One of the perennial Democratic candidates for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District, a seat that covers most of the OKC metro, is attorney and former OCU law professor Tom Guild.
Guild has unsuccessfully ran for the seat in every election since 2012. He was destroyed by James Lankford in 2012, and narrowly lost runoffs to funeral home director Al McAffrey in 2014 and 2016.
The person who will likely eliminate Guild this time around is local politico Kendra Horn. She’s a lawyer, whiskey aficionado and the former campaign manager for Joe Dorman. She also has broad Democratic party support and is the prohibitive favorite in this year’s primary.
Knowing that he’s going to probably lose to a relatively new candidate must have Tom Guild feeling a bit down. He was caught on camera earlier today removing Kendra’s signs from an intersection:
That’s not cool. The only political signs it’s okay to remove are the Vote No on SQ 788.
Here’s a statement Guild gave to The Oklahoman:
“Sometimes, in the heat and rush of a campaign, mistakes are made,” Guild said in a statement Monday afternoon. “On reflection, removing some of my opponent’s signs — for any reason — was a mistake on my part for which I sincerely apologize.”
Guild shouldn’t beat himself up too much over the ordeal. I’m sure this news will make it easier for some people to decide who they’re going to vote for in tomorrow’s election.
He and Connie are why I stopped being an okie dem. They aren’t bad, they are just icky. Too D list to care about
If they are the only reason, I’ll eat my social security card.
Start chewing
They are indeed icky. Connie is big pals with infamous local attorney, David Slane. Nuf said.
It’s a crime to remove campaign signs. When will charges be filed?
Where in the article did someone say it’s a crime?
Just because something isn’t a crime doesn’t mean it’s ethical.
It is a crime in the city of OKC. People have been arrested and charged in the past.
Is that crazy SOB still running for office again.!
I had this guy at UCO. Total ass. I’ve never seen anyone in my life that took so much pleasure in abusing people. Good riddance to this jerk.
I know! When I had him (100 years ago) he would come to class and read The Wealth of Nations to us. I nutted up and told him that my parents weren’t paying for my education so he could be Miss Fran from Storyland (told you I was old). I then walked out of class and dropped it.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a choice. He took over for a prof that had to leave on emergency leave. I was stuck with him.
Yikes! I was lucky to get out in the second week. To have him come in when you’re fully invested must have been horrible.
Democrats, teachers and women. My list to vote FOR. I will be voting for Horn. Not taking up for this guy but if the sign was on public right of way and not in someone’s yard or business, with their permission, it was an illegally placed sign anyway. Hey Guild, since you have appointed your self sign remover, remove REPUBLICAN signs, okay?
They were placed in front of Freedom Oklahoma and Women Lead Oklahoma, an organization Horn founded.
Personally I’m always happy when other politicos get in trouble for some dumb off. It may help blur the memories of my endless failings but probably not
However this one by Dr Guild is especially egregious. In broad daylight, on one of the city’s busiest streets, THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION WHEN MAYBE 1% of the public is paying attention and in white man clothes! Worse still it took Mark Mann, a lifetime political groupie to report this possible FELONY and for sure MISDEMEANOR, while hundreds of other drivers just tooled on up to Hooters or Edna’s for a long lunch. And what would my hero and war vet Mr MAGA say about you layabouts?
A lot.
Where’s your patriotism and defense of democracy……small d. I bet if it had been a Mexican in a hard hat (is there any other kind in hard hats anymore?) some of you guys would have pulled out one of your always available semi-automatics and leveled him then and there. Probably illegal anyway so no judge would convict you.
No wonder legalizing weed will pass tomorrow. Since lawmakers, or those that want to get in the business, don’t obey the law, why should just plain commoners?
GD it, I’ll tell you why since you didn’t ask.
Beats me. It’s just the way we do things around here.
but…if medicinal marijuana passes, it’s not illegal anymore.
He was also caught on the surveillance camera of an LGBTQ organization that supports Horn. So even more stupid than you’d think.
Poor Tom Guild. The Kansas Jayhawk football team doesn’t get as many ass whoopings as Guild.
Fox News is all over the story. OK getting lots of attention
“Signs,signs, everywhere signs.”
And yet following elections the public pays for the removal of trash that is covered with the very names of those responsible for littering our environment. And our local governments are unable to address this?
Yes, send out crews to recover this litter. Then issue littering citations (for each sign) to the candidate’s campaign whose name appears on the sign. Give them up to 10 days after elections to remove the signs then issue the citations.
Since anti-littering laws already exist this should be a no brainer. We are a law and order country and most candidates in this state brag about being “law and order conservatives.” Isn’t it time to expect more then lip service from elected public officials?
Please excuse the off-topic rant.
Not to be Captain Obvious here, but wouldn’t the opposition simply put up signs for the people they are running against so that that party would get the fine?
Absolutely. The point is to discourage the placement of ALL political campaign signs on public property.
And please note the littering citations would be issued against the the campaign…not the individual.
Also there are no sunset clauses on campaign organizations or the funds collected. Both can continue on if a candidate loses or when an elected official leaves office or dies. They become political slush funds forever and are passed onto future generations of family members. Not sure…they most likely are tax free.
Sumbitch needs to get vaporized in vote so maybe he’ll quit filing. Seems like he thinks we forgot him running for Corporation Commissioner as an Abolitionist (abortion) firebreathing Repub (I think Twice). While employed by the State.
The next person that should run for office and receive a ass whopping is David Terrall
Dr. Guild did indeed run as a fire-breathing Republican nominee for Corp. Comm in 1984 when I was helping incumbent (and friend) Jim Townsend in his election. I also remember ‘ol Tom being the UCO faculty adviser for the College Republicans when I headed up the Young Democrats on campus. We had to meet in free rooms in the LA Building while Guild and Vince Orza hosted Randy Terril and the Repub students at Garfield’s private room for no charge…..Guild and Orza both later became and ran for office as Democrats….Weird.
I agree–ABSOLUTE mega douche who had silver spoon handed to him
Had as a professor– an evil, sinister side that Really got off on publicly belittling/berating people-and not only for their beliefs. What kind of democrat openly\publicly slams/Shames those on financial aid,trying to better themselves??? They help pay his salary…MANY red flags on this arrogant pompous,holier than thou hypocrite
NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!