Under Arnett's Skin

First David Arnett lied to me now he lies about me.

In the spirit of kicking a man when he’s down, David Arnett wrote a recent attack on Randy Brogdon after Brogdon stepped down as Republican state chairman. 

Then he wrote about me, “Beginning with his assumed Republican credentials...”

Theodore King discusses issues on Fox News Channel

A few points:

•  I DID run for public office as a Republican in 1988 when I was 20. I was the only candidate representing the Republican party in Rogers County that year.
• I DID work at the Republican National Committee on Capitol Hill during the summer of 1994.
• And I HAVE worked on over 100 campaigns for Republicans over a period of 30 years.

  Assumed Republican credentials? That’s really pretty sad David, but you do like to bend the truth don’t you?  He even took a swipe at KFAQ radio. Perhaps this is due to the fact his name and website are never mentioned there.

  But here’s where I am personally compelled to respond to David Arnett’s libel: He wrote, “King still attacks this publisher because I fired him.” David Arnett did not fire me but he did lie to me about the story he wanted me to write on the state superintendent’s race. Please see my July 15 story about David Arnett here on Sooner Politics especially the part about David’s December 2014 phone call to me. He didn’t fire me, quite the contrary.

THERE WILL BE PAIN!

NOTE:   The following is my advice column regarding the forced resignation of Randy Brogdon as Oklahoma Republican party chairman. If you prefer polite columns, you won’t like this one. If you are fed up with everything, keep reading.

 First, I need to mention my background. I ran, as a Republican, for Rogers County Clerk at age 20 in 1988 when the local party was dormant. In 1994, I worked over the summer at the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. From 1980 to 2010, I volunteered in over 100 campaigns and served as State Committeeman from Rogers County 1989-1991. I know the system well.