Oklahoma City Commissioner defends his "very good" campaign comic book linking gays to Satan

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Oklahoma official defends comic linking gays to Satan
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Monday July 21, 2008

http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Critics_Homophobic_cartoon_takes_campaigning_to_0721.html



A county commissioner who is running for re-election in Oklahoma City is defending the virulently anti-gay comic he sent to local Republicans by insisting that the "homosexual agenda" is an issue in the campaign.

In the comic, which Commissioner Brent Rinehart created along with a friend, a devil threatens a small child with a pitchfork, saying "If I can get the kids to believe homosexuality is normal!" while an angel yells, "Not with Brent around you won't!"

CNN's John Roberts spoke to Rinehart, who told him,"One person's mud-slinging , I guess, is another man's issues. ... I believe the homosexual agenda is an issue in this campaign. ... I thought that it was a very good campaign piece."

"Are you homophobic?" Roberts asked.

"I'm not even sure as to what 'homophobic' means," Rinehart replied, "but let's just keep in mind that we are in a cultural war."

Rinehart refused to acknowledge that his comic could be considered gay-bashing. He insisted, "We have an attorney general here in the state of Oklahoma that has used his office for political means, filed campaign charges against me, and it's based on my opposition to the homosexual agenda. ... The attorney general, Mr. Drew Edmondson, sued the Boy Scouts of America because they would not allow homosexual boy scout leaders as leaders."

Attorney General Edmondson appears in Rinehart's comic holding a sign saying, "Gay rights now!" A caption explains that "Drew Edmondson put Oklahoma on record to force the Boy Scots to accept homosexuals as scout leaders, a pedifile's (sic) dream come true."

"A drowning man tends to thrash about,” was Edmondson's only comment on Rinehart's comic.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Hm, just looking at his photo...

[Z_I_Peevey]

7. Here's another one....

[Drunken Irishman]

12. Well that tells me everything I need to know.

haha

[Ken Burch]

13. ...the words "airport men's room" come to mind, perhaps?

or possibly, "Hi, I'm Scoutmaster Bob"?

[Z_I_Peevey]

23. I can't pick just one other...please click on the link

and look at all four pages of photos, I beg you.

http://www.oklahomacounty.org/district2/active/

[Rainbowreflect]

24. I think he could be the Village People all by himself.

[rox63]

25. He looks like "Smiling Bob" from the Enzyte commercials

:scared:

[freesqueeze]

2. Judging from the quality of the artwork...

it looks like he teamed up with a sixth grade boy...hmmmmmmm.

[Ken Burch]

20. Like the dirty books you might draw and pass around in junior high, maybe.

Just sayin'.

[johnlal]

22. I think he should've drawn a liger.

It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed... bred for its skills in magic.

[EOTE]

28. Girls want guys who have great skills.

And it's obvious to me that Brent has those skills. After all, he's even a "Roads Scholar". Mighty impressive if you ask me. That must be how he managed to pave so many roads. All with his bare hands, no doubt.

[mainegreen]

3. Honestly, I could never get past the mustache.

That is one very creepy mustache.

Very creepy.

[EOTE]

6. Seriously.

Funny that he'd mention pedophiles in his book seeing as he's got the pedo-smile down perfectly. I have no doubt he doth protest too much.

[Ken Burch]

14. Isn't that what they used to call a "porno mustache"?

(not that I'd know, of course...):eyes:

[KatyaR]

27. He thinks he's Rhett Butler.

No, seriously--he primps and prisses around, and he seriously wants to be Rhett Butler. He actally goes around asking people if they think he looks like Clark Gable. (I think he's lost the mustache lately, though--probably not christian enough for his upcoming trial).

He is venomously anti-gay. We have three commissioners, and he was seated in the middle. Jim Roth, an incredible Democrat (who happens to be gay and is now on the Corporation Commission) used to sit on his left. BR would sit through EVERY meeting leaning as far to the right as he could, usually looking like he was going to end up in the third commissioner's lap. It was embarassing as hell.

It was said that when he won a past election, he asked everyone in the room to pause and pray to give thanks for his win.

Right now he's been indicted for supposedly violating Oklahoma state campaign laws in 2004 and perjury as well. His trial is in September. He's running for re-election but refuses to name his campaign manager, and every time he's asked anything, he spouts off such total nonsense that I can't believe anybody would vote for him.

Most people of any influence in town think he's a total whackjob.

[rox63]

4. This line just jumped out at me

From one of his critics in the article: "I've never seen a comic book with the phrase 'anal sodomy' in it before." :rofl:

[Ken Burch]

15. ...do you need TWICE as much K-Y for that?

n/t.

[guitar man]

5. I....ummm....well...

after seeing that picture,I just don't know what to say....I mean....I better not comment....

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[fascisthunter]

8. Jeezus.... put the meth down!

his eyes and that fake smile... do all right wing nutters take the same drug or what?!

[guitar man]

9. well, it's either that

or Oxycontin with them :D

[johnlal]

10. Some observations:

1. It took TWO people to create this comic book?
2. He looks like a deranged ventriloquist's puppet.
3. I thought we won the culture war back in 2006 with the Vitter/Larry Craig?

[Ken Burch]

17. "he looks like a deranged ventriloguist's puppet"

CHUCKY FOR COUNTY COMMISSION!

"local government is Child's Play"

[EOTE]

11. If Oklahomans are influenced by this guy's trash...

then they truly deserve to have this idiot as country commissioner. Truly, his comic makes the work of Jack Chick seem like a masterpiece and a font of impartiality in comparison. I'd be amazed if 5 year old would be influenced by such ridiculous tripe, but then again, I really don't know the demographic he's pandering to.

[SurfingAtWork]

16. The first thing that sprung to mind when I saw the photo here

Was that this guy is Absolutely, Positively, 100%, Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, NOT NOT NOT Gay! (not that theres anything wrong with that)

[LostInAnomie]

18. I have a feeling that in the future there will be video linking To Catch a Predator to Rinehart.

My bet is he will be carrying Mike Hard Lemonade and anal lube.

[Ken Burch]

19. I love the part about how he says the "good ol' boys" are liberal and pro-gay

Is that in Bizarro World Oklahoma?

[Rex]

21. Well well well.

Hmmm...I'm looking into the crystal ball and seeing...

[Wednesdays]

26. OMG, and I walk and drive the same streets as this guy

If you can stomach it, view the comic in its entirety...it is beyond belief. These people are clinically paranoid.
"That's why the Good Ol' Boy politicians don't like Brent. Brent ask's to many questions."

:wow:

And who is the guy who did the drawings? Check out this page:
http://www.thelostogle.com/2008/07/18/is-this-the-guy-who-designed-the-brent-rinehart-comic-book/



"I not saying Shane is gay but, he has taken posing gay to a new level not before seen before in Del City."
:rofl: