Sep 6, 2011
As an underdog (Charlie Swinton being the highest vote-getter in the Ward 2 primary vote and favored by the Oklahoman and the Committee for Oklahoma City Momentum), in the runoff election Shadid roundly defeated the Oklahoman’s and the huge and hidden monied...
Aug 3, 2011
For starters, here are Ed Shadid’s remarks about the phantom $30 million dollars associated with the MAPS 3 convention center, a broadside against the Oklahoman, and perhaps some other things. Somehow, I got mixed up in the friendly fire, and that’s OK by...
Aug 2, 2011
In my last post, I asked if civility in the current Oklahoma City Council was a lost cause. Now, just moments ago, the City Council has gone on record as saying, “Yes, it is,” at least for the time being. Councilmen Ed Shadid and Pete White’s May 31,...
Jul 31, 2011
Continued from the Emperor’s New Clothes. To set the scene, on May 31, 2011, council members Ed Shadid and Pete White presented a resolution which would build in some time, 3 hearings, for major items presented to the City Council before a council vote occurred....
Jul 27, 2011
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 19, 2011: COUNCILMAN ED SHADID NAMES LARRY NICHOLS AS THE PRINCIPAL FORCE BEHIND THE COMMITTEE FOR OKLAHOMA CITY MOMENTUM AND SUGGESTS THAT CITY GOVERNMENT IS A PLUTOCRACY … … or so the headline may have read in the Oklahoman...
