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Courtesy of Esquire's Charles P. Pierce with help from yours truly

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Barry Friedman
Feb 26, 2026
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Big damn thanks as always to good friend Charles P. Pierce of Esquire for the shoutout and for reminding us, if such reminders were necessary, that in Oklahoma, government work is a stepping stone to a brighter, more lucrative future. All you need is deflection, denial, and disingenuousness.

And we conclude, as is our custom, in the great state of Oklahoma, whence Blog Official International Man of Misery Friedman of the Plains brings us an old wives tale, if your old wife is an industry lobbyist. From Oklahoma Watch:

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