Brent Rinehart's comic book targets foes
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By John Estus
Published: July 17, 2008
The "liberal good ol' boys,” gays and Satan are doing everything they can to get Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart out of office, a comic book prepared by his re-election campaign claims.
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An angel, a devil and county politics
Rinehart acknowledged that the comic is edgy at times, but said it explains important issues in a light-hearted way that his constituents will enjoy.
"It makes it interesting and something that people will actually look at and understand,” Rinehart said.
Toga-wearing gays, political figures, trench coat-clad henchmen, concerned residents and Rinehart round out the comic's cast.
"This is one of the strangest things I've ever seen,” said Keith Gaddie, a political science professor at the University of Oklahoma. "I've never seen a comic book with the phrase ‘anal sodomy' in it before. That was a new one for me.”
Gaddie said comics were common political campaign tools decades ago, but not for today.
"He's pretty much grinding every ax he's got from his days in the county commission,” Gaddie said. "In a way, it's a sophisticated piece.”
In one sequence, Satan says: "If I can get the kids to believe homosexuality is normal!”
The angel replies: "Hey Satan, not with Brent around you won't!”
Rinehart said he doesn't think the depiction is inappropriate and that he is proud of the comic.
"The history of my office is that I do expose the homosexual agenda, and that it does exist in the state of Oklahoma, and my history also would show that I am very much opposed to the homosexual agenda,” Rinehart said.
Rinehart said he spent two months writing the comic. He said his friend Shane Suiters did the illustrations. Rinehart wouldn't say who is managing his campaign, and wouldn't say if he's running it himself.
‘Liberal good ol' boys' targeted in comic
Others criticized in the comic, which was leaked via e-mail this week, joined Whetsel in condemning it as a distasteful hit-piece.
In the comic, Satan endorses Rinehart's opponents in the July 29 Republican primary for the District 2 county commissioner seat. The angel endorses Rinehart.
The strip opens with a proclamation that Rinehart is a Republican and Christian who stands up to "liberal good ol' boys” at the county courthouse.
"I do not know who the good ol' boys at the courthouse are,” said County Assessor Leonard Sullivan, a Republican.
Sullivan and Rinehart have had public disagreements in the past, and Sullivan said the comic is further proof that Rinehart is a troubled man.
"I've really encouraged him on more than one occasion to get professional help. He really needs it,” said Sullivan, who is not depicted in the comic.
Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth, who is gay and often disagreed with Rinehart while serving as a county commissioner, said he is no longer surprised by Rinehart's attacks.
"It's typical Brent Rinehart subterfuge to distract from his bad job performance and likely criminal misdeeds,” Roth said.
Roth is not targeted directly in the comic book. In a scene with five gay men holding up signs, one of the signs says "Jim Roth is our leader.”
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nothing….the ones who did not vote could have elected Mickey Mouse. Maybe
this is why we keep voting for the same people because the same voters
are the only ones who show up.
By the way, to those who are criticizing his grammar and spelling: you might want to check your own before posting and feeling all superior.
DA Prater should go after real criminals like Joyce Gilcrest
You could train orangutans, shave them, put them in uniform, and they would respond faster, be more courteous and better looking than what’s there now (this applies to the police department also). As to the A.G. Drew Edmondson, he’s in the same category with the Sheriff and the Deputies, but not the orangutans. If you are looking for a perfect definition of “obscene” in the meaning of State Justice, you have it in Drew Edmondson, with DA Prater, and a few of his Asst. DA’s like Pam Stillings, and her boyfriend Geiger, and a couple others who are just starting DA school 101 in the wings. I have never meet Mr. Rinehart in person, but have had the opportunity to call his office numerous times, and have talked with him and several members of his staff. He and his staff have returned my calls and I have always found them to be courteous, understanding and willing to listen. I can not say that about the other commissioners or Drew Edmondson when I tried calling, and talking with them. Their attitude and manner was no better than that of an un-flushed toilet. As to the Homosexuals, the Bible says love the person, hate the sin, or if you want, take all of homosexuals males put them on an island, make sure they get food, etc., and don’t let them have any contact with females for 80 years. Do the same things to the lesbians, but no contact with men, and check back in 80 or 100 years, and see if they did as the bible said, “Be fruitful and multiply”.
OKC City council and city government sucks anyway so why would any of this matter? Who cares? Obviously THEY don't
Oh and if you have an ISBN it would be great. Thanks.
Let's go on to something else now.
Someone told them to shift the focus off of saving the dome.
Jim from Del City gets a chubby when he sees a naked guy at his local gym. He then comes on this board to rid himself of his impure thoughts. Who influences your mind, Captain Kook? I'm guessing no one since you appear to not have a mind.
Keith from Arlington. You moved to Texas to get away from people who voted twice for Dubya? Are you mental? I know many think Dubya came straight from hell but he came from TEXAS!!!
Does OSU really have a "ROADS" scholarship or is that a misspell?