Something that is being overlooked is that OETA owns the Lawrence Welk Show. They bought it from the Welk estate years ago and syndicate it to PBS stations around the country. I gotta admit I noticed it was on Las Vegas PBS a couple years ago when I was resting between casino excursions. The headline that owns the internet is…

Oklahoma Governor Wants To Cancel Lawrence Welk.

Laugh, but seniors across America watch Welk religiously. And are the most reliable voter group, but with a distinct preference. Couple this with the fact OETA is the only “free” TV that reaches every rural home in Oklahoma, also with a distinct voting preference, and we start to see the Culture Wars creating collateral damage within the party.

The Oklahoman is reporting today that the Governors office sent a list of offensive programs on OETA. And 2 of those were “Work It Out Wombats!”, which had a kangaroo lesbian couple with an adopted child, and “Clifford The Big Red Dog”, which also had a lesbian parent couple.

I am convinced the senior citizen and rural working class segments of Oklahoma reliable viewers of OETA and republican voters. That is the angle that is being overlooked and needs to provide serious pushback to Governor Stitt’s plan.