Chicken-Fried News: School's out

Oklahoma has once again found itself in the national spotlight after a letter from Canadian County Republican Party chairman Andrew Lopez to newly elected Republican lawmakers was leaked to the public in late November, exposing the overweening bonkers mentality of anti-education extremists for all that it is.

Lopez begins his welcome letter by warmly letting the newly elected leaders know that they have been chosen by God to represent their constituents, which is funny because we just went to the polls en masse a month ago and none of the Chicken-Fried News team members ran into God in line.

A paragraph later, Lopez’s tone turns from friendly to damning with the following proclamation:

“If you are a teacher who has entered the Legislature with the sole purpose of increasing funding for education, your representation of your district is compromised by your claim to be a representative of a special interest group.”

Read more: https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/chicken-fried-news-schools-out/Content?oid=5220620