploded after
I helped set up the conditions for it.”
That’s like paying extra for “express shipping,” watching your package arrive crushed and
soaking wet, and the delivery guy says:
“This is unacceptable.
Vote for me and I’ll investigate the delivery guy.”
Sir. You are the delivery guy.
Is This Real Life? Or Did We All Subscribe to the Wrong Service Plan?
At this point Oklahoma voters aren’t citizens. We’re customers.
And we keep paying for “premium government,” but what we get looks like the free trial
version:
✅ lots of yelling
✅ lots of press releases
✅ lots of blame
✅ lots of “emergency” fundraising emails
❌ actual solutions
❌ accountability
❌ results
It’s like ordering a steak and getting a picture of a steak with a note that says “Imagine this is
medium rare.”
Oklahoma’s Political Strategy: Break It, Blame Someone Else, Run Again
This is the cycle:
1. Create the chaos
2. Act horrified by the chaos
3. Blame a convenient enemy
4. Campaign as the savior
5. Repeat until retirement benefits kick in
And the average voter is left wondering why the state feels like a group project where the laziest
kid keeps volunteering to be the team leader.
This isn’t about Republican or Democrat anymore.
It’s about watching people treat leadership like an episode of the Reals Housewives of Whatever
city:
manufacture drama
name a villain
deliver a catchphrase
exit season before the consequences arrive
return next season as “the solution”
Meanwhile, regular Oklahomans are sitting here like:
“So… when do we get the part where someone actually does their job?”
Because the hypocrisy isn’t even subtle.
It’s loud.
It’s proud.
And it’s asking for a promotion!
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