Toby Keith: Not running for Oklahoma governor

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL - WASHINGTON BUREAU
Published: April 21, 2009

WASHINGTON — Country singer Toby Keith ruled out running for governor in Oklahoma , telling an audience at the National Press Club today that "being a politician would mean (having) to get along with too many people.'' "I'm not political, so I couldn't do that,'' Keith said when asked about running for Oklahoma governor in 2018 or sooner. "Number two is, I couldn't deal with all the lies.'' In a speech and que...

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