Oklahoma lawmaker hangs picture switch on joke, beliefs

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Modified: March 17, 2010 at 8:07 am | Published: March 17, 2010   

A freshman Republican lawmaker stepped forward Tuesday and said he moved the portrait of President Barack Obama that hangs in the House chamber "to bring levity to what was otherwise a very contentious day.”

photo - A portrait of President Barack Obama hangs on a wall in 2009 in the state House chamber. photo BY JIM BECKEL, OKLAHOMAN archive
A portrait of President Barack Obama hangs on a wall in 2009 in the state House chamber. photo BY JIM BECKEL, OKLAHOMAN archive

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"Why are you guys making such a big deal about something that was just a joke?” asked Rep. Lewis Moore in a telephone interview. "It was totally to kind of ease the pressure...
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