OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma's governor is seeking the resignation of four county officials after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them complaining about two of the paper's journalists and knowing hit men and where two holes are dug.

 

A portion of the recording was released by the paper, and it also appears to capture one of the four making racist comments about Black people.

 

Gov. Kevin Stitt said Sunday he was seeking the resignations of McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy and three other county officials: sheriff’s Capt. Alicia Manning, District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix.

 

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The only surprise here is a Republican Governor acting to cut out the rot in his own Party.

 

Hat’s off to Gov. Kevin Stitt for acting on this.

So they get caught in a conspiracy to commit murder and the Governor politely suggests they resign. Am surprised the offenders didn't just get moved to 'inactive posts'...

 

Oklahoma behaving just like Saudi Arabia in its treatment of journalists.

America such a lovely country

Only thing i would say about this story is that if we all were held accountable in our lives for our private conversations with friends - even in jest - not one of us would be free

3 hours ago, mrfill said:

So they get caught in a conspiracy to commit murder and the Governor politely suggests they resign. Am surprised the offenders didn't just get moved to 'inactive posts'...

 

Oklahoma behaving just like Saudi Arabia in its treatment of journalists.

Or Israel. viz Shireen Abu Akleh.

15 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Only thing i would say about this story is that if we all were held accountable in our lives for our private conversations with friends - even in jest - not one of us would be free

We perhaps have differing standards.

15 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Only thing i would say about this story is that if we all were held accountable in our lives for our private conversations with friends - even in jest - not one of us would be free

They showed the transcript on msm it’s ugly brother it’s totally inappropriate especially coming from a state official no excuses none they need to be let go

16 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Only thing i would say about this story is that if we all were held accountable in our lives for our private conversations with friends - even in jest - not one of us would be free

Well, you are right if this would have been a private meeting of friends at their house.

However, this was recorded in an effort to uncover an illegal practice of private meetings by county officials in their office: "Bruce Willingham, the longtime publisher of the McCurtain Gazette-News, said the recording was made March 6 when he left a voice-activated recorder inside the room after a county commissioner’s meeting because he suspected the group was continuing to conduct county business after the meeting had ended in violation of the state’s Open Meeting Act."

It looks like he uncovered much more than he expected...

 

18 hours ago, Tug said:

They showed the transcript on msm it’s ugly brother it’s totally inappropriate especially coming from a state official no excuses none they need to be let go

So it seems they're not "just good old boys, never meaning no harm" 

On 4/18/2023 at 6:15 PM, RichardColeman said:

Only thing i would say about this story is that if we all were held accountable in our lives for our private conversations with friends - even in jest - not one of us would be free

Three of the four, the Sheriff, the Sheriff's Captain and the guy in charge of the local jail, worked in "law enforcement". I listened to the recording. It was perhaps a little bit more than chit chat in jest.