Comic Relief

Brent Rinehart is a county commissioner running for re-election in Oklahoma City. It appears that his campaign is not the smooth road he evidently thought it would be, for he is mailing out a flyer in the form of a crudely-drawn comic book. And not just any comic book, either.

No, this comic book paints Rinehart as the defender of all things good and depicts him taking on the "liberal good ol' boys" who supposedly run the county government. No big deal there. But then it goes in several very odd directions:

• An angel is seen supporting Rinehart while a devil backs his opponents.
• Rinehart (or his cartoon counterpart) attacks "pedaphiles [sic], polygamists and homosexuals who practice anal sodomy" - which must be the first time such a phrase has appeared in a campaign flyer.
• The flyer blames "the homosexuals [depicted as stereotypical toga-wearing swishy hedonists], the good ol' boy politicians [drawn as shady types in trenchcoats], and liberals to name some" for opposing him.

In a nutshell, it's quite a piece of work which truly must be seen to be believed. One would think a county commissioner would have more important business than bashing gays, but apparently not this guy.

Will he win the election? Or will the forces of evil prevail? Tune in next time!