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THIS WEDNESDAY!!! OUR FINAL SPRING MEETING MAY 27, 2016
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES TOAST TO THE 250th
WESTERN STAR TY ENGLAND |
Mark your calendar!!!!! May 27, 2026 |
Our gubernatorial candidates will address issues ranging from university regent boards, threats to our liberty, data centers, McGirt, and immigration.
WADE BURLESON WILL PROVIDE A REENACTMENT OF THE TOAST TO THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 250 YEARS AGO |
Note from Wade Burleson . . .
In February 2026, while visiting the island of Madeira, Portugal, I purchased the last vintage bottle from the same family winery, the same vineyard tradition, and the same Madeira wine heritage that once supplied John Hancock and America’s Founding Fathers.
That matters because Madeira wine is woven into the story of American liberty. Hancock’s ship Liberty — carrying casks of Madeira wine — was seized by the British in Boston Harbor on June 10, 1768.
The Crown claimed authority over private property. The colonists called it tyranny. Riots erupted. Resistance spread. And many historians point to the seizure of Liberty as one of the sparks that ignited the American Revolution. |
Soon afterward, 92 patriots in the Massachusetts House stood against British oppression. Paul Revere commemorated them with his famous silver “Sons of Liberty Bowl,” honoring the “Glorious Ninety-Two” who refused to surrender freedom for government favor.
Then came July 4, 1776. After signing the Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Edward Rutledge, and John Hancock reportedly raised glasses of Madeira wine and toasted to LIBERTY. |
On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Oklahoma’s gubernatorial debate, I will raise a glass of Madeira wine alongside Charles McCall, Mike Mazzei, Jake Merrick, Chip Keating, and Bob Linn, President of the OCPAC Foundation, and I will offer the same toast the Founders offered 250 years ago:
“To Liberty!”
A toast to the principles that birthed this nation:
Life. Liberty. Private Property. Self-Government. |
Country Western music performer Ty England has entered the fray of national politics. He is running for U.S. Senate. He has graciously offered to provide us with his wonderful voice again!
Dr. Kevin Crow, a political analyst, and popular university professor, will moderate our gubernatorial discussion.
Todd Russ has saved the Sooner state millions of dollars through his investment experience. More than that, he has been our wall of protection against Black Rock and their DEI initiatives. Todd will speak briefly of the current issues. |
DONALD TRUMP HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III AMERICAN ROOTS |
Last Tuesday, tens of thousands of Brits turned out to publicly declare their intent to reclaim the Christian homeland they once knew.
Crowds carried the Cross of St. George through London, chanting, among other things, “Christ is King.”
Protesters carried large wooden crosses and waived crucifixes. Even some dressed as the Knights of Templar. |
Restoring America to its Christian roots is the path to a vibrant future for our nation as well.
On the same day the Brits were marching for Christ last week, Arizona State University professor of philosophy, Dr. Owen Anderson, wrote an op ed for Blaze Media stating that “Wet noodle Christians surrendered America to the Marxists.” |
Professor of mathematics and physics, Carlo Lancellotti, is Chair of the mathematics department at City University of New York. A year and a half ago, he wrote in an article to the church community about the need for the re-establishment of the concept or truth in academia. |
As we head into our last meeting of the spring, I am compelled to point out that there are many voices who have re-trenched the ancient pathways which extend, as Russell Kirk pointed out so well, to that bush of Moses which burned so long ago on Mt. Horeb. Out of that moment flowed the law which has since guided nations.
I would like to close with some comments from Dr. David Butterfield, a tenured humanities professor who recently jettisoned a lifetime of security by resigning his tenured position at Cambridge to join the 15-year-old Ralston College as Provost to aid in its expansion.
Ralston is a college focused on forging pathways back to an ancient direction and the concept of truth, excellence, and exclusivity. A pathway back to the old ways of the ancient academy of Plato where truth was considered to be fixed, knowable, and desirable.
He stated none of this was any longer a possibility Cambridge nor at any other university in the West. Neither in Europe or in America. Truth has been jettisoned universally. |
In commenting on the state of society in a recent discussion, he stated that there has never been a time in history with such poverty in political leadership as we have today. The current class of politicians can be described only as “selfish, myopic, Philistine, and uneducated.” In a word, he sees the culture they have created as best described by the word hubris.
You may watch the last twenty minutes of the interview here.
He was, of course, describing the political class on the European side of the Atlantic. However, there is no doubt that America’s political class is not of the same caliber of Hamilton, Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin.
So long as our universities languish in a state of epistemological chaos where the majority of professors are convinced there is no truth, we have no university education to offer. Grades no longer mean anything. |
WE MUST REMEDIATE THE UNIVERSITY.
We can fix it only by remediating our regent boards which are tasked with guiding our universities. They are not currently doing the work of Dr, David Butterfield to return the university to a search for truth. May God grant us a Governor in Oklahoma and in other states who will see the connection between cultural revival, the university, and our regent boards. |
Come see us this Wednesday and see a Presbyterian, a Baptist Pastor and perhaps our next Governor reenact the toast which was made 250 years ago to launch what became a beacon of Christ, a bastion of freedom, and source of hope to the nations. ____________ |
Make plans to attend our Spring finale which features front-running gubernatorial Republican candidates talking about the universities in Oklahoma.
Wednesday, May 27 at noon in the Oklahoma History Center.
Ask your candidate his plan to remediate the university! |
DR EVERETT PIPER Sunday, May 24, 2026
OKAY BOOMER: THE AGISM OF MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z |
Of all the concerning trends in American politics right now, the juvenile arrogance of today’s Millennials and Gen Zers must rank near the top of anyone’s list. Just look at any social media thread on any given day and the proof reveals itself in spades.
The junior-highish attitude of - as Bill Maher calls them, “the kids”- is legion, and it exists on both the right and the left. Whether it’s the “Groypers of Nick Fuentes or the addled acolytes of AOC, the valley-girl cattiness of our rising generation is pervasive. |
It doesn’t matter what the topic is; they know more.
Suggest that socialism has never worked and never will, and their response is, “Okay, boomer.”
Point out that no nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity, and yep, you guessed it: “Okay boomer.”
Argue that if you really want to follow the science, you might want to start with acknowledging the biological fact of what it means to be male and female: “Okay, boomer.”
Make it clear that it might be a good idea to stop an Islamic regime that is hell-bent on your death and destruction, from acquiring nuclear weapons: “Okay boomer.” |
The list goes on and on. There literally seems to be no topic about which “the kids” don’t know more than anyone else.
Whether it be climate change, masking, vaccines, sexual identity, fiscal policy, education, the electoral college, parenting, packing the courts, Charlie Kirk’s murder, Mossad, marriage, or morality, the response is always the same: “Okay, boomer.” THE THOUGHTLESSNESS OF THE REJOINDER IS STUNNING
It’s as if an entire generation (or two) has been brainwashed to dismiss reality, logic, and any semblance of rational thought, and simply respond with a flip of the hair, a roll of the eyes, and yes, with the mindless and, oh so predictable, “Okay boomer.” |
If you have a sense of de ja vu here, you should. Stories of the pitfalls of youthful arrogance are as old as time. Whether it be the medieval tale of the Pied Piper playing his music as all the children of Hamelin dance off to their death, or that of Robespierre rallying the “know-it-all-twenty-somethings” of France to cut off everyone's head, the moral is the same: A bunch of uninformed and poorly educated perpetual Peter Pans can be easily manipulated to do just about anything, even if the end result is their own neck in the guillotine. Consider the cautionary tale of Mao’s Red Guard. Anyone who has even a mediocre public-school education should know it. |
In 1966, Chairman Mao Zedong recognized that one of the best ways to bend his country to his political will was to exploit the idealism and ignorance of the Chinese youth.
Mao knew that the poorly informed idealism of his own “Gen Zers” could be easily manipulated to consolidate his power and crush his opposition. In other words, he understood very well that the analogy of “useful idiots” that Bogdan Raditsa coined in October of 1946 was spot on and that he could easily use such fools to his advantage. So, that’s exactly what Chairman Mao did. Like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, he “played” his nation’s youth like a fiddle.
He rallied Chinese teenagers and college students to foment chaos and as his young protégés worked feverishly to completely dismantle all that their parents had left them, the older Mao sat back and watched Rome burn. |
This is the way one writer summarizes it. “Mao manipulated them, channeling their idealism [and ignorance] into a mass political weapon… He encouraged the students to attack traditions and weaken rivals… He used their sense of superiority. He amplified it through propaganda… and once mobilized, he pushed the youth to denounce teachers, party officials, intellectuals, and even their own parents.”
In other words, Mao was the master puppeteer of what was essentially the “Okay Boomer” movement of his time; a movement that resulted in millions of people being killed and or imprisoned in the months that followed. But here’s the take-home that today’s “smarter-than-thou” social media influencers seem to miss. Among those millions who were marched off to their death were the students themselves.
WHY?
Because Chairman Mao knew only too well how dangerous the untethered arrogance of the ignorant masses was, and he, therefore, used the power they had given him to forcibly “relocate” them to “reeducation camps” where they would either conform as obedient lemmings or die in hard labor. |
George Santayana once warned that:
He who doesn’t learn the lessons of history is doomed to repeat them.
G.K. Chesterton chimed in:
The old man is always wrong, and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him.
Oh, that our next generation take a spoonful of humility and listen to the likes of Chesterton, Santayana, and even their parents and grandparents, for just two seconds before reflexively typing, “Okay, Boomer” to this article. |
Find more Everett Piper here: Everett Piper (dreverettpiper.com, @dreverettpiper), a columnist for The Washington Times, is a former university president and radio host.
He is the author of “Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth” (Regnery).
He can be reached at epiper@dreverettpiper.com.
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MAY 13, 2026 MEETING:
CANADIAN LEADER
STOCKWELL DAY |
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TY ENGLAND & GRACE REFORMED BAPTIST HOMESCHOOL SINGS GOD BLESS AMERICA |
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TY ENGLAND CLOSES THE MEETING WITH: THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE |
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APRIL 1, 2026 MEETING: ALEX GRAY |
The international experience of Alex Gray is unmatched and his presentation illustrates his competence to speak on the most sensitive areas of national affairs.
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After watching this ten minute presentation, every Christian in Oklahoma should be furious about the lack of integrity of our school boards, our school superintendents and administrators and our legislative leadership.
Watch Karen's presentation here.
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NOTES FROM MARCH: TEENPACT |
THIRTY YOUTH Home Schoolers from Elgin, Oklahoma TPUSA Students |
Grace Reformed Baptist Church Homeschoolers from Elgin, Oklahoma led the Pledge of Allegiance |
KENDRA WESSON JOINS RYAN WALTERS AND TEACHER FREEDOM ALLIANCE |
Kendra Wesson is stepping aside from other responsibilities to work full time with Ryan Walters and the Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA) with a goal of providing teachers a pro-America Christian environment within which to work.
Thus far, the effort has been massively successful as thousands of teachers are fleeing the pro-Marxist teacher unions including the National Teachers Association (NEA).
Watch Kendra's Announcement here.
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News media was there to cover the TFA announcement. |
DECEMBER 3 MEETING: SAMANTHA FULNECKY INTERVIEW With OCPAC Foundation President Bob Linn and Senator Shane Jett |
Watch Samantha Fulnecky interview here.
Note:
Senator Shane Jett was pointed in his query and his followup remarks.
Shane Jett's first question begins at: 9:38 mark. Shane's blistering salvo to the University begins at the 11:21 mark.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMENDATION GABE WOOLEY |
GABE WOOLEY here
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WES LANE, PRESIDENT SALT & LIGHT LEADERSHIP TRAINING SALLT |
Wes Lane was the keynote speaker and once he finished, it was clear why he has had so much success challenging the church to step forward in boldness.
Watch Wes Lane's presentation here.
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We anticipated the professionalism of Jen Nicole's voice, but her moving presentation of the Christmas season was breathtaking. She opened the meeting by leading us in "O Come All Ye Faithful" and brought tears to our eyes as she followed Wes Lane singing "O Holy Night."
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TPUSA Students were in attendance Supporting Samantha |
SHANE JETT MESSAGE TO POLITICAL CLASS |
Senator Shane Jett here
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BOB LINN PRESIDENT OF OCPAC FOUNDATION |
Our Spring finally will also feature a July 4 celebration as well as the gubernatorial panel.
The fall season begins Wednesday, September 16 with Dr. James Lindsay.
Then, on Wednesday, October 7, Dr. Lauren Schwartz will talk about her role in reversing the trend in academia regarding "gender affirmation."
Regarding November 4, we are waiting confirmation.
Our final 2026 meeting will be Wednesday, December 2 with former Chinese youth under Mao, the nationally known writer and speaker, Xi Van Fleet. |
I encourage each of you to support our mission.
To get started, we are suggesting:
The Century Club
To join, mail a cancelled check to:
OCPAC FOUNDATION P.O. Box 721212 Norman, OK 73070
Your $100 per month donation will help support the development of the Foundation’s work to widen our audience and outreach capabilities with quality meetings and enhanced educational video content.
Our beginning financial goals will allow us to secure the initial permanent staff positions necessary to the function of a foundation with ambitions to change the world. |
We are in desperate need of returning our nation and our state to Biblical foundations.
Thank you for your activism. |
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