Weekend Report, from SoonerPolitics.org
39 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -This weekly video podcast is designed to recap the major stories of the previous 7 days and present the issues in a discussion format.
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Governor Stitt Declares A Statewide Riot?
November 17, 2020 15:42 - 36.1 MBDavid Van, of SoonerPolitics, returns to 3D Politics with a huge scoop on the abuse of a State Riot Act. The governor wants emergency powers to enact new laws without the legislature, but used the Riot Control Act to manipulate the state govt. Lawmakers are already warning us of the corruption. Listen to the Podcast, here. [...]
Portnoy Rants About Tyrants Who Won't Give Up Power
July 26, 2020 22:05The founder & president of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy; launches into an epic rant on the bad faith and tyrannical move by bureaucrats, mayors, & even governors who changed the rules after locking down the free economy of the USA. They refused to give up emergency powers once they attained them, and then created the unattainable requirement of ending a virus threat before opening up the US economy. Portnoy says he's not a conservative. He says he's apolitical. B [...]
Primary Watch Party & Who Won..
July 01, 2020 07:35 - 60.8 MBSooner Politics Election Center was live, 8:30pm, on election night, providing poll results, trends, impact, and analysis of the future for Oklahoma. SP founder, David Van Risseghem was joined by 3D Politics host, Tom McCay, & Kevin Batts of Red River TV; for all the election results. We had the latest from the State Election board web servers, ad hoc correspondents from all over the state's watch parties and campaign headquarters.We captured the thrill of political victory, an [...]
Pandemic Politics
April 14, 2020 19:00 - 5.72 MBWhen the legislature & governor get distracted from the pandemic, to debate a funding strategy for one of the governor's pet projects. that's when the people have a hard time taking the emergency orders seriously.We talk about the consolidation of power and the dangers of loving power too much.Listen to the Podcast, here. [...]
The Easter Update On the Pandemic
April 14, 2020 06:25 - 5.27 MBWe talk about the latest models, the casualties, and when it's likely to recede. And speaking of recessions, How severely is our economy harmed?Listen to the podcast, here. [...]
Easter, Epidemics, Elections - full show
April 13, 2020 15:34 - 28.6 MBOn Good Friday, the State Election Board concluded the least participated election filing process in decades. Democrats only filed in half the legislative seats. Nearly 50 lawmakers were re election by default. We covered several stories, including;Latest Covid ReportsHonoring Dr. Chris Sudduth - Speedy RecoveryThe Elections Which Never HappenedVeteran Lawmakers return To Politics"Getting The Band Back Together"A Tea Party Democrat Plots His returnAre There Any Strong Conse [...]
Our Death Rates Are Dropping
April 07, 2020 08:00 - 1.42 MBOklahoma Opens Covid-19 Testing to All Sickly citizens, and The Death Rate Dilutes. A week ago we held the 4th highest death rate among those testing positive, in state health records. Now the governor has thousands more getting tested earlier and quicker. In the past week our death rate went from 3.98%, down to 3.68%. Some other state are hovering about 2% Humans are creating the best vaccines in their recoveries. SoonerPolitics.org is committed to informing & mobil [...]
Demanding Constitutional Restraint
April 06, 2020 20:00 - 3.58 MBCitizens are finding out their constitutional rights mean very little, when the chief executives need a shortcut. Some executive officers are blatantly taking unconstitutional shortcuts and violating their own oath of office for a hope of personal expediency. Who will defend the constitution when the elected officials become the domestic enemies of it? SoonerPolitics.org is committed to informing & mobilizing conservative Oklahomans for civic reform & restored liberty. [...]
Can We Still Have Elections?
April 06, 2020 08:00 - 2.44 MBA New Round of Elections Open For Candidate Filing. But November seems to far away and what will the world look like, then? this Wednesday through Friday will be especially huge, and difficult. SoonerPolitics.org is committed to informing & mobilizing conservative Oklahomans for civic reform & restored liberty. Stay connected to SoonerPolitics and all the Oklahoma news at https://www.soonerpolitics.org/Discuss the events with us at our social med [...]
Governor Convenes Emergency Session of Legislature
April 05, 2020 23:00 - 2.62 MBGovernor Stitt reports an economic failure and mounting emergency response needs. Oklahoma Declares A Crisis & Assembles the Legislature. A New Round of Elections Open For Candidate Filing. But November seems to far away and what will the world look like, then? SoonerPolitics.org is committed to informing & mobilizing conservative Oklahomans for civic reform & restored liberty. We seeks to utilize the efforts of all cooperative facets of the Conservative movement [...]
Human Covid 'Vaccine Machines'
April 05, 2020 17:00 - 3.23 MBHumans are creating the best vaccines in their recoveries. This segment has a very personal aspect. My sister just finished a grueling 2 weeks of covid-19 illness. Tonight we got the final test results and her blood is flowing in active antibodies which are doing victory laps through her veins as the Covid-19 virus succumbed to her powerful immune system. Her medical team is now planning her schedule to donate plasma with this rich antibody powers to kill the virus in patients [...]
Emergency Session Called, Conventions Reformatted - Full Episode
April 05, 2020 07:08Oklahoma Declares A Crisis & Assembles the Legislature.A New Round of Elections Open For Candidate Filing.But November seems to far away and what will the world look like, then? Citizens are finding out their constitutional rights mean very little,when the chief executives need a shortcut. Oklahoma Opens Covid-19 Testing to All Sickly citizens, and The Death Rate Dilutes. Humans are creating the best vaccines in their recoveries.Listen To The Podcast, here.. [...]
Corona Pandemic Special Report
March 24, 2020 07:42We face an unprecedented world health crisis in the Covid-19 Coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China. The special news report deals with some foundational aspects of Oklahoma functions in our govt., schools, shopping, entertainment, and medical services.Listen to the podcast, here [...]
Oklahoma's Marijuana Dynamic
February 18, 2020 18:07In this largest segment of the Monday news hour, Host Pat Campbell of KFAQ, asks David Van about the upcoming changes and ballot questions facing Oklahoma. Pat says a repeal of prohibition is just a matter of time.Pat believes the politicians desire to tax, is a leading factor in the medical program's growth. David talks about the huge improvement in mental health treatment that has come from cannabis alternatives to the 'Bennies' that the VA is getting our veterans hooked on.Listen [...]
Campbell & Van: Weekend News Wrap Up
February 18, 2020 17:13Sooner Politics founder, David Van; joined KFAQ's Pat Campbell on his Monday morning show, to discuss the biggest news updates from over the weekend.The Growing list of sheriffs declaring sanctuary against gun grabbing.Ending a few senseless licenses, like plucking eyebrows.DA's office reformsGov. Stitt's Casino NegotiationsOKC's congressional raceMarijuana dynamics in OklahomaListen to the podcast, here [...]
Referendum On Kendra
February 17, 2020 19:30Oklahoma shocked the nation in 2018, when Democrat Kendra Horn defeated incumbent & war hero, Steve Russell. Since then Kendra has voted like a San Francisco Democrat and collected massive campaign funds from San Francisco Democrats. But which Republican option is going to prevail in the OKGOP primary election?Will President Trump endorse one of them, before the June primary vote?Listen to the Podcast, here. [...]
Stitt's Casino Mess
February 17, 2020 19:00KFAQ's Pat Campbell asks David Van about what's Gov. Stitt's game plan to deal with the gaming compacts? We discuss the difference between a tax and an 'exclusivity fee'. But does this violate the 14th Amendment "equal protection of rights'?Is this a 'Jim Crow' law?Listen to the podcast, here. [...]
Plucking State Licenses
February 17, 2020 18:30OCPA posted a breaking story about the ridiculous state licensing mandates on simple tasks, like plucking unwanted facial hair?Imagine the money spent to get licensed for this simple act?Pat Campbell & David Van discuss why selfishness gets in the way of restoring liberty for everyone.Listen to the podcast, here. [...]
Investigating The DA's Office
February 17, 2020 18:00Who holds the District Attorney accountable? Recently, a complaint was filed with the Oklahoma Bar Association, alleging that indigent defendants are being denied a proper attorney who's approved to practice law in Oklahoma courts. It seems the Public Defenders' are not approved by the courts, to defend the public?Did D.A. Steve Kunzweiler direct this fraud? Did he misdirect the funding so that legitimate attorneys could not be acquired at market rates, causing a shortage in the pool?&n [...]
Sheriffs Declare Sanctuaries For Gun Rights
February 17, 2020 17:30KFAQ host Pat Campbell discusses the sheriff's movement in Oklahoma. David Van reports how the initiative started in Logan County, last Wednesday, and has grown massively, through the weekend.Listen to the podcast,here. [...]
5 Republican Choices For Congress District 5
February 02, 2020 17:00The Republicans of central Oklahoma have multiple options for congress. 15 months ago, Kendra Horn shocked the political world by defeating Steve Russell, to become Oklahoma's 5th District member of congress. The entire Republican party of Oklahoma decided to make this race the #1 objective for 2020. To that effort, several candidates have stepped forward to run. SoonerPolitics sat down with Adrian Otap to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of 5 candidates. But H [...]
Kendra's Dark Money Machine
February 02, 2020 06:37West Coast Leftists Are Funding Kendra Horn OKC reporter, Adrian Otap reports that very little of Democrat Congresswoman, Kendra Horn's financial backing is actually Oklahomans. But out-of-state money is also funding many other ancillary projects which are intended to get her target demographics out to the polls in big numbers. Free healthcare, Free drugs, and many other perks designed to make leftists cheer as much as when they hear of a successful businessman get screwe [...]
The Oklahoma County Commissioners Drama
February 01, 2020 12:00Conservative commissioners begin cleaning up county govt. The sheriff's office is furious at Commissioner Calvey. So are the liberals. But taxpayers are encouraging the commissioners to get to the bottom of the financial scandal involving the jail and other parts of the sheriff's operations. Listen to the podcast, here. [...]
Re-Imagining A County Jail
February 01, 2020 01:00The horrible structure and functions of the Oklahoma County jail are an embarrassment. The building that houses the county's most feared criminals is perpetually broken and the dangers in the building add to the reputation as one of the nation's deadliest lockups. But the county commissioners have a plan to tackle the problem and restore some pride in county govt.Listen to the podcast, here. [...]
Our Pick: The 8 Worst Bills Filed this Year
January 31, 2020 22:00With well over 1000 bills filed, we had to dig through a lot of dismal ramblings to find these. There needs to be a 12-step plan, acute care clinics, and several support groups, to effectively care for the severely addicted lawmakers who seem to love their power to control others. Rural lawmakers want to punish city folk, and city legislators want to drag the neanderthal country hicks into the 21st century. Republicans want to cast the demons out of the addicted gan [...]
Weekend Report: The Swamps of OKC, CD5 Race, Campaign Preview, & More
January 30, 2020 18:25OKC Reporter, Adrian Otap, files an in-depth set of studio reports about municipal and state issues in the heart of central Oklahoma.Among the topics of the week:The nation's deadliest jail.The Oklahoma County Commissioner drama.The other swamps around Oklahoma City politics.Rep. Kendra Horn's dark money network.The Republicans challenging Horn.Incumbents want another term in Washington.A new wave of lawmakers resigning the legislature.Tim Harper's battle for 2nd amendment rights8 really bad ...
Church Gun Safety, GOP Precinct Meetings, Among Events This Week
January 30, 2020 07:49Several civic and political gatherings are happening this week and in the weeks ahead. A Huge election year schedule of civics events is starting this week.Tulsa County GOP Precinct Meetings are Thursday night at 6pm. See www.TulsaGOP.org for your neighborhood's locationSheriff Scott Walton Is Presenting a Church Gun Safety Class in Inola, OK. The meeting will discuss the new firearms laws as they pertain to all public places. The Legislature convenes next week.& [...]
Tim Harper's 1st, 2nd, & 8th Amendment Rights Infringed
January 13, 2020 21:20OKC District Attorney, David Prater, has pounced on the grassroots advocate for constitutional liberties. Tim Harper of News Now OKC has long been peacefully exercising his right to keep & bear arms, as well as his right to collect and publish news in the public domain. But when he stopped by a Twin Peaks restaurant and tavern, the rifle slung over his shoulder, was deemed by Prater to be in violation of a little-known and rarely enforced state law. This statute says something t [...]
Special Report With Video Journalist, Adrian Otap
January 12, 2020 06:24The founder of E Pluribus Otap talks about the power of a video recorder & a live upload of a political conflict. OKC-based video Journalist, Adrian Otap was our special guest for an hour-long studio debriefing about some of the more confrontational scenes he covered in the past year. The Lawton insurrection is one of the more unruly scenes that Oklahomans endured in 2019. Otap, the founder of E Pluribus Otap , gave his best advice for others who pick up a [...]
Why Agency Restructuring Is Needed
March 11, 2019 01:00The #1 Macro Recommendation of the APAC board is to restructure "most, if not all of the agencies" so that the chief executive (governor) can exercise oversight and bring change when it is needed. We dig deep into a case study for accountability by giving first-hand interaction with the Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, to illustrate the lack of [...]
The Long Awaited Performance Audits Get Released To SoonerPolitics
March 10, 2019 19:28Sooner Politics has convinced the Oklahoma Speaker's office to release the audits commissioned by APAC. These 8 documents were supposed to be made public a month ago, when the legislature & governor received them. Sadly, the Speaker of the House help them sealed while he fought to prevent the #1 macro recommendation found in the documents; namely, to [...]
The Audits Have Landed - Weekend Report
March 10, 2019 04:38This week at the capitol was full of surprises and accomplishments for agency reform and accountability. The long awaited products of the Agency Performance & Accountability Commission were acquired by SoonerPolitics & are now public. In other news, Several Agencies will now be reformed & under more direct oversight of the governor & [...]
Drug Policy Reforms Go Retroactive, If Bill Becomes Law
March 04, 2019 16:00Democrat Jason Dunnington and Republican Jon Echols have crafted a bill to adjust the sentences of those whose actions would be legal under current law. Under the terms of House bill 1269, those serving time for nonviolent drug possession felonies may have their sentencing retroactively adjusted to the current misdemeanor penalties. On election day of 20 [...]
Legislature Catches Up To The People, In Support of Medical Marijuana
March 04, 2019 11:00Last week the House members gave 93 affirmative votes to cannabis medicine reforms. It seems that the people led the legislature on this issue & the lawmakers have finally caught up. In the 101-member Oklahoma House of representatives, 93 members voted to lock in the results of SQ788 and allow Oklahomans to continue treatment in concert with their loc [...]
6 Months of Restoration With Cannabis Medicine Legalization
March 04, 2019 02:00Patients are reporting great restoration of health and quality of life; in the first months after legal access to cannabis medications. In the 6 months since the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority opened shop, the activity is breaking all projections in licensing the patients and those who serve them. Despite the commissioner's prediction of 80, 000 licenses [...]
4 years of drug policy reform
March 03, 2019 22:004 years ago, a mother could face a 5-year prison sentence for possessing an essential oil called CBD. Today you can buy it online or at a local 'big box' store. Katie & Cayman led the way, 4 years ago, in convincing the Oklahoma legislature that their prohibition laws were harming our children, by withholding their healthcare treatments. In the 40 m [...]
Gun Liberties Restored
March 03, 2019 18:00 Self Defense rights were restored in great measure this week, when Oklahoma joined the ranks of Constitutional Carry observers. Now our state will no longer infringe on our right to keep & bear arms.Permits are still optional and some may still seek them for interstate recognition of these rights. Some of the lawmakers took a 'victory lap' in the Blue Room [...]
Liberty Breaks Out In Oklahoma
March 03, 2019 00:55Oklahoma celebrates Governor Stitt's First Enacted Law... And It's A Good One! Some of the lawmakers took a 'victory lap' in the Blue Room and posed for this photo (Tom Gann, Jeff Coody, Jim Olsen, Sean Roberts, David Bullard, Jon Echols, Kevin West, Denise Crosswhite Hader, Don Spencer, Dan Fisher, Nathan Dahm) Self Defense rights gets guns without going to permit hell. Plus [...]
Oklahoma House Has An A+ Week - Weekend Report
February 17, 2019 04:28The Oklahoma House had a very good week. Their accomplishments include a major restoration of constitutional rights which our citizens have been robbed of for decades. Plus, we discuss; - Legislative Reforms of Medical Marijuana Law - Constitutional Carry Rights - Senate School Board - Weld Won't Go Away - Abortion In Oklahoma Li [...]