Governor Stitt launches YouTube Propaganda Channel

10:11 AM EDT on September 2, 2022

Just in time for campaign season, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced yesterday he's launched a YouTube channel to celebrate all the make-believe Top 10 accomplishments he wants voters to think he's achieved as Governor.

It's creatively called "Oklahoma Top 10 News," and even has its own fancy news-looking logo:

Wow! Slap that logo on a t-shirt and send it to Mike Gundy! He can wear it for his next fishing trip!

Obviously, Stitt using every authoritarian strongman's favorite weapon – state-run propaganda – in an attempt to trick, misinform and mislead the public isn't anything new. He loves making social media videos, so he might as well launch a YouTube channel, too.

Here's Stitt's video announcement:

First of all, Shelly Zumwalt's come a long way since she used to hang around shows for The Moons. Second, it's nice to see so many well-established, well-paid state employees sucking up to their boss on video. I'm sure they had a choice and eagerly volunteered to participate, and didn't do so out of fear of losing their job.

I followed Stitt's advice and checked out the playlist his staff cobbled together for "Oklahoma Top 10 News," and – surprisingly – I didn't find one video that highlighted Oklahoma being a Top 10 State for Rising Electricity Costs, Top 10 State for Teen Pregnancies, Top 10 State for Bridges in "Poor" condition, Top 10 State for Incarceration, or even a Top Ten State for BBQ Restaurant Chains that Defraud Taxpayers.

Nope, for some reason, the Governor looked over those Top 10 accolades.

Instead, we get a bunch of older videos showing the great things going on in Oklahoma. For example, the first Oklahoma highlight shows a bunch of highway patrolmen practicing for what they're supposed to do during a school shooting...