The Byrns Report

• My Addiction to Writing

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  A number of weeks ago, I deleted my blog from the Internet. I did this because I noticed myself spending more and more time writing on it. In short, I was spending more time than I wanted to.
  
  This I could have overlooked had I been doing anything constructive. [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2008, 2:40am EDT
  by JH

• McGowen Error: Wesselhoft Is Still in Oklahoma

  Last week, a press release from Dustin McGowen, candidate for House District 54, attacked incumbent Paul Wesselhoft for leaving the state. McGowen's statement says that Wesselhoft was scheduled to leave for a legislative conference in Chicago four days before the primary, which would have been Friday. McGowen went on to [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2008, 2:24pm EDT
  by JB

• How to Talk to a Socialist (If You Can Speak Slowly Enough)

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  I know. I should have confined this to the comments page. But when I receive incoherent diatribes from some angry left-wing kool-aid drinker, it just brightens my day to pick their comments apart. So here is one I received in response to last Friday's post, "Let's Hear it for the [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2008, 1:40pm EDT
  by JB

• Let's Hear it for the Rainbow Tour

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  Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama was apparently well received in Berlin this week, as indicated in this article from Time magazine. From the magazine's glowing description, the Germans apparently anticipated in Obama the Second Coming, not just the second JFK. But we should not be surprised that Europe loves Obama and [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2008, 10:39am EDT
  by JB

• I'm No Champion of Separation

  If anyone is out there agitating for increased separation of church and state, it isn't me. That is why I couldn't help but laugh this afternoon while looking at the responses I found to my post on the Foshee letter. I believe from comments on this site and others that some [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2008, 11:51pm EDT
  by JB

• Churches Should Endorse Principles, Not Politicians

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  I have in hand a letter endorsing Jerry Foshee for Senate District 45. On the back it even says, "Paid for by Jerry Foshee for Senate." What surprises me about this letter is that when you flip it over you see that the endorsement letter is written on church letterhead from [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2008, 2:13pm EDT
  by JB

• Coburn Donor Creates Scene at Local Snow Cone Stand, More Coming up at 6:00

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  I became very frustrated with the coverage of the Jerl Methvin case yesterday. For those of you who were not following Oklahoma City broadcast media, Jerl Methvin is a land developer from Norman who was arrested on charges of drunk driving and manslaughter after he hit an electrical pole at [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2008, 1:48pm EDT
  by JB

• A New Name

  As of today it has been one week since I first heard the sad news about Dr. Roy McLaughlin -- which I posted last Friday morning. I still do not know the particulars surrounding what happened last Wednesday or in the days and weeks leading up to it. Nor do I [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2008, 1:24pm EDT
  by JB

• Going Green with Glenn

  This morning, Glenn Beck, my favorite Mormon, announced on his radio show that he is going green in an effort to halt global warming. And he didn't stop there; he challenged other broadcast media--except those that carry his show and its new green message--to go green by reducing their power [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
  by JB

• Campaign Signs: An Endangered Species in Cleveland County

  Yesterday, less than three hours after finishing my post on Randy Terrill's campaign signs there was a new development. I left my house for an hour and half, only to return and find all of the small Terrill signs from my property were missing. At first, I thought the wind [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2008, 1:33pm EDT
  by JB

• Terrill Has All the Right Enemies

  The campaign season got off to a rocky start when opponents of State Representative Randy Terrill began vandalizing his signs. (That does not necessarily imply his opponents on the ballot.) Driving down 36th Ave NW and Telephone Rd. in Norman and Moore, respectively, I have lost count of the number [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 1:55pm EDT
  by JB

• BMA Youth Experience Basic Training

  This week, the Baptist Missionary Association of Oklahoma held its annual statewide youth camp at the Cedar Hills Baptist Campground in Binger. The Mrs. and I drove down there a couple of times this week to attend evening services. I would estimate that there were somewhere between 150-200 students. Their [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 7:56pm EDT
  by JB

• My 2008 Primary Endorsements

  Oklahoma's 2008 Republican Primaries are just over a week away, on July 29. I almost always have people calling me prior to an election (and sometimes the day of the election) asking for my advice on candidates or ballot measures. In order to speed up this process, here are my [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 6:16pm EDT
  by JB

• In Memory of Dr. Roy L. McLaughlin (1951-2008)

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  I am saddened by the recent passing of a respected acquaintance, patriotic American, and gifted Christian leader. Dr. Roy L. McLaughlin went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. McLaughlin founded the Moral Action Committee, the public policy arm of the Baptist Missionary Association of America (BMAA), and [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2008, 1:51am EDT
  by JB

• Rumors Untrue, I Still Endorse Paul Wesselhoft

  The race for State House District 54 is heating up. Dustin McGowen, a senior at Northeastern State University in Talequah, is challenging Paul Wesselhoft, who was first elected to the seat in 2004. The nature of the campaign is difficult for me as both candidates are long time friends of [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2008, 2:29pm EDT
  by JB

• The Party of Fiscal Responsibility

  I received word this week that the Cleveland County GOP is opening a county headquarters in Norman. There are two things that bother me about this. First of all, most Republicans in the county live north of Franklin Road. The county headquarters should be in Moore or South Oklahoma City where [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 12:16pm EDT
  by JB

• SRA Hosts a Republican "Party"

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  The Sooner Republican Assembly (SRA) met last night in Moore. For those of you who are unfamilar with the SRA and the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA), we are a group of Republican activists with chapters all across the nation whose purpose is to draw the GOP back to [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 10:01am EDT
  by JB

• And We're Back...

  After a brief (2½ month) hiatus due to wedding preparations, a wedding, a honeymoon, and getting a house in order, I will am resuming publication of this blog. As before, the content of "The America in My Mind" will center around all of the random events that interest and/or enrage [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 9:56am EDT
  by JB

• Free Speech on Life Support in France

  Model turned right-wing activist Brigitte Bardot was on trial yesterday facing possible jail time. She was found guilty of the charges against her and was given a two-month prison sentence and a fine of € 15,000. (Read more here.) Her crime? Insulting Islam. This was the fifth time she was placed on [...]
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  Posted: April 16, 2008, 12:56pm EDT
  by JB

• Free Speech Means I No Longer Have to Buy The Oklahoman

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  In 1999 The Oklahoman was called "the worst newspaper in America" by the Columbia Journalism Review—a badge of honor, much like Clarence Thomas' "qualified/not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. At that time it was actually one of the best. However, since E.L. Gaylord died in 2003 that nickname has [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2008, 1:24pm EDT
  by JB

• Racism at Remington?

  When the Shawnee Tribe proposed plans to build a casino along I-35 in north Oklahoma City's "Adventure District," folks at Remington Park were less than pleased. Remington Park's General Manager had some tough words for his would-be competitors: Go away. You know, go someplace else. Go to your historical lands, or [...]
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  Posted: April 10, 2008, 12:42am EDT
  by JB

• How Liberals Really Feel about Veterans

  “McCain was a fighter pilot, who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit… What happened when they [the missiles] get to the ground? He doesn't know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues.” —Sen. John D. "Jay" [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2008, 3:25pm EDT
  by JB

• No Self-Respecting Indian...

  There was so much to write about after last Wednesday's hearing on the English language bill—SB163—introduced by Rep. Randy Terrill (R-Moore), that I at first had know idea where to begin. The bill? The outrageous actions of Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith, the great opponent of assimilation, who [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 3:32pm EDT
  by JB

• Sally Kern Speech, Oklahoma Statehouse, April 2, 2008

  The following transcript of Rep. Sally Kern's speech from yesterday was made available by Americans for Truth. "I want to thank everyone for coming here today. This rally, Freedom of Speech Rally for Sally, is really about freedom of speech for all who want to stand for the truth of God’s [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2008, 12:57am EDT
  by JB

• The Rally for Sally

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  The Rally for Sally and Christian Free Speech today was a resounding success! I arrived forty-five minutes before the rally started, and still had to park a half mile away. When I got to the capitol, I found that the lines for the security checkpoints stretched down the capitol steps and [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2008, 5:47pm EDT
  by JB

• The America in My Mind?

  I'm sure that someone who reads this blog will wonder: What's up with the name? Is he just delusional? If someone is delusional, could he even realize it? Well, there is a perfectly good explanation where the name came from. Once I was speaking on America's Christian heritage, and a teenager [...]
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  Posted: April 01, 2008, 5:20pm EDT
  by JB

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  Posted: July 20, 2007, 11:36pm EDT
  by JB