Blog Oklahoma Podcast 16: Blog Oklahoma Update

America will be witness to a historic event this Tuesday, January 20th, 2009, when Barack Obama will be sworn in as our next President. But before then I would like to thank President George W. Bush for his service and wish him the best in all his future endeavors. To President Obama, I also wish you all the best in your service to our country in the years to come. Oh and one more thing Mr. President...

In the News:
Some of the latest headlines from the Oklahoma blog-o-sphere and (Bum Bum Buuuum) the main stream media.

• The McCarville Report Online reports on the Tulsa World suing Urban Tulsa Weekly and columnist/blogger Michael Bates.
• Batesline lists web reactions to the Tulsa World lawsuit against him and Urban Tulsa Weekly.
• Year of Change 2009 is chronicling her experience in being more healthy
• Oklahoma Political News Service shows us a video of Senator Tom Coburn making good on a bet.
• Progress on the Prairie talks about Greenwashing.
• Simply Sassy shows us Banana Time.
• Yogi's Den does some geochaching at Mohawk Park
• Oklahoma Wine News lets us know about the Home Sweet Home Chocolate Festival in Muskogee on January 31st
• SOUTHern WRITEmares plays Bolt the game on her Nintendo DS
• Ramblin' Educat seriously, rocks at under 140 characters

This Week in Oklahoma History:

• Governor Henry S. Johnson was impeached and suspended from office this week in 1929.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Wikipedia: Barack Obama
• Wikipedia: Henry S. Johnston
• 2008 Okie Blog Awards

Music:

• Liars, Inc. by Freakhouse
• The Whiskey Never Lies by Sligo Rags

Contact:

• www.blogoklahoma.com/contact